31 May 1884
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1884
Page
1
An Arkansaw Traveler quote contrasts nature and nurture, arguing education shapes men while many call family fraud. It critiques public judgment, half measures, and the sting of enemies from those who avoid honest conflict. It ends with a warning about a boy who doubts his father and the rough justice of prison life.
The child Bertiwa asks her mother while reading the Bible if God is a Quaker, questioning the use of thee and thou. The mother responds with guidance on language and faith belief.
An aging Confederate sergeant leads a ragged group including a hungry child and black and white troopers through a night raid in the Shenandoah. The boy gifts a red apple and flag, the captain seeks discipline, and the unit moments later faces a federal pursuit near hay stacks that blaze as they retreat from the field.
A mosaic of aphorisms and misquoted lines on courage, happiness, and moral living. The excerpt threads ideas from faith and philosophy, noting sunshine outpacing cloudiness, values shaping character, and the rewards of benevolent conduct over self interest.
A religious teaching contrasts sharing whatGod gives with the poor against taking from the poor to give to God. It warns that generosity honors divinity, while exploiting the needy invites a curse.
A reflective aphorism warns that self deception comes from presuming certainty in areas one has not studied, highlighting ignorance amid overconfidence and urging humility in judgment.
The passage notes that experience teaches but fools learn little elsewhere. It states advice may be offered yet conduct cannot be taught, and those who refuse counsel cannot be helped. Reason will not influence them and consequences will be imposed.
A devotional reflection extols the name of Jesus as light and food, comparing it to salt honey and melody. It declares without this name the soul’s sustenance fails and all discourse loses charm, highlighting spiritual nourishment through faith.
An essay urges keeping best manners and refined temper for home life. It argues that fine tableware and cheerful spirits should be reserved for family, shaping children toward polite society and lasting happiness.
Bors blotches pimples and all skin diseases are quickest cured by cleansing the blood with Ayers Sarsaparilla.
A fragment discusses the dangers of boogers and frightful tales shaping children’s bedtimes, recounting a sad death of a girl after a dog encounter. It then jots a Nebraska State Journal correspondent’s Oregon tramway tale with a one man railway crew and humorous peril. Also notes advertisements for Ve-getine, Dr King’s New Discovery, Dr Kaufmann’s book, and Dr Thomas Electric Oil.
The document records multiple 1884 amendments to chapters 242 146 and 377 of the Public Statutes. It updates fare evasion penalties for rail and steamship travel introduces shell fisheries measures permits leases and regulates land and bed leases and fishing gear use with enforcement provisions and immediate effective date. It preserves prior leases and consolidates enforcement through the Commissioners of Shell Fisheries and related authorities.
The act amends section 13 of chapter 79 to let town councils ban burials in densely populated areas and set by laws to protect health, with enforcement under existing sections. It also amends chapter 30 of the Public Statutes to require the Board of Commissioners of Sinking Funds to have actual expenses paid from the State Treasury upon passage.
Chapter 425 amends Title VII to allow town or city councils to grant rights to lay water pipes and maintain reservoirs in public highways. It authorizes erection and operation with conditions and may exempt pipes, reservoirs, and connected lands from taxation. The act takes effect upon passage.
The acts amend public statutes to set fines for scallop dredging or sale between April 15 and September 1 and for taking more than twenty five bushels of scallops per boat per day. Additional provisions restrict oyster harvests to ten bushels per twenty four hours from specific waters and adjust revenue distribution. May 15, 1884 effective.
An act amends Chapter 22 of the Public Statutes to require the Secretary of State to compile a list of all notaries public and justices of the peace elected by the General Assembly and forward copies to county court clerks. Clerks may issue certificates of office upon application for a fee of twenty five cents, effective July 1 1884.
Chapter 429 amends title IX and chapter 49 of Public Statutes establishing an annual appropriation of one hundred twenty thousand dollars from the permanent school fund to support public schools in towns. The distribution is ordered by the Commissioner of Public Schools and funded from treasury resources.
The act provides an annual apportionment of one hundred dollars per school up to fifteen schools per town, with remaining funds distributed by the 5 to 15 year old census. It repeals conflicting statutes and becomes effective March 1, 1885, as certified by Secretary of State Josua M. Addeman.
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