16 Nov 1872
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1872
Page
1
Meta, the family beauty, contracts a hopeful engagement with Herman Vandercoort, a shy physician’s son. An accident in the lab scars her face, but Herman’s steadfast devotion remains, leading to a quiet, loving wedding despite her disfigurement.
A district tale tells of Betsy a cross young woman who rarely drew attention from men. A Sunday evening escort ends with Betsy and a beau sharing a private moment. The next morning Betsy bluntly declares she feels as though she could eat something.
A dialogic exchange features a porter and speaker about baggage handling and payment. The porter asserts money is not taken but given, challenging the other’s expectation of a forbidden fee. The tone is curt and confrontational.
A self made merchant recalls his rise from poverty and credits success to prompt obedience to his parents. He explains that yielding to the will of his father and mother steadied him amid bad examples and a blessing rested on his efforts.
A devotional exhortation urges resilience in adversity. It encourages mending failures, maintaining spirit, and trusting in God to provide cheer through darkness. The piece blends practical resolve with spiritual assurance, citing faith as a steadying influence.
A humorous reflection on how small annoyances and trivial incidents can provoke outsized responses. The piece notes a mosquito, coral rock, and a minor wax of watermelon can alter fortunes and become remembered as pivotal moments.
Numerous inquiries reach the Patent Office and officials about a supposed $1,000,000 government prize for perpetual motion. No such offer exists, yet many believers persist, spurring many to pursue the unattainable goal.
A Congregationalist remark asserts that people shape others through actions and thoughts, quietly saturating surroundings with character. It notes how family life subtly alters all in the home and extends this influence to the wider community.
The author argues that daughters trained as perfect mistresses of all home duties rise through societal ranks even in unfamiliar communities. Mothers should educate daughters to be competent in every household duty to ensure they never lack basics and retain respect, even if left without funds.
A writer argues morality lies in genuine intent over fashionable manners. He decries ritualized etiquette and urges extemporaneous converse. He distrusts perpetual smiles and premeditated greetings, valuing a hearty handshake and honest recognition.
An exhortation praising owning a home over renting. The piece argues the value of thrift and sacrifice to buy a home, recounting a wife’s tale of saving through frugal living to secure a house free of rent. It urges other families to follow, preferring a cottage of their own to a rented palace.
An editorial urges eye protection from lamp glare using simple shade reflectors and warns of retina damage. It then discusses economic shifts, savings bank growth, rural depopulation, and calls for frugality, better farming, and more household efficiency in society.
A Roman Letter recalls how a peddler in Maremma discovered borax in earth due to taste, bought waste land, built factories, and amassed a princely fortune. His descendants now mingle with Medici Salviati and Savoy ducal lines in Leghorn’s grand palaces.
The stove business is mainly American with 30 million dollars in capital and 150000 workers. New technologies from 25 years of study aim to cut fuel use by up to 75 percent and improve heating while cooking. Scientists pursue a perfect stove though coal debris remains a challenge.
Pare and quarter ripe eating apples and boil in water until mashable. For each pound of apples add a pound of sugar and boil until jam forms. For clearer jam make a thick syrup with three pounds sugar to one pint water, clarify with an egg, and mix one pint syrup per three pounds apples then boil to thickness.
A reverend gentleman dines in Edinburgh when the lady orders the dish to be removed. She calls the fowls fools and, after correction, jokes to let the fool remain.
A prospective juror faced the judge when asked about prejudice replied that he had been chased by Indians and fought battles with them, adding he would hang every one of them at sight, highlighting bias concerns in the trial process.
The author discusses A R Wallace’s critique of instinct as sole cause in birds. He notes nest building varies when birds are raised in cages without proper examples, and young birds do not always sing species songs without learning. The passage questions assumption of instinct without proof.
A New York Tribune note explains pruning methods to force fruiting in neglected tall pear trees. Looping and bending shoots over to form fruit spurs can take two to three years, with a Vicar of Wakefield tree cited as a successful example. The article emphasizes gradual transition to bearing.
A warm day prompts Charley the parson’s horse to lie down in the harness during a sermon. Three men exit. the preacher’s relief party restores the horse. The parson questions Patrick about feed, learning Charley fell asleep while tied to a post beside the church.
To keep sweet potatoes through winter, store like dahlia bulbs. Pack in thoroughly heated dry sand to remove moisture, then place in a warm dry area. Some have kept them two years in a warm dry cellar near a furnace. Keep away from all moisture. Unlike Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes need warmth and dryness.
A German savant claims the aurora is not light but stratified particles emitting waves that elongate elliptically and contract laterally, creating a scintillating corruscation. The writer questions the man’s credibility, noting his habit of selling soap on street corners by torchlight and dubbing his conversation questionable.
An advertisement offers a cottage to let featuring eight rooms and one acre of land.
A 19th century reflection on Scottish culture contrasts old, oathless lending by open air pledge with new written receipts. A farmer Sandy argues a note could compel heirs, but the chap refuses, praising neighborly word and fear of God over written promises.
A lay preacher who peddled goods from a wagon and preached in rural towns delivers a sermon based on the line and by their fruits ye shall know them. A grocer interrupts with a sharp retort about the worms in the dried apples sold the night before.
The Medical Home lists home remedies: chestnut leaf tea for dropsy, whortleberry tea for scrofula, peach leaf tea for kidney issues, lime tar plaster for cancer, and raw onion applications for smallpox. It warns against vaccination and argues disease exposure is preferable to vaccination.
A letter from a grieving Cincinnati widow to Louisa in New York describes John's death from lung congestion. She mentions funeral preparations of mohair with lace, insurance on a ten year plan, doctors’ fees, and Aunt Maria buying winter attire, ending with a plea for a lacque cut paper pattern.
A friend humorously describes a man’s loud snoring by saying it could move a house overnight. The resident’s fellow lodger supposedly stirs the home half a mile as he snores, forcing the landlady to rotate the bed to reset the house’s position.
Intelligence from the polar expedition states that what were once thought to be separate islands in the polar sea form a single extensive land area rich in birds, seals, and reindeer. A full report of the discoveries will be published soon.
A butcher’s assistant leaves the shop to strike out alone and seeks a steady place to set up. The tale hints at finding a new seat in a different corner of the trade.
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