21 Nov 1874
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1874
Page
1
A widow diagnosed with long illness recalls a life of virtue and economy under hardship. She finds joy in small tasks, raises twelve children, faces grief with faith, and dies peacefully while her family remembers her resilience and mercy.
A young traveler recounts a rough trek to Texas to drive cattle to New Orleans. After losing money and nearly starving, he gambles with a mill owner over a plate of fowl and a dollar, nearly gets killed in a haunted mill, but escapes with the cash and proceeds to rejoin the drovers for the journey home, later laughing at the scare he created.
A collection of aphorisms and quotes attributed to Franklin and others. Candid lines urge plain speech and warn that crooked staff yields crooked shadow while three may keep secrets only if two are dead.
A brief proverb notes that one who pleases none is less pitied than one whom no one can please highlighting new wisdom on social reception.
The note contrasts energetic temperament with sadness noting that vigor and gloom cannot coexist. It stresses an intrinsic conflict between activity and melancholy in character.
Caution against snap judgments about people, noting both good and evil can be present. Encourages measured assessment to avoid rash conclusions.
A reflective note argues that gaming offers no real satisfaction or benefits to mind or body, stating that it leaves players puzzled and unfulfilled after the experience ends.
A short burst of focused effort can lift spirits, curb negative moods, and straighten affairs better than prolonged worry. The quote urges immediate productive activity over lingering complaint to improve well being and outcomes.
A brief reflection on persistent small tasks building toward large outcomes. The message emphasizes starting with modest actions and maintaining steady progress to achieve meaningful results.
A reflective note on jealousy within friendships, arguing that envy binds friends as closely as affection and rivalries. The text suggests social dynamics favor pairings over triads or larger groups, highlighting human psychology in interpersonal ties.
The excerpt asserts that languages serve people of every condition, granting access to both deep study and lighter, entertaining aspects of knowledge. It emphasizes universal value and broad accessibility in education through linguistic skill.
The bishop amid friends urged intense study while warned of overwork. He replied with Bacon that it is better to wear out than to rust out, underscoring a disciplined approach to labor.
A columnist defines common sense as the highest degree of human wisdom applied to practical affairs, distinguishing it from learning and knowledge and emphasizing the ability to apply what one knows to action.
A short aphorism compares mind influence to snow and a horse hoof, noting that small words may leave little mark over time while strong appeals fade. It urges careful training of the young to shape thoughts safely amid worldly follies and temptations.
A reflective piece discusses beauty as melting ice and fashion as passing. It extols love as bread, work as salt, poetry as sweetness, and faith as water. It urges seizing small opportunities to please and removing petty annoyances on the path to wisdom and goodness.
The essay argues for masterful management of pleasures to avoid mutual encroachment and ruin. It warns intoxicants gambling and sensuality destroy mind and morals, urging purer, lasting joys and the vision of heaven as a place of endless pleasure beyond mortal life.
The essay contrasts European and American attitudes to housing, work, and wealth. It argues Americans focus on owning homes and accumulating wealth, often sacrificing present happiness. It urges balancing frugality with daily social enjoyment to prevent discontent.
London uses nearly one million dollars annually to water streets. About 1,500 men, equal numbers of horses and carts, work to dust and debris, aiding health authorities. A hydrostatic sprinkler introduced last year promises savings of 150000 dollars yearly. Water use runs 30000 tons daily, 3.6 million tons yearly.
A reporter from fourteen papers asked Professor Fawcett for the key points before his Brighton lecture. He recited the entire speech from memory for the reporter to copy. The original rehearse copy matched the delivered speech word for word with one substituted term.
The passage extols a resourceful poor woman and her steady partner. Her neat, economical household conduct, amid scant funds, teaches practical life lessons and kindness. Their sober, industrious example brightens a home amid poverty and discouragement, rivaling wealth in beneficence.
A student in an Iowa college educated himself by living on sixty five cents weekly and studying twenty hours daily. He rose to become an Overseer of Highways.
A Cincinnati man advertising for a job states that work is not the main aim but earning good wages matters most. He frames employment as a means to solid pay rather than pursuit of work itself.
In Lowell a mill director from Boston proposes wage cuts without reducing hours. Molly Prichard, a respected local worker and leader, defies him saying she would rather face the entire “graspin’ set” in Tophet than accept lower pay. The Boston director returns and advises against wage reductions.
The article argues against overcrowding in rooms as the path to beauty. It criticizes impulse buys and multitude of small pretties. Instead it prescribes selecting a few high quality bronzes or marbles to create a calm, coherent, and lasting interior.
A homeless boy in a city asks to enter Reform School but is advised to go to the workhouse. A gentleman offers to trap him by leaving a wallet on a desk, then both vanish upstairs with the wallet containing six dollars, and the boy remains missing.
The Herald of Health warns against breaking in new boots or shoes, noting ill fit causes foot injury. It advises against leather breaking and urges using a proper last for distorted joints, and to admit large feet and seek skilled shoemakers.
The remark compares church reform to fixing an eye, saying removing a few specks is fine but one who would pull out the eye is a dangerous oculist. The line underscores caution toward drastic change in national institutions.
A local paper notes a catfish stranded at the dry riverbed near its former home, its tail still moving as the breeze blows. The odd scene highlights drought impacts on local waterways and wildlife.
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