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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1873
Page
2
The President proclaims a Thanksgiving observance on November 27, 1873, urging nationwide worship and prayer for continued protection and relief from suffering. The document, signed in Washington on October 14, 1873, emphasizes gratitude for harvests, health, peace, and frugal industry.
The piece argues the Virginius incident requires measured action under international law. It defends long standing US restraint toward Spain, supports Castelar’s government, warns against hasty moves, and urges punitive measures only if Spain fails to protect its subjects. It stresses independence for Cuba while honoring principle and global opinion.
The piece notes Democrats celebrate recent election successes and quote intense joy as figures multiply in their view, suggesting rivals see only a mountain of gains as the party revels in projected victories.
The piece evokes a multi generational Thanksgiving at home with Pilgrim legacy, gratitude to God, and warm reunions. It contrasts past and present life, praises abundance, charity, and prudent reuse of discarded goods as wealth creation, urging thankful sharing and responsible stewardship.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger urges economy as winter approaches to aid the poor. Thoughtful distribution can multiply value, help the industrious who do not ask for charity, and turn elder garments into youth clothing. Spare clothes may serve multiple children, with societies and friends extending aid where relatives are unavailable.
The passage notes many factories halting or cutting hours while demand rises, intensifying poverty for daily laborers as winter tightens its grip on the poor. It highlights the gap between improving business outlook and harsh seasonal hardship.
The mid day assault on Mr. Brittan in Boston is linked to sensational crime rumors. Reticence about the attacker’s name raises suspicions of prior trouble, as hopes rise that the truth will emerge and the assassin may be punished.
The article argues Marshal Mac Mahon seeks a seven year term to aid monarchists in restoring royalty in France. It contrasts with Spain where Castelar yields to popular will, while Mac Mahon resists it. The piece warns both sides may fail to achieve their aims.
The Public Ledger discusses Memphis yellow fever orphans and whether to house them in public asylums or place them in private homes. It cites a judge urging private adoption as a first option and warns that failure to find homes could force sending children to distant institutions.
Three years ago Dr George Irish of Brooklyn aided an old French gentleman who toppled toward a moving train. The doctor nursed him to safety and, after parting, learned the man offered a potential $250000 gold legacy if his identity could be proven. Irish confirmed it and heads to California to claim the fortune, with family awaiting his return.
The jury found Boss Tweed guilty on all counts of the lengthy indictment, totaling two hundred four. The verdict stirred a strong reaction in the city, with praise for the jurors’ conduct and admiration for the industrial magnates shaping national enterprise and public good.
The piece argues that Spain would face a popular demand for war if the United States interferes with Cuban outlaws, asserting the Virginius affair shows American flag disrespect by a mob and urging decisive action to defend Cuba and assert national honor.
The winter term of the public schools will commence on Monday morning next.
Elder I. T. Dixon of Rocky Brook R. J. will preach at Advent Chapel tomorrow, delivering a Sunday sermon to local worshippers.
An 1874 Aldine prospectus is noted on the first page. A Providence, Warren & Bristol Railroad excursion is scheduled for next Thursday evening. An extensive furniture auction by Curry Richards Anthony in Providence is advertised for Monday and Tuesday in this issue.
The town reports fifty seven boys registered in public evening schools with an overall term average of forty nine attendees. In the Justice Court four cases were disposed of this week, three for drunkenness and revelling and one for an assault. fines were imposed and paid.
St Marys T A Society announces a Thanksgiving Night Ball at Infantry's hall on Wood Street next Wednesday evening. Prosho's Quadrille Band will provide the music.
The Richmond Manufacturing Company's Mill stopped on Monday last for cleaning the steam boilers and for repairs, then resumed operations Thursday morning. Rev. Mr. Thompson of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Wuerren preached in exchange with Rev. J. P. Lane at the Congregational Church. The Y M C A lecture committee arranged for Dr. Barrows to speak on Out West as part of their series, with details to follow. Mr T N Doutney of Providence, known as Gustave, will lecture in Armory Hall Warren next Monday evening recounting his遭 experience and warning that Rum did it. See advertisement.
The Rhode Island State Temperance Union met at State Street M E Church after noon and evening services last Tuesday. Afternoon attendance was small, but the evening vestry was nearly full. Rev J P Vane opened, Rev H W Conant gave an address, S B Spinning led singing, and Rev W T Harlow gave the benediction.
A warrant was issued on Monday for the arrest of Stephen P. Wardwell the defaulting cashier of Commercial National Bank Providence after he absconded Journal notes he likely left Friday night and may not escape justice unless he seeks exile.
Dr Richards of this town has bought the dwelling house and office of Dr G Clarke in Warren and intends moving to that village while continuing his practice here as before.
The fourth BTA Series event will be held in Town Hall next Tuesday evening with a descriptive lecture by Rev. Henry C. Graves of Providence on The Catacombs of Rome. Diagrams and paintings illustrate the talk and public school scholars are admitted for fifteen cents.
Governor Howard views a stereoscopic scene of the Snowdrop Monument at Lichfield Cathedral and a poem by Jean Ingelow. The article quotes inscriptions on the tablet for Rev. William Robinson and his family, with verses describing the sleeping children and mournful memorials inside the sanctuary.
Mason W. Pierce, Esq. died Tuesday morning at his Mount Jane residence in the eightieth year. Born in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, he moved to Bristol as a youth and pursued business, mainly as a merchant, for nearly six decades. A lifelong Christian and South Christian Church founder, he served as justice of the peace for twenty seven years. He leaves a widow of fifty seven years and many relatives. The funeral at South Christian Church featured several ministers and the interment was at the Cemetery east of the Common.
The graphic balloon statement signals a trend as many garments are described as overdone. The era’s style vocabulary reflects a season of repairs and remakes in apparel.
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