25 Nov 1871
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1871
Page
1
Jemima Veer, a frugal widow with two boys, must mend a burned bonnet and foot the bill for a new life. Cade Barclay buys her work, helps fix the yard, and wins her trust as they build a modest happiness together.
The piece argues that American good nature tolerates crime and weakens character. It urges firmer stand for rights and virtue and cites courage over cowardice as a path to social improvement. A second vignette recalls a railroad station act of quiet charity moving travelers.
The author argues against excessive misanthropy and urges charity while warning against unqualified satire. They claim the world, with all its knaves and fools, remains the best context for living and that critical humor should aim for improving abuses rather than degrading others.
The passage urges cautious cash based commerce using cash purchases and no credit at start. It stresses honest pricing, prudent stock levels, careful losses, and reinvesting in printing and advertising. It advises neat wrappers and ongoing newspaper presence to stay visible to the public.
A collection of old adages and reflections on caution, restraint, and self-knowledge. It stresses frugality, prudent buying, and the dangers of hoarding wealth. It cites Socrates on the value of a faithful friend and a bitter enemy to reveal faults.
A Virginia Nevada Ex press item recalls the Ringing Rocks of Pennsylvania and describes a Nevada hill near Pyramid Lake in the Truckee Mining District that emits a nightly musical tinkling without being struck. Miners noted iron rich stones forming a drift from hill base to summit causing the constant sounds. The drift and magnetic theories circulated as the district later deserted, the hill once a local curiosity and landmark.
A Scientific American endorsement highlights Alexander von Humboldt as a model of systematic, thorough study. It lauds his global travels, precise knowledge of geology botany languages and cultures, and lifelong habit of organizing mental work.
A reflective saying notes humans depart with credit lines for life and rarely draw their full potential, suggesting untapped abilities lie beyond ordinary effort.
Prof. A M Mayer linked a galvanometer to Baltimore water pipes and a gas pipe, forming a three mile north west network. During a distant storm, galvanometer deflections matched cloud flashes, with signals simultaneous. The storm was over twelve miles away, affecting over 500 square miles with each lightning flash.
An elderly writer muses on aging with humor and acceptance. He boasts of deafness, near blindness, missing teeth, and a soft, contented palate while rejecting noisy entertainments and combat. He notes improved morals and gratitude amid dwindling vitality.
The article explains why cameo carving is extremely labor intensive. It describes using a diamond dust wheel at high speed to carve onyx sard or chrysoprase, the months long cutting process, and how color contrasts from stone layers enhance the design. It notes the lapidary’s skill in sensing natural hints and shaping them into figures.
Experience shows that children who lack early reading yet have physical education tend to outperform those who read early without bodily training. The mind should not be developed at the expense of the body, and education should balance health with intellect from the start.
The body of Italian patriot Ugo Foscolo was exhumed after 44 years in Chiswick churchyard England. The inner shell held sawdust hidden remains intact features clear. Doctor and hairdresser identified the man as Foscolo shouting This is the man while whiskers and pale gray skin remained evident. A historical painting aided by Caldesi who photographed the body before sealing. Dr Piesse attended but no sanitary needs arose as the body was odorless.
The passage urges placing a capable person in challenging roles to reveal talent and spur growth. Support them with firm belief and encouragement, avoid blame, and stand by as a true friend. Try twenty candidates. nineteen will succeed.
The piece critiques improper familiarity in society, noting excessive hand squeezing and back slaps by even clever men. It condemns offensive language and prying into private matters as unbecoming behavior among strangers and those of good breeding.
A missionary of the American Sunday School Union in Virginia describes establishing mission Sunday schools in Hell Bend and Rowdy with success. The anecdote recalls a young minister’s dilemma between a wealthy large church and a poorer Christian band, and an old servant’s blunt advice that the better choice is the one with less money and more temptation.
A traveler aboard the Boston and Albany line enters a smoking car and encounters a drunk youth. The conductor blocks his exit claiming no rim there, and the youth insists getting out would ruin his chance at gaining control of the railroad after two more drinks.
A Newgate prisoner named Balland sought delay by consulting a solicitor. An apothecary affidavit claimed imminent danger to Balland’s life if tried at the next sessions. The judge accepted the claim and ordered the trial to proceed immediately.
A poor town child could not tell his house number and was asked to bring it to school. He replied that the number was nailed on the door so tight he could not remove it, illustrating a comic mix up in a small town.
A Quaker expression urges immediate good deeds and kindness to others, noting the speaker will not pass this way again. The quote emphasizes seizing opportunities to help fellow beings without delay.
A reflective line urging that virtue shines through agreeable conduct and a smile, arguing that a cheerful disposition advances the good cause more than constant frowning or sternness among those striving for moral action.
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