04 Oct 1879
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1879
Page
1
A storm over Jura near St Cergues produced a vivid St Elmo fire in pine forests. Raoul Pictet explained that rain made trees conduct electricity, while charged clouds discharged to earth creating the luminous, thunderous display as the storm subsided.
In a 1861 scene at Farmers grocery Mrs Wiley, a widow, pleads for payment of a dead soldier husband’s plant bill. Mr Farmer rebuffs her, but a misdelivered groceries basket from his store sparks relief and gratitude as the widow’s footing is restored, debts are settled, and Christmas hope follows.
A Miscellany excerpt contrasts mental pleasures with bodily taste noting repetition reflection and enjoyment enhance them. It likens a child blushing under a parent's displeasure to beauty, as tears of sorrow mark moral learning and growth.
A reflective meditation on the enduring influence of a mother who guided early life. The speaker recalls a pure upbringing and the enduring pull of maternal guidance as a beacon from childhood peaks. The tone is reverent and nostalgic about maternal education shaping character.
Fraser's Magazine profiles Thackeray as a figure born to a well connected family but lacking Dickens ease among gentiles. It recalls Thackeray's slow rise, near poverty, and steady integrity, contrasting him with Lever and Dickens in literary life and character.
A Rural New Yorker essay highlights how small neglects cost time, money, and work for many trades. It links loose fastenings, damaged gates, worn tires, and impure well water to wasted effort and profits for others, urging careful attention to everyday details.
A Springer Association in Oswego Oswego N Y and Providence R I has formed to reclaim 18 000 acre lands in New Netherlands believed to include present Wilmington Delaware and portions of Jersey City and Brooklyn plus £175 000 deposited in Stockholm with interest for 209 years estimates the real estate at 80 000 000 and a large heir group of about 300 in the US and Canada plans action in courts and a St Louis Fall meeting to decide the plan.
The Nation discusses George C. Mason Jr s careful October survey of the Newport Old Stone Mill arguing against Hatfield s Norman baptistry theory. Mason supports original construction features such as a second floor, dual flues, and mortar matches with local structures including Governor Arnold s tomb.
A Scientific American note laments four hours of daily sunlessness across the United States as day meets night from Alaska to Ireland. It quips that Fenian sentiment might favor annexing Ireland, while praising geographic humility and the paradox of daylight though the nation.
A well dressed French accent woman asked Guy's Hospital surgeon for a private interview about arranging a formal marriage with a suitable London man. The plan aimed to allow a single relative to inherit property, offering provisions for children if the husband were widowed with offspring. The Lancet notes curiosity whether similar schemes occurred at other London hospitals.
An ambitious Hampshire County father praises his daughter’s effort to become village schoolteacher but laments an exam he says unfairly tested history questions about events before her birth. He questions the relevance of George Washington queries and other recalled topics as he voices discontent with the examination.
A clock powered by hydrogen gas generated from zinc and diluted sulfuric acid drives a glass bell receiver to lift and release, cycling automatically as zinc balls are reintroduced. The device shows a colored glass cylinder with a dial linked to the mechanism, operating without winding.
On a summer evening Widow Bedett is teased by two of her daughters as she hunts around the front yard in search of the morning papers. The widow shows quiet humor amid the light, late night piazza gathering of young men.
Quote attributed to P. T. Barnum on the value of publicity and printing.
A 19th century note describes Travancore royal rituals Tulapurusha Danam and Hiranya Garbha Danam. The king weighs himself against gold, gifts Brahmans, funds lavish feasts, and builds sheds, costing about £16,000. The second rite uses a giant lotus-shaped gold vessel for a brief dip costing around £14,000. The current Maharaja undertook the first ceremony in 38th year of reign, with earlier performances in 1829 and 1850 by his maternal uncles.
A French science report notes a biscuit for horses made from oats peas and linseed. One kilogramme equals five kilos of oats and can be threaded on wire for four to five days. Russia used 20 million biscuits during the war with Turkey with lasting benefits.
A man and a pretty girl enjoy a quiet evening on the sofa when a nailwork breaks from the plaster causing a chrome motif of Washington crossing the Delaware to fall upon them. The incident interrupts their conversation and adds a startling moment to an otherwise calm scene.
A missionary letter describes a social trial as an Armenian woman is urged to eat with her husband and his family, a scene ending with the mother-in-law signaling the woman's restraint. It reflects customs, manners, and religious tensions. A separate note recalls changes in England where whistling and singing decline among farmers due to modernization and urbanization.
Mr Harmazed Rassam, in London, recovered inscribed fragments from the Tomb of Jonas at Nineveh, including reigns of Esarhaddon and Sennacherib and terracotta statuettes. Excavations at Nimroud yielded tablets and temple fragments, while Jubjuba uncovered a richly built hall with painted bricks and enamel tiles. The ruin’s destruction is attributed to a volcanic eruption that vitrified bricks after lava contact.
The glow in sea water at night in this latitude stems largely from Noctiluca miliaris. A tiny, nearly invisible organism, it measures about one two thousandth of an inch, and emits a greenish light from countless minute points. A glass of sea water from inhabited areas holds millions, and nets or ropes dredged through the sea glow luminous until dry.
A testimonial claims long kidney trouble and dull blood improved after using Hop Bitters. The speaker says at 72 he regains vigor as if 30, praising renewed blood and kidney function and recommending the product for others his age. The note emphasizes trial-worth and personal transformation.
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