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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1878
Page
2
A reflective piece notes self interest in prophecies biased toward favorites. It compares worldly motion to millstones grinding grain and warns fairs tempt with vanity. It urges common sense as a counter to fashionable display and envy.
The piece notes business depression affects English thinkers and writers, praises Senator Blaine's arguments against Boston philosopher Wendell Phillips, and critiques Phillips for misdirecting political details. It also commends President Hayes for his West visit and calls his public remarks refreshingly wise and credible.
The passage notes Gambetta facing strong opposition from Ultramontanes who fear loss of power. It claims world sympathy for Gambetta and argues France is advancing, needing enlargement of powers rather than contraction, despite hostile factions.
Massachusetts politics shows Republicans and much of the Democrats favoring hard money. The Thurman faction diverges, with Butler targeted as a political vagrant. A vigorous debate on major issues is expected to shape the 1878 campaign across the region.
The text argues that success comes from tact and how one uses talent, not raw intellect. It notes people differ in how they gain knowledge, from listening to reading to learning by harsh experience. It also critiques American beef prices abroad versus at home, urging fairer pricing and reduced import logistics.
The author argues England’s warlike posture depends on the strength of opponents. When faced with weak challengers from Afghanistan independence, Britain rouses for war under Earl Beaconsfield. He criticizes England’s inconsistent pride and calls John Bull imperfect.
From Our Own Correspondent. Our New York Letter. October 1 1878. A harsh critique of professional beggars and Chinese labor while noting the Forty-seventh annual American Institute exhibition. Observations on urban charity, court relief, and shifts in American taste from barbaric to classical and Moorish influences in decor and industry.
At Creedmoor on Sept 25 America showed dominance in the International matches as a Boston rifleman J B Sumner scored 41 bullseyes in 45 shots and 221 of 225 points. The team total reached 1660 points despite bright sun and shifting wind. The Borchardt rifle was standard with one exception in the lineup.
D Lothrop & Co focuses on children's and youth literature with works by Austin Phelps Francis Wayland and Nehemiah Adams. They announce a wide season catalogue of illustrated practical books and two juvenile magazines Awake and Babyland, inviting readers to request the illustrated catalogue from Boston and visit their Franklin and Hawley store.
Mortuary notes report ten deaths in September seven adults and three children with four adults over seventy. For the quarter ending September 30 the death toll is twenty five with seventeen adults and eight children, seen as a hopeful health signal for the town. The report also lists new building and improvement activity including several cottages and houses on Bay View avenue Lincoln avenue Wood street Howe street and Burton street plus work for Herreshoff Manufacturing Co and others with contractors builders and masons named.
Leonard Wright sells three tracts on Bristol Neck to Benjamin Smith and Amos Wright for 3000 dollars. William Henry Dunbar sells a lot on the west side of Davis Street to Adam Faulkner and Elizabeth Faulkner for 125 dollars. J Russell Bullock sells a dwelling and lot on Bradford Street for one dollar and other valuable considerations. Hezekiah Ingraham and family sell a corner lot at High and Constitution Streets for one dollar and other valuable considerations. Mary I L Gardner sells a dwelling and lot on Hope Street for one dollar and other valuable considerations.
The notice lists works added to the library since the last catalogue, noting they were not previously published in the Panwix No Name Series. Roberts Brothers, Boston, 1878, 3 volumes, 16mo, appear in the catalogued entries.
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