07 Oct 1871
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1871
Page
1
Edith and Ethel, twin sisters, contrast in temperament and fate. Ruth visits Aunt Ethel and brings home a lesson in order from cellar to closet, prompting a family-wide transformation and a pivotal act of courage by Lady Nithisdale.
The Tower of London stands at the Thames' left bank as a historic fortress and symbol of England's past. It houses armor and crown jewels while echoing eras of torture and executions as nobles suffered within its thick walls. The tale recalls Lady Nithisdale and a doomed march toward fate on the eve of March 15 1616 and a rebel husband’s final thoughts on death and his wife.
A sermon urges immediate duty over delaying action. It warns that nature never postpones and humans risk ruin by postponing plans and finances. The piece emphasizes the danger of living for tomorrow and the futility of delaying repentance and reforms.
The passage asserts refined homes mark civilization and that all major labor aims to secure family hearths. It claims the work of humanity over five thousand years is shown in the contrast between a wig rant and a lady's parlor, concluding there is little better result to display.
The letter recounts Benjamin Franklin resisting Whitefield's appeal then relenting as the sermon progressed, giving copper, silver, and gold after being moved by the orator. It also notes Chesterfield reacting with distress to Whitefield’s vivid depiction of a blind man near a precipice.
A list of maxims urging punctual payments, honest conduct, self awareness, restraint from vice, respect for character, modest social ties, usefulness, prompt service, fairness, helpfulness, thrift, kindness, moderation, reputation, diligence, and daily self examination.
The author speaks of a common failing in humankind the tendency to blame others while ignoring our own faults. A saying compares life to two wallets one before us for others faults and one behind us for our own. By turning the wallet we may see our own flaws as others do and avoid blindness to self.
A moral preachment argues that persecution never paves truth or lasting justice. It claims those who wield oppression will eventually suffer the consequences, as harm done to others rebounds onto the aggressor.
An article recalls Fleet Street figures like Richardson Dryden and Johnson with anecdotes of their lodgings and tavern life. The Shipmasters View tells of a barque that hit a fishing boat with Indians and a captain’s humorous stance on legal claims in their favor.
Nasby recounts a humorous sequence tracing a childhood urge to outdo George Washington in honesty. He hacks a cherry tree, confesses with theatrical flair, earns a whipping, and faces other misadventures including a broken ice incident, all to illustrate flawed virtue and comic self awareness.
The late Albert Barnes urged preachers to save their best sermons for country audiences. He noted city congregations read daily papers on the run and think less outside business or social pleasure, while country readers have time to ponder.
A passage quotes Peter the Great rebuking idle gossip. He asks speakers praising or blaming someone to name their good qualities first, urging a fair assessment before judging the subject. The ruler emphasizes balanced judgment and virtuous critique in dialogue.
A compact verse of old fashioned guidance for printers and readers. It warns not to flaunt name for publication, not to harass editors, to avoid loafing or intruding, and to respect proofs. It urges preferring one’s own paper, subscribing, and paying in advance.
The Rothschild banking house founded in 1771 by Meyer-Anselm in Franfort nears its centenary. The story notes his rise from obscurity, service to the elector of Hesse, and imperial recognition with titles and the motto Concordia Industria Integritas. Also included is a German proverb about action versus inaction illustrated by a farm tale.
Poet Rogers recalls a memory of Maltby the Bishop's brother in Paris at the Louvre. A woman approached Rogers and spoke, delaying him for several minutes. On rejoining Maltby he noted the woman's greeting and asked if Rogers had grown to forget his time.
In Atlanta Georgia a five year growth of mulberry trees at the corner of Hunter and Pryor streets has become a martins roost. Each evening hundreds of birds gather in a black cloud overhead then settle into the trees in minutes. They depart at dawn and are believed to come from across Georgia and neighboring states.
The Capitol Dome in Washington is the nation’s premier architectural work. It soars 100 feet above the Baltimore Washington Monument, weighs 8,000,200 pounds, and sits beneath a 14,985 pound bronze American figure. The iron dome bears 18,477 pounds per square foot, with Paris’s St Genevieve as a heavier comparison, and it cost about $11,000,000.
A piece discusses refreshing bedside vigils with coffee and camphor for the sick, praising its invigorating scent and bowels relief. It then recounts a New York trip where a countryman attends Beecher Chapin and Bethune sermons all on one day, each using the same biblical text about Simon's wife's mother with comic misfortune.
A guest at a seaside hotel complains of widespread misrepesentation mis-governance and misfortune. He notes mis-spent time misgivings misplacing trust mispronunciations and frequent miscounts by staff while also lamenting mosquitoes.
A reflective passage states frees do not croak in water and that active minds avoid gloom. It suggests stagnant spirits lack generous impulses or honest toil as a remedy and contrasts restless thought with steady effort.
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