14 Oct 1876
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1876
Page
1
A discussion argues that many birds long blamed as crop pests are actually beneficial. Yellow birds are found eating pests like weevils. king birds do not mainly eat honey bees but insects. The piece urges farmers to protect birds, noting misjudgments and the overall good birds do.
This ad promotes SANBORN'S DICAL CURE FOR CATARRH as a never failing remedy for acute catarrh and cold in the head. It claims instant relief after the first dose and asserts the product prevents chronic ulcerative catarrh by changing sensitivity to atmospheric changes and strengthening nasal organs.
In a vivid colonial vignette, Pussy Dean helps route volunteers for Governor Trumbull after learning from a courier that Boston is to be abandoned. Her beacon fire and bold talk mobilize fifty men toward Lebanon, earning her father Reuben Dean a potential promotion for his daughter’s recruiting daring.
Harry Wentworth returns to find his wife Fanny lounging in a tea room in a soiled morning gown with worn slippers. He scolds her for slovenliness and a trashy novel, while she retorts about fatigue and domestic habit. The exchange highlights friction over appearance and manners in a newlywed couple.
The article notes modern burglaries rely on scientifically crafted tools produced by large factories in New York Philadelphia and the west. It explains tools are assembled across locations to avoid full production disclosure and a complete set costs 250 to 400 dollars. It also mentions difficulties in convicting tool makers and that punishments often do not fit the crime.
A reflective aphorism warns that every choice sent into the world returns to us in life’s tides. It emphasizes accountability and the ripple effect of actions.
A brief meditation notes that true spirituality blends natural acts with spiritual intention. It observes that everyone has a weak side which can reveal the strongest aspect of character and that beauty does not always align with esteem or affection.
A compact aphorism warns that loyalty in hard times attracts many allies in easy times. The line frames friendship as tested by adversity and rewarded when weather turns calm.
The saying suggests individual growth and self-improvement define a person’s true value. It emphasizes that people gain respect by becoming valuable through their actions and contributions.
The note urges readers to use every moment, even in tight spaces, to encourage and uplift life. It emphasizes hopeful writing and mindful focus on meaningful actions, promoting purposeful use of limited time.
A moral exhortation calls readers to have courage to review their own conduct condemn faults amend behavior and keep wise resolutions for future guidance.
A quotation warns that fretting by a single person can disrupt family harmony, unsettle neighborhoods, hinder local councils, and impede national legislation. It argues fretting discourages good work, weakens resolve, and harms those around the fretter, especially when the fretting is from a beloved relation.
An editorial urges women to abandon finery and domestic arts for practical labor. It contrasts marriage as a path via a blacksmith’s son with staying home, arguing for self sufficiency, housekeeping, mutual support, and family duties as a route to happiness and virtue. The note cites Louisville Courier Journal as the source.
A letter describes a young man stymied by parental neglect of trade skills. The piece argues every man should have a profession to fall back on in emergencies, condemning parents who fail to provide practical training. It stresses the duty to earn an honest living and support dependents.
Aimed at discouragement in daily life the article urges busy, overworked people to seek fresh thought through reading travel science and social contact. It emphasizes bodily factors sleep exercise diet and changing surroundings as cures and champions nature and uplifting influence for renewal.
Rochester lawyer Charles M. Lee defends a old Revolutionary soldier accused of forging a thirty dollar note. Lee argues the defendant’s wartime valor at Stony Point sways the jury. The verdict comes back not guilty with the foreman noting the storming of Stony Point aided his release.
A quiet farm boy trapped bumble bees in a wide-mouthed bottle and fed them to heat up the family breakfast. Bees swarmed, stung the father and mother, and the boy vanished, leaving a red hot reception awaiting him at home. The incident, reported by the Detroit Free Press, ends with the boy missing and feared for his reception.
A humorous incident from Ocean Grove recounts a German man and his wife failing to order beer. The exchange with the ice cream shop clerk leads to comedic misunderstandings about lager and prices as they seek a drink. They eventually abandon the attempt and head toward the depot.
Advertisements offered at one dollar per square for a week and twenty five cents per square for each additional insertion. Twelve lines or less per square. Special notices before marriages and deaths double the rate. Transient ads paid in advance. Yearly contracts available. Priority to advertisers’ own immediate business. Copy due Thursday noon for next issue. Religious obituary and political notes charged as advertisements.
Jane Marnier Blossom of Portland recalls a costly summer dress saga in Boston and home making. Ebenezer brings a new outfit that becomes a fashion debate with Mrs Pettengil Poly Twombly and the preacher weighs in on changing styles.
A Social Science Association report at Saratoga detailed Fall River's transformation from an agricultural town to a manufacturing center. It cites population growth from 14,000 in 1861 to over 45,000 by 1875, rising mill output from 30,000,000 to 330,000,000 yards, capital from $3.13 million to $20.57 million, and cotton operatives increasing from about 2,600 to over 11,000. The city then produced roughly one-tenth of the nation’s cotton goods, mainly print cloths.
A rough-era preacher cites Psalm 116 10 11 and debates haste versus deliberation Gleaned from a sermon analogy with David. He suggests the psalmist might speak differently if present for mature reflection.
A Dutch man and an Irishman meet by chance on a rural road. Both smile, each thinking the other is someone familiar. Pat realizes the mix up and jokes that it could have been either of them, highlighting the humorous misrecognition.
A gentleman confesses he meant to warn a friend about a garden hole while walking with him. The friend trips into a water-filled pit but remains unhurt and notes the hole's existence.
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