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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1874
Page
2
The article argues against indiscriminate charity and urges those with means to provide immediate work for the poor at fair pay. It advocates teaching frugality, sharing economies, and offering advice, praise, and acts of kindness to make one dollar go further and foster mutual aid during hard times.
A New York dealer estimates yearly dried fruit imports will top 15 million dollars with prunes and raisins each valued at 5 million and the remaining five million comprising currents figs and apricots in the national market.
The passage contrasts two schools of thought. The Labor Reform School advocates using idle money now to aid business, while the Capitalist School argues for finding investments that yield returns. It warns that waiting for interest to invite investment could delay relief for a long period.
Newfoundland faces a political convulsion as the Governor dissolves the House of Assembly and calls a general election. The former government favored confederation but shifted stance, making the campaign highly anticipated despite Newfoundland’s small size.
In an address to the San Francisco Academy of Science Dr J G Cooper reported discouraging findings on the Pacific coast coal deposit. He said coal is not plentiful in the coast range mainly lignite and ventures between San Francisco and San Diego show sunk capital with little chance of return. veins do not thicken with depth and sulphur renders coal often worthless for most uses.
A journal quotes the Minois Grangers questioning a missing $250,000 and noting a cynical response urging more funds. The exchange highlights concerns over financial misdirection and calls for scrutiny of allocations.
In Florence Massachusetts a squirrel hunt reported one party with 8015 heads and another with 4915 excluding chip munck. The haul included 200 coons 50 gray squirrels 25 red squirrels 30 pigeons 75 wood chucks 100 crows 100 hen hawks 50 rabbits 200 foxes and 75 partridges.
The article notes Republicans gain 28 representatives bringing their total to 674, highest for any party, while monarchists hold 604 and Bonapartists 150. Opposition totals 754, with a potential majority of 80 if they unite. If prudent, Republicans may curb extremes and possibly win broader support.
The Spanish government sends a sharp note to France condemning aid to the Carlists and urging support for a liberal republican path. It argues that continued absolutism harms Spain’s prosperity and warns President MacMahon to reconsider policy to avoid prolonging Spain’s woes.
A BrisTol Phenix column recounts a ramble through a burying ground filled with witty morbid epitaphs. It ridicules Wilkin's Not dead but gone before and Chalkens dove inscription while recalling past misdeeds and scathing sarcasm about the dead and their families, ending with Mrs Susanna Stalkers’s severe tombstone and a critique of paradise.
The recent death of Rev Thomas Thurlows of England ends a pension of 60000 dollars a year that has lasted three generations. The English people gain the removal of the longstanding provision as part of the succession of events surrounding his passing.
The Norwich Bulletin reports that cotton mill owners based in Norwich and across eastern Connecticut consent to reduce production by one third for the next three months.
Rev Dr Eddy, secretary of the Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, died in New York last week after returning from a western tour. He was stricken with bilious fever and passed away shortly thereafter.
The author laments the ongoing scandal in New York courts and notes the unlikely prospect of a decisive ruling. He criticizes daily coverage that publicizes unwholesome details and argues for a more noble use of the courts.
The Newport News reports a creditor in the city printed a blunt circular offering to collect a grocery bill by public shaming on Broad Street. The notice bore no blanks and carried names of well known citizens, prompting concerns over coercive debt collection.
Two Boston clergymen join Rev W H H Murray in surprising congregations by resignations. Rev A A Miner of Universalist Church for over 25 years will likely focus on Tufts College presidency if accepted. Rev Chandler Robbins after forty years of ministry resigns from Second Church Unitarian, with future role undecided.
The week’s addition to the Y M Library is the title House on the Heights. The item adds new reading for local patrons and follows other recent updates to the library’s collection.
A reader asks when water pipes will be laid along Constitution Street from IHligh to Wood Street. The note requests a construction schedule and any anticipated disruptions or dates for the work.
Quiet chatter from locals suggests a bumper chestnut harvest this season. Reportedly abundant nuts will be suitable for roasting boiling or-eating raw, with farmers hopeful for favorable weather and steady market demand.
A heavy rainstorm Saturday afternoon brought vivid lightning and distant thunder. The downpour lasted an hour or more, soaking streets and local areas as residents watched the sky.
A Republican caucus held in Towns fall on Wednesday evening with William H. Spooner presiding chose Isaac F. Williams Jonathan D. Waldron and William B. Kimbell as delegates to the First District Convention in Providence.
The sidewalk fever that began mid summer in the southern town area has spread north to the core. Notable improvement is on the east and north walks from the Hope and Bradford corner, where progress seems strong and ongoing.
In the First District Congressional Convention Hon. B. T. Eames was renominated for Representative by acclamation. In the Second District Latimer W. Ballou of Woonsocket won on the twenty first ballot with James M. Pendleton the incumbent and Col. E L. Freeman of Lincoln also nominated.
A meeting of town manufacturers led by Fire Warden I F Williams urged installing a stationary pumping engine near the steamboat wharf to supply water to town pipes during fires. They also call for a larger main on State street to feed all lines, enhancing protection for factories and homes alike.
Reports recall John Bullock at 105 on June fifth and recount a series of sensational notices. Frank O Neil, mule spinner, jailed on suspicion of arson at Namquit Mill with bail set at five thousand dollars. Edward Eggleston, Indiana born author and editor, to lecture in town. Tom Thumb troupe to visit town with Minnie Warren and Commodore Nutt, praised for charm and entertainment.
The male and female evening schools on State street near Wood and State and High streets enroll about 96 and 93 students respectively with around eighty in attendance. Teachers report orderly study and evident student desire to improve, while a lecture by Le Baron B. Colt of Chicago at Town Hall urged active citizen engagement and emphasized political education and participation.
William Diman died at his Wardwell street home Sunday. Born in town he worked as a gardener early and later as a teamster since 1834. For 22 years he was agent for the Fall River Steamboat Co and long a member of St Michael's Church. He died in his eightieth year. Funeral was Tuesday with Rev Harlow and Rev Dr Shepard officiating. burial in Bristol Neck Cemetery.
Milo L Norton publishes The Devotional Music for the late Elder S C Hancock with a biographical sketch of his life. Proceeds benefit Hancock’s widow. Music suitable for parlor or prayer meeting. Triumph widely copied. Price fifty cents. Waterbury Conn.
Directors of the Fall River Railroad Company approve a Springfield proposal to build the line from New Bedford. Charles E. Barney chosen as engineer in charge. Landowner assent secured as the company lacks a legal corporate existence.
A Kentucky public notice denounces gift concert ads by Governor Bramlette aimed at funding the Public Library of Kentucky in Louisville. The piece notes state laws ban such advertisements and predicts a Nov 31 event where $250,000 and smaller sums will be raised, while urging publishers to keep them away.
A speaker questions Prince Albert Edward’s influence on finances linking royal claims to debt. The item mocks prophecies of business revival and weather forecasts by the famed Old Prob, suggesting steady employment and wages are guaranteed through questionable prognostication.
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