05 Sep 1874
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1874
Page
1
A reflective verse about neglecting daily joys while chasing the future. The speaker laments passing over present peace and happiness in pursuit of what lies ahead, and the quiet regret that follows when opportunities are lost.
Nancy Evans flags her rival by chasing a doctor after a quarrel with John Armitage. A June chase through a village sets off a hurtful romance as Nancy confronts love, pride, and guilt. John’s arrival at her window shifts the fate of three lives in a rural tale of longing and remorse.
A Chicago police court hears a wife recount a bizarre escape from harsh treatment. She describes a sequence where a fork prongs injured her husband, hot water was spilled, and a fall led to the husband losing hair warmed by the water as she fled.
A black smith, insulted and defamed, refused legal redress and vowed to forge a reputation through six months of honest work. He believed only labor, courage, and a clean conscience could earn a name beyond courts.
A humorous historic note claims San Francisco fleas are unusually large and healthy. It jokingly describes methods such as drilling holes, using nitroglycerine, and running them over with trains to kill them, ending with them being repurposed for coal hole covers.
A reflective note compares top writers to top judges of others and extends the idea to people who are most charitable in their judgments of neighbors. The piece links literary discernment with personal generosity in judgment.
A reflective line notes that enemies are essential to development as much as friends, suggesting any worthy man would have many adversaries who test and mold his character.
The passage states that Christendom spent two thousand millions of dollars on war support last year and Christians as a group paid five millions for missions in the same period.
The text urges that true worship comes from the heart, not mere lip service. It emphasizes calling upon the soul to awaken the whole being in praise of the Creator and Saviour, and links a heart filled with thanksgiving to living near heaven.
A compact remark from Ruskin about limits of human knowledge. It emphasizes that while total understanding is impossible, the small amount we can know is sufficient and meaningful for faith and contemplation.
A reflection on valuing others while acknowledging limits to our praise. Wrongdoing brings inevitable punishment, and gratitude is likened to a heavenly tune that guides conduct.
The passage emphasizes small acts and words shaping larger outcomes, noting springs, a helm, a word, a look, and a frown as powerful forces for good or evil. It urges keeping promises sacred, especially to children, whose memory may reflect it for life.
The text urges making the most of present faith to gain more from God. It links faith to hope and charity, says faith must grow, and uses figures like Abraham and Enoch to urge unwavering trust and daily reliance on God.
A literary fragment evokes nightfall at home with elders and children resting under starlit calm. The scene recalls memories and remorse, joys and griefs, as a town sleeps beneath autumn mist while a single light watches from a nearby chamber. The quiet clock and hushed blessing frame the intimate meditation.
A commentary on parenting boys urging patience with childish emotions and social growth. It argues against forcing premature maturity and stresses that a boy’s education comes from home environment and surroundings as well as books.
A reflective exhortation describes crossing life’s sea toward salvation. The speaker urges the aged and weary to cling to faith, prayer, and hope, envisioning a heavenly land breeze, joy, and the promise of everlasting salvation.
A discussion of private and public conflict across families churches and communities as a rooting out of the war spirit. It also cites the Massachusetts Labor Report comparing living costs in America and Europe, noting price differences for flour beef butter potatoes pork tea coal and rent between Boston and Europe.
A comparison of loquacity and reserve, arguing that talkative speech is superficial while quiet, thoughtful prose yields truth and impact. The reserved man cherishes patience, while nature’s quiet power mirrors his inner strength and potential for refinement.
The account recalls Greenwood an elderly man in New Harmony Indiana who walked with a long iron rod during fierce 1826 thunderstorms hoping to be struck. He believed a bolt might spare him his pain and burden and discussed his plan with Robert Dale Owen. He walked deliberately through streets carrying the rod until the idea faded.
A widow's grief over embalming her late husband sparks a sharp reaction and humor in a Mark Twain excerpt. The Esquimaux dog teams are described in detail from sled design to dog harnessing, leadership, and daily mileage.
Weed discovers a lithographic portrait of Horace Greeley in Nassau Street shops and shows it to Col. Charles A. Stetson at the Astor House. Tears mark a rekindled memory of their thirty year friendship and past differences forgiven. Weed takes the framed portrait home as a cherished keepsake.
A correspondent argues that true gentility belongs on the farm not in towns. The writer, a former printer and farmer, contends farming offers culture and refinement without moral risk and urges young men to embrace agriculture as a respected vocation.
A rugged adage claims real character appears when a man faces rough seas. The speaker asserts that only in perilous weather can one truly discover inner strength and resilience.
Judge C K Field recounts a bizarre legend from 1788 involving Major Moses Joy and widow Hanna Ward. To avoid penalties for insolvent estate dealings the widow married while naked in a closet, aided by a fire-woman who later outfitted her in a wardrobe provided by the groom. The ceremony ended with a masked, lavish dress reveal and celebrations.
The article notes birds such as crows in Scotland and roamers in Moab showed little fear of unarmed humans. Dr Tristram observed wild animals treating firearms with indifference, with a fox, Sakkr falcon, eagle, owls, sand grouse and partridge all allowing close approach on Sundays without weapons.
A London correspondent notes that the most valuable library of its kind sits in the India office where Arabic manuscripts number about two thousand and Persian scripts double that total with Sanskrit works four thousand five hundred. The records include fifty thousand printed volumes and an Indian Museum on the same floor valued at least £200,000 with treasures that cannot be replaced.
The snippet emphasizes that rules alone fail without a receptive, earnest spirit to apply them. It contrasts bare guidance with the need for inner receptiveness and moral resolve.
A New Haven Union report recounts a farmer who profits from a laborer Samuel by encouraging drunkenness and then fining him. The farmer repeats the scheme for three years, sending Samuel to the city, paying fines, and keeping him in servitude at two shillings a day.
In a Detroit Free Press piece, Judge admonishes Margaret Graham for drunkenness, noting age and urging restraint. He contemplates mercy yet warns of ninety days due if she repeats the offense. The exchange blends sharp moral counsel with a humorous void of modern civilization.
Peter Hines recalls a winter journey from Meredith to Conway where five passengers stop at Tamworth for supper. A dog rests by the fire as the host accuses and ejects the animal after mistakenly claiming it as the landlord or a passenger’s property, leading to a harsh rejection. The tale centers on social judgment and the miscast fate of the dog.
A nineteenth century note describes how a pail of water placed near a pumpkin or marrow causes the plant to reach it, and how a support near a convolvulus or scarlet runner guides its growth. It also claims that unwinding spirals reverse direction, and that two nearby plants will twist around each other if no stake is available.
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