22 Sep 1877
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1877
Page
1
A man named Choker dies under mysterious circumstances in Grabtown. Neighbors suspect hauntings as Peggy Kinder and townsfolk report sightings of Choker’s ghost. A doctor learns Choker’s impostor hid in the garret after emulating the dead man to secure a life.
The narrator recalls a last exchange with Choker describing their likeness and features. A doctor reveals the sequel of Grabtown’s ghost tale as Death approaches, marking the final moments before Choker’s end.
A collection of aphoristic thoughts on youth, eternity, folly, anger, friendship, explanation, speech, and industry. It notes that wisdom comes from self-knowledge, suggests avoiding rash zeal, and claims industry enables understanding across nations.
A reflective aphorism contrasts law as a sieve with education that risks overexpansion. It asserts the value of restraint in legal interpretation and the virtue of self denial as superior to exhaustive but unfocused learning.
A traditional adage lists four requirements for a wife: virtue in the heart, modesty in the face, gentleness on the lips, and industry in the hands. The saying reflects 19th century domestic ideals and gender roles.
A proverb notes a wife lighting a candle by sticking it into bars as a sign of wastefulness. The text adds a historical Dutch punishment where criminals faced salt deprivation as a severe penalty.
Phrase reflects on a man’s worth beyond his own era, measuring value by impact on future generations and their legacy.
The remark notes that people struggle not with speaking but with forming thoughts, suggesting a mismatch between inner thoughts and outward expression.
A reflection on speaking quickly and without care, noting double meanings that mislead listeners and linger after words are spoken, with emphasis on the regret when speech is recalled too late.
The text warns that passion harms understanding and blinds judgment. It notes anger changes self-perception, producing contrasting mindsets, and that correct conclusions are rarely reached under the influence of emotion.
The speaker recalls a moment when a father opened a gate to let in a breeze, a small gesture that reveals deep tenderness. The memory deepens the speaker’s sense of God and affirms that a father’s love is a profound, inexhaustible truth.
A devotional meditation on the Bible line Underneath are the everlasting arms, contrasting maternal care with divine support. It speaks of infancy resting in unwearying arms and the unseen strength offered by the Heavenly Father in moments of weakness and distress.
An essay argues that a boy’s future success hinges on early discipline and willingness to shoulder duties. It contrasts neglect and shirking by indulgent parents with training that makes bearing burdens a source of pride, predicting later recognition of his capacity by the world.
A Danbury News excerpt mocks Mr. Cobleigh for an explosive temper after mistaking soap for tea. It praises modern fashions that favor comfort and practicality, noting square toe boots, large parasols, lighter hair, and warmer winter clothing as a quiet revolution toward common sense and elegance.
The article notes Spain has scarce bound books among the middle class and that literature is weakened by dominant daily newspapers. It describes cheap serialized parts delivered by a street lad, priced at two reals per part, featuring sensational romances, crime tales, or devotional works.
Lucy Hooper describes French bread as sticks carried in baskets and under arms, resembling dangerous clubs. The piece notes the comical and casual handling of daily bread in cheap boarding houses and the unkempt dining room scenes encountered by American boarders.
A crippled man gathers clothes tossed from a window as cruel youths jeer. A kind helper, a small boy in a straw hat, assists him and receives a silver coin. A passerby woman blesses the boy, and he feels joy from giving, imagining divine approval.
A woman enters a neighbor's home with venomous talk and declares that one half the world does not know how the other half lives. An observer remarks the statement isn’t her fault as the slanderer turns yellow in the moment.
The notice condemns any smoking in or around barns and sheds as outrageous carelessness and calls for discharge of any hired man who persists in smoking there. It warns no faithfulness elsewhere excuses criminal carelessness with fire.
A short aphoristic line notes that the tender heart prefers the brave and fearless individual. The phrase emphasizes affectionate admiration for courage in love or companionship.
A New York mission school plans an instructional program for young children in table setting dish washing and sweeping. A song volume guides rules for serving clearing and cleaning with furniture brushes and brooms shown to the pupils.
APoor young man declares he loves an heiress and asks her father for permission. When asked about wealth he admits little, replying that he plans to marry her by running away if consent is denied.
The quotation notes hornets at picnics impact social dynamics by leveling distinctions and boosting enthusiasm. It claims hornets are universal guests, unbound by denominational lines, and will attend any gathering, altering greediness and social interaction.
A Raleigh scheme uses hats soaked in whitewash and cayenne pepper spread on benches and seats to deter tramp presence. The plan aims to hamper loiterers in public spaces and deter trespassers.
A narrator recounts a brave boy who defies danger and restraint by pocketing a burning cigar to confront his father and recount a Sunday School lesson, praising his courage and notable character.
A humorous verse by PhebuB ridicules the burden and chaos of late bustle fashion. The speaker laments long wiry bustles and ragged coats, denounces the look, and envies simpler garments while daughters parade in towering gowns and accessories. The piece playfully mocks excess and stylish vanity.
Professor Wagner argues humane training is better than harsh whipping. He warns excessive force stirs passions and damages will, noting many gentle horses become spoiled after a single whip strike and urging appeal to the horse’s better nature. He stresses restraint, caution, and patient guidance.
A playful dialogue between a girl and her father spins a desert riddle about Arabs, sand sandwiches, and butter. The exchange leans on punning about biblical figures and Lot’s wife, ending with a punchy parental correction.
A former Montana congressman recounted a grim episode where seven men stood on empty boxes with nooses, awaiting execution. One man cried, another pushed him, toppling both, and the chain of deaths continued as each man fell into eternity.
A columnist contrasts men's thrift and waste with a humorous take on how women allocate a dollar. The piece notes men buy tobacco and meat and hire help, while women spend on apples honey a new masher mock oranges almonds and ice cream soda.
The article argues that longevity comes from active bodies and minds. It asserts that persistent mental exercise strengthens the brain, enlarges its capacity, and boosts overall vitality, comparing brain work to muscular development achieved by physical labor.
The excerpt from Dr. Thomas on the Origin and Destiny of Man extols eternity as essential to meaning. He imagines endless time for study travel and love, longing for a future shore where life never ends and souls unite in beauty and wisdom.
A 19th century critique argues widespread manufactured poverty among workers, laborers, clerks, farmers, and railroads. It calls for immediate liquidation of unmanageable debts and strict retrenchment to resume business and end poverty creation.
In Edinburg a poor woman watched a demonstration of the oxyhydrogen microscope. Lace stretched to a salmon net, a flea to an elephant, and a milliner's needle to a poplar tree. She gasped that even a camel could pass through, noting hope for the rich.
Sheridan agrees with Walker winding pronunciation wynd yet argues goold for gold. Sheridan recalls Swift mocked short i in wind while an illiberal critic retorts about being fooled why you pronounce it goold.
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