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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1893
Page
1
An old lady quotes a proverb about water and stones at an asylum for the blind. A comment on horse trades and wisdom follows. A child recounts seeing the moon and its “little children” in starlight, glancing at language and perception.
A humor filled clipping recalls Esau as a fable writer who bartered his copyright for a bottle of potash. The piece weaves quips about perception and learning with Nellie Fosdick and a joke on city lights. It ends with a satirical take on women grammar.
Health Magazine urges readers to treat foul breath from disordered digestion with Sulphur Bitters. The promotion argues breath odor stems from digestive issues and claims the remedy removes the cause, restoring freshness.
A brief quip notes that breaking a bubble seems trivial yet becomes a tragedy when the bubble represents a person. The line reflects on fragility and consequence within a simple moment.
A Corning New York reader reports a child with a severe nasal discharge improved markedly after using Ely's Cream Balm. Two physicians offered no relief before the balm produced cure in a short time. The product is described as safe and easily applied into the nostrils, priced at 50 cents.
Anthony Amory returns to press his suit with Eleanor Winchester, in a drawn out confrontation over ideal love, social life, and the need for sacrifice. She questions his indifference and worldly comforts while he defends a life lived with restraint and hope for a future beyond the present.
Miss Flyaway recalls a sixteen mile sleigh ride with Gus at sunset and a ball. Her Boston Cousin questions the chaperon. Muss Flyaway explains their mother met them by train at the ballroom door to accompany them inside.
Twenty residents of Bremen Georgia organized a joint stock company and raised funds to erect a handsome high school building, showing commendable community spirit.
A collection of humorous schoolroom excerpts shows children misdefining terms like Education and blubber while other pieces recount a Jay Gould anecdote and Harrow line writing antics. The prose blends early 19th century tone with playful misreadings and social observations.
The article notes that while humans have a weaker sense of smell than dogs and cats, blind deaf-mutes can identify friends and judge strangers by scent. Experiments with a dog show it tracks Romanes by boot odor, succeeding despite multiple people following footprints, and failing when boots or stockings are removed.
A French barber explains that beard direction is fixed by nature from infancy and cannot be permanently changed by shaving or styling. He cautions against attempts to alter beard shape, noting temporary effects are possible but damaging and impractical.
An agreeable tonic for the nerves and brain, proposed as a remedy of high value for mental and nervous exhaustion. A trial bottle offered on receipt of postage stamps to Rumford Chemical Works in Providence, Rhode Island.
A promotional notice extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a trusted remedy, claiming public faith in the medicine is fully earned by its merit and noting that Hood's Sarsaparilla cares.
An agricultural advertisement notes Hoop's PIL11s are entirely vegetable and provide no purge pain or gripe. Sold by all druggists.
An old London dealer neglected newspaper ads and faded from view. The piece argues publicity through print is essential for customers to locate a business and learn about its wares. It stresses advertising as the modern path to sales and success.
Mr Chas J Winstrand of Bristin Clearfield County Pa notes his father suffered a severe mine cold until using Dr Bull's Cough Syrup. After the bottle, the cold vanished. The claim cites rapid relief and is attributed to the remedy.
The young father rates his newborn as healthy despite its ugliness, telling his wife it will be a credit to the family when grown. A neighbor, who stops by, coos that the baby is a perfect image of its father.
Two young siblings attended church alone in Westfield. After tiring of the long sermon the older child, thinking school rules applied, led his sister to the front of the preacher and asked to go home. The preacher allowed them to depart quietly.
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