03 Apr 1880
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1880
Page
1
A stormy night in an old inn gathers six travelers including an agent, two drovers, a painter, and a mysterious man in blue glasses. The agent tells of a fifty mile northern inn encounter with a sinister innkeeper and crone, a duel, a knife, a pistol, a bloody chase, and a final struggle that ends with the captive desperado handed to authorities.
A compact set of aphorisms on self reliance and character. It weighs the value of standing alone, self control, and practical virtue over book learning, praising swift favors and the worth of purpose-driven goodness.
Quarles notes forgiveness and forgetfulness heal wounds while silence can avoid injury rather than argue it. He cites five words spoken cost Zacharias forty weeks of silence and contrasts God’s forgiveness with Gabriel’s angelic peace.
The piece explains common bouquet mistakes such as overcrowding and mixing colors that clash. It advises keeping each bloom clearly distinguishable, pairing sweet peas with mignonette, and placing bold colors like calceolaria, scarlet geranium, or blue salvia in separate arrangements to preserve harmony.
A Confederate era anecdote recalls Dr Lance a skilled South physician serving as surgeon. He returns from furlough wearing a tall white hat wrapped in rusty crape provoking soldiers who joke about the old cow in mourning. The exchange exposes camp humor and wartime character.
Chicago Tribune accepts one year column advertising. New York Herald and Sun pay $39,723 yearly for cheapest column, and threefold for a preferred portion. New York daily Tribune offers $27,704 for its lowest column and $45,948 for its highest. Papers always have ads to fill. Advertisers profit from the arrangement, not the papers.
A fragment from a medical testimonial notices women presenting diverse symptoms as uterine disorder with doctors treating symptoms rather than cause. Letters praise Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription and Pellets for curing infertility and uterine disease, citing a recovery and a healthy baby.
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