03 Apr 1886
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1886
Page
1
An advertisement extols constipation as a major health risk and presents Burdock Blood Bitters as an immediate relief that cures or relieves any constipation. It includes a testimonial from J Williamson of Rochester claiming recovery after using the product.
A constitutional amendment proposal was approved by a majority of members elected to both houses. The Secretary of State is directed to publish the siting and print copies under Article XII of the Constitution. The record lists many officials and senators voting Yeas 53 with names across Rhode Island towns.
In an April tale Marian Lacy endures her parents' poverty and her father's harsh pride. She supports them by finishing a novel that earns enough to reclaim the old family farm, where publisher Arden proposes marriage, uniting affection and duty in a hopeful ending.
A veteran Post Office Department messenger recalls Senator Voorhees forcing entry to see the Postmaster General amid tight access rules. The incident ended with no official action taken and the matter dropped, though Voorhees earned a reputation for persistence with the Postmaster General.
Grints are advised to apply to railroad companies for discarded ties as they dispose of thousands of old ties each year. This practice aims to gather materials for making intricate crazy quilts, reflecting the era's craft and reuse culture.
A miscellany essay reflects on Confucius and Christian humility, praising cheerfulness, honesty, and the uplifting power of faith. It warns against judging others by failure and urges gentle, humane upliftment as true virtue. The heart knows its own bitterness or joy, and restraint is advised.
A spiritual reflection on the restless heart seeking a true resting place, ending in the idea that only returning to the bosom of God provides peace and stability.
A terse proverb contrasts wrong doing as a tempting but perilous path with virtue as a rough but rewarding route. It emphasizes that ethical choices, though difficult at first, eventually yield safer and more favorable outcomes. The piece frames moral behavior as guiding toward pleasant places.
A reflective note on the tension between personal happiness and the belief that others are happier. The author argues that people pursue greater happiness by comparing themselves to others, an impulse that often makes true contentment harder to reach.
A Bridgeport Standard tale recalls a Chicago judge seeking the Reverend Robert Collyer, only to learn there were two Collyers named Robert. One was Unitarian, the other formerly Methodist, with one once a blacksmith who studied his open books at the forge.
In Britain meals differ greatly from American habits with larger utensils and plates, while American tools and vehicles are lighter and more refined. The piece notes England’s heavy, solid forms versus American slenderness, then shifts to a study of maternal instinct in animals, recounting a adder sacrifice for offspring and a rat cobra battle, both illustrating devoted parenting from the animal kingdom.
An old salve and cough syrup advertisement warns of three C’s colds coughs and croup taking children. It touts Dr Ball’s Cough Syrup and Salvation Oil for pain relief with a 25 cent price tag and appeals to mothers and men alike.
A man who lost a government post shares the Washington Star description of his shock and disorientation. He recalls the moment the axe fell as a boxing blow into ice water, followed by a disorienting drift through familiar spaces, swelling sensations, and a sense that his world is breaking apart. He faces unemployment, a desperate future, and a struggle to understand how a long habit ends.
During spring preparations emphasize cleansing the body as impurities from winter can cause diseases. Hood's Sarsaparilla is promoted as the best spring medicine to expel impurities from the blood and strengthen the body. available at all druggists.
A concise saying warns that quicker, safer action is better than risking harm to the head. It emphasizes caution over force to prevent injury and preserve well being.
A testimonial touts Ely's Dream Balm as a magical cure for catarrh, claiming cleansing and healing rather than drying, with simple finger application. The 50 cent price and a customer from Winfield, L. I., Emanuel Meyers, are cited as relief evidence after ten years of suffering.
An excerpted verse by Rufus Rood describes a whimsical country “where the air won’t support a balloon” and social norms differ from real life. It praises honest milkmen and pure liquors while mocking political parties and quack doctors in a playful, satirical tone.
A Western Nebraska settler tells Chicago Herald readers how a prairie dog town on his 160 acres became a mink bonanza. An English investor visits, calculates potential mink numbers into the millions, and within hours buys the homestead for cash while the narrator heads East with plans.
Willie Jones asks who Helen of Troy Marc Antony and Julius Caesar were. Mrs Jones offers playful, homegrown explanations then credits schooling for Horace and hints at the poetry and farming book Tin Trumpet. Mr Jones confirms Horace as author and notes his Latin verses.
A father orders his son to pull every weed from the garden before his return. The son protests it cannot be done in one day. The father insists it can if the son is industrious, joking that if he were young he could finish in half a day. The son replies with a playful jab about youth.
A boy reluctantly holds a skein of yarn and tells his mother he wishes for a girl. The mother questions the idea as the boy insists a girl could help with work, noting a girl would be useful though the sentiment is oddly expressed.
Advertisement offers a medical book of one hundred pages with colored plates sent for three 2 cent stamps to pay postage. Requests readers to address A. P. Ordway & Co. in Boston Massachusetts for delivery.
Public Laws of Rhode Island passed January 1886 amend Chapter 140 to alter hawker and peddler licensing. The General Treasurer may issue state or county licenses for watches jewelry German silverware and other goods with set fees. New provisions set term dates and city license details and repeal inconsistent acts with effect from passage.
The state moves to amend the constitution to ban the manufacture and sale of intoxicating beverages. The proposition, approved by the last general assembly, will be submitted to electors on the first Wednesday in April 1886 with ballots printed for approval or rejection and procedures outlined for warning, counting, and delivering results to the secretary of state.
An advert claims kidney health improves with Ayer's Sarsaparilla by purifying and renewing blood. It explains debility harms kidney action, causes albumen loss in urine, and suggests tincture restores proper function, preventing albus minuria.
Brights Disease prevented and kidneys aided by Ayer s Sarsaparilla. Mrs Jas W Weld of Jamaica Plain Mass reports relief after four bottles, noting renewed strength. Boston’s W M McDonald credits the remedy for years of kidney trouble improving with use.
John McLellan of Lowell Massachusetts reports years of digestive and kidney disease with severe debility. He describes poor appetite and emaciation but states he recovered to perfect health after using the remedy referenced in his testimonial.
The governor must announce the result by May fifteenth eighteen eighty six and if three fifths of electors in town ward and district meetings approve, the proposal becomes part of the state constitution as an added article. The act takes effect immediately. Josuta M. Addeman Secretary of State certifies true copies.
The article describes a custom in parts of Japan where a courting suitor plants a flower in a pot set at a window or veranda. If the mother and daughter approve, the woman waters and tends the plant, signaling acceptance. if not, the plant withers and is discarded, making the act a public proposal without vocal declaration.
Mr T W Atkins of Girard Kansas writes that Electric Bitters give entire satisfaction and are rapid sellers. He says they are the purest and best medicine for kidney and liver complaints, blood purification, and bowel regulation, saving doctors’ bills. sold at fifty cents a bottle by J H Young & Co.
A newly hired Paris dentist sued his servant for leaving without notice. The servant claimed no patients appeared during his tenure, while he pretended to pull teeth aloud to lure customers. The court acquitted the servant citing lack of patient turnout.
R C Joiner of Allen Michigan states the Hillsdale company physician recommended product gave his rheumatism quick relief and he believes it infallible for rheumatics.
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