14 Apr 1883
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1883
Page
1
A note from Vauposta Groraia dated July 20 1882 reports returning a Patent Dust Proof Case after ten months. The stem rusted and a river mishap with a watch occurred, yet the watch later ran. The writer Benny Bentley praises the case and recommends it to railroad and mill workers.
An 1881 Iowa ad claims a Wm Ellery Watch survived months underwater with minimal damage. It describes a dust proof stem winding case offered in gold or silver and invites buyers via first class jewelers.
In a grand old house on a hill Elizabeth Ralston recalls a youth of love and loss. A cruel market deal, a broken engagement to John Griscom, and a later marriage to Paul Braithwaite shape her lonely, steadfast life until she dies in her beloved home.
A collection of aphorisms on education thinking virtue and conduct. Notable lines touch on character life honesty and the impact of words on reputations. The piece blends quotes from Plato Hugo Fuller and others to urge earnestness kindness and integrity as life guides.
A columnist warns that dangerous companions can be respectable young men who sip from forbidden fountains and appear virtuous. The piece contrasts outward restraint with hidden vice and rails against temperance pledges while citing Harriet Beecher Stowe and moral observations on society. It ends noting Wheat Bitters as a cure-all sold for a dollar.
An old advertisement touts Carier's Little Liver Pills as a cure for sick headache and prevention of relapse, claiming truth over talk and offering one pill per dose through J. H. Young & Co. Also references a farm question about doubling a sheep and a note about Rough on Rats pest remedy and 5 cent price.
A readable fragment explains how a sleigh bell ring jinglet with a mud ball inside is formed by pouring molten metal into a mold. The article then reproduces Public Laws of Rhode Island Chapter 345 amending Chapter 258 of the Public Statutes of the Militia, detailing officer terms and election rules, plus provisions on insane paupers and the State Charities and Corrections Board, with effectiveness set for July 1, 1888.
Several old acts amend statutes across Newport Jamestown Middletown and neighboring towns defining grand and petit jurors for the Supreme Court and Court of Common Pleas. The text also covers sects on town treasurer returns of state moneys and provisions for indigent insane placement under the state asylum system.
Town Treasurer submits a report of all money received and disbursed for the town from March 1, 1882, to March 1, 1883. Includes cash on hand, receipts from taxes and services, and references to collectors Seth Paull and John B. Taylor. Also includes unrelated promotional medical ad text.
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