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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1893
Page
1
Annie Hamilton Donne urges American Agriculturist readers to stop useless chatter and develop talent through reading. She counsels girls to be well informed by books, magazines, and newspapers, think critically, and stand firm with original opinions.
A Vermont governor Thomas Chittenden tale contrasts two sons one sent to college and the other kept on the farm. A stupid calf sparks the plan to educate the elder, who later becomes governor. Also notes Dr Kaufmann medical work and a plant dip story showing household improvements and frugality.
A Rutland Vermont reader states fifteen years of catarrh pain eased by Ely's Cream Balm and claims a cure. A New York grocer reports a severe head cold resolved in one week, calling it the best remedy known.
A survey of why people are right or left handed cites anatomy, brain hemispheres, historical practice, and cultural norms. It notes left handedness occurs in about five percent, with examples from schools, crafts, sports, and global customs, and highlights both inconveniences and notable individuals.
A collage of old newspaper snippets with moral tales and rustic humor. Walter confesses to eating a pie to aid a non existent starving boy, a farmer crossbred bees with lightning bugs, and a family quip about cas torina capsules amid stock market witticisms from Harner’s Bazar.
A humorous dialogue from a period piece contrasts a paragrapher and a minstrel man debating printed jokes. The exchange notes jokes as an improvement over those before printing was discovered, reflecting early press satire.
An advertisement touts Kickapoo Indian Sagwa as the safest and most reliable blood remedy. It claims to cure ailments from pimples to malaria by cleansing impurities and restoring circulation, promising speed, permanence, and economy.
Meriden New Hampshire December 3 1892 John H Moore reports FOUR years of chronic illness eased in two weeks by Kickapoo Indian Sagwa a remedy made by Indians from roots barks and herbs and sold by druggists in town A vivid testimonial claims swift relief and gratitude for this medicine claimed to cure persistent ailments with natural ingredients.
Readers are urged to consult testimonials in this paper about Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills. The ads claim Hood's Sarsaparilla has unequalled merit and that Hood's Pills cure constipation by restoring peristaltic action, ideal as a family cathartic.
An English officer with years in Burmah and India argues fear worsens cholera outcomes. Through vivid stories, he recounts saving a friend by unflinchingly drinking the ill man's milk and a bearers’ cholera outbreak among 300 coolies. He asserts calm minds improve survival odds and recalls a brutal night aboard a barge with deceased coolies. The note ends with a quotation about prosperity and a light Harpers Bazar quip.
A travelogue describes African mothers dipping newborns in cold river water each morning. Babies are held underwater several times, then dried in the sun. The writer deems the practice a harsh but ancient method of fostering resilience.
The piece recalls the Death Valley voyage of 1849 led by Rev. J W Brier and family. Five hundred emigrants started from southern Utah to California, with the main group suffering through the Land of Thirst. Nine men ahead of the rest were lost, their bones later found. Mrs Brier aided her family and others, and survivors were nursed to health by a Spaniard. The valley lies in Inyo County, about 150 miles long and below sea level. The narrative also notes the couple's endurance after crossing to safety and the Briers’ later life.
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