21 Apr 1883
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1883
Page
1
A local observer joked that the lawyer chose the town to make an honest living, noting little competition in his field. The remark underscores the sparse legal market and the newcomer’s intent to establish a reputable practice.
An advertisement touts a one piece dust and moisture resistant open face watch case with a screw on bezel and waterproof cement. It describes rugged use for railroad workers travelers and miners and includes a customer letter from Wauposta Geonata dated July 20 1882 about a rusty stem and difficult winding after water exposure.
A 1881 Iowa advertisement recounts a farmer losing and recovering a Wm Ellery watch. The seller asserts the screw bezel case and dust proof stem winding designs survived submerged and snowy conditions with minimal damage. The ad promotes gold and silver cases and urges buyers to compare.
A poem compares true love to ivy that clings through trials and time. It speaks of love never forgetting the past, holding firmer on a weathered wall, and lending grace beyond youth as life continues. The ivy’s steadfast bond remains through storms and seasons.
Tom Charlesworth loves Elsie Wallace, but Elsie loves Fernand Wallace. Elsie dies leaving her child Margaret to Tom who raises her and later sends her to school. Margaret returns years later as a beautiful young woman who declares love for Tom, who realizes she is his own daughter and accepts their future together.
Mrs Blucher praises her daughter Mary as a steady comfort on hard days. Mary sits at the piano singing gentle tunes before joining friends for croquet on the lawn, while her mother labors with chores and expresses gratitude for her thoughtful care.
A Milwaukee Sun reader notes that striped parasols are replacing striped stockings in St Louis, while observers here have not yet noticed such a style shift. The writer admits slow catch on fashion changes.
Classified note reports Ely's Cream Balm helping two army officers in Arizona and the wife of General John C. Fremont. The remedy is not a liquid or snuff, comes at 50 cents, and is easily applied. It is endorsed by Philadelphia druggists Johnston Holloway & Co.
The Postmaster Geo P Brown testifies to the remarkable effects of Sulphur Bitters in curing a local family’s son and cites wide sale as evidence of its honesty. Advertisements promote CartER's Little Liver Pills as a concentrated, easy to take remedy free from crude matter, plus a pest control line touting Rough on Rats for flies roaches bed bugs rats and mice with 16c price.
The article argues that suburban and country living benefits health and creativity. It notes writers and poets thrived away from cities, citing Dickinson and New England villages. It mentions country doctors contributing to medical progress and references a British Medical Association meeting.
A reporter recalls photographing a Joss shrine in China with a cautious Chinese guardian and frightened children fearing portraits. The piece then shifts to a long anecdote about borrowing tools in New England, detailing damaged gear, reluctant lenders, and the social costs of sharing.
A Keokuk News item recounts an editor traveling with a paper and a conductor who requests duplicating his signature style. The editor proves his identity by cutting the newspaper into copy with scissors, impressing the conductor who grants travel rights on the line.
The late Clark Mills of Washington left a widow two sons who are sculptors and a daughter Eva Mills. He gave his sculptor sons a small allowance to foster self reliance and sent them to study in Munich so they would earn their way. He vowed to help only if they stumble, hoping they would stand on their own in life.
A Concord New Hampshire tavern keeper finds a half frozen owl on the doorstep and keeps it overnight. The owl bites through a cord securing the safe and then consumes all the liquor and food, later standing behind the bar in the morning ready for business.
A farm note suggests keeping cows in stalls to aid fly control and concentrate work time. Trey asks if he was the best man at a wedding. a speaker replies he was as good as any of them. A line about grain and a mowing machine appears in the fragment.
A debtor acknowledged borrowing funds from his creditor but claimed the plaintiff knew it was a Kathleen Mavourneen loan. The judge asked for clarification and the debtor quipped it could be for years or forever, highlighting the odd nature of the alleged loan.
A witty exchange on manners and disposal habits ends with a quip about an orange peel that knocks down a man. The dialogue mocks self righteous behavior and social norms in a street scene.
Public laws enactment extends to arms and uniforms held by the State. Offenders who misuse or fail to return state clothing face misdemeanors with fines up to twenty dollars and up to three months imprisonment. Officers may seek warrants from Justices of the Peace without sureties for violators.
Chapter 351 amends Chapter 27 to set a twelve cent tax on each hundred dollars of ratable property. The tax is to be assessed collected and paid yearly by towns to the General Treasurer with one half due by June 15 and the other half by December 15. Repeals inconsistent acts and takes effect upon passage.
Rates listed for one inch one week one dollar and twenty five cents per extra week. Special notices before marriages and deaths double the rate. Transient ads prepaid. Yearly contracts available with reasonable terms. Ads due by Thursday noon to appear in the next issue.
The article surveys racialized ideas about noses, noting Semitic, Arab, African, and European traits. It cites Disraeli and Tennyson, discusses changing nasal shapes through history, and suggests links between nasal form and character, while tracing aesthetic judgments across cultures.
The anecdote about Alexander Wilson the ornithologist tells of a student catching a mouse and a teacher delaying killing it. Water saved the mouse from torture, and Wilson frees it, noting mercy leaves a sweet feeling when cruelty is overcome.
A Roy's tool chest costs 82. The lad, if bright, could saw chair legs and bore holes through every door within a week.
A proverb-like note plays on how weather and a divided umbrella reflect relationship outcomes. If she keeps the larger half, they stay lovers. if he does, they marry.
Mrs Tompkins says Axiocr Porous Puasters cure rheumatism kidney trouble and respiratory complaints with rapid relief and lasting improvement. She praises Branpretu life giving pills as a companion remedy aiding restoration to health and comfort.
One trial of ALLcock's Porous will prove its superiority over other plasters. The notice asserts rivals are frauds riding on the genuine article's reputation and urges a single test to convince buyers of its better quality.
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