30 Apr 1881
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1881
Page
1
An advertisement touts Parker's Hair Balsam as a nourishing treatment that prevents hair fall and grayness and serves as an elegant hair dressing. The brief notes it provides essential nourishment for the hair.
A terse reflection on those who suffer through anxious business existence, enduring disappointments and vexations, living miserably and meanly, only to die magnified by wealth and status. The line contrasts humility with ostentation and questions true value.
An American clergyman urged his congregation to abstain from labor on Thanksgiving and attend church in the forenoon. He ended with a touching appeal inviting friends to his house in the afternoon to gather and move his barn if enough people come.
A fallen oak on the Macdougall farm near the Livingston county Illinois line released snakes from its top and revealed a white lead can tied with cloth containing $415 in coin. The contents were wrapped in a 1464 Chicago newspaper, suggesting the money was hidden by the late owner who feared Union loyalties during the war.
A writer argues about disease transmission between humans and animals. He cites a tale of a rheumatic boy cured after contact with a donkey, then warns of a donkey passing ailments to a cow and back to the milker, implying widespread folk beliefs about cross-species contagion.
A remarkable natural display occurs eighteen miles south of St. Augustine off Matanzas Inlet three miles from shore. A mammoth fresh water spring erupts from the ocean with great force, visible disturbances in calm seas indicate internal commotions. The feature spans about half an acre and recalls earlier surveys by Commodore Hitchcock who reported six fathoms depth nearby and a fathomless spring.
An old time advertisement touts Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy as a fountain of health for women and general complaints. It claims longevity and relief from aches, urging readers to send one dollar to Ron don d, New York, for a bottle.
Randolph Braybrooke, a famously shy cavalry officer, rescues a frightened lady driver from a runaway carriage. The pair form a bond as he learns she is Louisa Buffham, a humble companion in Lady Killingworth’s service who later reveals herself. Braybrooke defies class barriers to marry her, and the revelation concludes with a warm reconciliation.
The history of ball games traces to spring rites across nations, with Easter church customs using a ball to symbolize resurrection. England held many such games including stoolball trapball and rounders, while tennis is noted as ancient and possibly monkly in origin. A Paris girl named Margot played tennis in 1424, highlighting early female participation.
A list of practical tips on cooking cleaning and home care including vinegar in sausage, salt fish softened in sour milk, icing with cold water, removing ink stains with boiling water, charcoal with cabbage to reduce smell, milk and soap on oilcloth, parsley with vinegar for onions, rain water and soda for grease, boiling water to ease fish scaling, salt on coal fire, turpentine with white clothes, airing sour meat, and stewed tomato tips.
The season's entertainments have been notably free from coughing disruptions thanks to Dr Bull's Cough Syrup Brice priced at 25 cents a bottle for audience use.
A compilation on liberty of thought, self improvement, and virtue. It emphasizes that struggle creates merit, independence of mind shelters authority over fate, and true wealth lies in civic integrity. It urges ten years of disciplined effort, kindness to animals, and lasting impact through deeds for others.
The piece praises the model guest who arrives on time, blends into family life, assists with chores, shows genuine sympathy for servants, and leaves with prayers and a blessing. It compares him to a renowned English guest who notices the need for service even without a personal servant.
A parable contrasts two neighbors each tending gardens. One wall hides fruit. the other lattice shows beauty to all. The open garden brings shared joy, while the closed heart cools. The message urges spreading kindness and sunbeams to others and one's own home.
A Baltimore Gazette reprints a reflection on newspaper editing, arguing that many think editing is easy yet face grueling labor, relentless copy demands, and public criticism. It contrasts vanity with the editor’s weary toil, noting editors must write while contending with petty editorial carping as subscribers impose tone and direction.
A detailed account describes Eskimo snow block building for igloos. Builders select snow via a horned cane, cut blocks inside a pit, and erect a spiraling dome with inward-slanting rows. Women and children chink the joints and bank walls for wind protection. A doorway pass is cut later, beds rise high, and warm interior conditions rely on precise block shaping. Also described are flat bottom Florida steamboats on the Ocklawaha river with crowded cabins, steam and flame, and beacon-lit nights through swamp scenes.
Mathew Abbey a bed maker at Harvard in Cambridge leaves his wife everything in a rustic will listing odd items from chairs and pear to a bed of hay and a spinning wheel. The inventory mires with playful verse and ends noting his house and estate are left to his spouse to serve the college in his station.
A Hungarian officer named Szer kremesky swam across the Platten sea a distance of twenty miles in seventeen hours. The fact his name followed on a steam tug robs the feat of much éclat.
An arts note describes a recent concert where observers praised the singers voice and the leader approvingly mentions Dr Bull's Cough Syrup for clearing and strengthening the voice. The remark highlights vocal quality and endorses the remedy.
The act amends Chapter 760 to define the Commander-in-Chief staff as Adjutant General Quartermaster General Surgeon General and Judge Advocate General all brigadier generals with six colonel rank aides, allows two assistants per general, and permits additional staff up to colonel rank. It takes effect on passage and repeals inconsistent acts. Joshua M. Appeman, Secretary of State.
When frustration rises with a child’s clumsy actions try writing with your left hand and recall that a child is all left hand. The metaphor suggests adopting new methods and patience, highlighting that learning comes from untried approaches and ongoing effort.
A concise maxim urging steadfast adherence to personal moral conviction while obeying lawful authority. It enjoins deciding from clear reasons and acting accordingly, maintaining integrity in compliance with legal boundaries.
A Philadelphia man adopts a comic remedy after offending his wife by rushing upstairs and donning her best bonnet. Wearing the bonnet, she fears touching his hair, and the scene plays out as a humorous domestic moment.
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