21 Aug 1880
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1880
Page
1
Elmira New York residents press Congress to grant Elmira the sole right to erect a monument to Adam and impose penalties on any other U S community attempting a similar memorial, arguing the common father has been neglected while the father of our country has a monument in progress.
The piece extols Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and its demand, noting a London branch to serve international needs. It cites improvements in various humors from pimples to scrofula, claims recovery from early consumption, and includes letters praising the remedies from Buffalo and Worcester, Massachusetts, dated 1879.
Dr Bernard Morton, torn between Violet Fane and a cherished mother he hid from his fiancée, faces a moral crisis when his widowed mother travels to London to live with him. His revelation of selfless sacrifice prompts Violet to share his home and heart with his mother, sealing a new family bond.
The tale recounts how in Illinois twenty years earlier the house of Springfield was awakened when Abraham Lincoln, known for swapping stories, arrived around midnight seeking entry after a night out. Mrs. Lincoln refused to open the door until the reason was explained, and Lincoln claimed he had been nominated by the Republican party for president, prompting her sharp reply and a window shut with a bang.
A New York man challenged a rival to a duel and, free to choose weapons, suggested meeting on a Sound steamer to Boston. The challenger withdrew before the planned confrontation.
An advertisement from Saran Richmond of Bristol dated July 12, 1880 promotes Topical Reparation, an alkali absorbent claimed to relieve rheumatism neuralgia aches and inflammation, with price listed in cents and urging trials as superior to any remedy.
A collection of aphorisms urging adherence to enduring values over passing moods. It contrasts feelings with fixed principles, noting self-control and virtuous example as essential guides.
A Boston Press correspondent visits Baker’s Wellsley grounds famed for oddities. His displays include carved animal forms, painted trees, and a giant hogshead figure. Visitors encounter prank devices, spring traps, and humorous dedications, with Baker hosting Boston groups for elaborate entertainments.
An editorial lament on sad children at school amid epidemic-driven evictions and ruined homes. It laments careless parents who send unhappy youngsters to school, urging tenderness and accountability for the pain etched on fragile counts. It invokes George Eliot to condemn unavailing regret.
The article extols light as the voice of the stars, arguing that light discloses multiple worlds under the Creator’s care. It likens stellar evidence to scripture, stating stars whisper about distances, gravitation, and cosmic blessing, inspiring reverence for the Great Architect and the Lord’s wisdom.
The ex empress of France Eugenie walked the rough valley to the Donga where her son’s body was found. She prayed beside the white monument, cried softly, and stayed two days in the valley before visiting Fort Napoleon Rourke’s Drift and Isandlwana.
A Correctionville farmer sells a wagonload of corn in Sioux City. He steps off the scales to avoid weighing fully, but the buyer weighs the load, pays in full, and the farmer concedes he sold himself after a prolonged discussion about crops and upcoming Maple Valley railroad plans.
A gentleman tested nighttime transplanting versus day. Ten cherry trees in bloom transplanted at 4 pm kept blossoms and fruit, while daylight transplants shed blossoms. Ten dwarf trees one third grown: daytime transplants shed fruit, nighttime transplants perfected crops with no injury from removal.
A bizarre tale centers on King Louis of Bavaria who planned to wed Princess Sophia. When she favored the crown over him he released a royal crown to her with a note saying she cannot wear it as queen. The eccentric monarch’s engagement ended in this unusual gesture.
In Dallas Texas small boys were arrested for staging a negro minstrel show without a license. The mayor tried them and fined each prisoner one dollar. He offered to pay the fines himself noting he once was a boy who went off in such a performance.
A claim promotes Dr Ball's Baby Syrup as a remedy for colic dysentery teething and diseases of infancy. The text emphasizes its use for infant health and comfort, aligning with traditional patent medicine advertising.
A visitor to Greenwood describes a solitary city whose streets are empty and marbled mansions unoccupied. It exists in name as a place of stone portals and absent tenants, with an eerie autumn sun and a silent arrival of a train that brings no living resident.
A THs minister visits a house and tries to teach an eight year old boy morality by listing vices he has avoided. The boy cuts him off with a humorous quip about the minister's uneventful life and lack of fun, delivering a playful reversal of the lesson.
A poetic reflection likens Livy to a deck of cards where childhood holds hearts youth diamonds middle age clubs and old age is claimed by spades. The analogy conveys stages of life using playing card imagery.
A mountain resident, buying his first soda, demands skimmed service saying he won’t pay for froth. The quoted exchange shows his blunt stance on the extra foam and the soda shopkeeper’s compliance remains unclear.
A Harper's Bazar contributor extols Pyrethrum, the Persian camomile powder from Caucasia, as a safe mosquito and insect repellent. He describes preparation, smoke method, and room use, plus tests for purity and cautions on dilution. He notes mild human safety and offers a carbolic acid remedy for stings and light topical treatments.
The Alpine horn is a bark of a cherry tree instrument used like a speaking trumpet to project sound across the mountains. A shepherd on the highest peak cries praises to the Lord and echoes repeat the words as neighboring herders join in. The scene fills travelers with awe as sunlight bathes the mountains and the voices carry from rock to rock.
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