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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1883
Page
1
In 1825 after losing his son Charles eight, Mr. Webster sent verses in a letter to his wife. The poem laments the infant's brief life and suggests the child is safe in heaven. It ends with a plea for prayers for those who blessed the infant head.
Alice Arnden and George Fenby seem doomed by a misunderstandings and a hidden motive. Ralph Warden discovers a deed and a letter that threaten their engagement and a shared future. In a bold drive he confronts them, then returns freedom and blessing to the couple, choosing to do right.
A local woman Mrs Fowler wed her sixth husband last January. The groom, aged and ill for four months with pie jaundice, was pronounced near death by several doctors before using Sulphur Bitters, which he credits with saving his life. He now jokes about recovery and future plans.
A miscellany of reflected maxims on life, faith, and time. The text cites Rev. C L and H W Beecher on vanity and heaven, compares God as architect to man as contractor, and laments the fading of seasons with poetic lines on light and dreams.
A quoted reflection compares the burden of the redeemer to a bird’s wings that bear and support its flight toward heaven. The passage echoes nature as a parallel to divine burden and grace through a preacher’s or author’s perspective.
A quote from Dr. Holland asserts that it is impossible to be careless in business or avoid obligations without corrupting personal character. He argues that a man who fails to pay creditors when due reveals a fundamentally bad moral character.
The article discusses Dr Erienmeyer’s claim that ancient Hebrews were left handed and contrasts writing directions among Aryans and Semites. It cites Talmudic passages about right hand use, notes Jacob and Joab shaped blessings with the left, and argues that national reversal in handedness would be unlikely despite some supporting evidence.
A traveler describes a 72 mile journey from Phanicia through Lebanon and Syria to Damascus. The view encompasses Abana and Pharpar gorges, a French road amid silver poplars, and a plain of 800 square miles surrounding the pearl city. The account praises Damascus with orchards, marble fountains, and orchards of apricots olives and apples in rich seasonal hues.
Dr S C Woodman describes William Underwood a 27 year old who generates fire with his breath. He lights handkerchiefs papers and leaves dry leaves alight by breathing on them. He performs under examination and tireless effort leaves him exhausted and scalp twitching after episodes.
In Bowery Greenwich and Thompson streets cheap lodging houses multiply with crowded filthy rooms and five to seventy five cent rates. Free lunches at saloons feed thousands of drunks while reform houses under charity offer poor comfort. A humorous tour through a newspaper office scene follows. Also notes on transplanting teeth and postal delays.
Royal Baking Powder Company of New York explains an improved process to produce chemically pure cream of tartar by removing tartrates and impurities. The refinement yields a stronger, reliable leavening agent said to bake bread, biscuits, and cakes that are light, digestible, and wholesome with no indigestion.
A man visits a Sixth Avenue tailor and offers to settle a year-old $60 debt with twelve two-cent stamps to receive monthly statements. The tailor credits 24 cents of the account and, in effect, feels he has secured more than expected.
VEGETINE claims to cure stubborn canker and health issues for sailors and others. D Bolls Cough Syrup promises relief for obstinate coughs colds and throat and lung irritation. A lady remarks it is a mere form as she adjusts her corset. Bocwa Pama touted as a quick cure for kidney bladder and urinary diseases priced at $1. Druggists carry these remedies.
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