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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1880
Page
1
A dramatic dialogue poem depicts a man urging a toast with wine. A woman pleads against drinking, invoking the suffering of women and mothers. She urges pledging no woman to wine, citing tears, poverty, broken homes, and curses linked to intoxication.
If you want to appreciate the genius of Shakespeare, put yourself in his plays. ALL the nourishment of malt liquors, without their objections, found in Malt Bitters.
The writing asserts that poor people eat mutton and rich people venison, while praising Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as a quicker cure for coughs than a physician's prescription, indicating a promotional stance for the product. The tone is direct and commercial.
The Boston Post reports a Vermont man killed two birds with one stone while scooping a hen and striking the bird inside a cage behind a plate glass window. He did not feel proud of the act.
Henry Van Nortwich of Toledo Ohio declares a friend urged him to try an Only Long Pad and his coughing rack disappeared immediately. He confirms the pad helped him and urges others to see the advertisement.
The piece discusses China's vast territory compared to the United States and mentions China as one of the largest states. It shares an anecdote about Southern mocking birds mimicking human whistles including a postman’s call. It notes the origins of medical terms Jenner and Harvey, and praises Dr. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy priced at $1.00, claiming it purifies blood.
A talking stranger with a rich merchant friend recounts a tale of Reverend Blake and his son Sam. Sam receives charity to attend Harvard, neglects studies, learns hard lessons, and eventually earns his own success after returning the favor and choosing honest work.
A brief aphorism notes that those who seek advice can be wiser than the adviser, suggesting prudence and self reflection. The saying underscores value in listening and evaluating guidance before acting.
A reflective meditation on grief unspoken and the vast faith invoked by nature. The passage contrasts the ache of silent sorrow with the solace sought through belief, implying nature grants miracles through steadfast faith rather than explicit relief.
A reflective proclamation urges a man to seek glory through his own deeds and sacrifice for God. It warns against excessive vows as a sign of weakness and asserts that overpromising leads to self-ridicule and failure to advance true virtue.
A compact proverb-like line portrays the devil as a stormy master who demands speedy service and leaves no time for reflection.
A poetic reflection compares love to a fertile garden full of sunshine and fragrance, while absence leaves a bleak desert of ashes, conveying how love transforms existence into vivid vitality and warmth.
A. L. Stone asserts in a religious reflection that while work rhythms may change, the spirit of self sacrificing beneficence must not waver. The message emphasizes steadfast charity beyond circumstance and place.
A reflective exhortation urges constant self examination. It asks where one strayed from virtue and what remains undone, advising a thorough review from the first act and ending with contrition for wrongs and relief for good.
A short moral exhortation urges daily right living and kindness as seeds sown for future reward. It compares spreading holy influence to bread cast upon water, promising recompense in the afterlife even if not immediate.
A devotional meditation likens a daughter's request for her father's hand at night to God’s guiding touch. It asserts the heavenly hand sustains believers through sleep and adversity, citing the Psalmic line about God’s guiding and protective grasp leading to eternal light.
In a New York Post column the author urges dropping the habit of commenting on others appearance. Such remarks shock and injure, even among family and friends, and overlook true cheerfulness. A call to conceal minor ailments and lift others' burdens echoes St. Paul’s teaching to rejoice.
Public notice from Vogten Meyer & Co. of Baltimore Maryland claiming all certificates on Dr Bul's Cough Syrup are genuine and offering a $1000 reward for any proof otherwise. The firm invites scrutiny and promises verification of authenticity.
The passage notes that wedding presents have fallen from the feudal system, yet the speaker resists gift-giving until income rises. It reflects a view that social rituals are constrained by financial means, underscoring a stance on thrift amid economic limits.
A Long Island farmer seeks repayment from a New York agent of a western silver mine. The agent admits the mine was salted and explains salt costs. The farmer vows to hold stock, while boasting locals will be told the tale to feel vindicated. The piece ends with the farmer asking others to spread the joke.
The Cincinnati Commercial explains the term salt river as a slang origin tied to punishing slaves by rowing keelboats up the crooked Salt River in Kentucky. The phrase spread from a Kentucky congressman’s remark and became a general expression for political defeat, implying being sent up salt river.
A Springfield Ohio young woman forms a correspondence with a wealthy Chicago merchant learned from a Buffalo Courier tale. Letters lead to an engagement plan that excludes the father and includes the suitor, resulting in a promised wedding and a luxurious home as railroad trips bring more Springfield girls west.
The native Chief Khame of Shoshong in South Africa, praised by the London Missionary Society Chronicle, embraced Christianity six years ago and established a strict moral code. He bans intoxicants and native charms, enforces one wife, and banishes white offenders to prevent drunkenness, declaring his law and authority over his own land.
John Hammill of Bristol reports using Torreal Reparation to heal a sprained shoulder of long duration. October 1880.
A New York Tribune excerpt criticizes the so called superior woman as fluent and imposing yet distant. It contrasts village social leaders with universal critics who claim authority over thinkers artists and musicians. The piece satirizes narrowed tastes and elite judgment across professions.
A reflection on how cows respond to kindness from humans. The author recalls a tame Alderney that calmed when helped by the writer, and describes how gentle treatment and treats foster trust. A German governess once fled a field thinking the cows were danger strangers, learning a lasting fear of cattle.
A group of three city boys coax an old farmer near Livonia Township into letting them gather chestnuts from a stand of trees. The generous elder warns against harm, helps deter their impulse, and directs them to the railroad while he supervises a final chestnut haul. An ad for Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery follows, touting cures for skin and blood conditions with licensed druggist sales and bulk discounts.
An 1881 mathematical curiosity asserts year 1881 reads the same both ways and relates 18 to 81 through simple ops. It ponders life’s bright side with an organ grinder fable. It notes a Russian press mistranslation of Perry’s sentence and a polar expedition anecdote about frozen words.
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