19 Dec 1885
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1885
Page
1
An observer describes a Pawnee scalp dance held around a lodge with a red haired scalp twelve dancers perform in painted outfits. The scalp is presented after a dramatic retelling of the killing, with drums, medicine gourd shakes, and a sacred tobacco pipe passed among donors before the dance ends and the scalp is never danced around again.
A New Jersey city report reveals how discarded footwear becomes valuable material. Old shoes are gathered in New York for five cents per pair, then soaked and ground into leather pulp used for embossed wallpaper coverings, leather bindings, leather frames, and decorative screens.
A little girl in Pennsylvania vowed not to drink rum wine brandy or cider and not to smoke or swear. She signed the pledge and persuaded several playmates to sign as well.
John Allen of Woodstock and his family set out to visit a shingle mill on the St. John’s river. A sudden storm, lost horses, and rising waters strand them on a river raft. The mother and baby are swept away. the ferry cannot reach them. A telegraph message later reports the wife and children saved three miles above Fredericton, and they reunite days later after a perilous ordeal.
A series of aphoristic lines on life, time, pleasure, sin, and virtue. The passages emphasize temperance, character, and eloquence born from genuine feeling, noting love can overcome broken speech and good breeding highlights inner qualities.
A contemplative line likens suffering to a plow that deepens the soul's furrows for heavenly seed planted by the all wise Husbandman.
In an East Haven Congregational church Rev Clark’s sermon was interrupted by Stephen Bradley’s pet dove. The bird moved across the gallery during readings and the service, finally resting on the pastor’s head before the benediction. Neighborhood reaction calls it miraculous.
A New Jersey Adver tiser correspondent decries sidewalk violations. People stop and crowd the path, two abreast block the way, and baby wagons and carts ride the walk as if entitled. Pedestrians and wheeled carts share the space by courtesy, not right, the piece argues.
An in period quote promotes Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as the ideal remedy before travel. It notes Salvation Oil as a contrasting product and sets a price of 25 cents per bottle.
The San Francisco Argonaut discusses how eye color correlates with personality. It catalogs brown gray blue green and mixed iris colors, linking blue to steadiness, gray to intellect, green to deceit or courage, and black to passion. It notes northern Europe associations and cautions about deceptive eye cues.
A reader from Portsmouth New Hampshire named Mrs M A Jackson reports catarrh lasting years improved after using Ely's Cream Balm. She describes repeated nosebleeds and eye pain, claiming the balm cured her after years of distress, with lungs affected then improved according to her testimonial.
A quip suggests that when a man waives an examination he unfurls a flag of distress signaling a dire legal or personal predicament.
Winchester druggist reports Mrs. Louisa Pike of Bartonia Randolph County Indiana cured of consumption after six months on Dr King’s New Discovery. She walked six miles to town and now is improved and has quit using the remedy. Free trial at J H Young & Co’s Drug store.
B Joiner of Hillsdale County Michigan praises Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil for rheumatism relief. He claims it provides quick benefit and believes it infallible for rheumatics.
A Bowery policeman recalls a drunken tailor who staggered to a doorway only to notice fresh paint on his overcoat and vest. The tale unfolds with the man reading a sign above a door, misreading it as a cue about a friend’s death, and reacting with shock and disbelief.
In a club scene Jenkins confronts his friend Veryfly about moving his business. Veryfly, distracted, acknowledges the need to relocate to Ludlow Street as business pressures loom.
An American acquaintance met Monsieur Melinique on Broadway after a funeral. The friend recalled attending the sad services and asked about Melinique’s deportment at the grave. Melinique responded with a boastful recount of his conduct at the grave.
In the south of France Dr Estachy tried to dispose of rival Dr Tourna toire by sending him game dosed with belladonna. Discovered, he claimed a joke but the judge locked him up on a murder attempt charge as the victim’s wife and a servant nearly died.
A humorous exchange recalls Clarinda advising Tommy about marrying the plump girl in the matheum. Tommy asks why and Clarinda remarks she tried him with the round shouldered one to kiss her, drawing a playful mood from the conversation.
A dialogue reveals plans for marriage interrupted by talk of pin money and a diamond pin. The couple's playful exchange centers on support for purchases and wedding plans, hinting at tensions over funds and material desires.
A witty exchange hints at a forthcoming marriage between Gus and Miss Smith the heiress. The friend notes there are no encumbrances besides the heiress herself, implying social ties and wealth as the central stakes.
A Worcester County woman who enlisted a man to saw wood told him she had no change but offered a future free tooth extraction by her dentist husband as compensation.
A curio essay describes parrots that sing rare tunes and a hummingbird that outpaces the English bird in chirping. It notes a Maryland tame crow's clever thefts and a sobbing wren in southwestern Texas with a haunting dawn or dusk song.
An unnamed celebrated doctor endorses Hunt's Remedy as the superior treatment for female diseases and heart conditions, claiming it is a sure cure with no substitute. The claim emphasizes its suitability for delicate women and its medical credibility.
A narrated scene in a San Francisco Chronicle piece shows a man shopping for lace for a lady, joking with a dry goods storekeeper. He boasts of wealth, feigns seriousness, and ends with a costly, absurd offer while onlookers react to the farce.
A Washington corridor tale exposes how some society reporters accept money for descriptions of rich women's toilet and appearance. One journalist recounts taking a $10 bribe to detail a dress room encounter and offers to transform simple attire into lavish fashion, painting a portrait for public print.
A report states Dr Mary Walker is writing an autobiography titled Not Like Other Girls. The item suggests the memoir will profile her life and experiences as a notable figure.
A brief note from the Pittsburg Chronicle states an oyster remains in bed during seasonable hours unless summoned by a take.
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