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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1882
Page
1
A quiet man asks for pass at a lunch counter. A girl and a passerby rebuff him with squeaks and mentionof ham and old tribe jokes. The man laments the last of the Ham tribe, hoping to find Shem and Japhet.
Betty Wilmarth, famed for her dark Spanish beauty, spurns suitors until Will Maunder leaves. Her vanity and neglect undo her family fortune, war silences him, and a snowbound New Year ends with an unseen reunion as she forgives and discovers him alive in a moment of longing.
The author urges concise direct communication and warns against verbose, pretentious language. Emphasis is placed on plain, truthful expression without slang or showy rhetoric.
A Detroit clothier sold a young man pants with two hind pockets. The customer, unhappy with the extra pocket, waited in a dark corner for the tailor to remove the second hind pocket, explaining he carries a tobacco box in the other. The event was recalled by the Detroit Free Press.
Distilled blend of witch hazel pine fir marigold clover blossoms with healing balsam essence. Sanford's Radical Cure for Catarrh offers complete treatment for $1. A wholesome, fragrant remedy advertised as a full cure.
An old proverb is updated noting never cry over spilled milk while criticizing waste. The line suggests the milkman used water wastefully and highlights thrift in a curt, reflective tone.
A terse ad from A P Ordway & Co Boston Mass offers a guide to remedies and disease signs with abbreviated terms and color illustrations, inviting readers to obtain the work by mail.
A saying attributed to Josh Billings notes that once split, a reputation can be repaired but the world will forever watch the place of the crack. The quip reflects on public perception and lasting scrutiny after a blemish.
Ad warns against harsh purgatives and touts Carter's Little Liver Pills from J. H. Young & Co as a bowel regulator. One pill dose. Sold by J. H. Young & Co.
A reflective meditation on restraint and memory. The speaker denies forcing change by harsh action and notes daily images hung on the walls of the heart. The metaphor suggests lingering sadness and resilience as one faces future shadows.
A reflection on daily restraint and integrity, urging inner discipline and quiet moral oversight. The piece emphasizes private conduct over public display, suggesting that true virtue resides in unobserved daily choices.
A brief editorial plea calls for respectful speech about those who faced hardship and conflict. It urges lifting up the injured and avoiding scorn while acknowledging unseen wounds and personal battles.
Wind powers have multiplied within fifteen to twenty miles around Philadelphia and become essential on farms with stock. Though initial cost may be high, the ongoing expense is small, likening it to the price of a good horse, and it eliminates labor to pump water. A hydraulic ram can substitute where a spring has ample volume and fall, but either wind or ram improves farm economy on sizeable properties.
A letter from Arundel recounts the Duke of Norfolk lineage and wealth. It claims Henry Fitzalan Howard, 33, heir to vast lands totaling about 60,000 acres, arising from Norman and Saxon lineages. The writer describes the title as acquired through “highway robbery and piracy” and notes an alleged annual income around two million dollars.
A reflection on Damascus as the world’s oldest city, contrasting now with fallen Tyre Sidon Baalbek Palmyra and Nineveh. The piece notes Saul’s vision near Damascus and the city’s enduring trade routes, landscapes, damask fabrics and famed Damascus blade from the London Globe.
An old advertisement urges readers to obtain Dr Ball's Cough Syrup from the druggist to cure a cough, stressing time as life’s essential material and urging immediate purchase.
The Albany Journal profiles Castine Maine noting annual outflow of young people drains vitality. Trade is diffuse and labor reverts to varied tasks. the canning factory dominates, schedules shift with mood, and decisive enterprise is absent. Women rule at home while men linger idle, religiosity is low and social life is frugal and restrained.
A historic notice touts Ely's Cream Balm as the sole effective cure for catarrh. Testimonial claims J. B. Chase of St Denis Hotel and a New York source report lasting relief after fifteen years of irritation. The product is described as non liquid, easily applied, and priced at 50 cents.
An 1860s style ad touts Swart Weed and Belladonna as key ingredients in Carter’s S. W. & B. Backache Plasters. The porous plaster is marketed as the best in the market and priced at 25 cents, sold by H. Young & Co.
An illustrated tale by F Cuvier recounts a wolf raised as a puppy and later housed in Paris. The animal mourned its master when separated, remained desolate for weeks, revived when the master returned, and again showed fierce loyalty after years apart.
A farmer asks the Beggin County Agricultural Association president about a county fair. The president says sufficient horses will be available for excitement, exhibits include a dime museum with Punch and Judy and rifle shooting, and vegetable displays will be managed by those who run the restaurant stands.
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