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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1893
Page
1
A short New York Times excerpt describes a healthy West End boy who misinterprets nerves as evil spirits. He recalls his mother’s nerves were “completely destroyed” and celebrates by playfully embracing his mother, then wonders aloud if nerves will finally be gone.
A Detroit Free Press quotation depicts a quarrel between a husband and wife over forgotten gloves and a missing door key. The exchange highlights gender banter as the husband insists on his system while the wife suggests the unpredictability of women.
An advertisement claims a home cure book by Dr Kaufmann offered by A P Ordway & Co of Boston. Readers are urged to send three 2 cent stamps for postage to receive the work with colored plates illustrating disease causes and remedies.
At the annual meeting held on Monday October the following officers were elected for the ensuing year President William H Spooner Vice President Henry Gof Augustus O Bourn John G Watson Trustees Charles IH R Doringh George H Farrington Thomas G Holmes Samuel P Colt J B Pearce I F Williams John B Nerroshoff Ezra Dixon Alfred Luther William Hodgkinson.
An advertisement for Sheldon and Binney at 28 Westminster Street Providence announces a general bank in business dealing stocks bonds local securities and foreign exchange. It notes interest on deposits subject to check at sight and telegraph wires to New York.
A London Telegraph correspondent argues for hatless walks, claiming hats cause baldness and heat loss. He praises sun exposure for cooling the head and preventing colds, citing butchers and Christ’s Hospital boys, and praises Arthur Balfour for going hatless whenever possible.
Notices from Worcester and Springfield druggists endorse Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh and nasal troubles. Testimonials from G K Mellor, Bush & Co., C P Alden, Geo A Hill, W P Draper praise its merit and satisfactory results.
Traveling in southeastern Ireland the narrator describes Connemara as drought ridden and destitute. He records bare mountains, ruined cabins, barefoot children begging pennies, and a scene of stark poverty near Ougtherard by Lake Corrib. A young girl Betsey captivates them before the group moves on.
A narrator recalls visiting Betsey in a humble cottage in ruralIreland. The child Betsey dies after a fever while clutching a sacred image and slippers. the narrator records the grandmother's sorrow and Betsey's devotion amid a povertystricken home.
Nine leading American millionaires are portrayed as abstemious with refined homes and steady routines. William Waldorf Astor keeps a modest residence and plans a Fifth Avenue mansion, while John D. Rockefeller and Cornelius Vanderbilt maintain religious or disciplined habits. Rockefeller avoids politics, attends church, and supports education. Vanderbilt is noted for cleanliness and business prominence. Astor aims for wealth and public church involvement, with broader notes on their health and ambitions.
Reports describe a bright meteor seen March 31 1676 crossing Italy between Rimini and Leghorn from NE to SW. Eyewitnesses claimed enormous size and height with voices like skyrocket or cannon. estimates ranged from as large as a house to about half a mile in circumference.
A brief humorous exchange shows a wife questioning a husband about a clock purchase. The husband cannot recall the exact price and the wife suggests it was worth about two dollars. She then reasons that if it was two dollars, he likely paid four dollars, implying a perceived doubling of value.
A Vienna correspondent reports the christening of Archduke Stephen’s daughter in Lem berg Cathedral. The infant’s names listed include Maria Immaculata Caroline Margarethe Blanca Leopoldine Beatrix Anna Josefine Rafsela Michaela Stanislaus Ignaz Hieronymus Camiro Katharina Petra Caecilia. The Albany Argus notes such long naming would solve U.S. naming debates if adopted here.
The National Review recounts feats of Gran Canary natives including a massive stone lifted on shoulders and hurled, a priest who grabbed a raging bull by the leg and held it, and a thigh bone reported to be marrowless after surgery, noting relics in burying places do not prove a national trait despite their size.
The piece argues life rests on tissue changes with the body acting as a machine. It notes parts of the body perish and renew, nails and hair show decay, and skin peels as food intake nourishes yet is excreted. The view, attributed to Gentleman's Magazine, emphasizes natural decline from birth.
Hood's Sarsaparilla stands at the head in the medicine world with the largest sales of any medicine. Its widespread popularity and claimed merit attract competitors who envy its success.
Ifond's Pills claim to cure constipation by restoring the alimentary canal's peristaltic action. They are promoted as the best family cathartic for relief and regularity.
excerpts from Mrs. Dorthy Tennant Stanleys Book reveal children’s quirky definitions of love and guilt. A girl prefers country living to avoid others’ possessions while a boy equates a gentleman with a watch and chain and adds faith in Jesus.
The saying notes that if a person loses self respect no one can recover it for him. It emphasizes personal responsibility and the fragility of inner dignity.
A Connecticut correspondent describes a wind haunted musical grove on Nickerson hill in New London County. Hollow chestnut and walnut trunks emit eerie tones as wind from the southeast sweeps the trees, drawing storm anticipation among nearby residents. The piece also notes animal behavior and learning in lower animals, illustrating experience guiding life with several anecdotes.
Mr Chianton Campbell of Chester Pennsylvania recommends St Bull's Cough Syrup as a sure cure for croup. He says he has kept it in the house for the last six years and would not be without it.
A reflective piece urges weary mothers to seize the present day for happiness. It argues real joy comes from daily gratitude and effort, not waiting for a perfect future or storing up comfort. The message invites embracing God’s gifts now to brighten life and prove the old saying false.
A reflection on human folly as a man attempts to gain liberty by inscribing the word Liberty on his chains, highlighting the illusion that words alone can release one from confinement.
A cautionary note warns that hatred and vengeance corrode the mind and heart. The article stresses the danger of nurturing revenge, describing its toxic effect on the bearer and the peril it poses to social harmony.
A succinct ancient proverb notes that no witness or accuser is as strong as the conscience within every person. The quote, attributed to Pully bius circa 200 BC, reflects on inner judgment and moral accountability.
An agreeable tonic for nerves and brain advertised as valuable for mental fatigue. A trial bottle can be obtained by sending 25 cents in stamps to Humfr Chemical Works in Providence R I.
The article highlights Arthar dy Brown of the United States Printing Office known as Dictionary Brown for his verbatim accuracy. The Boston Journal notes typesetters praised his corrections and Webster approved his judgments. Brown reportedly sent twenty corrections to the dictionary's publishers who accepted them and rewarded him with an elegant bound copy.
In a Placer California report the horned toad spews a red liquid from its eyes when provoked by a cat, startling observers who note the creature appears harmless until this startling display. The incident raises questions about the toad’s unusual defense.
A reflective remark on delaying actions in war and everyday tasks. It contrasts idle and industrious behavior as strategies to defer immediate enjoyment, suggesting procrastination undercuts present and future satisfaction.
A reflective line contrasts lasting truth with transitory praise, noting that genuine esteem grows deep roots and spreads widely while falsehoods fade like blossoms.
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