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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1882
Page
1
In a Wisconsin train tale a young law student recounts befriending a smooth talker who learns his mortgage details. The stranger drugs him, attempts to rob the money, and is thwarted when a farmer and several workers intervene, aided by a wary child observer.
A Detroit Free Press account recalls a tense raid in which a man was captured after a quick move by officers. The culprit, recovering, cursed loudly and was sent to the penitentiary for fifteen years. The mortgage was lifted and a gift from Law & Law kept Katie Gray in dresses for years.
A miscellany piece reflects on truthfulness, self reliance, and humility while urging temperance and noting Arkansas law requiring both men and women to sign for saloon openings. It cites the Chicago Evening Journal praising the state’s saloon closures and temperance momentum.
A Christian Register excerpt questions the value of New Year resolutions made on January 1, 1882. It fears failure and self-reproach, suggesting some avoid plans to escape conscience and the penalties of inaction, choosing comfortable self indulgence over self-improvement.
The piece warns against lengthy leave takings and lingering after a visit. It advises departing promptly and politely, avoiding drawn out, tedious goodbyes that keep hosts standing and conversations ongoing. Aim for a brief, graceful exit once ready to go.
A Sunday evening in Worcester forty years ago shows how a dissolute youth named John B. Gough was redirected by a kind tap on the shoulder to attend a meeting at the town hall. There he pledged total abstinence and became a world famed reformer, echoing the blessing from bootmaker Joel Stratton now in heaven.
The article argues about soil quality across the American South, contrasting Southern and Northern farming standards, noting pine land’s modest fertility and the risk of misrepresentations by land sellers. It describes settlers adapting to local living costs and farming scales, plus moral maxims and a comic medieval scene ending with a medicinal claim for Sanford's Radical Cure.
Captain A N Turpie and five crewmembers survive after the Mary ship Moses Knowlton is struck by a waterspout. The vessel capsizes, sailor Charles McLeod drowns, three days adrift in an open boat before rescue by the British bark Elsio.
An intoxicated man visited an Arch street undertaker at about two in the morning seeking to order the undertaker never to come to his house. The undertaker let him in, but the man demanded the order then fired him out saying, Good night, sir, you are the last man I want to have anything to do with. The undertaker reflected, Sold again.
Wallace Hurtron Co. Druggists of Lock Haven Pennsylvania report high satisfaction with Dr Bail’s Cough Syrup after a winter of strong sales.
An advertisement seeks a young man partly outdoors and partly behind the counter. The Cleveland Leader asks what the result will be when the door slams, hinting at a humorous or ironic outcome. The note reflects a period style of recruiting and playful copy.
The article notes rising popularity of window plants and plant cabinets in homes for decor and cost saving. It stresses sunlight in winter, prefers ferns palms and leaf plants when sun is scarce, and warns that furnace gases and burnt sulphur harm indoor vegetation. It advises maximizing sunlight and managing moisture and atmosphere for plant health.
The Examiner and Chronicle argues churches can fill congregations as much as ministers. It urges lay members to act warmly from pews, noting a minister must thaw a cold flock. A humorous exchange about distance highlights deeper themes of effort and perseverance.
Article states dyspepsia diarrhea and related stomach distress are caused by humor in the stomach. Cites several cases cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla and claims outstanding cures prove the medicine’s curative agents and earns public confidence.
Fogg asserts money is active and out of reach as he reads the paper. The remark frames a moment of financial pressure or distance, highlighting the tension between awareness and access. No further context is provided in the fragment.
Mechanic from Salem states he paid for a cottage this year using money earned before, when he used Sulphur Bitters for his wife’s Female Weakness. The ad mocks artificial body parts and morality, noting women may wear artificial heads after a scare.
Letters from Johnston Olloway Co. Philadelphia praise Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh and hay fever cure. They note rising sales and frequent orders as evidence of merit. Customer Mrs J D Haan of Union New York reports long catarrh relief after one bottle, with rapid head relief and deafness improvement. Price 50 cents.
Thomas J Bowdwitch traces the long history of cooking vessels from gourd and cocoanut shells to clay pots and metal pans. He notes inwardly tapered sides aid boiling, cites ancient Egypt and Shakespeare, and observes Chinese antiquity in vessel use and invention.
A reader recounts Mr Godfrey’s cure using Hop Bitters after a dire warning from his physician. Ten days earlier doctors declared him done, then he reportedly improved enough to return to work and even plan a gift for his brother George. The narrative likens his revival to a first night’s rest after a perilous voyage.
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