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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1885
Page
1
A French marchioness becomes entangled with a visiting English woman who flirts with her guests. The pretty woman schemes revenge by forging a guest list and a false daughter of the marchioness persuades a doctor to abduct the lunatic host and send her to an asylum. Paris weeps as the Englishwoman remains unscathed.
No other medicine is so reliable as Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for colds, coughs, and derangements of the throat and lungs. In ordinary cases it is a certain cure and affords relief for asthmatic and consumptive patients, even in advance stages of disease.
A pantry door note reads Peorke Tion for home industries and lack and kay. The fragment hints at a home economy or crafts program, though details are unclear. Further readable text may clarify the project scope and involved parties.
An advertisement touts Ayer's Sarsaparilla as a remedy that frees the blood, restores appetite, strength, and health, warning against poisoning the fountain of life by carelessness or misfortune. The speaker adds a personal quip about searching for matches in a dark hour.
Mary Peck borrows five dollars from Mrs. Peck to fund a Waterbury shopping trip for her poor friend Delia and her doctor brother. The loan buys shoes and basics, but the need grows as Mary falls ill, prompting the doctor and Delia to reveal the true cost of care and debt in a country household.
A reflective essay on character over wealth and the value of virtue. It argues happiness comes from enjoyment not possession, suffering shapes great characters, wealth must be legitimately earned, and conciliation rewards personal sacrifice over offense.
A concise quotation about proper relation to authority advising balance between proximity and distance to avoid harm or chilling. It emphasizes caution and moderation in hierarchical living.
A reflective line asserts that faith persists despite trials and that truth endures beyond temporary signs. It contrasts Carlyle’s view on enduring stars with Beecher’s warning about intoxicants eroding life and virtue, framing a moral conversation on resilience and self-control.
A Goethe family remark notes his mother’s wisdom to seek what is good in people and leave the rest to God who shapes mankind and rounds off its angles. The quote reflects a tolerant ethos and a belief in divine refinement of flaws.
A collection of reflective maxims extols earthly duties and pious focus. It links daily tasks to human excellence and deeper spiritual joy. Included are notes on sight, art, music, and the soul’s ascent to heavenly gladness.
A quotation from Carlyle on laughter as a sign of character contrasts with a Congregationalist urging to cheer up through piety. The text argues laughter reveals virtue while urging faith, positive outlook, and belief in God’s unfolding purpose to transform the world.
A guidance on offering real sympathy to a friend in trouble. Do not try to explain away the calamity or judge the grief. Instead share in the suffering, even with a simple note, and let heartfelt concern ease the distress.
At Mystic River Connecticut Mr Whipple demonstrates a method to teach a deaf mute boy named Johnny to understand and speak by sensing word sound through the back of the hand. The visitor tests the boy and learns how tactile cues enable conversation with the deaf. The demonstration ends with Whipple noting the progress and the New York Tribune report.
A public health notice warns families to treat a simple cough or cold quickly with Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup to prevent serious illness. It emphasizes not delaying care and seeks to prompt immediate purchase.
A New York reader from West Fifty-third street reports Parker's Hair Balsam reversed hair loss. The letter says bald spots disappeared and overall hair grew thicker, softer, and livelier after illness.
Mrs Mary A Daily of Tunkhannock Pennsylvania suffered six years with asthma and bronchitis. After trying doctors with no relief she used Dr Kings New Discovery last October and felt relief at once. Continued use led to a complete cure and a gain of fifty pounds. Free trial bottle offered by J H Young & Co Drug Store with large bottles priced at one dollar.
An advertisement touts a “great blood purifier” named Sulphur Bitters promising relief from rheumatism and neuralgia. It features testimonials from satisfied users including references to Gen. FF Butler and others who allegedly benefited. The badly garbled copy emphasizes fashion and appetite as well as healing claims.
An article recounts the East’s gems and rulers, detailing the Great Mogul diamond once 787 carats now 279, the Peacock Throne’s diamond crusted gold design, and vast jeweled treasures of Shah Jahan, Persian crown jewels, and Eastern rulers, with notes on regional gemstone abundance.
The article notes that before European contact the Herero and Ovambo groups recognized only tinic metals, naming copper and iron similarly in their language. It describes itinerant smiths, the high value of iron and copper, historical use of iron for ornaments, and how Europeans’ boot nails and goods altered native metal use and trade patterns.
In a Pittsburgh Chronicle excerpt, Jarphly muses on humanity's smallness against space while domestic life intrudes. Mrs Marphin calls from the kitchen as Jere mish chases firewood and supper, framing a humorous contrast.
Disjointed OCR fragment references an anthem of Bit ain and a musician John Bull around 1628. Mentions James and a possible royal connection but text is unclear and partial.
A Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph reporter discusses whether locomotives have brains or instincts. Engineers describe engines as iron horses with mood, luck, and docility. others call cars stupid. The piece ends withan anecdote of two visiting relatives misreading train departures and implying trains may foresee events.
On a Northwestern Depot train three laughing girls attract a brave young man who vows to “lick” the brakeman after he is insulted. The brakeman coolly invites confrontation, revealing he will be at Evanston in thirty minutes, prompting the young man to back down as the situation defuses.
A garbled excerpt notes a warning to a man about sailing to the Black Sea and avoiding bathing to prevent a return as a darkey, followed by a child’s mishearing of a grownup remark. The text includes a muddy, interrupted family scene and a stray joke about who croaks in the room.
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