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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1884
Page
1
The speaker endures dust and heat on a weary journey yet trusts the city ahead will repay all trials. They expect release from toil when they reach the end of the way and the war, praising the beloved at journey's close.
A narrator recalls a Bristol Ferry romance entwined with a past love triangle. Julia Stevens, Paul Clifford, and unsent letters drive a suspenseful three months of longing, gossip, and a hidden union set against a moonlit Fall River voyage.
A submerged diver T S Wilson recounts a terrifying descent to inspect a lake steamer wreck. At fifty to eighty feet darkness, a cold feel surrounds him and he fears a sea serpent. He surfaces to laughter, later resumes the task, then notes a discovery daily bringing joy to homes through Dr King’s New Discovery.
An old advertisement touts Burdock Blood Bitters as a health booster and profit source for the enterprising buyer. It also cites Mansyatt Hatz’s drowning method from Dr Kaufmann’s medical work and offers a free copy in exchange for postage stamps to A. P. Ordway & Co. Boston.
A terse editorial statement questions the integrity of vote counting when artificial methods or manipulation are used. It argues for transparent, verifiable procedures and warns against deceptive practices that undermine trust in elections.
A reflective piece urges choosing propriety over trend and valuing remembrance over transient pleasure. It extols the goodness of helping others, notes that suffering for good deeds can elevate, and critiques self-serving education while honoring lifelong wisdom beyond mere years.
The passage extols a house as a blessing and its personal rewards as hospitality cleanliness and contentment. It notes temperaments vary yet kindness can prevail and urges real-world benevolence over dwelling on fictional sorrows.
A quatrain by Favel compares soul and body to paired musical instruments tuned the same. Each touch on one causes the other to tremble, reflecting intertwined emotion and health through laughter and tears as a single bond remains.
The passage urges guarding speech to avoid unkind words, noting a rebounder for every jab. It argues that dying to escape poverty or pain is cowardly and emphasizes enduring trials as brave. It ends with a call to keep God before us and to act by what is right and Godly.
The article traces Penn from a restless youth swayed by religious fervor and French influences to a steadfast adult who joined Quaker principles and refused to remove his hat in deference at court. It cites Pepys diary impressions and a famous exchange with James II, illustrating his transformation into a founder noted for probity.
A lone English lad from Sandgate endures poverty and tragedy after arriving in New York. He trains as a binder, faces illness and death in boarding houses, and brings his mother and sister to America while supporting them through years of struggle in the city.
The gray cat known as Tabby rides an elevator in a Tribune building, greeting the elevator boy with miaows. She visits a lawyer friend, lounges in the editorial rooms, and stops at the restaurant area around noon. The feline socialite avoids stairs and knows the building well.
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