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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1885
Page
1
A New York Times correspondent describes an artificial Nassau lake at a Waterloo estate used to store green turtles. The water glows with fiery phosphorescence. oars spark flames, creating floating fire trails as divers swim and the depth measures four to five feet.
A man who spends the money he should be saving to pay debts, knowing saving is the only way to settle them, risks public reproach as he wastes resources and harms his own reputation.
An advertisement touts Ayer's Hair Vigor as unrivaled for cleansing the scalp, preventing dandruff, curing itching, restoring faded hair to dark color, and promoting growth. It cautions readers not to overwater house plants as a tip.
A promotional notice praises Ayer’s Sarsaparilla as a remedy for disfiguring skin eruptions and pallid complexions. It claims the drink helps expel illness from within and restore health.
A young woman arrives at grandmother Ellis’s home and meets David Alcott, a visiting patient. They grow close as he nurses intrigue and literature, while a jealous former lover tests their bond and life choices unfold toward marriage.
A simple self acting post office sits in a small cask chained to rocks at the cape in the Magel lan Straits opposite Terra del Fuego. Passing ships fetch mail, replace letters, and the system remains protected by all nations with no reported abuses.
Expressions of gratitude reveal public praise for Dr Ball’s Cough Syrup described as a safe remedy for coughs colds bronchitis croup and sore throat. The notice highlights the product’s effectiveness and public confidence in its use.
A cryptic note about dairy handling appears to advise against exhausting all milk when spoiling butter. The fragment hints at a kitchen practice but lacks clear context or accountability.
A customer letter praises Parker's Hair Balsam noting hair loss halted and bald spots covered. The writer from West Fifty-third Street New Ore reports thicker, softer hair after use, expressing satisfaction beyond expectations. The excerpt also mentions unrelated housekeeping tips and a stray note.
An important discovery claims to cure consumption and a wide range of throat chest and lung ailments. Trial bottles are offered free by J H Young Co Drug Store. Also praised is Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Arnica Salve with prices listed.
A compact collection of aphorisms and reflections on love duties and human nature. It juxtaposes George Herbert and Stopford A. Brooke thoughts with a blessing about those who help others and greet children. The tone resembles a period commentary.
A reflective piece discusses how individuals shape their own worldviews. It notes that a weary heart derives no joy from sunshine, a selfish person doubts friendship, and a person without listening ears ignores music.
The passage urges not to undervalue improving opportunities for youth. It warns that neglecting seed time harms harvest and that a single hour can determine a lifetime, as opportunities once missed cannot be recalled.
A devotional line evokes Christ’s holiness entering a corrupt human stream and sharing its fate. The image contrasts a purer, mountain-born river with a black turbid current to illustrate salvation through union with human sin. The quotation is attributed to Phillips Brooks.
Reverend Howard Crosby reflects that God uses the rod of discipline to shape faith. Afflictions such as sickness loss and bereavement are purposeful and stems from divine mercy. The humble soul will recognize these changes in method as constant mercy from God, guiding toward truth.
A Mission medical worker aids a sick child whose mother cannot afford care. The story contrasts charity with harsh poverty as a South Side cloak maker collapses from overwork and debt. The visitor counsels mercy and prayer amid hardship and resilience.
Anthony Hunt recalls a night when a stormy road yielded a lost child. He carries a soaked girl to his home, only to find his own daughter Dolly alive inside, the family weeping for a doll left behind. Dolly is recovered and praised as a cherished daughter.
Professor F A Paley recounts a Yorkshire boyhood memory in Longmans Magazine about a bank note that vanished from a shelf. A mouse hole revealed a nest of young mice with a single intact note used as nest lining, untouched except for a faint stain. The note’s preservation plus its differing texture amazed the observer.
Fragmentary text hints at a melodramatic scene with a runaway partner facing consequences and a prime actor involved in a jewel case. The garbled lines suggest gossip of scandal, champagne indulgence, and a life described as dramatic or precarious.
A Washington correspondent recounts a locksmith who boasts he can open any safe without key or combination. He describes methods, timings, and payments for openings, noting danger to learn and a tense police watch. He claims knowledge of weak points in safes and even the treasury time lock.
A 1880s overview contrasts pacing and trotting records. Maud S. set a 2:09 mile, then Johnston the pacer broke 2:06, signaling the ascendancy of pacers. The piece predicts sub two-minute fills for both breeds and cites Winship and Westmont as examples of boosted speed.
In a Boston versus Metropolitans game Hines argued with the umpire after a low ball call. He demanded an altitudinous sphere and refused a low pitch, then hit a ball to right field and sprinted home as the umpire fainted.
Gen Butler and hundreds claim cure from rheumatism and neuralgia by the great blood purifier Sulphur Bitters. Send for testimonials.
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