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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1886

Page

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Be Warned in Time Kidney Health Ad Claims

Be warned in time. Kidney diseases may be prevented by purifying renewing and invigorating the blood with Ayer s Sarsaparilla. When debility perverts kidney action these organs rob the blood of its albumen passed off in urine. Worn out matter remains and kidneys fail to carry it off. Ayer s Sarsaparilla restores proper action and Albuminuria or

Ayer

Ayer's Sarsaparilla Promises Kidney Health Benefits

Advertorial note claims Bright's Disease prevention and kidney inflammation relief. Testimonies from Mrs. Weld of Jamaica Plain and W M McDonald of Boston describe kidney trouble improvement after using Ayer's Sarsaparilla, asserting renewed strength.

Health notices of Lowell reader on digestive and kidney complaints

John McLellan of Bridge and Third streets Lowell Massachusetts reports years of Dispepsia and Kidney Complaint with poor appetite and emaciation. After using the remedy he was restored to perfect health.

John McLellan Bridge and Third Sts Lowell, Mass

Reuben and Daisy: Violin Grace Wins a City Career

An orphaned farmhand, Reuben grows from a gentle dreamer under Uncle Josiah to a celebrated violinist. He resists breaking his father’s legacy, pursues music in the city, earns fame and a chance to marry Daisy, and returns home for a wedding before sailing abroad with Daisy by his side.

Reuben Josiah Jersey Polly Sue Jennie Daisy Brookside Aunt Polly Uncle Josiah New York Boston Philadelphia New Orleans Cremona

Forge Your Character from Small Steadfast Acts

The quote emphasizes shaping identity through daily actions not dreams. It links grand temples to tiny stones and great lives to trifling events, praising peace gentleness temperance kindness purity and a devout spirit as lifelong choices.

Coleridge Quote on Religion as Gentility

A quotation from Coleridge declares religion the most gentlemanly force in the world and notes it becomes genteel when free of cant.

Coleridge

Great minds work hard while aiming higher in life

The passage highlights that the best individuals honor honest labor as a foundation while pursuing noble goals. It emphasizes a balance between practical toil and aspirational achievement, urging a disciplined, purposeful approach to both work and personal growth.

There are truths some men despise for lack of examination

A reflective line states truths exist but are rejected by people who have not or will not study them, due to discomfort or disagreement with the ideas presented. The statement frames inquiry as essential to understanding, warning against willful dismissal.

Scott Arthur Chandler Secretary of the Navy Rascal Folger Bob Lincoln Teller United States Bastile Chet Jacksonville White House

No grander pride than a good action rightly carried out

A moral reflection on virtue, stating that pride is earned only from doing the right thing without hidden self interest. It emphasizes integrity and the value of acting honorably for its own sake.

Time as Man's Most Valued Possession

A reflection on time as humanity's priceless resource. It emphasizes that life hinges on how we use our hours and minutes, warning against wasting this essential treasure. The passage urges mindful living and purposeful action to honor the value of time.

Advertising Drives Traffic and Brand Recognition

The text argues that advertising attracts customers and builds public visibility. It contrasts advertised places, which attract broader attention, with unadvertised ones known only to a few passersby. The message stresses the universal advantage of promotion.

Canon Farrar Converts to Teetotalism in New York Speech

In a New York address Canon Farrar explains his decade long abstinence from alcohol. He cites nations pre alcohol, hardened criminals improving on sobriety, and physicians endorsing health without drink. He recalls Father Mathew's warnings and laments drink’s ruin of noble minds.

Canon Farrar New York Ile Father Mathew Stars of Heaven Cedars Lebanon

Good-bye as a Picture-Word of Life and Loss

A reflective piece on farewell’s deep meaning across life scenes from school days to travel. It links the word Good-bye to memories, history, and emotion, noting its musical, dramatic, and reverent power from Hector’s departure to Paul at Miletus and beyond.

Hector Andromache Paul Miletus

Veni Vidi Vici cure Salvation Oil Featured

An advertising note extols Dr Bull's Cough Syrup and its claimed cure for cold like a grand national salvation. It touts the product alongside boasts of the country, rivers, and women while promoting confidence to purchase at twenty five cents.

Dr. Bull Salvation Oil

Arresting a President and Three Drunkards Rescued

The San Francisco Call recalls a prank on a president figure with Cabinet insider accounts of a Florida visit and a fake arrest. A New York trio discusses reform after years of drinking, with one man confessing a hard fall into crime before turning sober and aiding others.

Arthur San Francisco Florida Chet Jacksonville White House Bill Chandler Frelinghuysen Secretary of State State Department

Ely's Cream Balm Cures Cold Ailments Safely

A testimonial states Ely's Cream Balm provides quick relief from colds in the head catarrh and throat lung issues. It claims safety and easy finger application curing catarrh and hay fever with rapid improvement, citing a gratefully cured child after long breathlessness.

Ely J. M. Smith Owego, N. Y

Clothing shop blaze erupts chaos as shoppers flee

Witnesses report a clothing shop fire causing a scramble to exit. Clerks dash to grab coats and several patrons stumble while escaping, with exits crowded and smoke filling the area. Firefighters work to control flames and prevent spread.

Electric Bitters praised by Kansas customer

Thousands say so. Mr. T. W. Atkins of Girard Kansas endorses Electric Bitters as a reliable selling medicine. The ad claims purity and cure for kidney and liver troubles, blood purification, and bowel regulation, with yearly savings on doctor bills. Available at fifty cents a bottle from J. H. Young & Co.

T. W. Atkins Girard, Kan J. H. Young & Co

Apple Skin Warning From Common in the Household

A household caution states that children should not eat fruit skins or seeds. It compares an apple skin to a bit of kid glove, and a grape skin to indigestible leather, reflecting early home management guidance.

Sulphur Bitters Promote Reliable Health Remedy

Be careful with dis ease and choose a medicine you can trust. Daily Argus touts Sulphur Bitters as a reliable remedy made from choicest roots and herbs in the vegetable kingdom. It warns against cheap tonics and claims the product is a steadfast health aid.

Daily Argus

A Cause or Headache Neuralgic Headache Linked to Hair Styling

The Lancet notes neuralgic headache in women often stems from the second cervical nerve branches reaching the scalp. Hair being drawn tightly back by hair-pins irritates scalp nerves in small bundles, causing pain when pins are removed only briefly relieves it. The hairstyle is blamed for widespread neuralgic headaches.

Eclectric Oil touted to cure cold and ease hoarseness

Mrs. M. J. Fellows of Barr Oak St. Joseph County Michigan advertises Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a quick cure for colds and as relief for hoarseness in this historical notice.

Thomas M. J. Fellows Barr Oak St. Joseph Co Mich

Boy learns timing of funerals sharpens undertaker's ire

An undertaker explains to a father that his son lacks the proper sense for the undertaking trade. The boy asked a widow her regular time to bury husbands after she had just buried her fourth husband, risking loss of the trade.

The Modus Operandi Of The Expert Cut Purse

A detailed account of how professional pickpockets operate in crowds on trains. Two thieves work in tandem to locate, access, and remove a victim’s money with careful body positioning, signaling, and coordinated distraction. The act ends with a chirrup cue as they separate to target others.

Krupp Works Growth At Essen Industrial Giant Expands

The Krupp company at Essen has grown from under 1800 workers in 1860 to more than 20 000 today. Including families dependent on the works total supporters reach 65 881. The complex includes coal mines, iron ore mines, furnaces, steam engines, and 37 miles of railroad with 88 locomotives and 893 freight cars. Telecommunication consists of 40 miles of telegraph wire and 35 stations connected by Morse apparatus.

Krupp Essen Bochum Germany Bilbao Spain Meppen Morse

Inserting Aged Stems To Save Trees At Pottstown Farm

At a Pottstown farm rabbits girdled young apple trees years ago. The owners saved them by letting shoots grow past the girdle then inserting them under the bark like inoculation. The inserted shoots fed the main stem above, creating leglike supports. One tree bears five legs, the other seven, with old trunks decayed.

Pottstown

Beaconfield as a Plagiarist

A London Truth critique brands Lord Beaconsfield a bold plagiarist praising his novels as brilliant and instructive. The piece notes an epigram in Lothair copied from Walter Savage Landor and accuses Beaconsfield’s fans of crediting him with the phrase gondola of London borrowed from Balzac.

Lord Beaconsfield London Truth Lothair Walter Savage Lander Parson Southey London Balzac

Hints for the Family from the Life periodical

A satirical set of domestic tips describing dangerous or absurd household tricks. It mocks advice on burglary prevention with poison, hunting ammunition, washing tablecloth spills, repairing garments, and wagon couplings. The piece uses exaggerated scenarios to lampoon everyday household problem solving.

Hunt's Remedy Promoted for Kidney and Liver Ailments

An advertisement asserts Hunt's Remedy cures kidney and liver diseases and claims untreated liver and kidney disorders cause rheumatism and neuralgia. The copy presents a strong health claim and urges use for relief.

Advertising Rates And Insertion Rules For Local Paper

Rates list for transient advertisements including per inch and per week charges. Special notices before marriages and deaths double. Yearly ads limited to immediate business. prepaid for advance insertion. early submission required by Thursday noon for next issue.

Royal Baking Powder Proven Pure by Government Chemist

The article argues cheaper baking powders contain lime alum or phosphates and harm health. It cites Prof Chandler Habirshaw and War McMertrie claiming Royal Baking Powder is chemically pure, free from lime, and healthful. It explains refining tartrates costs and Royal’s alleged exclusive rights.

Royal Boston Globe Royal Baking Powder Company McMurtrie Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C Royal Baking Powder McMertrie E. M U.S. Dep’t of Agriculture

Sandbag for the Sick Room

The article promotes sandbags as a convenient sick room warmer. It instructs drying clean sand, filling an eight inch square flannel bag, sewing the opening, and covering with cotton or linen to prevent sifting. The bag can be heated in an oven or on the stove and used to warm feet or hands without risk to the patient.

America England France Germany Austria Belgium J Ub. Young & CO Bristol

Catarrill Disease Treated by Hood Sarsaparilla

The item advertises catarrhil disease as a constitutional ailment needing a constitutional remedy. It promotes Hoon's Sarsaparilla from C.J. Hood & Co. in Lowell Massachusetts as a radical permanent cure that acts through the blood and reaches every part of the system.

Hoon C.J. Hood & Co Lowell Mass

Presidents Buried at Various Historic Sites Across the Nation

A list of burial places for U.S. Presidents is given, noting Mount Vernon for Washington and Monticello for Jefferson, with others interred in Quincy, Montpelier, Kinderhook, North Bend, Richmond, Nashville, Buffalo, Lancaster, Springfield, Greenville, and New York.

United States Washington Mount Vernon John Adams Quincy Mass Jefferson Monticello Madison Montpelier Monroe New York John Q. Adams Jackson the Heritage Tenn van Buren Kinderhook N. Y Harrison North Bend Ind Tyler Richmond Polk Nashville

Nervous Energy Described by Little Girl

A little girl defines nervousness as just being in a hurry over, capturing a child’s view of anxious tension and pace without elaboration.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Jas. W. Weld Forest Hill St Jamaica Plain W.M. McDonald Summer St Aver Dr. J. C. Avor & Co Ayella Atnlophoros Mra. C. N Parau Lolongule Athlonhoros Athlophoros CO Wall ST Walters, Miraf Grace M Blaisdell Oliver H. Blaisdell Red G. Vesta L Oliver H. Blaisdell, Jr Oliver I Blaisdell Guirdiin John Lake ORLEA Naccaron Fresh Vermicelli Otis Munro E. C. Munro’s New York Post Office Custom House Baxter Mulberry Mulberry-street Commissioners of Charities and Correction Delmonico’s Vnto P’—V. Y. Tribune Royal Baking Powder Co All-St Beaconfield Providence Hunt John W. Bull M1 AO Menere CO Baithnore Chew Lange All Druggiste
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