15 Jan 1887
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1887
Page
1
Fragmentary verse reflecting on God’s companionship with victors and the tempted, urging reliance on divine grace. The speaker seeks strength through weakness, asks for steadfast faith, and asks for patience to endure failures while trusting in God’s promises.
Muriel Doyle, a wild sea loving girl, meets two young men drawing her portrait on a rocky shore. One sketches her, the other, Egbert Owen, speaks with quiet sadness about a past love and a possible future together. Muriel learns his full story and fate entwines their lives as autumn ends.
A city pastor preached about an odor in the pulpit while a yeast cake in his pocket fermented unseen The sermon drifted with imagined notes of flowers and a lingering stink until the pastor’s wife revealed the culprit a forgotten yeast cake in his pocket that had begun to ferment badly
A slice of 19th century miscellany with quotes on prayer patience and Christian duty, a reflection on Sunday value in America, a critique of widows’ abuses in India, a Detroit Free Press anecdote on being dead broke, and a plug for Seth Arnold remedies. The pieces cover religion optimism social issues and personal finance misadventure with period tone and named sources.
Neighborhood boys confront a new boy believed to be sassy and a fighter. A scuffle on the alley fence ends with the new boy taking charge, grabbing a hat while Johnny Flynn lunges for his coat. The group disperses as the father appears, leaving the new boy unbeaten but wary.
A teacher questions a boy about missing school as he explains his father’s illness and drinking behavior. The boy notes his mother is sick and that his father, now dead, was strict about his being home. The scene ends with the boy uncertain about returning home. Arkansaw Traveller
A lady and a gentleman dueled outside Warsaw after he spread injurious rumors about her. Both missed, her second halted a second shot, and the man offered a formal apology, which she accepted. Several men offered to fight to defend her honor.
A wife confirms her sick husband should take all the medicine as advised. He questions the dosage and notes the bottle holds enough to kill a mule. The wife urges extreme caution for John.
Mrs Yerger teases Col Yerger about loving his pipe more than her. He defends by saying his pipe stays lit and at home while she accuses him of neglect. The exchange ends with a pointed jab about preferences and companionship.
Edward Shepherd of Harrisburg Illinois credits Electric Bitters and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for curing a eight year running sore in his leg. He avoided bone scraping or amputation after three bottles of the tonic and seven boxes of salve. The drugs sell for fifty cents and five cents per box respectively.
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