17 Jan 1885
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1885
Page
1
Aven’s Sarsaparilla is described as a potent blood purifier and fountain of health and strength. It urges readers to be wise and claims to improve baneful infections as an unequalled alterative.
Ayer's Hair Vigor enhances hair appearance and growth. It stimulates roots and cleanses the scalp while imparting a lasting fragrance and elegance, making it a durable and affordable toilet article.
Miss Ashton, a visiting governess, saves a matinee concert by singing the cavatina from Linda de Chamounix, then charms guests including Basil Hepburn. The performance launches her career and rekindles a romance with Hepburn, after years apart.
Fragmented lines reflect on luxury, dissipation, and the silken lure of passion. A worldly, exploratory tone suggests adventures and personal charts guiding each journey through a tense, gate filled world. The excerpt cites Hannah and hints at broader themes of temptation and discovery.
The excerpt contrasts grief from losing a child with claims of vanity and superiority. Collyer notes that child loss causes unmatched heartache, while Ruskin critiques cynicism as overreaching habit. The passage pairs emotional void with vulgar conceit and lack of sympathy.
A reflective aphorism asserts that failure guides toward truth and that even trials and theories contain elements of validity. It emphasizes that almost every effort carries some latent truth despite apparent error.
A meditation on small deeds over grand acts. The speaker cites Albert Barnes noting that lasting good comes from daily Christian temper, kindness among relatives and friends, and steady virtue rather than martyrdom or feats. The message emphasizes consistent, gentle acts.
Readers are urged that success comes from specialization. Avoid broad but shallow knowledge and pursue mastery in a trade or profession. The West fails aspirants who lack a clear craft, while trained workers rise to wealth and status.
A speaker recounts fifteen years in China and debunks myths about dog, cat, and rat meat being daily fare. He notes most Chinese rely on vegetables and rice, with limited beef and dairy, and explains beliefs about medicinal uses of certain meats. He argues sensational stories misrepresent a diverse population.
The article discusses the misuse of the term veto across monarchic and republican systems. It explains limited contexts where veto power exists, contrasts Roman tribune authority with king and president consent, and argues the term misapplied to inter-house actions. It notes potential reform of the House of Lords beyond mere revision.
A florist discusses how fashion shapes stock and sales while revealing human stories behind bouquets. He notes rich varieties sold for weddings and greetings, how customers seek personal matches to dresses and china, and how romance blooms around everyday flower deliveries in the city.
An 1885 article promotes Warner's Safe Remedies as not just cures but safeguards against epidemics. It claims kidneys and liver cause most illnesses and includes testimonials from patients like B F Larrabee and S A Crank, asserting permanent results after years of use.
The Western Argus notes widespread public response praising Parker's Tonic as pleasant tasting medicine that regulates bowels cures biliousness aids digestion and strengthens the system. It appeals to families including children and mothers with repeated endorsements.
Mrs Fanitie Elton Armitage sues in Common Pleas Court Philadelphia to recover a one third dower share from the estate of Wilberforce Armitage. The narrative traces his turbulent life from England to India Jamaica China and the US, his Civil War service and marriage to Miss Elton, and his death at sea returning to England.
An ad advises readers confined indoors with little exercise to use Sulphur Bitters to achieve a sound mind and a strong body. It frames health as a choice and promotes the product as a remedy.
The term King’s Evil referred to scrofula and the belief that a king’s touch could cure it. Modern knowledge disproves the superstition as science explains the condition and its treatment.
The text claims only a thorough purification of the blood can cure a hereditary disease. It warns neglect leads to generational taint and lists early symptoms such as eczema skin eruptions tumors boils carbuncles erysipelas purulent ulcers with potential progression to rheumatism scrofulous catarrh kidney and liver diseases tuberculosis and other fatal ailments.
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