04 Jul 1879
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1879
Page
1
Rates listed for one inch one week one dollar with increments for additional weeks. Special notices before marriages and deaths double. Transient ads must be prepaid. yearly contracts offered on reasonable terms. Ads due by Thursday noon to appear in next issue.
Miss Ventnor, a wealthy, reserved 35-year-old, faces an inner awakening after a child Gracie reveals a lookalike portrait of her former lover. A tied fate with Ernest Atwood unfolds when he reenters her life, revealing a past forged letter and rekindled love, leading to a hopeful marriage and the child Gracie welcomed as family.
Fuller quotes on life and eternity. John D. Washburn of Worcester praises Spanish railways for their safety and slow pace. A vivid portrait of Isaac Newton’s early years shows a shy student who grows through challenge, refuses a large bribe, and rises to intellectual leadership. Also described is the tortilla’s simple, fire-baked preparation among Mexican table lands and its cultural ubiquity.
A Sabbath school monthly concert featured a lesson on swearing. The minister warned children against profanity and introduced wooden swearing, describing anger expressed by breaking or slamming furniture as the same underlying impulse as using harsh words. He urged avoidance of this silent form of swearing.
A columnist laments squeamish eating habits that plague households and boarding houses. The piece argues some people refuse vegetables or common meats, often from affectation or miseducation, and urges parents to broaden children's tastes through proper cooking and rational service.
The piece discusses nervous prostration as a prolonged physical disorder, noting its prevalence among young women of social standing. It describes misleading outward signs, the risk of imposture, and the lack of a settled treatment, attributing the condition to health habits and mood patterns in youth facing an uncertain future.
A humorous anecdote describes a toad on melons in mid July that rubs its skin open andfolds it into slits then pulls off its hind legs like pants. It then swallows its cast-off skin while continuing to shed the rest in a curious, brisk display. The tale is paired with other brief notes.
A correspondent notes in the Patent Office a display of small locks of hair taken from presidents from Washington to Pierce, preserved in a glass frame. Detailed color descriptions follow for Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, and others, with Pierce unusual in retaining darker brown hair. No hair from Buchanan, Lincoln, Johnson, or Grant remains for future inspection.
The article extols toads as natural pest controllers, noting their night rounds for slugs and insects. It recalls gardeners buying toads to release in gardens, where they often stay home and aid against cockroaches, flies, and worms, with tameable behavior themes and house use tips.
In a year old anecdote from American Punch a woman recalls visiting an hair jewelry shop to have a deceased friend's hair made into charms. The artist claimed baking changes color lighter, then contradicted himself saying it sometimes turns darker.
The Utica Observer reports a farmer near Rome had a tame horned sheep wander into a house while cleaners were inside. The animal charged a floor-length mirror, smashing a fifty-dollar pane, then fled through a French window as frightened women screamed.
The new practice of using the Bible for oaths in New Mexico triggers jokes across Santa Fe Las Vegas papers. Las Vegas reports sheriff searches for the Bible in vain, finally borrowing one from a convent. Santa Fe papers recall lawyers mistaking the Bible for a new Eastern publication before remembering Daniel. The Bible Society notes New Mexico as promising missionary ground.
Hard coal ashes have practical uses in improving soil. They prune drainage issues, stiffen soil, and aid light sands by filling voids between grains with fine material. Scatter under hemposts and around trees to improve soil texture and water retention.
West Point cadets undergo a perilous riding drill in the academy arena with leather targets and sabre work while spectators express concern over danger. Dr Anitar Tyng reports on women’s ill health caused by infant mismanagement, tight dress, overwork, poor diet, and ignorance, urging better physiology education and public sentiment change.
Mrs Elisha Hunt died in Rockland after years of infirmity and blindness. About twenty minutes before death she moved eyes to follow others in the room and stated she could see. She had lived with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Wellman of Lincolnville and desired to see those who cared for her, a wish granted in her final moments.
In drought seasons Saratov peasants cling to pagan relics by staging a water throwing ritual. Every resident pelts an unsuspecting pedestrian with a pail or scoop as crowds chase through streets. Laughter and uproar follow while clouds are believed to send rain.
An advertisement from Boston dated February 11 1878 promotes Allan's Anti-Fat as a vegetable medicine that reduces fat intake and weight by seven pounds in three weeks while also aiding dyspepsia and rheumatism. It asserts safety and effectiveness and is endorsed by wholesale druggists Smith Doolittle and Smith.
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