18 Jul 1885
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1885
Page
1
A brick building crew on Manin Street is startled by a lang haired woman with eggs and butter who confronts the boss. In a tense scene a workman is asked to strike, the boss fears the building is collapsing, and the incident ends with the boss noting the woman’s earlier speech. The episode closes amid political chatter and public unease.
Ella Goodwin years of loneliness after marriage spark a moral makeover. Aunt Mary advises dressing and cheer to revive the home. Ella reclaims the piano, cooks, sings, and shares news with Will, improving both mood and marriage, until his evenings stay at home willingly.
A poetic reflection declares there is no future moment more decisive than the present. Every consequence, pleasure, and sorrow is unfolding now, and what will come merely adds to the current eternal state.
Miscellany reflects on patience as key to success and the risk of reproaches in praise. It extols education as a crown, notes talent grows alone but character in society, and argues mothers shape future society. It suggests women can save the world and idleness is a struggle for all.
A compact aphorism quoting Fuller on how timely guidance protects youth from wayward paths.
A historic Lincoln quotation urges allegiance to those who do right and to part ways when they err, underscoring enduring moral standpoints attributed to the former president.
The text counsels starting life with minimal show and cost, noting one may spend more freely later but cannot easily reduce prior expenditure or display. It frames thrift as prudent discipline and urges deliberate self-direction from the outset.
A proverb warns that a quick-tempered man should be avoided by crossing to the opposite side of the road or street during his paroxysm, and a sulky person likewise should be kept at a distance until calm returns.
A saying compares education favorably to military force stating that trimming school wages requires raising pay for recruiting sergeants. The line frames liberty as protected by learning over conscription and highlights budget tradeoffs between schooling and defense.
A fragment quotes H. Felton saying that among those who lack education many good traits are hidden behind crusted minds like a diamond in rock, implying education has power to reveal virtue.
The saying notes fault on both sides in most quarrels and compares a quarrel to a spark needing flint and steel to ignite. It argues that either aid will not produce fire without the other, implying mutual responsibility in disputes.
The speaker reflects that liking new acquaintances stems less from tiredness of old ties or craving novelty, and more from a wish to be better admired by those who know us less well. The hope is to gain esteem from strangers rather than familiar critics.
The external form of man shows an upright stature and majestic attitude, signaling his superiority over other beings on Earth. his organization appears adapted for an erect stance.
A discourse on punctuality noting that many people are habitually late in waking, working, meals, and travel. It argues lateness wastes time for self and others, contrasts it with a churchgoer who arrives early as a courtesy, and urges consistency as a duty and religious virtue.
Advice stresses saying no with firmness, honoring children's feelings, and staying honest in small matters. Encourage physiology study, explain why actions have effects, and model enjoyable family activities to influence future parenting. Emphasizes patience, secrecy, and letting children form independent opinions.
A detailed narrative describes street life around Broadway and the role of ambulances. It explains how calls funnel from police and fire signals to the Chamber Street Hospital stables, the speed and priority given to ambulances, and a sample incident involving a fireman, with notes on procedures and delays. Also included are anecdotes on banana peels aiding a stalled cart, a Montefiore related tale, and other vignettes about city life and public services.
A Chinese man carrying clean clothes in a La Salle street building tampered with a fire extinguisher. He lit a match to the hose and fled when spotted, causing the extinguisher chemicals to spray a bystander. The witness restrained him as the device discharged and the man joked that the American firecracker was quick enough to bust the house.
In a Medical Times article Dr Guernsey recounts a case where will power defied faith. An invalid woman visiting Rev. Dr. Taylor of New Haven declared she would not die or go to hell, prompting a physician to concede if that was God’s will. She then regained health, shocking observers.
A grieving husband followed his wife’s remains to the cemetery while friends offered comfort. In a broken moment he lamented that it is the first time they have been together without quarreling.
A humorous cautionary list of social dos and don’ts for young men. It covers etiquette for dating visits, timely arrivals at dinners, discreetness, restraint in boasting, avoiding public complaints, and respecting others feelings to cultivate true gentlemanly conduct.
A dramatic health notice touts Dr King s New Discovery as a cure for throat and lung ailments. It claims thousands of permanent cures and offers free trial bottles at J H Young Co s Drug Store with large bottles priced at 1.00.
A satirical quip mocks a porter pot and calls out slavish dependence on temperance, contrasting imagined tyranny by a fictitious Saxon Cedric with self inflicted bondage to heavy drinking and a boast of liberty.
On the coast of Africa Captain Courtney reports three crewmen with malarial fever were cured using Sulphur Bitters. He claims it is the greatest blood purifier he has seen and keeps the remedy in his medicine chest aboard the ship Nautilause sailing from Baltimore.
Rounder says his wife holds the light wall championship and that she stays up waiting for him to return home.
A guide to efficiently feeding coal fires in furnaces and grates. Do not add large amounts at once. add small portions as coals show ash. Stir only when new coal is well kindled to avoid heat loss and achieve steady warmth.
A Comstock era watchman, lacking a watch, borrows one and uses a paper strip marked with star rise times as a makeshift clock. He rolls the strip through a small box with a glass lid, turning a crank as stars appear and winding the tape back when finished. The device serves as a improvised timekeeper with noted improvements.
A Cincinnati Commercial anecdote notes many rich women remain unmarried because men fail to ask. A Boston heiress recounts being rich and well-born, yet unasked, saying love is the one thing a true man can offer and many men undervalue it.
In Yar mouth Massachusetts a new history notes Rev Timothy Alden who served fifty nine years as pastor in Yarmouth. One parishioner complained of unprofitable preaching and was silenced by the text The word preached did not plant them. Another incident recalls a wood shortage for the parsonage when Alden preached on Where no wood is there the fire goeth out and the next day wood was supplied.
In a playful exchange two people tease about a girl’s nickname. The woman asks why she is called honey and the other replies she is sweet and bee loved, turning a nickname into a pun. The tone remains light and humorous.
A list of odd product names prompts a call to obtain a genuine remedy from a doctor figure. The message implies a misrepresentation and urges seeking authentic Dr. Thomas' Kelectric Oil for a specified ailment.
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