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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1882
Page
1
A retailer tells an agent that advertising pays by showing when ad stops. He says rush rises in season and receipts reveal the impact. Keeping ads active is like keeping boilers heated to maintain steady business flow.
A girl recalls reading Joan of Arc and a grandfather’s lesson on self denial. She narrates matching a boy’s punishment by staying with him in a closet, facing Aunt Martha’s discipline, ending with remorse and grandpa’s reassurance that her intentions were noble. The tale centers on family bonds, moral growth, and a quest to aid others through self sacrifice.
A speaker counsels Kate to act from pity for her brother and press on despite potential misunderstanding, promising a sweet reward for perseverance. The dialogue emphasizes motive over reception and encourages steadfast resolve in a tense situation.
A compact collection of maxims and observations on avarice luxury happiness and folly. It muses that recollection is paradise from which one cannot be expelled and notes that simpler watches are less easily damaged. The piece contrasts fools and sages with a wry, thoughtful tone.
A compact reflection on virtue noting that grand feats require inner testing and true humility to define sainthood, avoiding boastful pride and emphasizing quiet integrity over outward glory.
A reflective line notes that a person reveals more about himself by how he imitates or embodies others than by direct self portrayal. It emphasizes self-discovery through performance and impression.
A reflective aphorism notes that individuals measure themselves by potential actions while others assess them by past deeds, highlighting the difference between inner capability and external evaluation.
A terse line remarks that instruction cannot prevent waste or mistakes and that errors, even if costly, are valuable teachers. The fragment hints at a meta discussion on learning and guidance rather than a specific event or person.
An interview recounts Abraham Lincoln posing for a portrait. He strips to his undershirt to reveal a natural frame, then hurriedly re-dresses, forgetting his undershirt on the sidewalk and returning for help with the wardrobe. The scene ends with a hearty laugh.
In a Harper's Magazine account Milton, fleeing plague, chose Chalfont as a retreat with Thomas Ellwood guiding him. Ellwood’s question sparked Paradise Regained after Paradise Lost, as Milton recalled and thanked his former secretary for planting the idea during their London years.
A poor widow and her five hungry children receive food after a boy prays in church. The mother explains God sent the meal through a benevolent passerby who heard the prayer and saw the child praying, an angel in disguise who answered their need.
The Philadelphia Press recounts John Brown and Frederick Douglass meeting in Rochester. Brown, a lean, stern New England merchant, plans to free the slaves and risk his life with only his savings for the cause, while Douglass recalls Brown’s rugged appearance and resolute bearing.
New Jersey ranks among the smallest states yet shows great advantages. It sits near major markets and offers high prices for agricultural and manufactured goods. Grain prices are near double Illinois and Kansas, with high farm land values and extensive railroad infrastructure surpassing most states in area.
Baron Rothschilds maxims framed in his banking house urge promptness integrity and virtue while warning against evil and frivolity. A country court judge questions a witnesses claim of intoxication and a defendant is given verdict.
A Philadelphia News quip ponders why students practice running leaping and jumping over fences rather than studying. The joke suggests they fear needing athletic stamina to umpire after their studies end, highlighting college life’s blend of sport and curriculum in a campus atmosphere.
An old advertish snippet touts Carter's Smart Weed and Belladonna Backache Plasters for fast relief at 25 cents. A lecturer proclaims a heartbeat of seventy per minute while noting odd quips about women fleeing a mad bull and a farmer finding a school in an apple tree.
A church fair turns into comic peril as a bashful gentleman is drawn into cake slices and fortune telling by two young women. He pays for multiple chances, then purchases flowers and a bouquet amid mounting costs, finally fleeing with a regretful remark about ever visiting another fair. A separate note describes Robert Coleman, a Lebanon millionaire, showing off a miniature railway workshop built after his wife’s death and plans a twenty mile private line linking Cornwall estate to the main railroad.
A prominent businessman touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best three dollars he ever invested. He says his wife’s spring illness and loss of appetite were cured after taking three bottles, noting the product seen in Hood's window and praising the company from Lowell, Massachusetts.
A collection of vintage ad phrases touts Carter's Little Liver Pills for relief from headaches dizziness and nausea with a one pill dose and 25 cent price. It also features baby feeding advice, Parker's Hair Balsam advertised for thinning hair, and Florestan Cologne claimed as a gentle invalid scent.
A woman wheeling a baby across Campus Martius faced a fast trampling horse escape. The buggy overturned, no baby seen, crowd feared tragedy, yet the mother calmly insisted the child was at home. Bystanders recalled punishment for not minding one’s business, and dispersed.
A tale from Rogersville Tennessee recalls young Andrew Jackson in court days at a hotel famed for good cheer. Jackson, playing Boniface, served a supper then challenged a silent fashion plate to share a room, tossing him into a corn crib when refused, and dismissing him breakfastless at dawn.
A New Slaven woman questions her husband about a display of pictures of cats in windows and a neighboring event. He evasively suggests it may involve beer and stores, while she recalls seeing him enter such a place, challenging his innocence.
The article notes asparagus affects kidneys and urinary organs during season. Prof Bunsen reportedly showed combined with malt and quinine it acts as a specific for liver and kidney diseases. Malt Bitters Company adopts this method. product includes malt hops quinine bark and asparagus.
A moderate self confidence is the foundation of true manliness of character, and the source whence have issued most of the noblest enterprises in the world's history. Nothing great was ever done without a proper self-esteem-a quality which becomes objectionable only when it is allowed to preponderate over better feelings.
A young girl watching a display of crimson, orange, and purple asks if it represents power and glory, reflecting on the spectacle before her with curiosity and awe.
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