04 Jun 1881
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1881
Page
1
A mother counsels her daughter in a gentle tone about life and the conflicts of praise love and flattery. She warns of many voices that will tempt her and offers a final counsel to hold to. The scene centers on silent prayer and the lessons learned while they sit spinning together in quiet humility.
Kidney troubles and liver troubles press time. Dr. David Kennedy promotes Favorite Remedy to restore kidney and liver function with quickness and certainty. It is advertised as Nature's device for these ailments. Ask for it in stores or write to Bondout, N. J.
Waldron and Spencer announce they have purchased the goods formerly of George Tilley at No 17 Bradford Street. They will remain at the old stand with a wide assortment of stores ranges pumps hollow ware tin and japan ware and other stove tin ware items. Plumbing gas fitting roofing and job work are offered with prompt attention and general satisfaction guaranteed. Orders solicited. Iskatol I J April 29 188.
A compilation of aphorisms and reflections on happiness charity and strength. It weaves quotes from Rollin Howard Ingelow and Colton with notes on life death and the duties of parents teachers and friends, urging moral education, self restraint, and steadfast virtue.
A village carpenter is praised for quiet kindness and steady helping hand. Though not rich or eloquent, he welcomes new families, seats strangers at church, aids the sick, and shares kind words with every child. His daily acts reflect a genuine genius for aiding others.
Rhode Island passes Chapter 889 to regulate intoxicating liquors. It establishes a state police structure, penalties for unlicensed sales, and procedures for complaints, warrants, and seizures. Provisions cover Sunday sales, penalties for various offenses, forfeiture, appeals, and enforcement mechanisms with state costs and notice requirements.
A vintage claim extols Malt Bitters as cleansing purifying and nourishing beyond all others highlighting their purported health benefits and superior restorative qualities.
A reflection on how increasing comforts among the people, from warm houses and neat furniture to gardens, pets, and books, signal a higher moral condition. The passage argues these goods separate the industrious from the idle and mark civilization beyond tavern pleasures.
A patient letter touts Liebig Company Witch Hazel products for ruptured and crippled conditions. It describes rapid relief from spinal irritation and pains, urging demand for Arnicated extract in fifty cent and one dollar sizes, signed by James Knicut M D, Surgeon in Chief. Beware cheap imitations. Location cited is 42d Street and Lexington Ave New York.
An old English pay officer recalls a pensioner servant waking him to announce parade time to elicit the quip that he has retired and may sleep. The text cites amused slogans like Corron is king and Money is king and mentions an alkali absorbent sold for 50 cents for rheumatism and nerve inflammation.
The plug hat is depicted as a social guarantee of peace and order. Its wearer must move sedately, avoid fights, and maintain a trim appearance to match head and body. It fosters politeness, respectability, and courteous company with women, implying prosperity, marriage, and church membership as outcomes.
In New York City a shell business flourishes with a barge collecting shells from oyster saloons and shipping them to Long Island for burning into limo, earning seventy five cents per load. A manure venture uses free cart service from livery stables to barge contents for sale to farmers. The saw trade grows with barges traveling 100 miles to stockyards and builders. Empty molasses casks are repurposed into shooks for reshipment to the plant.
The piece argues for frugal elegance at home, favoring plain white French china and plated cutlery for daily use. It suggests that maintaining simple, tasteful tableware builds mutual respect and a sense of personal dignity.
A moralizing diary style note asserts neat appearance beats mere beauty. It warns a slatternly woman loses admiration and risks an unsuitable husband, urging mothers to train daughters to work, talk, and act honestly and sensibly. It stresses respect for household work and its future comfort.
Parker's Hair Balsam is advertised as a nourishing dressing that prevents hair loss and grayness, claiming to keep hair healthy and elegant. The short note implies consumer benefit without broader context.
The Walled Lake in Wright County appears as a vast earthwork waterbody rising two to three feet above ground with a stone wall up to 10 feet high and 15 feet wide at the base. Its origin remains unknown, the lake spans about 2800 acres and reaches 25 feet deep in places with clear cold water and no nearby stone deposits.
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