06 Jun 1885
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1885
Page
1
Detroit Free Press reports a Kentucky resident blamed spontaneous combustion after a fire in his cabin. The householder described his housekeeper lighting a candle, knocking over newspapers, and sparking a blaze that nearly burned the cabin, with a local fire marshal investigating the incident.
The note lists positive terms and adjectives such as comparative, superlative, and peregoric in a playful sequence, suggesting a linguistic or descriptive exercise centered on taste and rhetoric. It presents an abstract link between desserts and grammar.
Marshall Michigan firm advertises the Electro-Voltaic Belt and other electric appliances with a thirty day trial for men with nervous debility and related ailments. Claims complete restoration to health vitality and manhood with no risk, solicits written inquiries for an illustrated pamphlet.
A group of young campers in the New Hampshire mountains plans spoof nuptials for amusement. Carlson and Miss Thurston marry in a real ceremony during a prank, clash over honesty, and drift apart. Years later in Florence a dying Carlson sees his wife, they seek forgiveness, and renew vows of enduring love.
Warns readers to avoid counterfeit remedies and claims Dr. Thomas' Electric Cure treats colds croup asthma deafness and rheumatism. Emphasizes authenticity and efficacy of the genuine product.
A brief note observes that both the churchman and the family observe Lent, highlighting a shared practice of fasting or penance during the season.
Joseph Batchelder of the schooner O. A. Baker declares he suffered long from dyspepsia and indigestion until using Sulphur Bitters. After four bottles he recovered, praising the remedy for restoring his appetite and strength.
In spring the farmer laughs as he tills loam and tends crops. Come fall he beams at harvest time and his daughter in the parlor echoes with laughter, a country scene of work and cheer.
A latent discontent is the secret spur of all our enterprises. A Lovige heart encloses within it an unfading Eden and the goal of the humblest life. No evil propensity is so powerful that it cannot be subdued by strict discipline.
A reflection on effort and virtue condemns half hearted work while noting severe critics hide their own harms. It suggests innate notions of eternity and infinity push humans toward perfection and uplift. A witty remark warns eyes are for sight before leaping, not for recognizing danger after falling.
A Victorian style comparison likens pleasure to a silken cobweb cord and sunshine tint, while duty is a heavy golden rope that binds and guides movement toward unpleasant obligations. The imagery contrasts allure with obligation and inevitability.
The text argues that refined intelligence is less valuable than practical sense. It notes forty men of wit for every one of common sense and warns that a person who carries only gold loses daily on available change. It claims detractors may pull others down but cannot elevate themselves, only tearing away others' blessings.
The saying notes that justice for wrongdoing may be delayed but is inevitable. It asserts that judgment comes eventually, sooner or later, and compares it to life and death as inevitable outcomes.
The piece presents joy as the central force driving all of nature’s cycles. It claims joy loosens flowers from buds and suns from firmaments, setting rolling spheres toward distant space unseen by astronomers.
The text argues that careful consideration should stay within proper limits to not impede promptness, integrity, and fidelity to engagements. It emphasizes balancing forethought with decisive action and disciplined conduct.
The passage argues that true friendship requires speaking painful truths with loving, careful words. It contrasts easy anger and harsh speech with the harder, gentler discipline of correcting a friend to help them mend. It notes enemies often reveal one’s faults more bluntly.
The piece defines a real gentleman not by dress, wealth, or loud language but by kindness and willingness to aid those in need. It praises humility, truthfulness, and absence of vanity, stating such conduct makes a gentleman regardless of status.
The piece notes Japanese women painting faces with white makeup and red lips, the wooden block shoes with toe pockets, and shoes left at doors. It describes homes built for many mats, free use of toes, and babies carried on backs by older sisters. It highlights foot beauty, development, and early mobility of children.
The Baltimore Herald excerpt explains how skin tone hair color and lighting influence photographs noting that darker skin often loses detail while lighter complexions blur. It cites portraits of Charles Henry and discusses hair styles like Pompadour and Greek styles and oddities in fabric and accessories.
A Yorkshire boy recalls a bank note vanishing from a shelf and reappearing as a mouse nest lining. A carpenter’s discovery revealed the note folded and used as a mouse blanket, with only this piece remaining unscathed amid many shredded papers.
A sermon excerpt contrasts selfishness with expansive benevolence. It argues that Christ’s descent to aid the needy shows love that gives, not hoards, and warns that narrow self interest dulls both heart and mind, hindering church leadership and mission progress.
A patent medical advertisement touts Dr. King's New Discovery for throat and lung ailment cures. It claims thousands saved, with free trial bottles at J. H. Young & Co.'s Drug Store and a large size priced at 1.00.
An acquaintance fond of frugal cooking creates a breakfast using cold potatoes, halibut scraps, pork, stale bread, and milk. The dish, nicknamed Rex Magnus, turns out to be a clam fritter that satisfies the wife and daughter. The tale ends with a moral on avoiding waste and the secrets of hotel success.
An antique proverb notes that poverty undermines pride and self respect. It likens financial scarcity to an empty bag unable to stand upright. The saying implies that material need erodes confidence and social standing.
The 1885 act exempts agents of the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and cruelty to animals from giving surety for costs or personal recognizance when making complaints. It also exemns town overseers of the poor from such costs and repeals conflicting laws, taking effect upon passage.
Chapter 614 amends Chapter 256 to fix the annual salary of the Clerk of the Secretary of State at fifteen hundred dollars. The amount covers indexing costs for vital records including births marriages and deaths and the engrossing of all acts ordered by either House of the General Assembly.
The section states the act becomes effective after its passage and repeals any prior acts or parts that conflict with it. It clarifies no other conditions or dates are involved beyond immediate enactment and repeal of inconsistencies.
An act approved April 24, 1885 provides additional appropriations for the 1885 fiscal year ending December 31. It allows the State Auditor to issue orders upon vouchers for expenses including Medical Examiners and Coroners fees totaling two thousand dollars and a Clerk to the Secretary of State of three hundred dollars.
An act appropriates five hundred dollars yearly from unallocated treasury funds to the Prisoners Aid Association. The State Auditor will issue orders to the Treasurer in quarterly installments on April July October and January. Payment begins only after the Governor and finance committee chairs join the association’s executive board. The act takes effect as specified.
Chapter 517 an act places penalties for willfully placing brush trees or limbs in Charlestown pond. Offenders face fines from five to twenty dollars per offence with half fines to the complainant and half to Charlestown. The act takes effect upon passage.
An act amends the 1888 public laws to redefine the Seekonk river channel from the harbor line to the Washington Bridge abutment. It requires dredging depth to ensure free flow at low water with a minimum area of seven thousand five hundred square feet, and repeals conflicting acts.
A visitor to a private asylum was misdirected by staff and subjected to an involuntary strip search and bathing after being taken to a patient’s room. The error was discovered later, and the woman was freed with apologies. No complaint was made about the treatment.
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