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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1882
Page
1
Daniel Webster offered four years before his death timeless counsel to his grandson. He urged self effort to learn, high character with truth and conscience, a single rule to act right, and honoring God from youth. He advised kindness to family, gentleness to all, patience under restraint, and readiness for manhood.
A down on luck clerk answers a Want Ad seeking a careful amanuensis in New York. He and friends explore a rumored haunted stone house, confront a playful ghost who turns out to be Mabel Humphreys, and reveal their past love. By night’s end they confess love, marry, and start anew.
A miscellany reflection compares virtue and fortune, citing Bacon on hidden robes and divine locks. It contends suffering reveals strong souls, scars mark character, and God’s grace can work through simple to refined tools. The purest are often slandered, like choice fruit feasted on by birds.
A reflective note on how holy fear shapes how one faces death. The text argues that fear rooted in reverent awe before God provides comfort at the end of life, presenting past fear as the easiest guide for a dying person to rest their head.
The speaker notes that words never truly end. They become proverbs laws doctrines and consolations yet continually persist beyond use. After all interpretations they remain inexhaustible in influence and memory.
Two people pledge lifelong partnership choosing each other as mutual comfort and entertainment. They commit to be good-humored affable discreet forgiving patient and joyful, respecting each other's frailties and imperfections for life.
A Spurgeon illustration recalls a palace party above a gunpowder magazine as flames rise and a final shout of One dance more echoes through smoke and blast. The tale ends with a warning that folly and worldly pleasure fail before eternity and judgment.
A speaker praises true friendship and virtuous acts over grand monuments. He would rather have real friends and grateful memories fading into tears at his grave than any sculpture or marble cenotaph. He values private warnings, aid in need, and the enduring impact of kindness on family and future generations.
From European Breezes, the writer extols Austrian ladies of high birth for mastering dressmaking, cooking, swimming, horse riding, music, drawing, and languages. Girls begin early training, memorize long passages, and speak French and German well. Princesses and court ladies exemplify practical, polished capabilities that burghers’ daughters reportedly lack.
Margery Deane notes European noblewomen wear simple calico at amusements while their vast jewels and status contrast with American beachwear. In Vienna a baroness preparing for an emperor’s school ball shows a modest 50 cent yard cotton satin, yet remains the belle of the ball.
The passage questions whether a man in Christian robes and bearing a Christian name who knowingly takes another's property is a thief. It asks if withholding what is owed is theft and suggests considering Luke 19 8 9 as a model for repentance.
A devotional reflection notes that true battles occur in the heart. It asserts that a soul loyal to God endures fierce inner struggles as fields of glory where lasting victories and peace can be found, framed as a spiritual insight from Rev. H. Thomas.
Humorous stomach ailments such as dyspepsia and chronic diarrhea are attributed to stomach humor. Several cases have been cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla with others described as wonderful, demonstrating its reputed curative agents and earning public confidence.
The quote asserts education should bestow lifelong resources and habits that improve work, ease sickness, comfort solitude, enrich age, and give life dignity and usefulness while reducing fear of death. It emphasizes enduring value, temperate living, and humane aims in learning.
Mrs B of Bridgeport reports overcoming dropsy after three months using Sulphur Bitters. She claims the medicine cured her kidney disease and attributes her recovery to the tonic, urging others not to be discouraged by doctors who said she could not live.
A child and sister witness a snow man melt in the sun. The sister laments to their mother that Joe’s snow man has withered away as the ice trickles into a shapeless heap.
Readers praise Parker's Hair Balsam for restoring gray hair to its original color and lustre. The ad claims the product offers elegance and purity, marketed as the best article for managing gray tones.
A London club member faced a curious exchange on the club-house steps when a visitor asked if a one eyed Walker was in the club. The member replied with a pun asking the name of Walker’s other eye.
A vivid note praises Berges Hine and Floreston Cologne for a delicious, refreshing odor that remains pleasing no matter how freely used.
Rhode Island legislature passed a 1882 act amending Chapter 90 of the Public Statutes to regulate pawnbrokers. The measure authorizes town councils to issue annual licenses, requires bonds of two thousand dollars, imposes strict record keeping and daily pawn entries, and sets penalties up to two thousand dollars or one year’s imprisonment for violations. The act takes effect January 1, 1883.
Endorsements from Ithaca New Jersey and New Brunswick merchants claim Ely's Cream Balm relieves catarrh hay fever and rose cold. Testimonials note rapid relief, better sleep after days of use and easy nasal application. Price is 50 cents.
An advertisement touts Hop Bitters as a universal remedy after claiming to cure Bright's Disease Diabetes and other urinary and liver complaints. It extols the potion as the best family medicine on earth and asserts safety after lengthy testimonials.
A BurraLo Newfoundland dog saved a little boy riding a two seated wagon when he toppled toward a stone pavement. The dog sprang, caught the boy by the collar, and halted the fall. The boy was frightened but unharmed, and the dog trotted away without a word.
Parents who allow their children to suffer scrofulous humors are seen as guilty of two wrongs and branded with a loathsome disease. The text urges readers to obtain Cuticura Remedies as a solution.
An old advertisement touts Sanford's Radical Cure for Catarrh as a wholesome distillation of witch hazel American pine Canada fir marigold clover blossoms and other healing essences. The complete treatment is offered for $1.
An old farmer visited town last week seeking an editor's table to build a hen's nest. He said he read in papers that the largest eggs are laid on the editor's table and wanted to know if the papers lied.
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