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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1883
Page
1
The American Watch Co describes a solid one piece open face watch case with front opening avoiding caps and offering greater strength. A screw-on bezel with waterproof cement forms an airtight junction to resist dust and moisture, ideal for railroad men travelers miners and other workers needing reliable timekeeping.
Cirton Iowa April 29 1881 shows C S Raymond describing a William Ellery watch that survived three months in snow and water with minimal damage. He touts dust proof stem winding cases in gold and silver and urges sale by first class jewelers.
Astley Cowper finds a long misplaced letter in his coat pocket that reveals Rosamond’s secret engagement to Dwight Edgar. Duped by a careless moment, Astley confesses to Rosa and soon both learn Dwight’s return voyage is imminent. Love, remorse, and forgiveness follow as truths unfold at night on the doorstep.
A patchwork of aphorisms on truth, prudence, and virtue. It muses on calm self-control, justice, kindness, and the superiority of character over intellect, with notes on thought, freedom, and divine wisdom for earthly life and eternity.
A reflective essay urges readers to value inner dignity over wealth or status and to cultivate reason, piety, and sympathy. It warns of the harm of gossip and urges wise conversation toward constructive topics like work, home, and books, advocating restraint and charitable support.
A Harper's Weekly inspired scene describes a towering cotton press at work, its iron jaws crushing bales beneath electric lamps while firemen tend the furnaces and a choral signal marks completion. The piece blends industrial awe with Southern atmosphere and a spring health column follows.
The New York Tribune describes spring as a hidden army of sappers and miners awakening the world. Buds and shoots push up through dead leaves as trees and fields prepare for fruit and greenery. The piece likens seasonal growth to marching banners and a renewed dominion of apple and peach over the landscape.
A reader testifies in strong terms that Sulphur Bitters purify blood and cured a severe bladder problem, credited to Rev. A. Farrchip of New York City. The ad-like statement promotes the tonic as a remedy.
Advertisement touts Carter's Little Liver Pills as a faster cheaper cure for sick headaches biliousness constipation and related ailments than other methods. Sells through J H Young & Co. Harp to beat carpets Boond-Pama and mentions kidney bladder and urinary diseases with a $1 price for druggists.
In his Illinois State Bar Association address, President Charles C. Bonney calls delays and costs in litigation the profession’s gravest obstacle and urges reforms to ensure substantial justice without technicalities. He proposes limiting appeals, requiring real justice over form, and confining litigation to essential issues.
A New York State widower, thirty nine, travels to DeWitt Michigan in search of a wife. He meets Susie, a strong twenty two year old, who agrees to marry after she finishes chores and pelts are prepared. They wed that evening with promise of a preacher and a farm life.
A three year old belts out I love to tell a lie echoing in Sunday School. His mother Corrects him while he defends the sung lines saying they learned them there. The exchange sparks a small domestic lesson on truth telling.
A gentleman visiting a repair job noticed loose nails and warned the head carpenter to secure them. The carpenter replied that the nails would not be lost, but would appear in the bill.
The article notes lizards from Geckotidae Lacertidae and Iguanidae react to musical vibrations. Lizards pause in flight when notes sound and may appear hypnotized, with effects thought from air waves on skin rather than hearing. A legatita on a piano top is startled by a chord and injured briefly, then recovers. All the Year Round.
The drowsy Santa Fe New Mexico aims to celebrate its birth in July with a Tertio Millennial anniversary marking a settlement date around 1550. The month will feature minerals displays and Pueblo Indian customs exhibitions, grand entry of Spaniards, fandangoes, an oration, and special excursion rates to attract mining capitalists. Hotels are scarce but will be improved for attendees.
In a heated exchange on a train car MoorL Hesnanp challenges his father on remarks about his generosity to his wife. The elder denies the gossip and urges truth over rumor while defending his actions.
The schoolmistress tells Johnny to stand in the corner facing the wall but the boy protests that turning away would be rude. He is ultimately excused from the punishment.
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