27 Jun 1885
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1885
Page
1
An eyewitness recalls Daniel Webster at the Bunker Hill monument ceremony. A crowded surge overwhelmed guards as the crowd pressed forward, until Webster urged caution and declared nothing is impossible to Americans. The moment is praised as eloquence surpassing rhetoric.
Advertisement offering a thirty day free trial of Dr Dye s Celebrated Wortaic Belt with Electric Suspensory Appliances to cure nervous debility loss of vitality and manhood. Includes promise of complete restoration with no risk and mailed pamphlet from Voltaic Belt Co Marshall Michigan.
Distressed by a crying sick child at night? Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup claims to ease teething pain, cure dysentery and diarrhea, regulate the stomach and bowels, reduce inflammation, soften gums, and restore energy. Endorsed by a famed nurse, sold by druggists worldwide for 25 cents a bottle.
The article lists dyspepsia symptoms such as variable appetite heartburn and weight in the stomach and notes its prevalence among fast living Americans. It claims alcohol and tobacco cause dyspepsia and promotes Burdock Blood Bitters as a cure by regulating the bowels and toning digestive organs.
In Arbor House Wisconsin town, Lill, a proud hostess with a sneezing prone guest, protects a boy named Harry who falls ill after a water near-miss. Harry longs for a mother and finds affection with Captain Stuyvesant and Lill, who reveals a noble English lineage as marriage ties unite them on Harry’s birthday.
A reminiscence of Charles Sumner portrays him as a gracious statesman. The narrator recalls Sumner’s politeness, his wide correspondence, and a memorable stamp collection gesture that amused and honored a young admirer.
A patient argued for alcohol as a stimulant saying it warms him. The doctor rebutted with a vivid paradox comparing burning wood to alcohol. He warned that warmth from alcohol comes from burning the body’s tissues, not from fuel, and that food is the proper warmth source.
All signers of the Declaration of Independence signed with a quill pen except one who signed with a Wither-spoon. The quill tradition and the odd signature detail highlight the varied instruments used by the delegates.
A collection of moral reflections and quotes from Swift Confucius Locke Martineau and others on modesty, charity, self improvement, and proper conduct. It contrasts duty to God with social responsibility and the value of humble beginnings.
The text argues that true religion values reality over outward display. It warns against overzealous acts and ostentation, urging Christians to imitate the sun by doing good through a consistent holy life rather than noisy words.
A Gloucestershire manor house sketch preserves a portrait of a true gentleman as God’s servant and man of virtue. Virtue is his business and happiness his reward with devotion, chastity, sobriety, temperance, hospitality, piety, and discretion guiding his life. He walks through the world toward heaven, making himself and others happy.
A NY Ledger writer cites brief prayers as powerful from the Publican to the dying thief. Dialogues at a Duke of Ormond dinner recounts Sir William Wyndham and a bishop’s gentle rebuke over short supplications. Dr. Ramsay recalls a dying woman’s simple plea to remember any good in her.
The essay pieces recount Bill Nye renouncing smoking with a diary kept to trace abstinence. It notes comic episodes and a shifted life view, alongside a separate piece on the influence of example in improving home grounds and fruit planting, highlighting a single inspiring property sparking widespread local improvement.
The Spectator visits Mrs A widow of a Congregational minister who sews a robe for a Romish acolyte and plans early mass. A loan of her coffee pot for a Methodist missionary meeting leads to stories of the pot traveling to Baptist and Spiritualist events. Mrs A is active in her church and others, promoting all faiths. Do not feed children on cold food.
The comedian Josh Billings jokes that the best medicine for the ramati z is to thank the Lord it isn’t the gout. He uses humorous wordplay to downplay illness with wit and resilience.
The piece traces the horse from ancient biology to its role in warfare and art. It notes early horse life, the first horse in evolution, and the long development of horse breeding as seen in Assyrian sculptures dated around 3000 years ago. It discusses geography and timeline without sensational detail.
Passed at the May Session 1885 this act adds to Chapter 169 of the Public Statutes. It limits minor and female labor in manufacturing to ten hours per day and sixty per week with limited exceptions. Employers must post daily hour requirements and violations incur fines up to twenty dollars. A minor age is conclusively evidenced by a certificate at employment.
The act changes statutory rules for free holders and surveyors to impound horses cattle sheep and hogs found roaming on highways or public paths. It grants power to appoint deputies and requires towns to maintain impoundment procedures. The law takes effect immediately.
The act amends chapter 258 of the Public Statutes, detailing active militia composition in peace time. It sets caps of twenty infantry and heavy artillery companies, two cavalry, one light artillery battery of four guns, and two machine gun detachments. It also authorizes attaching machine guns to the brigade, with detachments led by a second lieutenant and up to nine enlisted men each.
The act amends sections on annual target practice directed by the Commander in Chief, prescribed encampment grounds paid by the State, and detailed muster and pay-roll procedures for duty performed. It also requires sworn muster rolls, specifies where copies are kept, and sets effective date upon passage.
Amends Chapter 242 of the Public Statutes to penalize delivering unlabeled explosive materials such as nitroglycerin gunpowder naptha or similar substances. Offenders face up to ten thousand dollars fine or up to five years imprisonment. The act specifies labeling requirements and penalties and notes its effective date.
The text outlines two acts passed May 29 1825 and May 29 1885 in Rhode Island. It authorizes the state General Treasurer to hire a clerk with eight hundred dollar annual pay and creates a commissioned, unpaid relief body under the Grand Army of the Republic to assess needs and aid disabled or needy soldiers widows and dependent families within the state.
Foreman Henry Schgnilals at Henry Krug Packing Co. in St. Joseph Missouri hails Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil for treating sprains cuts bruises and chapped hands calling it the best medicine for his men in this era of practical household remedies.
An old advertisement style note claims cream of tartar cleanses gloves and describes buying a cottage with money previously paid to doctors and druggists. It asserts wife’s cure of female weakness using sulfur bitters and mentions a Salem Massachusetts source, W. F. Sampson.
A young society belle exclaims I do love dress while a cynical middle aged bachelor retorts you should wear more of it. The lively exchange captures the social banter at a fashionable gathering.
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