06 Mar 1880
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1880
Page
1
The famous pigeons of St Mark's, Venice, once fed by Coun tess Policastro and treated as town property, were deemed not legally conveyed to the town. A Venetian boy who caught a pigeon was acquitted, as the court ruled the birds were technically wild fowl and not public property.
Squire Bray of Caswell plans another marriage while his son Bob replaces a pistol tickler with a wound clock. The clock explodes during the kiss, startling Bray and sending him fleeing on a horse. The widow believes Bray is haunted by Hannah, and the tale ends with Bray’s panic and a running joke about a talking volcano.
A proverb warns against overindulgence in drinking to good health among friends. It cautions that excessive self‑gratification or habit formation from such toasts can harm the drinker and social relations.
Bayard Taylor notes the sea as a jovial comrade whose merriment graces the shore while the wind laments with inward pain. The contrasting voices mingle in nature and affection, suggesting joy within sorrow and sorrow within joy.
Ivah, 18, bears the burden after her father’s death while caring for baby and supporting her brother Tom. She urges him to take Harris Brothers’ bookkeeper job, keeps costs low, and helps him grow from 40 to 70 dollars a month. Tom’s engagement and growing debt strain Ivah, who starts a boardinghouse to support them. She aids Marie, Tom’s wife, and mentors Marie toward steadier work. Ivah’s steadfast duty leads to a stable home, a rising income, and the eventual family joy of two strong boys.
Thousands of invalids annually travel to consult with the medical staff at the World's Dispensary and Invalids Hotel in Buffalo. The association markets Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, Pellets, Compound Extract of Smart-Weed, Favorite Prescription, and Sage's Catarrh Remedy. The firm promotes its medicines and offers an Invadeds' Guide-Book for ten cents.
A reflective excerpt contrasts harsh judgment with mercy, noting that lies harm innocence and that upright, modest living is preferable to wealth built on wrongdoing. It argues human nature leads to hate toward the wrongdoer and emphasizes personal virtue over vindictive ambition.
A concise adage asserts that marriage happiness relies on equality between partners, with love as the sole force that sustains equality and harmony within the union.
A quoted adage notes that one who will not endure slander must place himself outside the world’s circle. The line attributes the wisdom to Baron Stockmar in correspondence with Prince Albert, reflecting on reputational restraint and public life.
The message urges keeping bright views of good and beautiful things. It emphasizes forming sunny memories by imagining pleasant pictures to inspire positive thoughts and a happier outlook.
Cultivating home friendships with the same effort as external ties yields rich returns. No friendship surpasses that between parents and grown children, where intellectual communion and heartfelt sympathy forge a higher, spiritual bond guiding youth to wisdom and happiness.
A moral reflection on winter cruelty to horses, noting the horse’s sensitive mouth and warm blood. It argues against forcing frosty metal into a horse's mouth, suggesting humane options like rubber or leather bits and holding the iron briefly to spare the animal pain and preserve its value.
Unearthed 1799 Georgetown newspaper certificate by physicians Craik and Dick describes George Washington’s fatal illness. It notes his calm demeanor, acceptance of death, and orderly conduct during his final hours, reflecting his lifelong equanimity.
A devotional meditation on sorrow and love, contrasting mortal grieving with heavenly peace. It speaks of grief as the child of love, the solace found in night and music, and the hope of eternal morning beyond earthly loss, with imagery of angels, streets of gold, and the rivers of heaven.
A collection of humorous paraphrases about people who misread pride motives and social expectations. It includes a man who avoids calling a friend’s speech a happy effort, a woman recalling a Sunday text yet unable to discuss bonnet trimmings, and an editor deflecting credit or theft. A pen that favors the first pocket, a fool who ceases to reveal it, and a married couple who miss ideal envy or offers. A mother who overdoes chores, a child choosing between meals, and a person who takes pride in not being what they are. A singer who dodges cold and a woman denying excuse for her second best dress.
A San Francisco printer who had been deaf for thirty years regains hearing after a doctor treats him with a throat and ear liniment a gargle mix and internal medicine. He awoke to sound one morning and joyfully expressed his relief by kissing the landlady shaking hands and greeting fellow boarders. His physicians say the deafness is gradually disappearing.
Seafaring observers note frequent disappearances of sea fish from traditional habitats. Herring have left Sweden, and the large chub mackerel has become rare, despite a $25 reward for a specimen. Professor Baird suggests increased demand for tunny, dogfish, and sharks by factories may shift fish populations, while predators dwindle.
A writer claims few know proper bean cooking. Use one pint dried beans with salt pork in two quarts cold water. Boil slowly twenty minutes, add a cup of the boiling water, season with salt pepper and molasses, place pork on top, bake two hours or more.
A proverb notes that speaking eloquently yields no fish from a stream bank. Yet sending a line to the funny tribe prompts swift, lively replies, illustrating that action and direct contact trump mere speech.
A curious note explains that an army officer is retired when out of service while a wheel is retired to reenter use. It adds that a sheriff, upon releasing a prisoner, loses custody, and upon releasing a house, regains possession, described in a playful old language sense.
A Chicago Tribune inspired note calls for switching from narrow to broad tire wheels to reduce road damage. It argues heavy loads cut pavements, proposes licensing narrow tires, and claims wider tires would double wooden pavement life and lower repair costs. Also included is a comic parson anecdote from Harper's and a Virginia City Chronicle scene about a newsroom confrontation.
A London area woman, urged to drink wine by a physician for health, became fond of the spirit. Her husband bought costly port, but she resolved to stop after realizing daily consumption. She later joined temperance work and shared the tale to warn doctors about alcohol risks.
In Valley View Station Far West a household stove delivered strong electrical shocks as wind-generated current traveled from a distant windmill via a wire to the stove pipe. The proprietor his wife and workers all suffered near misses with steam and cookware while Curtis finally cooled the risk with sheepskin gloves.
In Burlington Hawkeye style, Mr Ramschneider boasts of his dog Bismark as he hides his hat in a fence corner for a test. A tramp spots the hat, fires a clay clod at the dog, and Ramschneider returns to find only a greasy old hat while his five dollar hat sits far away. He ends up hatless and in bed with a cold.
A lost car agent tracks stray company cars across states from Florida to Maine by daylight while riding in the rear coach and memorizing car numbers. He asks roads to return missing equipment, notes thefts and repossession, and recalls a western road car found abandoned on the plains.
An advertisement in the Portland Ad touts Hop Bitters as a sure remedy for ague debility and kidney complaints. It urges readers to try the remedy to become convinced of its curative qualities and favorable effects.
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