14 Mar 1885
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1885
Page
1
A collector notes Tivar Ayer's Sarsaparilla advertised in the spring as a blood purifier. The remedy aims to invigorate the system excite the liver and restore the body's vigor and tone.
Guy Howard recounts his life of wealth and ruin started by his wife Arelie Cameron’s sultry elopement. After betrayal, his brother Vernon murders, but a pistol shot takes both men as fate seals Fleming Hall’s somber curse.
A compact reflection on honesty and virtue. Prose contrasts truth with falsehood and warns how words and actions shape character, citing prudence, self discipline, and the impact of speech on the soul and life.
A reflective note emphasizes that those most in the light of virtue yield the strongest spiritual fruit. It likens moral influence to sunlight guiding growth toward life everlasting and lasting good.
The passage asserts enthusiasm as the soul’s glow that raises people above mediocrity enabling goodness and benevolence. It contrasts present cares with future relief, suggesting nightly reassurance that today’s troubles may be finished tomorrow.
John Banscom, D. D., urges moral resolve against intemperance. He contrasts duty with expediency and calls for active relief from widespread suffering caused by alcohol. He warns of social ruin, infected bloodline, and the urgent need for moral renovation amid a malignant, public health like disease.
A faded tale recounts children in a valley village deceiving storks by swapping eggs, leading to the storks’ tragedy and a long-remembered haunting by the White Spirit Dee of St Stephen's Church. Also described are Leo Ehrlich's deafness device and an Indian legend of Wa-hus-pa and O-man-o-ree ending in a curse and disappearance.
A man posing as an art connoisseur toured northern Detroit streets seeking a sale at $20,000 but a wife and husband believed his target home worth $9,000. He complimented tastes, asked to view rooms, and even shared a bread meal before departing after securing a meal and clothing from the grateful residents.
A comic dialogue unfolds as Mrs. C chides Mr. Crimsonbeak for arriving past midnight. He blames intoxication and a swollen clock, insisting he could not have been home two hours earlier. The exchange blends humor with whimsical wordplay and a playful marital tiff.
Phrenologists and physiognomists claim a woman's thumb and hand shape indicate temperament and morals. Large thumbs allegedly imply intelligence and susceptibility to flattery, while square hands with small thumbs denote domestic practicality or potential vice.
A speech by Sir F Bramwell compares rapid advances in telephone and voice reproduction to past marvels. He notes how quickly society tires of wonders and predicts daily flights or feats would lose surprise after brief time. The passage reflects a historic perspective on technological progress and public fascination.
A man called on a pastor claiming to arrange a funeral at 8 pm for a woman who was not married. The exchange revealed the stranger was actually planning his own wedding, not a funeral, prompting the parson to realize the misstatement.
A country editor describes his class as a man who reads papers writes on many subjects sets type folds papers runs errands saws wood works in the garden is blamed for thousands of things he never thought of works hard all day helps people into office who forget it afterward and is often cheated out of half his earnings. He builds up the town while the miser and fogy benefit yet refuse to take his paper or borrow it only to cuss the editor.
The advertisement touts Salvation Oil as a guaranteed cure for rheumatism sore throat swellings bruises burns and frostbite priced at twenty five cents per bottle.
A man with a head cold is depicted as suffering a catarrh racked condition likened to a waterfall, illustrating severe nasal illness.
A vivid product notice promotes Dr King s New Discovery for consumption promising a cure for consumptions lung ailments and other throat and lung afflictions. It claims thousands cured and offers free trial bottles at J H Young Co s Drug Store with a large size priced at 1.00.
Section 1 amends Public Statutes to require the State Board of Health Secretary to receive annual returns, prepare a general abstract and report, publish up to a thousand copies, pay five hundred dollars to the State Registrar for preparation, tabulation and publishing, and deposit the returns with alphabetized indices in the Secretary of State's office. The act takes effect on passage and repeals inconsistent laws. Witness signatures authenticate the copy.
Pariars Presa argues against quack nostrums for wives and parents who fear liquor. They claim many tonics cause worse outcomes, while Parker's Tonic supposedly strengthens digestion and organs and stimulates without intoxication, curing liquor appetite.
In Haverhill Massachusetts a four year interval marked the longest span between two marriages in the local record.
On the African coast Carraws Courtney F. reports curing three men with malarial fever using Sulphur Bitters. He claims it is the greatest blood purifier he has seen and says he always keeps it in his medicine chest.
A courir was photographed in front of Niagara recently in a staged scene with the caption Pride goeth before a fall. The snippet confirms the playful setup but provides no broader context.
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