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22 Mar 1879
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Bristol Phoenix in Bristol, Rhode Island
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1879
Page
1
Prudence Gray and the Bargeman's Promise
Prudence recalls life aboard the Prudence barge with her father, her dream to read and write, and her patient courtship with John Grove. After her father's death, she waits and finally marries John, becoming a bargeman's wife on the river with shared dreams and steadfast devotion.
Shower of Cats At New Orleans Theater
A seven year old tale recalls Ben de Bar at St Charles Theatre in New Orleans keeping three cats busy chasing rats. The cats were allowed free access in a makeshift gridiron stage tenement. One night the weight of the crowd of cats caused a canvas collapse raining cats onto the stage during Fanchon. Actors and crew were scratched. the property man demanded flesh colored plaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben de Bar
St. Charles Theatre
New Orleans
de Banat
Fanchon
Wild Man Captured After Eighteen Years Rampage in Cumberland Mountains
The Louisville Courier-Journal reports the capture of a singular wild man who for eighteen years roamed the Cumberland Mountains terrorizing inhabitants. He was netted by a party of men after a hard struggle. Described as over six feet tall with a body covered in scales that shed periodically, he survives on roots herbs and raw fish hunted by diving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
Cumberland
Tract on dancing shocks crippled veteran story
A fragment quotes a woman who gave a religious tract about the sin of dancing to a poor soldier who lost both legs. The remark illustrates clashes between reform ideas and wartime hardship.
A Good Account by John Weeks of Illness Costs
John Weeks of Butler New York recounts six years of bed ridden sickness costing 200 dollars annually totaling 1200 dollars. he credits his wife for three bottles of Hop Bitters that she took to treat him and continued housework for a year without missing a day, urging public awareness for their benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prudence
John
Prue
John Weeks
Butler
N.Y
Abstain from wrath in speech and appetite, says counsel
A concise moral note urges self control over speech anger and appetite. It emphasizes inner discipline as a practical virtue for daily conduct and public decorum. The message echoes timeless counsel on temperance and self-command.
Doing Good Builds Character Like Snowflakes
A quoted reflection from Jeremiah Bentham contrasts happiness with wealth and honors, asserting true contentment lies in helping others. It argues habits form as snow accumulates, with small acts shaping character, while unchecked passions and pernicious deeds accumulate like an avalanche to threaten truth and virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeremiah Bentham
Church critics and a vain queen in old stories
A Baptist Weekly excerpt condemns busybody critics who sow unrest in churches and threaten pastoral harmony. It contrasts this with a tale of Queen Exvitatesty, noted for vanity and cruelty, describing her aging looks and the Dutch envoy story ending with lavish gifts.
A Singular Case Warns Saloons On Drinking Power
A Georgian resident in Vermont warned saloon keepers not to sell him liquor or face legal punishment upon his return to reason. The piece reflects on alcoholism as a disease, noting its hereditary and societal impact, and urges caution given America’s climate and nervous temperament. It cites authorities who reported brutal effects of intoxication and delirium tremens, stressing that dipsomania is a disease like scrofula or consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father
Sol
Southend
John Grove
Prudence
Gal
John
Betsey Ann
Holland
Mynheer
Vermont
Newport
Folger
Prescott
Connecticut
U. S. Magazine
Bold Rhode Island raid a daring Patriot victory
Colonel Barton leads a night operation from Warwick across to Prescott's Rhode Island stronghold. In stealth, he captures Prescott and his aid, then returns to Providence. The episode ends with orders to Washington and an explosion of resentment at Alden's counter punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alden
General Prescott
Prescott
Rhode Island
Colonel Barton
Providence
Barton
Warwick Point
Light Horse
Mr. Overton
Warwick
Spencer
Washington
Hudson
Lebanon
Mrs. Alden
New England
Names Travel of Sugar and Ants Across Languages
Dr Hagen notes geographer Carl Riker traced sugar terms to India through languages worldwide. He compares white ant terms across Sanscrit Greek Latin Anglo Saxon and West Indian Aboriginal and Malay languages, suggesting deep linguistic roots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Riker
India
West Indian Islands
Pacific Ocean
Dr. Hagen
The Horse and Calaise anecdote of two Rochester men
In Rochester fifty years ago two town leaders, Joseph Meiggs of Mattapoisett and Capt. Lemuel Winslow of Rochester, shared a journey to Boston by horse and a square top chaise. They agreed Meiggs would furnish the horse and Winslow the chaise. After travel, a dispute over horseboard arose, leading Meiggs to ride home on his horse while Winslow kept the chaise, a moment remembered by locals years later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Marion
Mattapoisett
Boston
Joseph Meiggs
Lemuel Winslow
Pete
Meiggs
Capt. Winslow
Mr. Meiggs
Capt Winslow
Meiges
Capt
Winslow
The Physical Panadox and Blood Purity Cure
The piece asserts blood as the source of life and disease, arguing that impure blood causes weakness and ill health. It promotes Dr Price's Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Purgative Pellets as cleansing remedies, claiming effectiveness against scrofulous diseases and as al teratives, tonics, and cathartics.
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Dr. Price
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