28 Mar 1885
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1885
Page
1
The author laments inherited vices passed from grandfathers shaping our nature and thwarting virtue. He argues that despite individual merit we are limited by fate and hereditary traits, questioning the fairness of ancestral influence on character.
An advertisement claims one bottle of Ayer's Sarsaparilla costs one dollar and will banish weariness, restoring energy and vigor. The copy stresses quick relief from tiredness and improved vitality.
Sleepless nights caused by cough can end with Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. It soothes the cough calms inflammation and helps you rest. It also speeds healing of the pulmonary organs and restores health.
A concise note reflects on the hand organ as an exception to the adage that one good turn deserves another, suggesting an ironic twist in the saying.
Isabel waits for her pale husband Fergus Attley as her brother Alfred returns unexpectedly and a tragic murder at Signor Del Monte's rooms unsettles their lives. A police inquiry, a court trial, and a web of jealousy and secrets unravel to reveal a fateful connection between Isabel, Alfred, and Mortimer. Alfred confesses he may have witnessed the death and leaves for Europe. Isabel later meets Alfred in Italy, rekindling complicated ties.
A collection of concise maxims on progress honesty education and personal restraint. The quotes urge fixing errors before acting seeking truth and wealth through economy and modest wit in conversation.
A philosophical assertion argues money cannot bring happiness, with the claim that wealth increases wants. It suggests riches fill no void and instead amplify longing, noting the more one has, the more one seeks.
A young man who earns and saves his first thousand dollars learns discipline, industry, and time management. He endures long hours and frugal living to cover current expenses, building a steady habit of work and an understanding of the value of accumulated savings.
A diarist details a week of selling liquor to various customers including Ragged Bill Charlie Piper Dick Plaster and Phil Carter. The narrator notes harm caused by drunkenness and hints at murder and family strife while concluding the diary would appear queer on paper.
The article argues that happiness stems from habitual thought and feeling shaped by consistent training and treatment of children. It asserts self-control honesty and truthfulness become habitual actions and feelings, making happiness both a duty and inward possession within reach for individuals.
The piece surveys notorious misprints in historic Bibles including the Breeches, Vinegar, Wicked, Persecuting Printers, Ears to Ear, and Standing Fishes editions with notes on their origins and outcomes. It then tells of Gardner a New England mill worker who converts after an evangelist sermon and resists old temptations amid peer pressure.
Police officer William Clark of Harlem New York has completed a model house. The two story structure sits on a three foot six inch by eighteen inch platform and features a mansard roof carriage house conservatory and summer house. Built from eight thousand five hundred pieces of black walnut and ash with six thousand two hundred nails the house took five years to complete. Clark, 72, has forty nine years on the force and is the grandson of Ezra Clark the ninth signer of the Declaration of Independence.
The remark notes that many good women remain timid and doubt their own promptings, even when those instincts would place them in a minority. It links courage and conviction to social progress and the perception of bravery among women.
VEGETINE is described as made of roots bark and herbs. It is said to be pleasant to take and enjoyed by children.
Waterloo Observer reports a curious rifle match style bout involving two pickpockets. The short encounter drew attention for its odd pairing and minimal clash as spectators watched.
Oil touted as a universal remedy available from druggists and medicine dealers. It claims to erase pain by addressing the cause, specific for neuralgia rheumatism and pains in the side back and limbs, offered at 25 cents.
A Waterbury resident claims long Liver Complaint relief after taking Sulphur Bitters, stating three bottles restored health. The note ends with a Bacon quote favoring reading and eating as paths to fulfillment.
Mrs. Mary A. Dailey of Tunkhannock Pa suffered six years from asthma and bronchitis. After trying top doctors with no relief she used Dr King's New Discovery last October and found immediate relief. She continued treatment and fully recovered gaining 50 pounds. Free trial bottles at J H Young Co's Drug Store. Large bottles $1.00.
A longtime general agent recalls eight years of marrying couples in a frontier territory. He describes humorous and volatile weddings conducted in varied settings, including a marriage involving Chilblain Henry and a Mexican woman, Colorado Maduro. He laments the lack of ceremony yet notes no complaints or pay issues, until a bet twists that tale.
A new anti friction journal box applied to a Brooklyn bridge line pulley reportedly runs 42 days without oil or heat. Col Paine calls it a success, noting twelve bearing rollers and separating rollers eliminate contact, promising wide mechanical use and potential race wagon speed gains.
A fragmentary note from a column mocks Los Angeles vanity and foresees trouble, citing scriptural warning about pride and a banana skin as a humorous omen. The text hints at urban pride and impending mishap.
The account tells of a California wreck house built of ship fragments and a inland mansion mirroring sorrow. A saloon owner funds both via endless coin, while a once thrifty home becomes ruin. A son’s fall into riot ends in death and haunting echoes across the wrecked mansions.
The piece argues parents oppose quack tonics that foster alcohol use. Parker's Tonic is praised for strengthening the body and curing stomach liver and kidney ailments. It is claimed to simulate without intoxication and to cure the appetite for liquor.
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