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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1886
Page
1
A sixteen year old girl Bessie navigates family curiosity about minister Mr. Leroy and a potential marriage in a small town. Mrs. Elliott and Aunt Sophia discuss Minerva's prospects, while Bessie and Leroy reveal mutual affection and a sudden engagement, reshaping pacts within the parish.
A collection of maxims on home affection, happiness, kind disposition, charity, neighborliness, practical wisdom, measured speech, and action over mere words. It urges kind words, loving deeds, silence in anger, and avoiding universal appeals to all audiences.
An old proverb contrasts material theft with the living wretchedness of a ruined name, suggesting that loss of reputation brings deeper sorrow than deathly peace. The statement frames honor as more valuable than wealth.
A reflective line notes that wholesome discipline of adversity in strong natures often carries a self-preserving influence, shaping character through hardship and resilience.
A New York exchange cites the Presbyterian Observer noting that fear of God makes godliness profitable for a business guide. It recalls a dry goods firm that restricted work to honor religious duties, later surviving a citywide financial storm as that policy proved sound.
Practical home health tips from a 19th century voice advise acid relief with prune water and soda, light clothing, and keeping cool to prevent bed sores. It recommends sugar and cream of tartar in water, chewing gum arabic for weak stomach or throat tickle, and cautions nurses to avoid proximity when treating a patient and not to talk over them.
Laura Nourse drowned in the Ohio River, a New York Journal of Commerce column cites Bible figures to argue the world owes nothing and individuals must earn aid through service. It contrasts Naomi, Ruth, and Elijab with modern reliance, urging work, perseverance, and gleaning what one can in hardship.
The piece portrays Mr. Tilden at Greystone near Tarrytown, noting his unmarried status, guarded private life, and long health resilience despite rumored paralysis. It highlights his vast conservatory project, extensive engraving collection, and open grounds for public watching under his manager Green. The essay also recounts a second tale of a Highland boy freeing a thrush with the clergy witnessing a mate’s dramatic rescue.
A humorous piece contrasts strict editorial etiquette with a traveler’s anecdote about Jay Gould sipping whiskey. It rails at editorial visitors who critique clipped copy while retelling Gould’s early surveying days and a whisky journey that left his notes muddled and his mapmaking humorously impaired.
A patient recalls six months of unsuccessful treatment for dyspepsia and defies medical advice to try Sulphur Bitters. After using them, the patient reports improved health and restored appetite, claiming the bitters are a great aid to doctors.
An unnamed speaker recalls finding a $1,000 bill in Washington during Grant's inauguration in a crowd of 200,000. He pocketed the note, worried it might be counterfeit, relocated it between his trunk and cover, and finally changed it at a New York bank three months later, receiving twenty fifty-dollar bills. The tale ends with travels to Sandy Hook, Long Branch, Philadelphia, and Washington and a night of taro.
A medical authority promotes lemon juice mixed with water as a bilious system remedy. Drinking lemon juice diluted in ice water before bed and again in the morning before breakfast is said to curb humor and bile without weakening the system.
A poetic meditation traces four prayers for wealth beauty power and truth across Egypt Greece Rome and Hebrew history. Each figure wins worldly gifts yet loses deeper essence. The Greek beauty, Roman power, Egyptian wealth, and Hebrew truth reveal a timeless warning about desires and immortality through inner light.
A telegraph operator recalls meeting his future wife across a New York street. He tapped signals to her through the window and she replied in kind, leading to engagement before they spoke. They married that Christmas, a tale of love sparked by silent telegraphy.
In a bedtime exchange Bobby asks his father if God can do everything and if he can make a two foot rule with one end. The father replies to another question, then Bobby asks how long a camel can go without water and whether it could go longer if it had water. Soon Bobby is sent to bed.
Counsel presses the witness about the breath of a prior witness who allegedly breathed like a porpoise. The witness admits being present and examined, but refuses to affirm the porpoise breath, saying he never heard such a thing. The exchange shows tension as the cross examination turns on a peculiar description.
A humorous stage moment shows a dentist calling next, while waiting customers jostle for service and vie to be next, creating a comic volley as the barber also signals readiness.
Sawyer Hasler watched a bass catch in a waterlogged log near Milton on the Susquehanna River as it neared the circular saw. Eight large bass were retrieved from the log. A separate item notes a Fort Gaines Georgia farm hand courting whiskey and other terms for next year. Another paragraph covers Mrs Eva Watkins of Wabash Indiana eloping with J K Ellis despite prior reconciliations, ending with a sharp quip. A train brakeman shouts Sawyer as a couple on a Buffalo line train react to their engagement news.
An advertising note promotes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a general remedy for sudden colds pain inflammation and injuries. It urges use according to directions and claims best results for croup and related ailments.
Philosophical remark compares life to a picnic where each person carries a casket to seize belongings. Reflects on human pursuit and memory as people take away what they can grasp.
An 19th century testimonial extols Ayers Sarsaparilla as a superior blood purifier for scrofulous and consumptive tendencies, noting delicate children benefit and that two bottles cured scrofulous complaints for J W Starr of Laconia Iowa. The piece frames the medicine as the best remedy.
Purifier of the Day section features letters from C E Upton of Nashua New Hampshire praising Ayer's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier after years of eye humor relief. A Ramsey County Dakota reader R Harris describes long standing dyspepsia and begins use of the product as part of a testimonial sequence.
The Hon Court of Probate for Gristol appoints Caroline M. Kingman guardian of Susan A. Kingman with bond filed. Creditors have six months from April 10, 1888 to present claims. debtors must pay guardian immediately. Sale notice includes AXE, LANTERNS, AND CORN Knives by E. C. Munro.
A man recounts driving a balky horse onto a railroad track and praying for a train. The train arrives, the horse moves and the narrator escapes unharmed, enjoying the accident as entertainment. He sues the railroad for 700 dollars and wins 637.50 from a jury of farmers, describing it as fun despite the cost.
Ilood s Sarsaparilla is prepared by C I Hood Co Apothecaries Lowell Mass with thorough pharmacy knowledge and years of experience in the business. It is prepared with skill and care under the direction of the originators. Hence Hood s Sarsaparilla may be depended upon as pure honest reliable medicine.
A Pittsburgh man working the summer on the fifth floor of a city boarding house asserted honestly that most of his vacation had been spent at a mountain resort, according to the Pittsbury Telegraph.
The Proprietors of Ely's Cream Balm present it as a remedy for catarrh colds in the head and hay fever not a cure all but a sure relief. It is not a liquid or a snuff and is applied with the finger providing instant relief. Sold by all druggists at 50 cents. Mrs Georgie Judson of Hartford Conn reports rapid improvement after a week of nose and head inflammation and says she was cured by the balm.
A dyspeptic asks if raw oysters are healthy and a graft doctor responds that he has never heard one complain of being unhealthy, implying possible skepticism about health concerns.
Answer WANTED claim touts Electric Bitters as a swift cure for Bright's Disease diabetes weak back and urinary complaints. Advertises 50c bottles by J H Young & Co with guarantees and blood purification effects.
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