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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1884
Page
1
A speaker recalls past joys and a grand banquet of bygone days, then laments aging and the tremor of hands. He mentions a life revisited and an imagined case before a celestial city, seeking a hopeful response.
In a dramatic night tale, Bret Harte recounts a Cumberland Valley Railroad chase beyond Kanakia where a damaged oil on rails upgrade traps a locomotive crew. An Adjutant narrator and brave engineers improvise with tallow can lubrication to slow pursuing engines, enabling Stockton’s division to relieve General Thomas. The incident ends with capture of the pursuing engine and a captaincy for the improvised engineer John.
A collection of quotes urging active engagement, neighborly kindness, pursuit of learning, perseverance, honor, and duty. It contrasts beauty with enduring mind, and notes that sacrifices reveal true value through concealment.
A voiced moral exhortation insists everyone should find a duty and act now. If one cannot sow or plow, one should seek another task such as breaking up fallow ground or reaping, with the aim of productive effort without delay.
A quotation attributed to Sir Walter Scott extols mutual help in humanity. It asserts that humankind would perish without acts of kindness from motherhood to final aid at death. The passage emphasizes universal interdependence and the essential role of assistance.
A quotation from Jeecher notes that a man’s singing while working reflects his faith. He says cheerful, godly conduct and visible joy bless others more than many deeds. A believer who loves God and shows hope preaches a quiet, good news gospel.
The piece contrasts small, quiet acts with grand feats, likening daily kindness to a lighthouse beacon. It urges believers to let their actions shine, noting lamps shine without speech and gentle waters refresh seekers. The message stresses steady, unobtrusive holiness.
A long list details common poisons and at home remedies. It covers acids, alkalis, alcohol, arsenic, lead, charcoal, corrosives, belladonna, mushrooms, opium, nitre, poisons from sublimate to tartar emetic, and snake bites with cautions on stomach cleansing, enemas, vinegar, eggs, milk, and coffee.
The British Medical Journal discusses the physiology and social handling of habitual blushing. It cites thick underclothing as a potential trigger and suggests thinner stockings, plus a strategy of cheerful sociability to ease the blush, while noting nerves and blood flow as underlying factors.
A Hazleton Pennsylvania mine tested blasting coal with lime. The method uses calcined carbonate of lime pressed into a cartridge placed in the coal mine hole. Water and steam expand to crack coal while avoiding powder dangers, purifying air, and saving time. Trials in England Wales and Belgium reported satisfactory and expanding use.
A crowd surged to J H Young & Co for a free trial bottle of Dr King s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds. The ad promises relief for asthma bronchitis hoarseness severe coughs throat and lung troubles with regular size bottles priced at 1.00.
An old pony used to pull a Niagara Falls boat was pushed from a 300 foot vantage near Goat Island Bridge. After plunging, the animal surfaced, struck a rock, then finally reached Prospect Park where a policeman shot him due to fatal injuries.
The article lauds Henry Morton Stanley for solving Congo river origins and courses, detailing its length about 3 000 miles, vast tributaries, a basin of nearly 1 000 600 square miles, and an estimated discharge of 1 400 000 cubic feet per second. It emphasizes the discovery’s impact on science, commerce, and civilization. A secondary piece humorously advises a young woman on economy and marriage prospects through a tale about Eliza and Adolphus.
Wilkie Collins explains he often writes with an amanuensis due to gout and recalls dictating most of The Moonstone. He claims he never reread the work and endured days of pain while shouting in bed. A seventeen year old girl aided him, allowing the novel to end.
A Chicago printer protests hiring of female compositors claiming he cannot swear at them, triggering a dispute over labor practices and workplace conduct in the era.
Racine Wisconsin druggist Richard T. Robinson testifies that laryngitis left him unable to speak for two months and a liberal use of Thomas selectric Oil cured him. He offers a public recommendation.
Advertisement promises a free copy of Dr. Kaufmanns illustrated book on diseases after sending two 3 cent stamps to A P Ordway & Co Boston Mass. The ad urges readers not to be humbugged and to cure themselves with the life illustrated plates.
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