15 May 1880
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1880
Page
1
A quotation from the Commercial Bulletin contrasts harsh European views of Americans abroad with a rebuke of pompous, ignorant travelers. It argues that many supposedly ill mannered Americans are industrious, thrifty travelers who seek to improve themselves, while European writers exaggerate flaws.
A plea warns of tuberculosis threatening a child and a mother. It touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as an effective alterative, claiming it has helped consumptives long deemed incurable and urging neighbors to share the message with affected families.
A Florence tale from Ti Pecorone as retold in Cornhill follows Giannetto, favored by Ansaldo, who borrows 10000 ducats from a Jew for risky ventures. After repeated losses he wins Belmonte’s widow, a judge frees Ansaldo, and a clever ruse reveals the whole ruse with the ring and lawyer.
A blithe heart makes a blooming visage and triumph over passions is a grand conquest. Those who pry into every cloud may meet a thunderbolt. It is idle not only to do nothing but to waste one’s better talents.
A concise reflection urges that while we cannot control events, we can choose how to respond. The piece emphasizes discipline, perspective, and proactive thinking as tools to turn adverse situations into constructive outcomes.
A terse meditation on personal error and public spoils. It argues that self-acknowledged error avoids false wisdom and that those with honest appearances deserve double punishment for deceit in actions. The piece emphasizes integrity over ostentation in public life.
A reflective note on how truthful conduct and virtue uplift society. The text extols pleasure in nature, artistic imitation, and the joy of honest labor. It asserts that honesty enlightens the ignorant, softens the hard-hearted, reforms the disobedient, and encourages the faithful.
The passage denounces saloons and clubs as temptations and warns that even refined brandy fuels the same hellish fire as cheap liquor. It argues drunkenness persists despite cultural progress, and urges Christian teachers to emphasize abstinence over moderation. Golden Rule.
An elderly widower bids farewell as the undertaker prepares his wife’s coffin. After sixty four years of shared joys and sorrows, he forgets she is gone and, unable to live without her, soon joins her in death. N. O. Picayune obituary tone.
The article outlines our limited understanding of floral color and scent. It notes sun light influences color, exceptions where root color persists without light, and that chemical changes behind color and fragrance remain largely mysterious. It mentions iron sulphates darkening some plants and that scent ties to oil evaporation rates.
An English tourist witnesses a funeral tale of a man with severe toothache who bites a skull to cure it. He hides the extracted tooth in his clothing and claims the remedy works. An old man confirms a sewn tooth can ward off toothache, a superstition shared as fiction from All the Year Round.
A veteran writer recalls a New York editor testing his spelling of gent found missing in Webster’s. The tale ends with the author cobbling a wary lesson about correct usage and his lasting dislike for the term.
In a reverent reminiscence, the aging horse Duke is described as a living relic of Jackson’s campaigns. Jackson and companions recall shared hardship, with the General refusing to end Duke’s life, choosing to let the old steed continue to “wave apart” on the farm despite his feeble days.
A rural Philadelphia house gate bears a suggestive placard reading Nothing wanted but milk and the morning paper. The wording hints at a domestic or social sentiment tied to daily needs and local life. No further context is provided in the fragment.
A note denounces advasive openings in articles and urges plain honest promotion of Hop Bitters. It argues the product’s value justifies a single trial and that users will not switch to alternatives after experience.
A Journal of Chemistry excerpt discusses how physical resilience depends on sustained hard work and proper diet. It argues that when conditions reverse and appetite remains fixed, illness follows, with soldiers in active service faring better in rain and cold but suffering when resting and overindulging. It urges balanced diet, proper wraps, and cleanliness to prevent disease.
An anecdote recounts John B. Gough’s London speech where an overblown introducer’s praise set high expectations. Gough feigned dullness to lower the bar, then gradually found his rhythm, eliciting swift audience warming and roaring applause. The crowd noted his dramatic turnaround.
Disappearance of sea fish from longtime homes is noted with Sweden’s coasts losing herring and the rare chub mackerel. Professor Baird offers $25 for a specimen and ponders causes from deep sea larders to industry demand for oils and manures.
It notes that cutting teeth is hard work for the baby and recommends Dr Bull’s Baby Syrup to cool inflamed gums.
A West Point cadet Whittaker faced slights during a review as a lady challenged the corps on courage. She argued moral courage mattered, noting Whittaker’s presence exposed bias while the cadet dismissed civility to a fellow cadet to spare his position among peers.
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