16 May 1885
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1885
Page
1
Deacon Otago Lee recounts how a disruptive member sought to oust a pastor. He recalls thirty years ago resisting such plots and choosing humility, confessing past sins, and upholding the faithful minister. His firm resolve ends the effort to replace the pastor.
A compact meditation on personal virtue, wealth, and happiness. The piece contrasts earned money with inherited riches, extols deeds that ennoble, and urges independent thinking, kindness, patience, and wit as keys to a fulfilled life.
The quote highlights that voicing thoughts others only entertain marks poets and sages, while boldly stating unpopular ideas can create tyrants or reformers. It contrasts caution with courage in expression.
A philosophical reflection asserts that happiness in this life comes from controlling desires, and that true fulfillment will continue in the afterlife through the same restraint.
A friend questions a business man about ownership of his pocket-book. The man reflects that belonging to the Lord implicates the purse as well, prompting him to reconsider how he uses his money under divine guidance.
Harper's Magazine recalls Charles Reade as a man who blended belief with science. He remained quietly devout, eschewing dogma yet cherishing a future resurrection through Jesus Christ. His epitaph on his gravestone emphasizes divine mercy and mediation.
English comic actor Foote wagers with four companions to humble a dignified Bath head waiter. The group disrobes eye glass arm glove and leg as the waiter looks on in disbelief. Foote finally orders take off my head provoking a comic fatal tumble down stairs.
Report describes a Norwich cat hiding kittens in a hollow elm high above ground and later moving them to a house cellar. It also notes a North Franklin cat using a porcelain egg as a nesting decoy and a hen to brood the litter. A normal weight table by height is given. A small girl falls from a chair crying loudly while a younger sister Ava remains silent, prompting a mother’s remark about her supposed cryer.
Bridget informs the caller that Mrs. is away and a visiting woman with a wart on the nose is to be directed home. The wart is the distinguishing signal to identify the visitor and ensure she leaves.
A widow speaks of seventy years beside the sea and the loss of sons, reflecting that labor, faith, and the sea taught her wisdom. She recalls growing strong rowing with her father and the belief that God guides life with labor and rest. Sunday at Home notes Franklin’s legacy to Boston mechanics, now worth about $290000 and growing.
The document outlines duties for town councils to remove nuisances within twenty four hours after notice and impose fines up to twenty dollars daily for noncompliance. It creates health officers to inspect, report, and enforce sanitary rules, with city exemptions and a general repeal of conflicting acts.
Goldsmith selected his bride’s wedding dress for lasting wear, mirroring careful choice in marriage. The remark highlights value placed on durable fabrics and enduring quality.
The 1885 act creates a Rhode Island Commission on relief for disabled and needy soldiers and widows. It designates officers, districts, reporting duties, and funding guidelines, with quarterly meetings to audit disbursements and annual consolidated reports to the General Assembly.
An act adds penalties for escaping jail during sentence in county jails. Conviction carries 30 to 90 days imprisonment or a $5 to $20 fine in addition to existing sentence. The measure excludes the offense of breaking jail and takes effect upon passage.
An act amends chapter 113 Public Statutes on lime inspection. It requires stone lime sold in the state to be in casks hooped with at least eight hoops and filled, and directs the inspector and deputies to ensure proper filling and branding. The act repeals conflicting provisions and takes effect as specified.
Chapter 492 amends Chapter 378 to require liquor licensees to remove obstructions on licensed premises that block interior view from outside during Sundays. Violators face a twenty dollar fine.
An Act in amendment of and in addition to Chapter 79 of Title XIV of the Public Statutes entitled Nuisances. The General Assembly enacts the measure to modify nuisance law, outlining definitions and scope of corrective powers and penalties.
The act revises laws on dogs including collar removal theft and harming licensed dogs. It sets fines up to twenty dollars and up to thirty days imprisonment and directs fines to the complainant and town school fund. It also covers damages for harm to a licensed dog and bans distributing poisonous substances to dogs with penalties.
An act amends Section 14 of Chapter 237 of the Public Statutes relating to proceedings in insolvency. The bill states the new reading of the section and specifies passage date April 23, 1885. The measure seeks to modify insolvency procedures as outlined in the statute.
Section 14 restricts preferences in assignments for the benefit of creditors. No single creditor may be favored over others except for United States or Rhode Island claims or wages within six months prior, capped at one hundred dollars per person. The captain of the execution is paid first from the estate.
The General Assembly authorizes Barrington to purchase land within town limits for public use at a cost not exceeding 4200 dollars. Purchases require a town meeting vote next after passage and warrant notice. The town may appropriate up to 4200 dollars for the purchases and the act takes effect upon passage.
The amendment to Chapter 482 strengthens state control over foreign life and health insurers. It sets capital or asset thresholds of one hundred thousand dollars and requires deposits with the state Insurance Commissioner or equivalent official. It mandates certificates affirming deposits and security value for policy holders. The act also extends existing regulatory provisions to all non resident insurers and takes effect upon passage.
Edward Shepherd of Harrisburg Illinois credits Electric Bitters and Bucklin's Arnica Salve for curing a eight year running leg sore that doctors warned could end in bone scraping or amputation. He says three bottles of Electric Bitters and seven boxes of Arnica Salve healed his leg. Bitters priced fifty cents a bottle and Arnica Salve twenty five cents per box by J H Young & Co.
A persuasive advertisement claims Parker's Tonic can restore health for women troubled by stomach liver and kidney ailments and even prevent a move to the napital or poorhouse. It emphasizes simplicity safety and charm as a cure for long illness and worry.
I have been sick for ten years with high medical costs. Two years ago I used Sulphur Bitters instead of doctors and recovered from jaundice. This testimonial from F. P. Boyd of Hoboken asserts the bitters cured him.
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