29 May 1880
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1880
Page
1
A romantic poem praising gentle words and loving hearts over power or stars. It contrasts warm tenderness with seasonal imagery, noting that sincere smiles and affection outshine the brightest signs of the season and the light of autumn.
In a village tale Dr Blunt, famed for speed and kindness, tends Miss Lacey a nervous patient with moral support. She aids Janie Cameron through a febrile crisis, learns the doctor’s hidden tenderness, and accepts leadership in a Dorcas society, as a romance quietly unfolds.
A brief fragment notes that inner beauty matters more than outward appearance. It states that those without inward beauty are unsightly even if all around are beautiful. The piece reads like a moral balance on virtue versus surface.
A concise appeal urging that harms be answered with fair redress while good deeds compensate kindness. The statement frames a principle of proportional response and moral reciprocity in dealing with wrongdoing.
A proverb-like note compares a man who strays from his place to a bird leaving its nest, highlighting the risk and consequence of wandering away from home or duty.
A concise reflection urges letting habits remain flexible and a good constitution to be treasured until tested. It contrasts living on a mountaintop with valleys and warns against fretful murmuring during tough times. It notes that those who seek compliments receive shallow praise.
A terse aphorism notes the conflict with those who insist on making life less bearable by rushing it. It presents a general complaint about meddlesome pressure to hurry through existence. The tone is critical and observational.
A remark noting that some human tongues possess two sides similar to certain quadrupeds, one smooth and one rough, highlighting a paradoxical characteristic in speech.
A reflection that if people habitually spoke well of others, the global climate of discourse would improve significantly. It argues that consistent kindness in speech promotes harmony and reduces conflict, implying a moral imperative to choose constructive words.
A line about taste in fashion notes that delicacy outshines every other decorative feature on a female figure, reflecting prevailing standards of propriety and refinement in social presentation.
A compact reflection on perseverance as a guiding Roman virtue. It frames perseverance as the force that enables god-like acts and turns danger into success, even against formidable odds.
A concise moral note on social good. It suggests weighing whether a man prefers to listen or be heard before engaging, highlighting etiquette and tact in everyday discourse. The idea emphasizes balanced dialogue and mutual consideration in conversations.
A reflective note on friendship highlighting its uplifting power across all states and conditions. It explains how sharing success inspires, while revealing misfortunes can ease burdens and lessen fears.
A moral observation contends that vicious habits stain human nature and are odious in themselves, to be avoided by any person guided by reason, even when they remain concealed from God and man with no future punishment attached.
A guide on careful handling and preservation of books urges avoiding heat and damp, keeping away from gas light, turning pages from the top, using a portfolio for cards, not reading at meals, marking places with edge paper, placing books flat when setting down, avoiding pulling by the headband, opening gently on a flat surface, using a proper knife for uncut edges, and treating books as valued friends.
A visitor recounts two vaulted rooms in the old Seraglio at Constantinople filled with glass cabinets and gold laden relics from Ottoman history. Thrones, cradle, sultans robes, uncut emeralds, clocked cages, and jeweled deskware display centuries of wealth guarded by solemn sentries. The treasure, deemed unsalesable, underscores a fallen empire clinging to its past.
A humorous sketch describes Ablandschenen as an isolated Alpine village with no standing army at sea, no doctors, no deaths in years, no newspaper, and minimal trade. Residents rely on livestock for sustenance, a single bell church, and rare visitors. Tourists threaten its untouched image.
Barrow in Furness Lancashire England hosts construction of the City of Rome the largest merchant vessel to date costing over 1 million dollars The iron hull measures 590 feet overall with 62 foot beam and 38 9 inch hold depth Engines total 7500 horsepower with six cylinders promising 18 1 4 knots speed The ship scheduled for spring 1881 completion and to sail between New York and Liverpool
Americans traveling abroad can buy Dr Pierce's Family Medicines at principal drug stores and the London World’s Dispensary branch. Golden Medical Discovery is advertised as a potent blood cleanser curing eruptions and scrofula. Dr Pierce's Pellets are sugar coated cleansing pills aiding digestion and fever prevention. World’s Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo and London, proprietors.
A practical guide explains rust removal with kerosene oil and repeated oiling, then discusses the spoon’s ancient origins from round to oval forms with archaeological notes. It also details isinglass production from sturgeon bladders in Russia, and a Waterloo relic tale of a French general’s bones turned into china.
A narrator imagines a crabbed bachelor witnessing women’s careful study in choosing medicines for family health. It highlights their sagacity in selecting Hop Bitters as the best remedy, noting the cost is nominal and health outcomes are enduring.
The ad asserts that soothing a baby with opium preparations is not always safe but claims Dr Bull's Baby Syrup contains nothing injurious and offers a safer alternative for infants.
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