30 May 1885
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1885
Page
1
The article surveys science topics. It discusses extreme cold and putrefaction, tropical lightning with few injuries, moon light intensity versus the sun, and Grant Allen's view of tongue regions for taste and digestion. It cites J J Meyrick and Sir William Thomson as sources.
Marshal Michigan firm offers ELECTRIC BELT and appliances on a thirty day trial for nervous debility loss of vitality and manhood plus rheumatism neuralgia paralysis and related diseases. Complete restoration promised no risk during trial. Send for illustrated pamphlet.
Historical advert promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething. Claims to ease crying and pain from teething, cure dysentery and diarrhoea, regulate digestion, soothe gums, and boost energy. Placed as trusted by nurses and doctors. sold by druggists worldwide at 25 cents a bottle.
A struggling tenant Malcolm Wansley meets Sidney Maxwell who reveals he is the young Squire. Malcolm helps with practical advice, earns trust, and is invited to run the Maxwell estate. The Squire repents past rents abuses and makes Malcolm agent and superintendent, transforming life for tenants and family.
A reflective note argues true knowledge of God regenerates and impels action. It compares generosity to oil that smooths life and teaches love more effectively than preaching. It asserts the most influential person in a free country is the one who can speak his mind when needed.
A cautionary quote warns that speaking hastily reveals temper and harms reputation. It stresses patience, noting a spoken word cannot be recalled and early anger harms relations.
A dated reflection on marriage urging spouses to be true friends and comrades. It emphasizes sympathy and companionship, joining at the altar with the aim of becoming one, and warns against love tainted by mystery or hidden motives.
A Ruskin inspired exhortation to view each new day as a chance to perform kindly deeds and gain strength. Through daily effort in art thought and will individuals accumulate into a moral architecture for England, creating an ecclesia of worthy men.
A celebrated clergyman of the last century kept the phrase I am the Lord thy God as the anchor of his faith. He preached the best sermon he believed, and on his deathbed the same promise comforted him as he said he was resting on it and meant to die.
Guidance on reading and sewing from darkness to light. Do not read by twilight or direct glare. Let light fall obliquely from above. Avoid eye strain and rubbing upon waking. If eyelids are glued, apply saliva and wash with warm water.
A young page recalls the Senate opening with Vice President Schuyler Colfax and Dr Newman as the crowd applauds the prayer. Pages chase letters and play marbles while senators overlook decorum. Burr’s daring late night liaison across the Hudson is dramatized with precise details and risk.
A column recalls Mrs. Harrison Gray Otis in Mount Vernon Street hosting intimate dinners, carving the roast beside an open wood fire, and steering hospitality with wit and intellect. The piece contrasts feminine dignity with masculine kitchen duties and notes New York and Washington observations on white haired women.
A reliable house announces it has secured the agency for Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and guarantees a cure for throat lung and chest diseases. A trial bottle is offered free to prove its effectiveness.
A young man, seeking to prove devotion to a denied lover, confronts the river edge, declares he will die, and yells at a cold hearted father. A watchman intervenes, calls him a calf, and the man is later seen eating pork and beans in a nearby restaurant.
Advertising copy touts Electric Bitters as a universal cure for kidney and liver complaints, Brights Disease and diabetes, claiming thousands cured. It states the medicine purifies blood, regulates bowels, and treats diseased parts, with a guarantee and price of 50 cents a bottle from J. H. Young & Co.
A collection of anecdotes on kissing from duchesses and soldiers to a humorous Chinese encounter. Duncan Mackenzie recalls kissing the Gor don Highlanders badge tale after Waterloo while an American officer pursues a cheeky lesson in Chinese kiss etiquette. A comic sketch contrasts dreamlike bedchamber vanity with medical advice on proper sleeping habits.
In a dialogue a father explains to Johnny that a kindred disease is one that runs through an entire family. The exchange clarifies the concept by describing inherited illness affecting relatives.
Dates of Advertising Transient Advertisements for one week one dollar for each subsequent week twenty five cents a line. Special Notices inserted before Marriages and Deaths double rates. Transient ads paid in advance. Yearly advertising on reasonable terms. Early advertisers limited to their own immediate business. Ads must be handed in by Thursday noon for next issue.
Public Law chapter 511 prohibits selling adulterated vinegar as cider vinegar and requires all vinegars to meet minimum acidity and cider solids. Inspectors may enter storage and testing, with fines up to one hundred dollars for violations.
The Rhode Island act requires the State Sealer within one year to set a true meridian line and a fixed standard measure of fifty and one hundred feet in Providence. Land surveyors must annually adjust compasses, record magnetic variation, and certify entries. Penalties apply for noncompliance with fines up to ten dollars.
Promises rescue from dire illness with Parker's Tonic as a cure for stomach, liver, and kidney ailments. Claims the remedy can save a wife and mother from hospital or poorhouse with a simple, safe, and effective treatment.
A Civil War veteran reports being shot at Gettysburg and hospital treatment. He says surgeons deemed his wound incurable but after using Sulphur Bitters he recovered substantially and will continue the remedy.
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