06 Nov 1880
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1880
Page
1
A summer tale in a New England village follows Maggie as Aunt Phoebe frets over Rosa Van Withren, a fashionable visitor from New York. Rosa’s charity to a poor family softens Aunt Phoebe’s judgment, revealing that true virtue lies in actions, not class.
A fragmentary account describes a grieving woman and her family arranging a dog’s burial after a man assists and a coffin is prepared with the dog’s name and birth date. The second report recounts Mr Smale, a government diver in Victoria, battling a giant octopus like a boa constrictor while freeing his arm, describing a harrowing twenty minute struggle and a creature estimated eight feet long.
The poem traces losing and finding anew through nature and faith. It contrasts a winding brook with a buried seed of life and hopes for harvest and renewal. The speaker envisions eventual return to a brighter, eternal garden beyond the mortal sea, where love and harmony endure.
A quirky mix of domestic witticisms and a note that Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup is sweeter and better for winter coughs. Tales include Turman’s goat incident and a quirksome reflection on people’s habits such as shelling peas and undusting furniture, all framed in period voice.
An old advertisement asserts many people suffer half ill and tired from impure blood. It claims Dr Kennedy's Favorite Remedy purifies blood and tones the system to transform sufferers into healthier people. Sold at $1.00 a bottle by druggists, Dr David Kennedy of Rondout New York.
A terse miscellany reflection on truth and deception. It contrasts the ease of descent with ascent to truth and warns that lies falsely unlock every tool while truth provides a sturdy vantage point against evil.
A stark analogy likens ConTestT to a hot iron that brands criminals with an almost indelible mark, emphasizing the lasting stigma of conviction.
The text reflects a reflective aphorism on success and progress, contrasting promise with attainment and the link between thought and action. It emphasizes that great events arise from best thoughts, and ideas eventually translate into deeds.
The quote emphasizes that true goodness lies in inner virtue rather than outward actions. It calls To be the great thing, urging focus on character over appearance and external deeds.
A brief quotation praising truth good sense wit and humor as the first ingredients of conversation and declaring TuovGut means life for those who think. It asserts thinking gives life and defines a higher real sense of existence.
A fragment reflecting doubt about virtue compares belief to the sun not always at noon, suggesting skepticism toward moral perfection and acceptance of imperfection as natural.
Advice urges choosing clean water for livestock over stagnant sources. It compares animal thirst to human need and argues for pumping fresh well water during heat. The piece emphasizes humane treatment and practical care, urging readers to consider animals’ comfort.
An old Bristol Rhode Island advertisement touts Topical Reparation as an alkali absorbent. It claims to relieve tired muscles ease rheumatism neuralgia nerve disorders and inflammation. Price cents.
A Sacramento paper argues that street trees prevent fire spread by catching embers and acting as windbreaks. Trees cool hot blocks, beautify the city, and shade pedestrians, offering substantial returns to the community and a practical defense against conflagrations.
A scientist claims the globe holds 1.2 billion people and that if everyone could exert 100 pounds, moving a steel bar five thousand two hundred eighty feet wide and as thick would require 2,000 worlds like ours. The remark closes with a vignette about a man washing his face and forgetting to thank for such information.
A Backwoops preacher, quoting the parable of the virgins, claimed in olden times ten virgins met a couple returning home with lit lamps, evenly split by gender, five males and five females. The remark reflects a humorous misstatement of a biblical scene.
The President of the World's Dispensary Medical Association issues a proclamation inviting anyone who has not yet benefited from the Association's family medicines to write for medical advice. Dr. Pierce's remedies including Golden Medical Discovery Favorite Prescription Extract of Smart-Weed and Dr. Pierce's Pellets are advertised with cures claimed and addresses given in Buffalo and London.
The Rev Mr Collins notes elephants in Ceylon live about 130 years and reach maturity at 40. Size classes reveal 18, 17, or 16 toes in large, medium, and small elephants respectively. Mahouts use a hooked iron to control elephants, and incidents of cruelty and fatal outcomes among keepers are cited.
The London City Press reports Bank of England notes are still made from pure white linen cuttings not worn rags. Paper is so carefully prepared that each workman’s pulp cuts are dial tracked, with counts and bookings. Printing is done in secret within the bank. No two notes are alike, preventing duplicates except by forgery. Seven years of paid note stock totals about 94 million notes, which would stack eight miles high or form a 15,000 mile ribbon if joined end to end.
A menagerie expert proclaims HirporoTaMUses as low as 5000 dollars each, but notes the cost must drop to 4500 dollars to cease being a luxury for poor families who already struggle with animals and worry.
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