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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1882
Page
1
In Austin the Legislature and the political scene are linked to Little John Fizzletop. He asks his mother if he gets a second piece of pie after finishing, and the reply is no. He asserts that a change in the administration would benefit the country’s material interests.
In a small town, four friends compete for Colonel Warwick's prize for the most beautiful useful and well made item. Pauline Penrose wins with a bread display, earning a $100 check and plans to buy the cow her mother needs, while friends applaud her perseverance.
A Boston anecdote recalls a supper scene where Mrs. Dodge cooks beefsteak and a child answers how she wants it prepared, saying she would have it tender and true. The quip captures local humor and a child’s earnest phrase.
An advertisement touts a hair balsam named Parker's for delaying grayness with claimed cleanliness and pleasant perfume.
An old style block quotes a complaint about a hotel ghost as an inspector. The piece promotes Cuticura products for skin ailments and mentions Sulphur Bitters as a cure for blemishes. It includes a photographer caption and fashion column praise for clear skin.
A humorous old ad invites readers to visit J H Young & Co. for a free trial bottle of Dr King s New Discovery for coughs colds asthma bronchitis loss of voice or throat and lung ailments The notice promises to prove its value with a regular dollar size bottle and urges early calls.
An advertisement for Carter's Little Liver Pills promotes cure of constipation by liver regulation rather than purging. It asserts improved digestion and bile secretion, easing bowel function naturally. The ad lists 25 cent price and J. H. Young & Co. as sellers.
A testimonial from C. Warner of Rutland Vermont reports 15 years of catarrh suffering with eye and lung distress ending in apparent cure after using Ely's Cream Balm. Another note from S J Aiken of Boston praises the product, claiming ten years of catarrh relief after trying many remedies. Price is 60 cents and is intended to be applied into the nostrils.
A sequence of aphorisms on virtue, patience, modesty, leadership, and knowledge. The text contrasts gentility with bad breeding, notes trials as bearable, praises slow ideas, and warns against magnifying others faults. It also reflects on conduct, aging, night’s magnificence, brevity, and the overwhelmed pace of world events.
The piece argues that visionary people fail not from imagination but from lack of training and discipline. It asserts duty brings delight, denial brings compensation, and thought brings recompense, while contrasts ease with hardship and urges action over brooding. It ends urging effort and gratitude despite life's thorns.
A devotional exploration contrasts solitary coping with faith based comfort. It argues God allows troubles, yet provides near aid and a biblical path to patience and hope through divine refuge. Johnny's arithmetic tale ends with a child learning caution from a misread calculation.
The article explains synchronous vibration in large mills caused by external sources or machinery. It cites North Adams and Amesbury cases where vibration was reduced by altering steam, water flow, or machine speed, noting 10 to 20 percent power loss and the need for low buildings to minimize damage. It also includes a second piece praising Orcutt's Sure Rheumatic Cure through patient experience and testimonials.
A Michigan editor once faced a formal duel threat from a legislator after years of attacks on character. The editor used newsroom wit to handle the event, planning a five column page while the rival prepared rifles. The confrontation fizzled as the challenger fled into the woods, leaving the dispute unresolved.
In the class a teacher asked a child to repeat two lines from the lesson The Rich Young Man and One thing thou lackest. The tot answered, One thing thou lackest a rich young man, prompting earnest audience reaction from the young lady and teacher.
An Illinois merchant complained to Chicago headquarters about suspected defects in bulk baking powder. The discussion mocked adulteration schemes, proposing layered chalk, whiting, and flour to mislead consumers into believing they bought a quality powder rather than putty.
A quaint adage urges families to rely on a newspaper and Dr Bull's Cough Syrup to keep children healthy, framing the medicine as essential for good health and parental care.
A local druggist markets an internal remedy claimed to treat rheumatism neuralgia and sciatica. Testimonials from local users support efficacy. the ad argues rheumatism is a blood disease and cannot be cured by external applications. The pitch urges purchase and following directions to be free from the disease.
George B Coon of Oaksdale Masa reports immediate relief after taking Sure Rheumatic Cure during a Woonsocket visit. He urges publication so others may learn of quick benefits after years of suffering.
William J Orchard of Woonsocket Rhode Island writes that after three years of sciatic rheumatism he took three bottles of Sure Rheumatic Cure and feels entirely cured. He invites use of his name as proof of its power and urges others with sciatica to try the remedy. August 21, 1882.
Mrs Rufus Holley of Lincoln Rhode Island reports her husband suffered rheumatism for years and could not leave his chair without help. After taking Orcutt's Sura Rheumatic Cure as directed, he was able to work on the farm in three days without crutches.
Albert Wetherell of Woonsocket announces in a May 27, 1882 notice that after years of rheumatic attacks confined to his foot and recurring each spring, Orcutt's Sure Rheumatic Cure cured him in two days and kept him free from rheumatism thereafter, praising its effectiveness.
Dear Sir After rheumatic fever I was left with pains in my arms and legs and was unable to work for weeks A friend recommended your Rheumatic Cure I took two bottles and am cured Very truly yours D Smith nott Laconin N H
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