19 Nov 1881
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1881
Page
1
Fragmented notice describes advertising rates and deadlines for transient ads. It mentions that death notices double the above rates and stresses payment must accompany submissions. Guidance indicates early hand in by Thursday to ensure insertion.
Delia Rogerson, an impoverished Maine woman, opens her home to boarders to save her family from poverty and is mocked as foolish by neighbors. When a rich stranger dies, Delia inherits a fortune and faces romance as Steve Langdon returns from Melbourne while suitors from the town press their claims.
A miscellany line compares the heart to a book not to be torn hastily for its contents, urging measured attention. The quip reflects a reflective, literary tone about patient understanding and restraint in grasping inner meaning.
A reflection states that ingratitude often arises from ignorance and impatience, noting people are rarely ungrateful when they can receive help. The piece argues that kindness is typically met with appreciation rather than neglect.
A compact moral reflection on vocation courage and character. It contrasts fitting souls with bodies and warns that withdrawal from wickedness protects virtue. The piece notes that revenge outweighs gratitude and that true value rises with courageous suffering. It cautions against idleness turning peace into greater vice than war.
A concise reflection on truth resisting crooked policy and worldly wiles, comparing truth to light that moves in straight lines and cannot bend to deceitful schemes.
A man who commits to doing his best whether driving a cart, running a million-dollar business, or preaching, cannot have a wasted life. The quote emphasizes steadfast effort as the measure of success across diverse paths.
The text discusses OUNNENG as not the best nor the worst quality, a balance between virtue and vice. It notes scarce any urgency where its role may not, or perhaps ought not, be filled by prudence.
The passage muses that the dead day feels more tangible than the living day and criticizes humanity’s inability to enjoy the present. It laments the tendency to dwell on yesterday or tomorrow rather than appreciating today, urging stillness to observe birds and flowers.
The author argues New York’s $106 million annual liquor bill condemns the poor to landlessness and homelessness. He states champagne at $3 a bottle mirrors lost land value and urges ending liquor spending to balance state finances, noting drunkenness and improvidence as roots of poverty.
An aged narrator recalls a child's unfinished crafts a bead purse torn silk perforated paper Bible board sock and needle book all incomplete symbols of effort wasted by a girl who proved unable to finish. He muses on perseverance and the truth that glory lies in what is accomplished not in intentions.
Farmer Henderson vows to kill his old ram after a muddy mishap. Carrie thwarts a thief who steals her mother's silver, aided by Old Dan. Ned Dunlap learns the power of saying no and earns a chance from a kind employer, proving no can shape a righteous life.
A French observer in New York condemns local oyster openers for wasting liquor and spilling juice. He explains that proper opening preserves the oyster’s hinge and juice, arguing one skilled worker can open two oysters while a novice in bad practice wastes resources.
A fragment recounts a Scotsman entering an inn on Holburn Hill and asking for a penny loaf but insisting on beer instead. The keeper demands payment for all loaves consumed, while the tale turns on a faulty logical premise. The piece appears as an old anecdote from a seventeenth century newspaper.
A fragmentary OCR item from a journal or column mentions unusual trouble in a place named Seneae, with garbled text surrounding the phrase. The readable part signals a notable disturbance or incident but lacks full details or clear names.
In a speculative era capitalists seek investments as syndicates control travel lines. Stocks of chartered privileges stay dear yet trade daily, with directors selling at highs and public buying. When prices fall, the aware reap profits by re entering, while the gullible suffer.
A Western Union office story from 1870 71 recalls an operator in Boston who suffered an epileptic fit. While medical staff failed to rouse him, a fellow operator used a chair and the patient’s hand to send dots and dashes, conveying the message What doctors say about me, enabling the nurse to apply the needed remedies. The epileptic patient, deaf to speech and unable to move most muscles, could move only his fingers faintly to communicate electrically.
Fragmentary OCR reads about a lecturer and audience reaction with a mention of Bull's Cough Syrup and indignation. Details are garbled, with no clear date, place, or identifiable names to confirm a full event or outcome. The readable text is too fragmentary to establish a coherent news item.
A forenoon watch ends at eleven thirty and at noon Jack dines at home aboard. Beef and duff are served with pea soup, tea, rum, biscuits, and lime juice. Meals occur in the forecastle with handy mess-kids, no tables, and sailors choosing portions by sight, often greasy yet surprisingly palatable in balance with salt water cooking.
A visitor in a mine rides a hemp rope bucket ascent. The rope shows wear two thirds up, sparking fears of an unsafe pull. The miner explains ropes are renewed every three months, or sooner if worn. The traveler imagines a perilous fall, while the miner quips that if they reach the top alive, the rope will be replaced before the next descent.
A Waterbury manufacturer testifies that after years of a liver complaint and enduring suffering, the doctor advised Sulphur Bitters. He took three bottles and says he is now a well man, endorsing the remedy.
There are 975000 pounds of opium imported into this country annually. This marks a fifty percent increase from the amount sent to America five years ago. The speaker urges scientists, economists, moralists and humanitarians to scrutinize the issue.
A sensational warning declares indulgent parents who overfeed with high-seasoned foods will cause indigestion and illness. It urges Hop Bitters as a preventative, claiming sleepless nights sickness pain and even death may follow. The ad warns no family is safe with Hop Bitters in the house.
A philosophical editor urges readers to keep a smile and avoid perpetual frowns. Smiles are linked to dimples and vitality, while lingering gloom is portrayed as dangerous for daily life and social interaction.
A letter from Mrs J M Smirg of Owego New York recalls a severely congested infant finally breathing freely after using Ely's Cream Balm. Another testimonial from Charle Greene of Port Jervis New York states relief from catarrh and health benefits shared among friends. The price is 50 cents.
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