20 Nov 1886
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1886
Page
1
A tired homemaker plans a Thanksgiving feast for six with bread and cakes, but a hungry girl begs for white bread. She refuses, then feels remorse after reading Scripture about helping the least of these. Years later a boy returns with payment and a note of gratitude, revealing the true mercy of sharing.
A reflective piece argues wisdom comes from self discipline and service. It extols love joy in serving others, a home filled with love over blue decor, and a life of honest work and a calm temper. It favors plain happiness over pretentious greatness.
A reflective musing on family strife and fragile affection. Minor incidents create deep pain, as harsh words wound the tender heart and public quarrels would provoke widespread derision if truthfully recounted.
A Sunday School Advocate story recounts Martin Luther sharing wealth with a destitute student. Luther seizes a silver cup gifted by the Elector of Saxony, telling his wife and the youth that God provides for those who give in love. The tale emphasizes love, kindness, and trust in divine provision.
A sermon excerpt argues that true obedience to God requires unwavering, all around submission not selective devotion. It rejects hybrid worship and contends obedience must endure through both revival and routine church days without intermittent lapses.
Minnie, an orphan, finds a home with Laura Goodwin and Mr. Goodwin after her father's death. Laura's engagement to Herbert faces strain as Laura plans to care for her father who becomes crippled. Minnie offers to marry him to stay near and support, revealing a poignant tale of devotion, independence, and selfless love within a refined, historic household.
In a playful verse children cry with glee as the pantry shelves overflow with dainty treats. Mammn vows to trap the mischief makers mice who nibble edges, but two small figures intervene suggesting to spare Babyland from such punishment.
A staff officer recalls General Grant rarely showing emotion during negotiations with Joe. The only two times he shed tears were upon San Francisco schoolchildren’s welcome and news that a wartime comrade had died in a New York railroad crash. He wept openly, a memory the observer says he will never forget.
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a constitutional remedy for catarrh. It claims the tonic reaches every part of the system through the blood and offers a radical, permanent cure. Made only by C. L. Hood & Co. in Lowell, Massachusetts.
A diary entry describes purchasing a red bound book about cooking custards and remedies and notes its bold claims for treating illnesses without doctors. The writer mentions an oleander plant, a goal for a home and furniture, and plans to bake rhubarb pies for a partner named George.
A Pullman conductor explains practicing shaving on moving trains. He recalls starting with caution and gaining confidence to shave at fifty miles per hour while the car motion no longer affects him. He notes risks from accidents and cites an engineer who shaves on his engine in clear country stretches.
E O Cushing of Thomaston Maine writes 1885 praising Dr Seth Arnold's Cough Killer as an excellent healing remedy. He notes personal benefit and urges public use for costiveness biliousness headaches and feverish habits. Instructions mention Dr Seth Arnold's Bilions Pills at 25 cents.
An aging man recalls his fifty years of fishing from boyhood barefoot days to a strained later life. He laments his aching joints and rheumatic limbs, acknowledging he may never fish again, yet he longs for the freedom and joy of his youth on the Tamarack pole.
A San Francisco Chronicle excerpt depicts a man disdainfully blaming children, pursuing a widow with a child, and a dramatic kiss interrupted as the kid denounces him. The scene escalates with social tension and guarded reputations. The piece veers into reflections on scandal and propriety.
A compact ad blurb promotes Day's Horse Powder for fattening sheep and Dr Ball's Baby Syrup for colic teething with opium. Also touts Dr Ball's Baltimore Pills for indigestion and Drexel's Bell Cologne popular with maidens.
A Benp of Roses debuts in London as a pleasing new comedietta. The lighthearted play features charm and wit designed to entertain theatregoers with its gentle humor and character buoyancy.
A bishop and his family minus six trunks and thirteen bags struggle to track luggage at Grand Central station. A reporter notes the chaos as delays force an overnight stay and reveal six orphaned trunks belonging to a nearby party.
Trade at drug stores soars as 50 free trial bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption are handed to customers. The product claims to cure coughs colds asthma bronchitis croup and all throat and lung diseases. trial bottles are available free with large bottles worth $1 and every bottle is warranted.
A playful ad urges readers not to pay high medical bills and promotes a medical book publisher offering a 100 page guide with colored plates. Send three 2 cent stamps to A. P. Ordway & Co. in Boston, Massachusetts for postage.
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