24 Nov 1883
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1883
Page
1
A Thanksgiving poem recalls a quiet morning fifty years earlier when a couple awaits their children's return. The scene contrasts joy with aging, as memories of home, prayer, and liberty mingle with the silent passage of time. The couple passes into another threshold as their children return in spirit to a gathered family.
A curio of advertising and quips mocks non subscribers, touts Dr Kaufmann medical work, and extols Thomas Electric Oil and Bucna-Paina. It mentions Irish jokes, a Boston publisher, and buy-now medicine pitches for kidney and urinary issues priced at one dollar.
Eleanor Seymour after her husband dies in an accident turns from isolated mourning to hosting Thanksgiving for six widows and connects with her community. The act eases her sorrow, teaches compassion, and frames a renewed faith as she learns to honor memory while serving others.
The passage urges self examination before action, noting conscience unravels with fault. It extols a great soul living a high character and true friendship shown by shared hardship and sincerity over empty gestures.
The selection recalls near blast danger and life’s bright moments, then shifts to a deathbed scene of a frontier girl afraid of death. She pleads for life while seeing divine light in another world and comforts a mother with hopeful words as she passes.
A Cincinnati fireman earning six dollars weekly explains his tight budget. He saves for rent, buys coal coffee and bread, and limits meals to two daily, with leftovers for his dinner. The family endures bare feet in summer and worries about illness after the baby died of small pox.
Advertisement note promoting Morner Swans Worm Syrup as a tasteless harmless earthat ic remedy for feverishness restlessness worms and constipation priced at 25 cents.
A Boston tale recalls a traveling farm produce dealer who trades a keg of apple sauce for an overcoat. The farmer discovers the coat is puckered behind and wastes no time blaming the seller’s word and tasting the outcome as it proves to be.
Dr W B Cummin of Sparta Tennessee endorses Brown's Iron Bitters and recommends it for indigestion dyspepsia heart burn and general ill health. Rev J S Cain reports using the medicine for nervous prostration and finding it satisfactory. The testimonials come from LiewItsvi Inc and relate to health benefits observed.
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