27 Nov 1880
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1880
Page
1
An advertisement snippet promotes the Excelsior Kidney Pad for nervous debility emaciation and kidney trouble. Mrs WM McKenchnie of Toledo Ohio is cited as a contact for details while W A Tiros of Ashland Avenue Toledo endorses the pad noting his wife’s restored health and strong endorsement.
A father asks his son if he can construe Homer understand Horace and translate Virgil yet seldom questions whether he can master his passions be grateful generous humane compassionate just and benevolent.
An affordable and reliable remedy for coughs and colds is advertised, warning that untreated illnesses may lead to consumption. Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup is pitched as pleasant and safe, priced at 25 cents.
An attorney, about to prepare a bill of costs, was asked by his client, a baker, to keep costs down. The attorney retorted that trimming costs is fine in talk, but his method of calculating is how he makes his bread.
Temperance supporters claim most medicines conceal rum, but Dr David Kennedy denies this and promotes Favorite Remedy. It purportedly cures kidney troubles liver complaints and constipation, cools the blood and drives away sickness. Cost is one dollar to try, with orders to Rondout New York.
Bil Jones owned a billboard in a Michigan town but business was dull. He was compelled to sell to pay his hotel bill, a turn that bored Bull to have to sell his billboard to settle his board bill.
The piece argues that ignoring medical causes and blaming fate mirrors neglecting disease in humans. It emphasizes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets for torpid liver and constipation, and Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for blood disorders and scrofula. It asserts the Discovery cures scrofulous, throat, bronchial and lung diseases and promotes purchase by druggists.
A United States Naval Engineers board reports on three wood steam launches tested at Bristol Rhode Island. Two Herreshoff launches used identical boilers and screws with distinct engines, one compound and one simple, both condensing with surface condensers. The Navy launch used a single non condensing cylinder with exhaust steam into the chimney. Measurements cover lengths, breadths, drafts, weights, and displacements. Tests spanned speeds from 4 to 11 miles per hour in various conditions, with boiler pressures varied and experiments conducted afloat and dockside.
Extensive trials in 1880 compared Herreshoff steam launches with Navy launches. Herreshoff engines use two cylinders at right angles with high efficiency, compact coil boilers, and surface condensers for long endurance. Navy boats show higher coal use, water tanks, and limited continuous running. Tests measured power, coal, feed water, and sustained speed, with Herreshoff claiming superior weight, economy, speed, and seaworthiness.
A reflective line to urge personal virtue and restraint. It asserts that kindness to others reflects on the self and that every person echoes the standard they demand from others. The emphasis is on self-discipline through noble thinking.
A concise maxim contrasts prudence with morality, arguing that final reflections matter most in prudent decisions while initial impulses guide moral choices, emphasizing thoughtful restraint and early ethical consideration.
A terse aphorism compares resilient minds to hardy ever greens thriving in winter while weaker, tender plants wither. It casts mental fortitude as enduring through cold seasons, implying steadfastness and vigor despite adversity.
A concise aphorism noting that some truths are rejected by people who refuse to examine them, and that disdain for examination drives the rejection of truths.
A reflective line surveys how childhood carries a fragile truth that slips away as age advances. The verse contemplates the stubborn ache of recalling early innocence while maturity presses to reclaim or redefine it.
The text asserts that Goop moral character is the primary essential in a man, emphasizing that it is crucial to strive for virtue as well as learning.
A Bible and a newspaper in every house, a good school in every district all studied and appreciated as they merit, are the principal support of virtue, morality and civil liberty.
A concise moral urging youths not to settle for a low standard of achievement. It warns that those who declare they will never be significant are likely to become very small in worldly impact, emphasizing diligence and ambition as keys to success.
A religious press item highlights Rev. Phillips Brooks quoting that stars shed calm, faithful influence. It notes the idea that no humble person can be strong and good without someone being helped or comforted by their existence, framing virtue as a societal benefit.
A nineteenth century analysis links eye color to personality, warns against deception by small black eyes, and classifies noses into five types with traits for Roman Greek Jewish and celestial forms. It also details lips and chin features as indicators of honesty, temperament, and mental power.
A Youth's Companion account describes Madame Luéssaud's wax-works in London. Visitors meet life like figures, some alive by motion and others stationary wax pieces. Notable displays include Queen Victoria and royals, generals, statesmen, and American celebrities with a sleeping beauty and a dimly lit prison scene where a man shares bread with a mouse, all powered by machinery.
The crew of a ship near Mrs. Judson's burial at St. Helena mistook a drifting top studding sail for a ghost. Captain Codman investigated and exposed the illusion, saving the crew from credulous fear and confirming a natural explanation.
A Puck essay warns mothers and daughters about the dangers of fashion bangs and frizzes. It criticizes curlicues at the temples and forehead coverings, urging girls to shun the style to avoid social and moral ruin and to protect poised suitors.
A sketch on how communities hold curiosities in places and traditions, noting that scenes of events, legends, or poetical ideas can make any locality fascinating. It argues for recognizing local curiosities to heighten interest in reachable landscapes and histories.
Arctic Corp describes Lieut Schwatky s expedition in frigid Arctic waters. It notes temperatures reaching 71 below zero Fahrenheit and a month at 65 below with unchanged health. Eskimos and wolves are depicted with brutal wolf-baiting devices using knives and whalebone pills to kill wolves, while reindeer hunting and sled noise are described.
Arthur Fitzpatrick recalls a Colorado mining district incident where a miner used a tin pan as a sled on a 45 degree snow slope three miles below the Continental Divide. He rode sixty miles per minute, soared into the valley, and narrowly avoided being burned as the pan melted and his blanket ignited.
A renowned journalist and literary figure stands in an upstairs corridor at a crowded New York evening gathering. A jeweled lady mistakes him for staff and asks if he is the waiter or the chambermaid, prompting his swift retreat downstairs.
The statement notes that many men spend their early years on actions that later make their latter years unhappy. It emphasizes a life pattern where pursuits or habits in youth lead to regret or misery in later life.
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