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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1885
Page
1
The article cites J J Martinez proposing a massive earth boring project funded by subscription to observe subterranean phenomena. It then quotes a prominent astronomer arguing life on other planets is statistically unlikely but possibly exists, comparing lifespans across cosmic orders and questioning synchronized life with Earth.
A vintage advertisement offers a free thirty day trial of Dr Dye’s Celebrated Vulturn Belt with Electric Suspensory Appliances to cure nervous debility loss of vitality and manhood. It promises restoration of health and vigor with a risk free guarantee and mailed illustrated pamphlet from Marshall Michigan.
Advice to mothers urges use of Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup to ease teething pain and soothe a sick child. Claims include quick relief from crying and pain, plus curing dysentery and diarrhoea, regulating the stomach, reducing gum inflammation, and increasing overall energy. Sold by druggists worldwide for two and a half cents per bottle.
Poem reflecting on inner trials that shape music and virtue. A woman writes a bright tab. a teacher leads with burning heart. Each soul has an inner room where sorrow, duty, and trust forge strength and the brave lift others. The piece honors personal hardship behind noble song.
A troubled father drifts toward ruin as a boy named Charlie resists his path home. An artist, Eustace Carroll, meets them in a field and sketches them, gifting the boy a drawing that later inspires the father to quit drinking. Years pass and the artist learns his simple aid steered a life toward redemption.
An old advertisement touts Hunt's Remedy as a universal cure for back ache kidney disorders urinary retention and female weakness claiming a standard absolute cure from the medicine. It warns readers to beware of imitations and asserts its effectiveness.
A compact fragment of aphorisms on intellect and virtue. It ponders how narrow minds misjudge, the value of eloquence versus speech, and the enduring reach of education beyond school. It reflects on generosity and the child’s place in the universe.
A reflective passage contrasts harsh judgment for inaction with the harm of excessive criticism. It likens harsh words to hail in summer that destroy what idleness would have fed and notes that emotion can mislead unless reason, like a magnetic needle, guides when stars fade.
The text advocates teaching self-denial and practicing it with pleasure to shape a world destiny more sublime than the wildest dream, emphasizing disciplined restraint as a moral ideal.
A moral observation noting that intemperance and an irregular life destroy health just as surely as suicide by hanging poison or drowning, portraying self-damage as a direct consequence of vice and indulgence.
The quote notes it is not a disgrace to lack ability in all tasks but stresses that undertaking or pretending to do what one is not suited for is both shameful and vexatious.
The passage extols Goop temper as a heart philosophy and inner gem. It describes it as a treasury containing rays that reflect on outward things, creating perpetual sunshine, warmth, light, and life within its sphere of influence.
A reflection on how personal strength gentleness purity and kindness elevate society and comfort those in need through the visible goodness of individuals. The message emphasizes that moral character preserves social betterment and inspires help for others.
The text urges Christians to turn to prayer during times of trouble and doubt. It emphasizes that God’s grace is a present help and never in vain, offering comfort to those perplexed, discouraged, or despised.
A historical line notes a father granting blessings to his children while meticulously weighing the burdens he allows on them. The text emphasizes that the trials are measured to be just enough for their purpose, with no excess or sparing of any portion.
A horse once pulled a dirt-scooping sweep for twenty years then lived idle in a pasture. Each morning he walked in circles out of habit, inspiring onlookers. The tale warns that a youth’s bad or good habits shape lifelong happiness or misery.
Humorist Robert J. Burdette shares how he drafts harsh editorials but refrains from mailing them. He says he lets anger pass, rereads the venom, then forgives and destroys the fiery draft, choosing restraint over revenge.
An advertisement touts Dr Ball's Baltimore Pills as a rapid pain reliever for dyspepsia and a cure. It recommends Dr Ball's Baby Syrup for infants, priced at 25 cents, and Day's Horse Powder as an effective cleanser and invigoration for hogs, urged for farmers to use.
The piece contrasts lawmakers’ busy days with the perks of power. It notes morning Capitol duties, committee meetings, constituent appeals, and late evenings, plus five thousand dollars a year, social favors, receptions, and broad hospitality, ending with a satirical quip about a senator's career path.
A father-daughter dialogue extols newspaper ads as essential for drawing customers. The speaker warns merchants to advertise in slow periods to drive sales, avoid dependence on busy seasons, and outpace rivals with strategic, bold promotions.
The Orange County Farmer describes the farmer as a peaceful man who fights weeds, bugs, and worms from spring to fall. He battles thistles milkweed dandelions and other intruders, then defends crops from heat frost drought flood birds and vermin to protect neighbors miles away.
A letter recounts a patient accusing a doctor of ignorance and deception over a fake Prolapsus Uteri diagnosis. The writer, sick for three months, followed Sulphur Bitters after uncle the druggist advised it, and reports recovery of general weakness.
A reflective pondering on how luck and circumstance shape a person, suggesting fortune favors those whom fate handles with mild challenges and heaven shields from temptation.
A fragmented article uses a glowing simile to describe Ruph as brightest when subjected to thorough scrutiny, implying a high-profile inquiry or examination without detailing concrete events or dates.
Washington correspondent recalls Gen Grant sending Col Mackland to reach Gen Sherman with Lincoln's message. Lincoln blessed Sherman and his army, his last words spoken with emotion before assassination. A later dispatch describes Sherman's shipboard greeting and news updates aboard the flagship. Also a fictional Pryville minister's wife warning about life in a parish.
A Newport letter to the Boston Traveller describes Edwin Booth and his daughter Edwina at their villa Boothden four miles from Newport near Narragansett Bay. The article notes Booths yachting, health benefits, a new bathing and boat house, and an unfinished sea side piazza.
Patients report long standing hay fever relief after using Ely's Cream Balm. Wm. T. Carr a Presbyterian pastor from Elizabeth New Jersey and H D Callihan of Terre Haute Indiana both claim full cures after varied periods of affliction. Albert A. Perry of Smithboro New York notes two years without symptoms after treatment. Price fifty cents.
A Camden Gazette quotation declares that a principle cannot be crushed by fire water armies or demise, possessing a soul that survives opposing clans regardless of their actions and will reign as sovereign after those who oppose it perish.
J H Young & Co announces itself as enterprising and reliable, carrying top stock and securing worthy agencies. It has obtained the agency for Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption and guarantees its effectiveness, inviting customers to trial a free bottle to prove its merit.
An engineer recalls a night when a freight train blocked a crossing and his fast express narrowly passed. A quick thinking brakeman uncoupled a car and signaled the other engine to move, saving lives and property. The brakeman rose to become a division superintendent on a top line.
I recall studying law at Washington Law School and being admitted to the bar. I defended a young man accused of passing counterfeit money and urged a venue change with a grand plea citing Kent Blackstone and Littleton. The judge praised the argument but postponed decision, prompting me to abandon law for lecturing and newspaper writing.
An advertisement extols Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil as the best remedy for sudden colds pains inflammation and injuries urging users to follow directions for relief and recovery.
Danzel Wehste proclaims knowledge as the sole source of human liberty and love, framing it as the guiding fountain for both personal values and political rights. The quote emphasizes education as the foundation of freedom and humane conduct.
A crowded Oswego to Syracuse train tale recalls Dean Richmond, builder of the New York Central, erupting over a window dispute. A young man and his companion confront him as he menaces the window with a violent glare. A St. Louis observer reveals his identity to the conductor: that is the railroad owner.
Veterans at Ivor on the Petersburg and Norfolk railroad devised a scheme to obtain brandy from an old farmer. They enlisted a farm officer disguise to seize barrels and drinks, delivering a compromise gift to their superiors while half the regiment escaped notice as the ploy went unwitnessed.
A hackman explains a scam where after an accident at a construction site he blows out a contractor’s light so drivers crash into fresh building work. He then claims damage and obtains payment from the contractor, citing past incidents at the Union depot and repairs for several hack injuries nearby.
A Citizen letter notes a claim that cat eyes show noon and jokes that a man chasing a cat for dinner time would be non compos mentis and useless. The remark uses light sarcasm to question superstition.
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