06 Oct 1883
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1883
Page
1
A mother rebukes her daughter for stealing apples to make preserves. The tale ends with Mollie’s Sunday school answer that God forbade the tree so he could make preserves of the apples.
Rates for one inch one week one dollar with twenty five cents each added week. Twelve line nonpariel type equals one inch. Special notices before marriages and deaths double rates with advance payment. Yearly ads on reasonable terms limited to immediate business. Ads must be handed in by Thursday noon to appear in next issue.
A young woman of sparkling promise, Madeleine, lies in a luxurious New York chamber under the care of a physician who seeks to cure her with a risky new method. Her guardian Cerberus and a nurse guard secrets as her lover Horace Howland arrives, and a staged awakening leads to a hopeful reunion.
The speaker hints that a guardian barred speech and recalls a lengthy story. He notes he cannot elaborate on his father growing stronger, the wedding, where he served as best man, or Cerberus’s reluctant involvement in the ceremonial departure.
The writer praises Fargo as a rising commercial hub of the Red River Valley with a 12,000 plus population and Moorhead as its busy Minnesota neighbor. He notes strong demand for labor, especially skilled trades, and a scarce supply of clerks, with women and Norwegian emigrants filling household roles at higher wages. The climate is touted as healthful despite harsh winters, aiding many settlers seeking renewed vigor and opportunities.
An assortment of aphorisms and reflections on virtue, ambition, and human aims. Lord Chesterfield warns that good breeding guards against ill manners while Bishop Leighton critiques misused tools in pursuit of jewels. Goethe notes most world mischief comes from poor clarity of aims and insufficient foundation work.
A collie waited beside the side door of the Agricultural Bank in Pittsfield Massachusetts for 28 hours after his owner left through the front. Bank staff fed him and kept him safe while the master returned, and the dog leapt onto him in joyful reunion.
The piece explains water as nature’s great mechanical power and solvent, shaping rocks and supplying minerals, while asserting sun power drives all. it notes Earth’s water content is 0.0042 percent and speculates oceans and atmosphere would vanish if earth cooled enough to absorb four thousandth of one percent moisture.
A Pittsburg iron firm paid a Yankee six and a quarter cents per bomb to break a pile of condemned bombs. He froze water in each shell by laying them ground side up and leaving them overnight, so the icy water shattered every shell into many pieces, turning scrap iron into a ready load.
A Chicago Cheek item recalls a salesman's risky ploy to save a sale. Facing a rule penalizing workers, he fabricates a remnant scam by cutting extra yardage from a fabric and delivering two pieces to the customer. The ruse ends with the shopper angrily suspecting short measure, while the salesman escapes scrutiny.
A Sunday School superintendent admits sickness kept him away, joking of divine dispensation. The piece argues disease stems from broken laws and habits, heredity, and social factors, not fate, urging personal and collective health responsibility across generations.
A humorous and rambling column mocks tripe as food while mixing in quips about digestion and self‑worth. The piece wanders through advertisements for Dr Bull’s syrup and Rough on Rats, ending with a joke about a yacht and a patent product.
A young man who resigned from a New York City public school due to consumption credits a simple hot water regimen with improved health. He details following a physician’s advice to drink hot water before meals, eat tender beef, and avoid fermenting foods, noting rapid weight gain and steady recovery.
In Hontsville Alabama Dr J C Spotswood and in FarrFig Iowa Dr J L Meyers endorse Brown's Iron Bitters as a remedy for dyspepsia rheumatism general debility and chronic illness. Genetic testimonials claim it relieves disordered blood and debility.
A three year old loves church singing and when the choir performed Rock of Ages she departed home singing Rock the Babies kept for me with a serious, earnest tone reflecting the child's impressionable memory.
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