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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1893
Page
1
James A Bradley, a New York brush maker, founded Asbury Park after staking out 500 acres at Ocean Grove in 1870. He promoted a model summer resort, clearing land, laying out streets and selling lots on the site that became the flourishing town.
To the Glory of God and In Memory of Jay Gould the inscription on a Roxbury New York church cornerstone proclaims the financier’s memory. Roxbury in Delaware county is noted as his birthplace and the site for the edifice.
A local man returning from the Columbian exposition boasts he completed the fair in two days and spent the rest sightseeing in Chicago. He mocks Midway Plaisance, calling it a disappointment during the visit.
A poor Swedish immigrant named Selma seeks work in an English mistress's home. She endures cold refusals, then gains entry after proving her seamstress and helper skills. The mistress and Selma form a bond, bringing joy to the household and promising to aid her mother in Sweden. The piece urges kindness to applicants for honest work.
A sad man in a restaurant tries to pay a seventy five cent bill with a dented silver dollar claiming it saved his life at Vicksburg. The cashier questions the 1877 date, realizes the dollar is counterfeit, and the man escapes after a quick quarter in change. Harper's Magazine reported the anecdote.
A countryman asks for help understanding illustrated papers on the royal wedding. He notes conflicting portraits of Queen Victoria, changing robes, varied coronets, altered trains, lunch arrangements, and differing royal carriages, likely due to artists sketching at Henley.
Official statistics show about 110000 Chinese in the United States with 18179 complying with the registration law and 96821 refraining. Registrations are listed by state, including California 4851 and New York 577, among others across the country.
The Baltimore Times notes that Edison’s duplex and quadruplex telegraphy, begun in 1869 and completed after six years, saved America about 15 million dollars. It explains that duplex uses two currents on one wire in the same direction, while quadruplex allows four messages by sending currents in opposite directions. The report adds Edison aims for sextuplex and octuplex systems.
A brief stray note recalls Maud and Ethel who are said to be 23 forever since a house fire six years ago destroyed their Bible. The remark, attributed to the Chicago Record, frames youth as an unchanging state.
The Postmaster General orders stricter enforcement of rules against overweight mail. Abuses include forwarding heavy letters with no additional postage and shopkeepers using sealed packages to evade stamps. A Wheel ing test showed about 150 overweight pieces weekly, implying yearly losses in the hundreds of thousands.
A dusty six to eight year old girl clutches a worn doll before a grand home as another child befriends her. They converse, the hostess welcomes her, and the girl is fed and entertained then returned home in a carriage, drawing awe and envy from onlookers.
A man named Hankinson lifts a little girl’s brother and tosses him in the air. Johnny calls out to Irene that the boy has a small dent on the back of his head similar to a china saucer. Hankinson sets the boy down after several repetitions of the stunt.
A concise moral saying emphasizing that self praise arises from lacking faith. The line contrasts boasting with spiritual humility and frames goodness as God’s measure rather than personal merit.
After breakfast to purify and enrich the blood and give nerve and digestive strength, take Hood's Sarsaparilla. Continue after every meal for a month or two and you will feel stronger. The medicine is claimed to be proven by thousands who have benefited. Why not try it?
An unclear note touts Hoop's Paris cure as the best after-dinner pill and family cathartic, implying digestive relief and general health benefits in promotional language.
The article outlines water’s role in body tissue renewal and waste removal, noting hot water aids sleep and sterilizes wounds. It also recounts a New York Times anecdote about a Presbyterian pastor and a boy threatening to “fix” misbehaving youths, illustrating community responses.
A regiment assembled for church service but space was limited. The colonel ordered volunteers to fall out, and many did. Those remaining were marched to church, believed to need it most, as noted by the Brainton Banner.
A 1599 Hungarian decree allowed a man to wear a feather for each Turk he had slain. The rule stated that only those who killed a Turk could add a feather to their cap, giving rise to the expression a feather in his cap.
A recent competitive examination for Canadian government posts included a candidate who misspelled Venice as Vennice. The examiner quizzed if there is only one "then" in Venice, prompting the reply that eggs must be scarce there. The candidate passed.
In Portland the late wind and hunger drive two hawks to Park Street, John Clark home. The birds killed two canaries on Mrs. Clark’s porch after they were placed outside to air. The canaries, noted for singing, were swiftly attacked by the hawks in the garden.
A Sunday school teacher handed slips asking scholars to write two New Year resolutions. A prize awaited the student who most closely kept their promises next year. One note read live and I will strive to be a year older by next year.
A concise reflection posits that every action begins as a thought and that dreams extend from waking knowledge, suggesting a link between intellect and destiny. The piece emphasizes mental roots of behavior and the progression from thought to achievement.
A Chicago Tribune account describes dock rats invading ships, climbing rigging for water, and traveling between ports. The seaman notes swarms of rats from around the globe, with lessons on how they board vessels and survive long voyages.
A wartime diary recounts Union prisoners near a jail reading aloud from papers via a sympathetic Union neighbor. They devised a fishing routine by sending a paper bound to a nail and share improvised escape plots, including a nurse promising to fake a burial. The tale ends with a frightened overseer and a freed man.
A traveling agent promotes constant advertising, arguing that stopping ads is equivalent to ceasing business and yielding to the public. The piece emphasizes the value of weekly newspaper chats with customers, regardless of economic conditions.
A brief, reflective line arguing that character is rare in political courses and debates. The author laments the scarcity of virtue in public life and questions the moral fiber guiding political action.
Testimonials from Worcester Springfield and Alden highlight Ely s Cream Balm as the best catarrh remedy. Local druggists G K Mellor Bush Co W P Alden Geo Hill and W P Draper report satisfactory results and broad satisfaction among users.
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