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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1884
Page
4
A string of light anecdotes from daily life and politics. Jokes about straw hats, pancakes, and a Richmond servant named Joe mix with satire on preaching and political ambition. References to Dr Bull's Cough Syrup close the piece.
An 19th century style advertisement touts Parker's Hair Balsam to restore hair color, claims of a pale washed-out complexion, and promotes Rice & Co's Eclectic Liniment for stomach cramps and burns. It also markets Bucklen's Armica Salve for skin ailments and foul breath remedies with several products sold by Joseph N. Morris and J. H. Young & Co.
In Macmillan's Magazine a discussion of fly fishing explains the puzzling surge of rising fish on many streams. Anglers debate why trout rise so abundantly and why their feeding shifts with fly selections from black hackle to blue dun to orange grouse and March brown.
A Vermont farm tale recalls a young Greely turning a grindstone for two hours to earn five cents. Despite exhaustion he persisted, crying with fatigue, until the time ended. The narrator credits Greely’s mental strength over physical effort in overcoming the ordeal.
A Union recruits column marching through Virginia is surprised by a hidden rebel squad in a pine grove. As bullets sing over their heads the group confusion grows and a big German tourist questions the danger. Life.
The Lancaster Intelligence notes the preserved home of Judge Black near York Pennsylvania. The library remains as he left it with pencils on the desk and a plaster bust added, while a wall portrait was hung. The last book consulted was Curtis Life of Buchanan, with torn pages revealing he had read parts but not the section about his own death or character.
Prof Jaeger advocates an all wool wardrobe for mankind using white wool or harmless dyes. He favors knit wool garments with a plain upper layer and no outer coats. He notes double fabric for breast protection, wool hats, wool beds, and oiling floors and furniture.
A colorful Arkansas Traveler quote lists caution about sensibility and pride. It notes that good sense is rare and warns that envy and hate lift a person away from wisdom. The speaker uses rural imagery to compare tools and efforts to human character.
In a breakfast exchange Plunkett rejects rye bread as beloved while Mrs Plunkett insists she chose it to suit his tastes. He quips the rye smell sickens him as she reveals she overheard a past remark to Fitzgoober about preferring rye to corn.
A bank official reveals to his wife he must flee the country as detectives say they will arrest him within days for a defalcation. Separately the article notes that the number of tax paying Indians has more than doubled in the last decade.
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