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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1882
Page
1
A tiny black and tan terrier claimed to be the smallest in the world belongs to a Chicago woman. It weighs about a pound to a pound and a half, has silk-like skin, marble eyes, pencil-thin legs, and peculiar feet. The dog rests in a gold satin basket, wears a collar studded with diamonds and emeralds labeled Baby Mine, and is fed from a Dresden china saucer.
The eldest printer still active is likely "Grandpa" Prescott, age ninety, in Corning Gazette's composition room. With sixty three consecutive years at the press, he sticks type every working day of the year, continuing a long career in the trade.
A compact meditation comparing earthly development to hatching from an egg. It portrays death as a servant and a blessing through Christ, framing the shell’s breaking as relief and profit that reveals a glorious world.
A brief aphorism notes that hate can touch great souls while envy stems from small-minded people, contrasting lofty humanity with petty resentment. The line underscores moral character and emotional restraint in the face of others.
Jacob Graves imposes hard labor on his sons and dismisses a town holiday. Two tramp visitors spark a crisis as Fred and Harry vow to leave. A staged barn assault and imagined sunstroke awaken Jacob to his strict, unyielding rule. He reforms, spurring his sons to stay.
The passage reflects on fame, humility, and virtue, urging faithfulness over self-promotion. It weighs reward and punishment in actions, laments misunderstanding by loved ones, and warns that temptation often arrives as an angel of light. It notes the balance of friendship and enmity as life unfolds. It mentions Evie as a figure of allure amid societal pressures.
Fragment reflecting sermonic thought that addressing troubles to God ends their rise, while shifting burden elsewhere returns it like Sisyphus's rolling stone. Comical religious moral notes about trust, grave, burial of cares, and spiritual release.
A reflection on lacking God as a proper friendship, noting scarce real friendship among people. It recalls biblical verse about everyone deserting Jesus and condemning human fidelity as inadequate. The passage comments on shaman nature as commentary on loyalty and faithfulness.
A reflective note encourages patience and courage during times when motives are misunderstood and others seem unfriendly. It speaks of divine work within the heart, promising grace and eventual peace after injustices or slights are borne with faith.
A humorous Goop Story recalls an American clergyman overhearing his daughters gossiping about neighbors. He lectures on scandal and suggests rolling a pumpkin for innocent diversion. Later at a ministers’ gathering the eldest daughter brings a pumpkin that he must roll to restore good humor.
The piece argues parents should teach children to respect others rights and ownership. It envisions each child having personal belongings and a private space, yet under parental equity to ensure fair treatment, preventing overreaching or avarice. It stresses balancing bargains so older and younger peers have an even chance.
Old Parson Hale recalls a Massachusetts boy Matthew Hale visiting Mount Vernon. A chase around a sixteen sided brick barn ends with an audience with General Washington, who invites the boy to return and later helps with his education. Washington funds the academy and leaves a five thousand dollar charitable endowment for orphans.
A satirical tale from a Vassar graduate wife who treats market wares with comic naivete. She misunderstands prices, purchases odd items, and bungles dinner when a limburger scent ruins her elegant dress, leading to a hasty shelving of the morocco notebook.
A Boston Gazette correspondent recalls two railroad paymaster losses tied to cash wrapped in old newspaper. In the first tale the money vanished from a chair at a wayside inn but was found marked by torn paper. In the second, a $10,000 roll recovered from a post office desk after slush and wear, ends with the finder receiving a gold watch and chain as thanks.
A LaD man bathing dressed when a shoe rolled into the water and his other shoe followed. He tried to rescue them, then faced his missing footwear with a grave look and quipped that they were a nice pair of orphans.
A Maryland resident reports rapid relief from a severe cough and cold after using Dr Bull's Cough Syrup. The testimonial notes quitting daily work to stay home and praises the remedy for astonishing relief during illness.
A Paris studio initiates newcomers with a prank called a sprouts course. The latest gag tricks a novice into opening a sealed box of colors, triggering panic as peers retreat. The box contains nothing, and the student flees. The scene is recounted from the World newspaper.
The article notes striking resemblances between human anatomy and natural objects such as a walnut brain, plum eyes, almond noses, and an open oyster ear, with shells and vegetables mirroring organs and even tools and machines reflecting natural patterns, inviting readers to see unity in nature.
Isleboro captain recounts a Tampa Bay purchase of twenty dozen chickens at four dollars a dozen. A hotel landlord at Key West challenged him to pick out the birds, forcing the captain to select the smallest, then the largest, until he bought the entire lot at a loss of twenty dollars. He then adopted a new selling plan.
A message urges sending two 8 cent stamps to A P Ordgray & Co Boston for a copy of Dr Kaufmann's Life Medical Work, 100 pages, color edition, claimed to be of great value to every family. The offer references postage and a Boston address in seeking purchase.
The Medical Times notes asparagus affects kidneys and urinary organs, with Prof. Enerson claiming a combination with malt and quinine as a specific for liver and kidney diseases. The Malt Bitters Company adopted the method, making a German blend of malt, hops, quinine bark, and asparagus.
The item notes Bill Nye’s platform with the slogan one country one flag and one wife. It adds a humorous aside about a newspaper man’s shirt in the wash and mentions Carter's Little Liver Pills with relief claims for headache dizziness nausea and other ailments. Pills sold by J. H. Youngs Co.
The remark suggests that most people understand poverty's discipline and would struggle with the heavy duties wealth brings, implying wealth carries harsh obligations beyond mere abundance.
A brief local notice remarks on a young man’s progress as he adjusts his affairs, marking a positive step in settling into responsible adulthood. The phrasing emphasizes the community’s pleasure at his stability and future prospects.
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