30 Oct 1880
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1880
Page
1
The Boston Transcript presents a devotional meditation on entering life, facing fear and burden, and seeking mercy through conscience, faith, and prayer. The piece traces struggle, repentance, and hope toward heavenly rest, highlighting endurance, virtue, and Jesus redeeming at last.
Two strangers at the opera house near curtain time note a fellow in the third gallery removing his coat. Bill spots the man and hints the dress circle holds the likely target as the performance is about to begin.
F. Albrecht of 2418 Sharp Street Baltimore reports a severe croup attack on his child was cured quickly after trying Dr Bulls Cough Syrup after other remedies failed. The testimonial notes an entire cure and gratitude toward the remedy.
A primary class reads out simple sentences about objects and people in a box. A student named Mattie raises a hand and, in a playful moment, jokes about a box becoming full with “box good.”
The World's Dispensary Medical Association of Buffalo led by Dr. R V Pierce promotes a globe emblem and a vast operation with a major Buffalo establishment and London branch. They claim mass production, extensive examination, and famous preparations such as Golden Medical Discovery, Pleasant Purgative Pellets, Compound Extract of Smart-Weed, and Favorite Prescription, all sold by druggists.
In Market Square Merryport a crowd familiar with Old Hudson’s crockery store watches as he seeks a partner. He visits Herbert Bond at a boarding house and then Charles Seymour, discovering Herbert’s homesick, steady nature makes him best suited. Herbert is chosen to join Benjamin Hudson & Co, while Seymour regrets his late-night companions as Herbert returns home wealthy.
Amman declares there is money in his business but the challenge is to extract capital. He aims to partner with a cash investor to unlock the remaining value and fund growth. The remark frames a financially driven pursuit of liquidity and strategic funding.
An Englishman overhearing cackling in a poultry yard quips that the scene is henchanting, blending a chicken yard moment with a pun, capturing a lighthearted, casual reaction.
Across nations ceremonies differ in form and duty yet the practice of politeness during truces remains consistent. Diplomats and leaders note shared norms of respect and restraint that survive cultural differences.
An advertisement urges husbands to treat their wives as sick when they are low spirited. It claims women are not to blame for their mood and recommends Dr Kennedy's Favorite Remedy, touting color returning cheeks and laughter. It directs readers to buy down town or mail one dollar to Rondout, New York.
Do not be frightened from patent work by limited time. Even a small effort yields more than none. A little focused study can yield meaningful progress, making the best use of scarce minutes.
A reflective remark positions knowledge as a needed retreat and shelter in old age. It warns that if we neglect building it in youth there will be no shade in later years. The sentence emphasizes lifelong learning as essential to aging with security and comfort.
A reflection on how behavior reveals inner character. It notes a politeness of the heart akin to love, and how such inner gentleness naturally shapes outward civility in social conduct.
A timeless maxim on living commendably urges giving universal kindness to everyone regardless of wealth. The message emphasizes shared humanity and the impact of compassionate acts across social divides.
A compact reflection on love as heaven on earth and fear as its counterpart. The quote asserts that where love does not exist, fear prevails, and that perfect love drives out fear, while acknowledging that people naturally fear what they deeply love.
The setting of a great hope is like the setting of the sun. The brightness of our life is gone. Shadows of evening fall around us, and the world seems but a dim reflection, itself a broader shadow. We look forward into the coming lonely night. The soul withdraws into itself. Then stars arise and the night is holy.
A fragment quotes Isaac Newton saying he felt like a boy playing on the seashore while the vast ocean of truth remained undiscovered. The reflection frames his view of knowledge as endless and mysterious beyond his own limited achievements.
A veteran white oak towers over Salem New Jersey on the principal street near the burying-ground. Its vast shade spans 112 feet one way and over 100 feet perpendicularly, with a trunk swelling at 15 feet and branching into twenty main limbs. Since John Fenwick founded the town two centuries ago the tree has stood as a grand emblem of Quaker peace and venerable continuity.
A letter from Sarasota published in the New York Evangelist reports the growth of coffee trees in Florida fed by a Florida lady’s success. Blossoms and beans appear on trees tested with seeds and cut branches, suggesting coffee could flourish in Florida and Texas with American enterprise, similar to Bariba and Amazonian conditions.
The piece traces canaries origin from the Atlantic islands via Europe and England, noting Norwich as a historic center. It recounts early color breeding experiments and later dyeing accusations, culminating in the cayenne feeding method claimed to produce rich red plumage.
Gen Garfield recalls a 1860 Columbus speech that critics called funny, shaping his choice between wit and serious discourse. He chose a prosy Cincinnati talk, facing a cold reception and lingering doubts about his comic talent.
The court hears testimony from Josh Smith denying drunkenness after a policeman recounts witnessing him at 11 o clock last night behavior described as shiplike in wobble. He allegedly dropped a nickel into a letter box near a lamp post then sat on the curb singing a nonsensical line.
An 1880 advertisement cites Ca A Seeley urging Topical Reparation as an alkali absorbent for rheumatism neuralgia and inflammation. It promises relief with a price in cents and lists the product as a versatile remedy.
A reflective piece on how loving relationships can breed hurt through sharp words and petty temper. It notes the pain caused by quarrels between conscientious people, the misreading of motives, and contrasts sting with forgiveness while urging kindness to heal family strife. It cites a tale of brothers and a retort from Euclid as illustrations of mercy overcoming vengeance.
A fragment discussing the need for a bridle on the tongue appetite and passions. It cites King David and urges self restraint as the hardest yet essential rule, emphasizing parental guidance for children and the necessity of personal self government through steady will and faith. It stresses boys and girls must learn to govern themselves.
The article describes how German women receive education via a domestic apprenticeship from fourteen onward. Daughters train as housekeepers in farms, private homes, hotels, or royal mansions, often without wages, learning budgeting, cooking, and servant management under deferential treatment. It notes a queen educated this way and argues for similar training in the United States to improve girls' household skills.
The famed French chemist Boussingault investigates why fresh and stale bread differ. He shows cooling rather than drying drives changes, with fresh bread remaining soft yet glutinous while stale bread, when warmed, regains texture. He details digestion issues from poorly chewed crusts and potential stomach irritation.
The small gold elephant is replacing the diminutive jewel-eyed gold pig as a popular ornament. Monkeys and parrots are appearing, and enameled and diamond-eyed giraffes and kangaroos are expected to follow quickly.
A reporter notes a banking house without issue while another man is jailed for five years for taking notes. The episode illustrates the press privileges acknowledged at the time and the boundaries of journalistic observation.
The Detroit Free Press ponders how a man with cash in the bank and plenty in his pockets can still wear a straw hat four weeks longer than a man who is in debt for last week’s meals. The piece contrasts frugality and spending in everyday life.
The quoted remark recalls Sophie Arnold reacting to a diplomatist said to have been eaten by wolves. She pities the wolves, calling hunger a terrible thing and pondering the brutal outcome for a man of status.
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