06 Sep 1879
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1879
Page
1
A Cork lunatic asylum governor Dr E keeps a grand beard. He hires an old soldier barber to shave, warns blood drawn means he will cut him down. The barber agrees, no blood drawn, then hints he would have cut Dr E if he drew any blood. Dr E vows not to employ him again.
The Prince Imperial is described as a fine gymnast and horseman with remarkable nerve and balance. He could vault into a saddle without a stirrup and perform bold feats on ships, roofs, and gables. Reports recount him running along bowsprits and ridge tops, startling onlookers with constant daring.
On Long Island, workmen uncover an immense hive behind clapboards in the Van Brunt homestead at New Utrecht. Sulphur drives out the bees after they resist demolition, yielding about forty pounds of honey from the historic 230 year old house.
Aunt Gertie shares a tale of Neelie Cornelia Dunning Bisson, once burdened by poverty and loss, now reconciled with her sailor husband Jack Bisson who returns to a calmer, kinder home. The children learn mercy and soft answers through Neelie’s renewed joy.
The invention uses two adjustable index hands over the compass card connected to an electric alarm. If the needle strays beyond set limits the captain hears a ringing bell until course is restored. The system lets officers command steering without constant observation, ensuring orders are followed. De Lesseps is described with detailed appearance notes from Paris Figaro.
The writer mocks methods to get sick by overindulgence and overwork and then claims a cure in three words Take Hop Bitters The note invites readers to see another column for the rest of the joke prodding readers toward the patent tonic.
A brief quoted meditation recalls Edwards devotion as he longs for childlike faith and guidance by Christ through life’s wilderness. The reflective snippet emphasizes sweetness longing and spiritual direction without further context.
The London Standard reports several foreign naval powers are pursuing mid ocean telegraph stations. A hollow sectional column with ball joint base anchors underwater, with cable branches run to vessels for surface connection. The system would allow ships at sea to relay positions distress notices and strategic movements to shore and other ships.
A reflective meditation on the heart as a tireless, sensitive center. It endures care, despair, and wounds from others, bearing memories of the dead, the fever of love, and the strain of hate. The piece urges kindness, comfort, and gentle encouragement to soothe the heart’s ache.
The piece notes that the United States spans 167 degrees of longitude, over half the globe, from the Aleutians to Eastport Maine. It quotes the Rocky Mountain Presbyterian on how sunrise reaches Maine as the western sun sets, illustrating the vast national reach beyond San Francisco.
The eastern Long Island Montauk Point peninsula, 11 500 acres, will be sold October 22 following a referee ruling it cannot be equitably divided. A $250 residue lien held by Montauk Indians and rights to firewood, life-saving stations, and government access remain. The tract offers few cultivable acres, no roads and no harbor, with surf landings by small boats though rich in fishing and oyster possibilities.
A critique argues that the craving for eloquent sensational pulpit oratory harms spiritual character. It claims rapid sonorous delivery alienates practical morality, fosters distraction, and makes religion more entertaining than earnest. Aug Atlantic warns this trend weakens religious life.
A Bavarian legend recounts Eppelein von Gailingen, a fourteenth century robber famed for feats like a vault over a moat on the Black Lightning horse. The tale sits beside a Bedford Indiana anecdote about Thompson’s rise in law and a Utah silver mine tale that grew into Frisco town, horn silver, and the New Bongaza mine.
The New Haven Palladium decries gossip about public figures, arguing that serving the public does not justify intruding on home life or publishing vices. It warns that gossip degrades journalism, inviting readers to question why newspapers tolerate such intrusion and urging the better class to demand higher standards.
A Scribner essay explains how clairvoyants use indirect questioning to elicit secret details from victims. The author recounts experiments with nervous patients, noting successful diagnoses without direct questions and warning that prolonged practice can lead to skilled deception of the unwary.
A Saratoga letter recounts a married couple where the widow, once remarried after a wealthy husband left her a widow’s fortune, caused her old spouse’s money to influence her new life. The tale implies spite and gendered motives, noting women’s contrariness and men’s misunderstanding.
A historical remark notes there is no difficulty in judging a man's credit when he maintains a large balance at the bank. The statement implies financial trust linked to ample funds, reflecting concerns about creditworthiness and banking influence.
Mr Gough now in England writes that since arriving last summer he has received many letters from educated ladies and aristocrats describing ruined homes sickness and a maniac’s deathly end caused by drink. He cites a case of a drunk husband dragging his wife from high society to a one room shack with six children and pawning a baby’s blanket for a shilling. He warns drunkenness is rising both among higher and lower classes and laments London as a vast cauldron where the devil brews the curse of England drunkenness.
A sensitive traveler rooms at a Boston hotel but wakes to a graveyard beneath his window. He changes rooms to front and parlor options yet the sight of tombstones from Granary Cemetery unsettles him, prompting him to leave for a town without such surroundings.
A few weeks ago the proprietor of the Foxboro Tea Store printed large cloth posters for outdoor posting. Several vanished soon after being displayed. A solution appeared when a small boy was seen in a field picking berries wearing a shirt made from one of the posters.
A London woman voices strong disapproval of Sarah Bernhardt describing her as a woman with eyes close to the head and an ironed-out upper lip, stating she does not admire her stage persona.
A description of sand blasting shows how sand can cut letters into marble, carved wax patterns create raised figures, and delicate designs can be etched into glass while wax lace and soft materials protect underlying surfaces. It notes risks to fingers and the need for protection.
The Denver Newswell argues that Western success favors brainy energetic youths starting fresh, while middle aged professionals who fail in their origins struggle to reestablish on the frontier. It warns against relying on vague abilities and emphasizes the value of existing networks and proven strength.
Ex representative recalls Godlove S Orth in Congress. An observer notes the clerk’s mispronunciation of Orth’s name as “God love us all,” revealing how the clerk’s cadence confused a reader into hearing a humorous misreading. The anecdote centers on a listener’s question and the clerk’s actual wording.
Cor. of N Y Evening Post describes mules as preferred for long carriage journeys in Mexico, noting their strength and endurance. It details vast herds, price ranges, and how wild horses are rounded up and saddled, contrasting with the paler, smaller Mexican horses and their harsh urban care.
The Gulf stream warms Brighton making it a favored coast residence year round. Fashionable visitors, including dukes, have long frequented the town for sea air and promenades on piers and sea walls. Children are described as rosy and healthy, with sea baths praised but not superior to others.
The Fall River strikers weigh migration to western lands after a delegate’s favorable report on Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe farms. The piece argues that owning land would curb strike leaders by placing workers under their own farming labor, noting wage disputes and potential resistance among workers if wage demands fail.
A man recalls a dentist visit where etiquette caused every tooth to be filed, built up, tunneled, or pulled, with a napkin, rubber dam, full dental tools, punk, drugs, and a strong odor filling the mouth. He stayed silent to avoid rudeness as the dentist dictated the entire procedure.
New York dealers threaten higher ice prices citing a mildewed crop. They warn that a pest or worm could soon threaten a large portion of harvest, noting ice remains one of the few crops not yet damaged by pests but fearing it may lose that immunity.
A wise legislator acts for the many rather than private gain and supports measures for common well being. Some resist this doctrine, just as certain private practitioners resist Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Purgative Pellets, despite their lower cost and claimed liver and blood cleansing benefits.
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