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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1882
Page
1
Mrs Mary A Livermore lectured in Albion Michigan when a white haired woman asked her to recall a wartime letter dictated by a dying soldier. The widow later asked the letter be worn with a wedding ring until death. the ring given to Livermore in blessing.
The 1799 cent is the rarest and most valuable, due to a Salem Massachusetts firm sending hundreds of thousands to Africa. The copper pieces were sold to natives who pierced them as ornaments, creating scarcity in America yet profits for the shipper.
In a white sea village cottage Bennie and his mother Berenice endure years of separation after a sailor father leaves with a missing promissory note. A loyal dog Triton finds the husband amid icy cliffs, and a reunited Ben and Berenice forgive and reclaim their life together as Bennie clings to them.
An 19th century advertisement touts Carter’s Liver Bitters as a complete antidote to malaria poison, claimed to be free from quinine and harmful ingredients. It notes J C Young Co as the seller and includes a moral note from the Catholic Union about Sulphur Bitters sent to a Catholic Home for the aged by A P Ordway & Co.
Choice extracts from druggists claim Malt Bitters contain malt hops quinine bark and asparagus. They tout best kidney medicine, highly praised by ladies, prescribed by physicians in this town. The largest bottle is advertised as the best medicine and a sure cure for chills and liver diseases.
A prominent business man reports his wife’s spring illness improved after using Hood’s Sarsaparilla bought at a local store. He notes a week’s use revived appetite, three bottles cost three dollars, calling it the best investment. The ad ends with a generic debt remark about debt and crawling out.
Greene of Catskill writes that six weeks after trying Ely's Cream Balm for chronic catarrh he achieved relief almost instantly and near cure. Isaac C Chapman of Newburg notes higher customer satisfaction with Ely's Balm than competing remedies. Price 50 cents.
A compact reflection on piety and charity urging spontaneous benevolence from a kind heart rather than coercion. It counsels privately finding fault when necessary, delaying rebuke to reduce resistance and maintain calm, and to avoid public witness for milder correction.
A reflection compares the disciples’ fear in the storm on Galilee to people misperceiving Christ. It speaks of life lessons about true welfare, the endurance of weeping, and the joy that dawns after remembrance.
A religious reflection on daily conduct as the basis of thoroughness and honesty. It argues that workers in any trade, from shirt makers to preachers, will be judged by durability of character under pressure. It emphasizes clothing, ships, bridges, and families as tests of integrity and reliability.
The passage ponders beauty clothed in morality, asking how nature and the arts reflect moral beauty shaped by genius. It names patriotism, heroism, philanthropy, disinterestedness, magnanimity, and martyrdom as the enduring idols cherished by nations and celebrated in memory.
The text argues bashfulness is better than over confidence. It warns brazen behavior breeds aversion and disgust, urging girls to cultivate gentleness and boys to show self reliance. It suggests curing shyness by direct eye contact, selflessness, and consulting older, wiser people. Timidity is linked to morbid self consciousness.
A collection of aphorisms and quotes from Pope Browning Addison Beattie Seneca Plato Burke and others. The passages reflect on ignorance friendship travel confidence and moral duties with references to life mischief and learning from past errors.
The ideal Sabbath rests at home for all work classes and aims at sober thoughts and thoughtful renewal. Sunday rest strengthens character, peace, and industry, shaping a nation’s restraint and vigor through calm, purposeful reflection guided by Sabbath-keeping values.
A reprinted Alexandria Gazette letter imagines a sailor courting with nautical metaphors about love and weathering life. Also featured is John Pounds the Portsmouth cobbler who ran a free school for forty years teaching reading writing and arithmetic to poor children while sharing moral lessons.
An elderly speaker cites Lime-Kiln Philosophy from the Detroit Free Press, urging readers to curb expectations of others and to recognize their own sacrifices. He warns that mutual kindness and sympathy are earned, not demanded, and recalls a neighbor who failed to aid others. The piece concludes with a tale of a Methodist clergyman resisting a wager and a hunter’s boast.
Guidance on calling etiquette warns against mistakes like mistaking umbrellas and judging gifts, with humorous notes on dress, conversation, and timing. A brought anecdote follows about a New York grocer and a cider vinegar sale, illustrating how curiosities like tea chests and bung hole plugs can shift prices.
An elderly man boards a streetcar with a soaking umbrella. He accidentally dumps water into a young woman's shoe, prompting a polite request to remove the umbrella. She then offers humorously sharp corrections from another passenger, highlighting the era's social tensions with wit.
A Yonkers woman donated two thousand clove pinks to the New York Flower Mission. The petals, tied in fiftys, carry a spicy scent for blind patients in hospitals. She has previously grown over ten thousand pinks for the Mission, and the plants yield abundantly enough to be cut with a sickle.
A gentleman requests a passerby to carry his great coat to town in the other man’s carriage. The reply is witty as the applicant promises to remain in the coat to retrieve it later, turning a simple favor into a humorous exchange.
This notice claims Parker's Hair Balsam prevents loss of hair and graying, stating it preserves beauty by maintaining a healthy head of hair and color. The advertisement highlights cosmetic benefits and targets readers seeking improved appearance.
Edison chose a wife from his factory workforce after a friend suggested a mistress would run his large house. He asked her to marry, she took a week to decide, and they wed. He vanished for forty eight hours on the wedding trip, returning only after his new bride waited at home.
A German officer at a Marquette, Michigan circus helped remove a performer posing as a drunken tramp after the ring master complained of no police presence. The act was cut, the owner later freed the performer, and the officer faced admonishment for officiousness. The incident sparked chatter about policing and circus conduct.
The late Dr John F Gray, America's pioneer homeopath, once gave a sick sewing girl a vial of medicine and told her to go home and rest. She said she could not, as she earned daily wages. He then altered nothing, but wrapped the vial in a ten dollar bill and instructed her to take the medicine with the wrapper.
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