11 Sep 1880
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1880
Page
1
A practical guide from Harpers Bazaar advising careful steps to select a country residence. It emphasizes essential needs like good water and pasture for a cow, sturdy fencing, and accessible services. It warns against poor neighborhoods and highlights the value of neighborly relations and suitable road access.
Ricwer appears to produce more bone and fat building materials than all others, indicating Malt Bitters as the leading source among tested substances.
A medical note reports a tobacco cancer of immense size removed from a lip after a patient smoked ten to twelve scented cigars daily for over a year. Dr Hammond cites constant inhalation of chemicals in cigar flavoring as the cause, warning smokers to practice care in smoking choices.
In hot regions termites, or white ants, devastate woodwork by eating beams tables and garden stakes. They hollow out boxes and papers leaving only shells, and can cause furniture and documents to crumble. yet their ancient food predates human buildings.
Miss Parker of Grantville Massachusetts wooed and married John Field head waiter at Hotel Ottawa in Ottawa Quebec. With about 50000 dollars she supported their marriage but Field aged rapidly after leaving active work and soon grew sick and died a few months ago, ending a romance noted by the Boston Traveller.
A raft crew led by Daillebout and Baptiste Canadien descended the Lachine Rapids. The raft misjudged the channel, broke up in rough water, with logs and men tossed about. Survivors reached shore but three crewmen were killed or left rafting for good on the St. Lawrence.
An old advertisement touts Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as a remedy preventing school or business absence due to coughs colds or sore throat. It emphasizes punctuality as its impact and lists a price of 25 cents.
BuRoDETTE recalls a Sound voyage toward Nantucket where a couple, Mortimer and Ethel, dream of living in a star’s isolation yet crave earthly comforts. The narrator scoffs at starry ambitions, notes diners and hotel cravings, and advises wary avoidance of star-born idealists who demand board at $15 weekly with soup.
The New York Mail recounts a tale of a young clerk in Saugerties, lured by a fashionably dressed young woman who pretended to buy him for ice cream. After a coy bargain and a social outing, she returned with a promise to collect Monday noon. She arrives with a linen duster and sun umbrella, leaving with the clerk who is described as well off. The woman, about 20, is said to be worth $25,000 in her own name, while the clerk has a small bank account.
A young man in Dubuque Iowa grew morose over a missing mustache and bought every available hair restorative. He lined up over a hundred bottles in his room, hoping they would cause hair growth, a bizarre collection discovered by his sister after he left.
An 1879 letter from PrrrspuRGH Pennsylvania praises Dr. R V Pierce s Favorite Prescription and Discovery noting recovery from liver and uterus illness after four doctors failed The endorsement emphasizes women’s confidence in the medicine and its appeal to female ailments with a guarantee backed by druggists
A British Quarterly describing a lunar sight with a vast bright moon seen as a painted globe turning over continents. It recounts a Bengal officer’s tale of rats biting a child and rats raiding bungalows, boots, and food while the narrator endured fever in a swampy Indian outpost.
Two twin brothers in Georgia confuse a hardware shop by each buying the same kitchen goods on separate visits. The clerk repeats the sale to the second brother, then the first returns for his purchase. The trio laughs when the second explains, ending in a shared joke about the mistaken purchases. The anecdote appears in the Cuthbert Appeal.
A traveler describes how crocodiles in the Gulf of Siam lure and capture apes that play near the bank. Apes tease the crocodile by swinging on branches and striking with claws until the jaws close, dragging a victim beneath the water, while the rest of the troop resumes the game days later.
A Glasgow husband, living with a violent drunkard wife, devised a routine to chain her ankles each morning and padlock the chain, releasing her at night and chaining again at dawn. Neighbors intervened and he was arrested, but the magistrate dismissed the case after the wife praised his kindness amid her misconduct.
An old advertisement notes Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as the best remedy for coughs and colds. It states the price at 25 cents per bottle.
In tracing Mount Vernon's name, the piece recounts Admiral Edward Vernon, secretary of state under William III, his naval career, the Porto Bello expedition funded by his troops’ pay, and his later career decline. It notes Lawrence Washington’s kinship and how the Vernon name reached the Potomac house.
In a New York Evangelist review, the author argues people will read novels whether they should or not. Most readers pick up novels not for usefulness, while readers of solid information may benefit from novels occasionally. The issue lies in poor quality fiction and a trend toward fiction among those needing real knowledge and discipline. Parents and teachers should cultivate broader reading tastes rather than ban novels.
An early 20th century ad promotes Topical Reparation sold by H. Spooner in Bristol. The alkali absorbent claims to relieve tired muscles, ease rheumatic and neuralgic pain, nerve disorders, and inflammation for 50 cents. It targets general nervous and muscular distress.
Two years ago the narrator traveled from Yankton to Swan Lake by stage with Chief Justice Shannon. He recounts an 1861 Washington visit to President Buchanan describing a tense moment as the old president feared secession’s spread. Shannon recalls Buchanan’s tears and the distant memory as history notes the rest.
A discussion of biblical names and their misreadings in England. Examples include Telmo Lees sounding like truthfu and a baptism where a line of women led to misheard names such as Achsih, illustrating how verse based names caused confusion.
The petrified head of a soldier from the old Crown Point fort, washed from a French burial ground by Jack's creek at Lake Champlain, is in Burr Pease of Pease's Hotel Port Henry N Y. Found by Sam Norton the old ferryman the head and neck with a soldier hat and cross bands turned to stone. The relic is dark gray sandstone like along with petrified wood and fish. It is believed other body parts may be uncovered.
Improvement notes that brides should favor practical outfits over costly wardrobes funded by parents. The New York Mail argues brides-to-be should allocate funds to useful household goods or savings instead of a lavish finery, especially when the couple will live on a modest income.
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