12 Sep 1885
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1885
Page
1
An advertisement touts Mika Winslow's Teething Syrup for children with claims of immediate relief and health benefits. The piece also reports on two tea garden pests the tea bug and tea mite, describing their life cycles, damage to leaves, and odd remedies. A traveler’s anecdote about a German husband and his wife appears in a short dialogue.
Miss Frances Brown reads a letter from Charlie Mayhew inviting a visit to Yonkers. A mix-up with names leads to a rendezvous with Charlie, Stella, and Mr. Francis Brown, resolving as two Franks with the same name turn out to be two friends. The foursome later plan joint summers in Yonkers and winters in New York.
A note warns readers to distrust claims favoring alternatives to Dr Bull's Cough Syrup. A party paid ten dollars for a lame bruised horse at auction. A 25 cent Salvation Oil bottle was used and valued now at two hundred dollars.
Harry Browne, a seaside regular, woos and wins May Harper the quiet girl of Sandy Beach, who turns out to be the expected heiress. Adele Fayton and Bertha Hunter react with envy as the engagement shocks the Seaside House crowd.
An advertisement extols Hunt's Remedy as a sure quick cure for diseases of the kidneys liver and urinary organs. It claims to improve appetite and promote restful sleep after use.
A fragmentary quotation notes that at most five or six men of genius per age could unite to overwhelm the world, followed by a playful contrast stating there are 240 bones in a man and that a man is weak beside a shad.
A compact mix of maxims and quotes on reputation effort and virtue. The notes present adages from Hiss Wetherell Chrysostom and general reflections on independence self respect and personal fate.
A stark biblical reflection compares outward displays of power to a whitewashed tomb full of horror and despair and dead bones, signaling hollow honor versus inward rot.
A reflective line asserts that all impatience and weariness reveal humanity’s longing for the divine, expressing the sense that earthly pleasures cannot satisfy the eternal essence within.
The record reflects life from childhood to youth to manhood and beyond. It traces aging through maturity and eventual decline, noting the progression as a natural arc.
A reflection on how tolerating insults breeds tyranny. The speaker links cool withdrawal to maintaining civility, warning that failing to resist insolence empowers the strong and erodes safeguards of order. The argument emphasizes restraint as a social defense.
A fragment lists social guidance for young women focusing on naturalness honesty punctuality and modesty Do not be animated by gossip or whispering and emphasize health mind and a cheerful spirit The tone reflects early 20th century advice on female conduct.
A satirical scene of a church sexton noting social ranks as attendees arrive. He assigns seats by class until an unexpected encounter reveals a former governor among the seedy-coated attendees, unsettling his careful plan and causing a loss of place.
Miss Abby Bates recalls the 1811 lighthouse incident in Scituate Centre when Rebecca W. and her sister hid in the light amid approaching barges. The sisters used a drum and fife to signal American forces and played Yankee Doodle to provoke a British retreat.
Ex President of Princeton College Dr John McLean recalls abandoning tea and coffee since 1829. He drinks boiling water daily to aid health and energy, noting it provides warmth and steadies nerves during speech and study. He quotes Philadelphia physician and New York surgeon endorsing this habit.
M. L. Buarr of Scranton Pennsylvania states on November 9 1883 that Dr Thomas FBielectric Oil cures sprains burns cuts bruises and rheumatism. He quips about expecting cherries without stones or roses without thorns.
An advertisement proclaims Electric Bitters as the best purifier and regulator for liver inactivity biliousness jaundice constipation weak kidneys and urinary diseases. It claims quick reliable action with a money back guarantee and states fifty cents a bottle sold by J. H. Young & Co.
A fragment notes Salem Corvette in a terse item about a bordered property. The readable text hints at a rural scene with a fence and a house, but details are sparse and no clear event or dates emerge.
A Boston resident, Benj. Fitch of Adams House, recounts illness with chronic rheumatism. His room resembled a drug store from its many bottles. After paying his doctor to stop visits, he claims six bottles of Sulphur Bitters cured him and restored his ability to get out of bed.
A financially weak individual claimed he was ignored by the republic, noting no one paid attention to his plight or concerns, signaling a perceived neglect of vulnerable citizens.
A concise aphorism compares reading without reflection to eating without digestion, suggesting thoughtfulness is essential to processing information. The line uses metaphor to urge mindful engagement with ideas rather than passive consumption.
The essay argues that young collectors imitate ancient birds by gathering stamps, coins and seals. Stamps teach color, language, world geography, and historical timelines from 1860 onward. Counterfeits cooled interest, but future collectors may revive stamp education and inspire a new generation.
A Harvard president and his son, mayor and Boston Common Council chief, were praised as two President Quincys. The son defended dignity and leadership, joking that the elder presided over a "parc el of weaseless boys" while he led "frand and influential men" as an earthquake rumbled.
The passage argues that a young man who hesitates and lacks self confidence risks slipping into bad company with both women and men. It suggests that with effort to please and a measure of persuasion, he might succeed, though failure seems likely without action.
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