26 Sep 1885
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1885
Page
1
Rates published for subscriptions including postage. One year prepaid two dollars, six months one dollar, three months fifty cents. Non prepaid rate two dollars twenty five cents per year. Final copy five cents. Paper discontinued only when arrears are paid, unless publisher opts otherwise.
Advertises Mrs Winslow Teething Syrup for children with claims of relief from teething pain and digestive issues. Includes a pasted Grant obituary tribute noting his death, mourning, and national symbolism with quotes about his legacy.
A reflective line suggests what some call an ocean of trouble is often just a product of unsettled stomach and negative thinking, not a real, insurmountable danger. It frames worry as mental perception rather than objective peril.
Mittenwald, a Bavarian town ringed by snow peaked mountains, sustains a centuries old violin industry. Villagers weave a labyrinth of ropes and poles for hundreds of hand made instruments including violins, cellos, and zithers, exported worldwide in varied quality from priceless Stradivari copies to affordable banjos.
A wry line urges choosing the winning side over the left side, framing truth as optional and strategy as decisive. The quip highlights appetite for success and clever wit in political or sports commentary.
A wry remark reframes kissing as a crime, sparking a playful debate on morality and legality. The comment suggests social constraints and legal thresholds for affection in a society wary of public propriety.
Pleasant to the taste and surprisingly quick in relieving coughs and colds. The advertisement notes that Dr Bull's Cough Syrup always succeeds.
An advertisement touts Salvation Oil as a guaranteed pain cure when the disease seat is reachable by four liniments. Price four bottles for 25 cents.
A collection of short moral reflections warns that friendship is not guaranteed by fair speech. It suggests Heaven opens gates on Sunday and nature surpasses human effort. It notes formality fades with polish, patience brings reward from Fort Tone, love and humility attract guidance, and views the horizon’s cloud against a clear sky above.
The reflective piece compares life to a flower and fruit with romance giving way to usefulness. It argues politeness is the poetry of conduct but should be gentle not florid. It warns that sharing troubles with God ends them, while worldly venting may cause burdens to return like Sisyphus’s stone.
The passage frames grief as grace and a burden turning to blessing. It portrays suffering as a torch of hope and notes that hardship can yield beauty and fruit like a blossoming rod with almonds.
An ancient writer notes that Jesus, while using Peter's boat to preach, paid Peter with a great catch of fish. The passage frames tribute to the ruler as a model of applying one’s resources to duty.
The passage highlights Martha and Mary as contrasting figures from the gospels. Their differing acts reveal how devotion and service complement each other to form a complete Christian experience and enable lasting usefulness.
The text urges bearing life’s troubles with grace and choosing useful work. It argues brooding worsens distress, while occupation of the mind and productive effort distract and tire the body, aiding sleep and relief from worry.
The author urges avoiding quarrel to spare self respect and public esteem. If cheated or slandered, quit dealing with the offender and live down the slander. Peaceful, quiet conduct benefits neighbors and preserves sensibility.
Augustus Caesar wore only garments from female relatives and claimed rich clothes signal pride or luxury. Whitfield valued neatness and said ministers should be spotless. Edward Cook urged clean clothes reflect inner cleanliness. Nelson, a devout author, dressed with elegance, arguing piety does not require monkish attire.
A reflective piece warns that early habits forge future character. It contrasts the steady student and the diligent clerk with flashy shortcuts and sham talents, arguing genuine effort yields lasting respect and advancement while pretense harms all.
An advertisement claims Hunt's Remedy quickly cures debility female weakness loss of power Brights Disease and nervous diseases. It also promotes Hunt's Kidney and Liver Remedy to improve sleep appetites brace the system and purify the blood.
A long excerpt recounts Isaac Newton’s steadfast devotion to problems, Abraham Sharp’s nocturnal calculations, and a vivid tale of General Hunt and Miss Ringold. It includes a dental health piece stressing cleanliness to prevent decay and a personal recollection of General Jackson’s wound and his wife.
A Wisconsin farmer deposited five one hundred dollar bills in an oyster can after collecting a debt. When he buried the can in the earth and later dug it up the cash vanished leaving only scraps. Officials cannot identify the notes and the farmer must seek repayment from Congress, a common outcome as losses from odd hiding places rise.
A New Jersey farmer reports his cow becoming dry each morning until moved to a different pasture. A boy witnessed a large snake drinking milk from the cow’s udder, ending when the cow was separated from the serpent. Facts are vouched by local observers.
Mrs. M. J. Fellows of Burr Oak St. Joseph County Michigan writes that Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil quickly cures a cold and relieves hoarseness, promoting the remedy to readers.
In a brief dialogue, a callow youth confides to his sister that he feels the need for a razor. She replies to the suggestion with a fitful, amused urging to try a beard-raiser, reflecting a light domestic moment.
Mrs Haven recounts illness blamed on a doctor who sought daily fees. She credits Sulphur Bitters for curing general weakness after paying $150 and contends the diagnosis was incorrect and profit driven.
Detroit Free Press reports on a Wayne county farmer near Detroit who raises nearly fifty beehives on Michigan Avenue. Bees reportedly harvest a glucose syrup from a town bar supply, producing a clear glucose honey with a gumdrop flavor. A barefoot boy explains the process while a reporter learns about the unusual nectar source.
Sufferers in low spirits and debility are urged to procure Electric Bitters. The ad claims rapid improvement, restored energy, and relief from headaches and bilious issues. Sold at fifty cents a bottle by J.H. Young & Co.
A historical inquiry asks whether a mustard plaster can be considered a drawing material. The item is not a standard art supply but may appear in period sources as a home remedy or improvised tool. The answer depends on the context and definition used.
Mr Walkenson employs a colored man named George who finds three young coons in the field behind the mill. George raises the animals, feeds them milk, and the townspeople grow fond of Ilo the playful raccoon. The coon enjoys rides, guards by the dog Sam, and even naps in a fur store window to the amusement of a crowd.
A sardonic line from the Post remarks that ports and men alike develop in youth and later often reform as they age, reflecting a common gentlemanly judgment on time and character.
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