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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1907
Page
4
In the Story of Two Salons during the French resolution era M Condorcet sought refuge with friend M Suard. Ordered a twelve egg omelet to appease hunger, his boastful arithmetic led to arrest and lifelong imprisonment, proving ignorance can be deadly in a political climate.
The article discusses historical geological views that mountains arise from surface cracks and explains the Cape of Good Hope table mountain as a land sinking anomaly rather than upheaval. It notes grounding cooled earlier beneath the table mountain, preserving its height, with ongoing denudation shaping its apparent elevation.
Newport Providence Railway and Company publishes a weekday timetable in effect October 8 1906 detailing morning and afternoon train runs, stopping patterns, and station sequence between Newport and Providence. The brief card lists departure times, arrival windows, and conductors’ names where noted.
A humorous poem reflecting on Darwin and evolution. The speaker contrasts human traits with animals and names several figures such as Neighbor Root and Lawyer Skinner. He mocks applying Darwinism to everyday people, ends by preferring his Bible and noting a Soldiers' Home date of April 8.
A clergyman recalls a widow consulting a tombstone maker about her husband burial. She ends the talk with a request to inscribe To My Hus band, which the stonecutter approves. The completed stone reads To My Husband In an Appropr iate Place, highlighting a humorous misplacement of spacing and wording.
The diners exchange informal chatter about eggs described as flavory and not fully cooked while a waitress mentions a guest named Dick who asked after a pretty colleague. A fleeting reference to coffee closes the scene in New Orleans.
A Detroit Free Press remark questions whether a widow who inherits a fortune but must not remarry is driven by jealousy or revenge. The quote contrasts the woman's potential happiness with doubts about her motives.
A concise quotation from Island asserts that true greatness lies in the ability to do as one wishes, while true wisdom lies in choosing to do what one can. It contrasts power with self-control and judgment.
Tour narrativepaints a living Edinburgh with George Heriot’s shop and James IV era lore. It recalls Allan Ramsey, Smollett, Franklin, Burns, and the Luckenbooths, Old Town closes, Canongate rule, and Holyrood precincts ending at Holyrood Palace.
A note cites terrible handwriting from a friend who provided a recipe. Mrs. Youngwed apologizes, saying the recipe came from a friend and the handwriting is atrocious, as reported in Fliegende Blatter.
Long legged birds have tails too short for balance yet use their tails during flight and on land to steer. By tucking their legs behind, they mimic a tail's function, aiding maneuverability and control.
The anecdote recounts Charles Lamb returning from a dinner party and finding a crowded omnibus. A stout gentleman asks if it is full inside and Lamb replies that the last piece of oyster pie did the business for him.
An inspirational quotation urges that every day is the best day and that true learning comes when one accepts each day as doomsday with Emersonian precision.
A jumbled historic fragment notes a railway killing and a missing key motif. It references Bon Vi vant and hints at a bodily loss, with unclear surrounding details and names.
A compact portrait of the cormorant describing its size strength and adaptability. It notes the species as the largest common seabird, its widespread range from Europe to Asia and the Americas, and its historic use by humans in fishing. The piece emphasizes its enduring form and remarkable traits through time.
A fragment quotes Balthasar Gracian on wills, noting that fewer words aid clarity in such testamentary matters. The remark appears as a brief adage within the page’s miscellany.
The store offers round the clock access to prescriptions and medicines with a registered pharmacist always in attendance.
Two flat top oak desks offered at quality condition. One measures 3 feet square with 3 drawers and a writing slide. The other is 4 feet square with seven drawers and two writing slides. Both as good as new.
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