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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1910
Page
4
Robert Barr recalls a deadly knife in a London room high on the Thames embankment. Kipling notes the weapon’s menace as the blade lies poised near a man’s foot, a chilling portrait of a lethal artifact and fear.
A storm derails a planned class entertainment and Jimmy, usually quiet, volunteers to recite a piece about Noah’s beasts. He delivers a garbled, humorous ramble featuring the helk and helephant. the distracted teacher awkwardly acknowledges the effort and thanks the boy.
A New York Press description explains jack rabbits outrun coyotes in straight lines but fall to coyotes clever ambush. One coyote drives then rests while the second waits to dash in and claim the meal after the rabbit circles back to the start.
The passage recalls George Monro Grant and Sir John Macdonald at dinner, illustrating political hindsight. Macdonald asks for steady friendship, Grant replies he supported him when right, and Macdonald declares he has no use for such friendship. The anecdote notes cynical views of independent voters.
A New York official quips on tricksters and Brown of Fifth Avenue. Brown suspects his English butler of tampering with wine. He drugs several bottles of Chateau Yquem, but his wife hides them in the cellar, leaving Brown unsure which two were drugged. He has stopped drinking the wine and plans to sell his remaining stock.
A Lambs Club dinner brings literary men together as a guest declares truth stranger than fiction. Wilton Lackaye retorts with a sly jab at an Indiana novelist that truth seldom attains a tenth edition in six months.
A New York Herald note captures a Columbia professor discussing a poem and how end words can shift meaning. The speaker recalls John Milton, author of Paradise Lost, and notes disputed fame of his other works written in 1652 near Cromwell’s era.
William H Rideingtella recalls a McClure's Magazine dinner in Boston for Henry M Stanley. The explorer, famed for piercing the heart of darkness, fidgets and answers in monosyllables, bashful in public and awkward as the chairman praises him. He finally reveals Livingstone’s cap, a gift from the famed traveler.
Little Willie tugged Fido's tail while his father explained the dog cannot lose its tail. Willie insists the tail is loose because it wobbles, prompting a humorous clarifying moment cited by the New York Press.
The funeral of Mrs Catherine Kavanagh wife of Michael Kavanagh was held Wednesday morning at 8:30 from Constitution Street with a requiem mass at Starr's Church at 9 led by Rev T J Gillan. Richard C Quirk sang Thy Will Be Done. Many relatives attended including tributes from Public Schools officials. The funeral of Mrs Mary J Burrow followed Wednesday afternoon at 2 from Charles Street Church services conducted by Rev William R Trotter Trinity Church. Burial was at North Cemetery.
Scientists agree that eczema germs reside in the inner skin rather than the outer layer. They endorse a penetrating liquid rather than an outward salve and recommend Oil of Wintergreen as the D. D. D. Prescription. A trial bottle, 25 cents, is advised by J. H. Young & Co. at 479 Hope Street.
The 18th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard P. Sanford was observed at their Hope street home with many relatives and friends calling. A collation followed after vocal and instrumental selections. gifts poured in. Sanford & Goddard boat builders employ Mr. Sanford at the harbor head. Mrs. Sanford née Lena Connery is daughter of James and Mrs. Connery of Thames street. The couple wed April 31, 1992, in a ceremony by Rev. Henry A. Stevens of the First Congregational Church. Rev Stevens attended the Sanford funeral of Capt. Church yesterday.
A dining room scene shows Waller asking the orchestra to play something different and slower so he can chew his food properly in waltz time. The exchange prompts a brief joke about tempo and appetite.
The administrators of the estate of deceased Thomas Peckham petition for authorization to sell part or all of the real estate on Hope Street Bristol to cover debts and funeral expenses. The court ordered notice for fourteen days in the Bristol Phoenix, with May 10 or 11 terms for consideration.
Artie C Cole, executrix of Alvin F le late of Bristol Rhode Island, announces probate of the will. She has accepted and filed a claim with the Bristol Probate Court. Creditors and heirs are ordered to file claims with the clerk within the required months from the notice date.
A partial railway schedule shows departure and arrival times between Bristol and Providence and other stations for 1908. It lists measured times like 9 30 and 10 30 from Bristol and many subsequent stops with morning and afternoon arrivals, reflecting a vintage regional timetable.
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