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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1885

Page

4

Never Lost a Patient and a Boorish Boss

A humorous quip on avoiding bore visitors ends with a doorbell inspection. A French physician famed for never losing cholera patients is cited in a Nashville tale, only to have a fatal misjudgment expose the doctor’s boast as premature.

Nashville White Zis Arkansaw Traceler

Election Bets and Odd News From Waterbury Village

A Scoville House gathering recounts Polk campaign bets in Waterbury with Colonel Richard Welton delivering a misfire on New York results. The page also includes humorous exchanges about children, a watch numeral riddle, and traveling salesmen in a local hotel office.

Scoville House Waterbury Richard Welton New Haven Colonel Welton New York

Spring Poet Questions War's Toll on Soldiers

A Spring poet signs a verse musing whether soldiers will miss him and suggests they should never fire another gun if they feel missed. The terse line reflects pacifist sentiment amid conflict.

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