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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1899
Page
4
A collage of quoted reflections on love from Biot Groly Jews bury Shelley Helps and Thoreau. The selections explore love as hunger purification bond faith hope and beauty across nature and humanity. Each voice emphasizes love as a force shaping character and perception.
A Noblesville farmer aged 52 has never had teeth and all four children are toothless. A St Louis man died by self harm using a rubber tube in whiskey. Bourbon County cattle sought shelter in a tobacco barn where twenty died after eating tobacco. A Massachusetts farmer sued for sneezing loudly on a public road causing a horse to bolt. A Pineville barber warns of closing shop to hoe corn. Three young women burned heads from celuloid combs. An old physics pendulum clock owned by Warren NL academy refused to run revealing $242 in its works. A New England coal miner felt no back pain and a doctor removed four inches of knife blade from his back scar.
A Chicago News style collection of wry aphorisms contrasts beliefs about publishers, leaves, wealth, and behavior. It notes a careless theory, a lumber dealer indoors and out, and the stubborn respect a fool who alters a large bill can command.
A collection of aphorisms and witticisms on sailors, luck, patience, work, patriotism, childhood knowledge, marriage, and social humor. The passages mix humor with social commentary, noting human foibles and common beliefs in a tongue in cheek tone.
A Detroit man recounts being christened at sea by a captain who found him aboard a slow trader after being lashed to a mast at age five. The captain gave him a name with a wine ceremony, later dying when the boy was nine as he charted his own life alone.
A man sleeping with artificial teeth woke choking as the teeth vanished. After frantic searches by friends and a small girl, a doctor found the dentures on the floor and reset them in the mouth, ending the life threat as the victim breathed freely.
Professor C E Bessey reports a natural dwarf pine discovered on Green Mountain near Bowlder Colorado. The seedling, about 5% inches tall with a 1/4 inch diameter, shows twenty five distinct annual rings and a single terminal tuft, surviving in a harsh exposed crevice. This natural dwarfing surpasses Japanese garden methods in miniature accuracy.
A brief dialogue scene shows a father calling up at 1.30 a m asking Fannie to tell the young man where he would like his trunk placed when he arrives. The exchange captures a quiet domestic moment with a hint of practical concern about arrangements.
A Birmingham household servant was scolded for oversleeping. She replied, I sleep very slow, and it takes me a long while to get one night’s rest, reflecting a humorous exchange in a domestic setting.
A brief note describes cashmere shawls woven from the fleece of a tiny goat native to Tibet. The author highlights the delicate, luxurious fiber and its use in fine shawls.
Whispers have no brief existence and the phrenologist keeps business on the brain. A gas company president earns a light income and a playwright often errs. Imitation is not only flattery at a patent office. Women hate liars yet push men into that class. No man should lead unless perfectly straight. Don’t ignore the silent man he may be the only listener. Share cream not skim milk or neighbors will kick. Government jobs require hustle but grant long rest afterward. The darkest hour comes before dawn and hard luck may cap the limit.
A roundup of curiosities notes Tennessee criminal law on running a crap game, sharp declines in American bird populations, marriage rules in Russia, ships that become warships in 48 hours, tobacco supply to Mississippi penitentiaries, Paris actresses wearing delicate paper lace, piano construction using 45 materials from 16 countries, and advice on buying tea leaves in bulk with flavor preservation.
The passage explains that ancient peoples cultivated lashes to enhance expression and protect eyes from dust wind and glare. It advises using a little pure reseline nightly to aid growth and strengthen lashes, noting preservation against falling out as not vanity.
An Indianapolis News writer describes Cienfuegos Cuba as a gateway port with handsome streets parks and estates near sugar estates. He notes war damage to sugar crops labor shortages and a local police taxed meat system while criticizing soldiers turned laborers and urging reforms in water taxation and municipal governance.
A Chicago News quote warns against reckless pleasures and debt. It cautions not to rush from single bliss to double blisters, warns about debts, overwork, and worry, and mocks judging women by stationary crests. It advises sobriety and resilience before twelve opinionated jurors.
The passage explains origins of Porto Rico and Hayti, notes the Caribbs meaning cruel men, and describes naval code books with leaden backs and water-sensitive ink. It states Cuba's native origin is unknown, gives Cuba’s main island area as 40,000 to 43,000 square miles and Pinus Isle at 1,214, and mentions 8,000 heavy projectiles produced daily for naval use.
A collection of aphorisms and witticisms discusses hell, conscience, listening, mortality, Eve and mirrors, ambition, fear, and critique of Pharisees. The remarks blend morality, humor, and paradox to provoke reflection on virtue and self awareness.
A collection of wry aphorisms on life work love and luck. Sly quips note busyness drama bachelorhood mothers in law vacation gas meters and airships as social foibles with a humorous urban edge.
Mr BR P Olivia of Barcelona spends winters in Aiken. Weak nerves caused head pains. After using Electric Bitters, pain left. He calls it America's greatest blood and nerve remedy. Cures liver and kidney trouble, purifies blood, tones stomach, strengthens nerves. 60 cents a bottle, guaranteed. Sold by J W H Young & Co. drug store.
Condensed claim that Dr Williams Pink Pills restore blood richness and nerves. Listed uses include paralysis Saint Vitus dance rheumatic pains nervous headaches and heart palpitations with after effects of the grip. Sold only in packs at druggists or from Schenectady company 80 cents per box six for $2.60.
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