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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1894
Page
7
A Native aquaw examined a teething baby, ordered removal of all layers, and advised dressing the child in light fabrics on hot days. She argued heat and perspiration clog pores causing illness, while opposing heavy flannel coverage pushed by doctors. A cautious mother praised simpler care, urging common sense to protect children from prickly heat and unnecessary discomfort.
The Bristol Naval Reserve plans its annual cruise on August 21. Town Council President Gibson oversees street sign placement as workers begin lettering. A social at the First Baptist vestry offered ice cream cake and lemonade.
Judge Colt of the United States circuit court sustained the plaintiff Alfred H. Littleton et al of England in their copyright suit against Oliver Ditson & Co. The case asked for an injunction to stop printing three songs, O Ye that Love the Lord, A Song of Tudgrasn, and Lead Madly Light under the 1891 copyright act.
In this town on July 31 at Trinity Church rectory Rev Wm K Trotter married Frederic William Macauley and Grace Lee Simmons both of Bristol. Also Warren man John McCormick and local Grace McGovern wed at St Marys Church on July 8. Oskar Galla, age four months and three days, listed in notice fragments.
The article praises the Holland horse breed noting Friesland and Groningen as top origins while Guelderland rises in prominence. It features a prize winner from Guelderland, highlights the horse’s good feet and wind, and suggests introducing the Dutch coach horse to America for parades, showing strong necks and compact heads.
A reader complains about cows milking year round and not taking vacations, noting spring calves drying up in July and August while cows from October stay productive. They describe a Jersey giving over a quart a day and a later spring cow drying up in late year, wondering about effects on calves.
A fragmented article discusses Neptune’s long year and a British Indian leprosy commission report equating leprosy with tuberculosis. It mentions caffeine and tea thymine as identical stimulants and hints at European hopes for consumption treatments, ending with a note on relocating flocks of birds and acclimation issues.
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