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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1899
Page
4
Hundreds of cyclists enjoy fine weather in Bristol and a contemporary poem titled My Bike and I celebrates riding. The verses describe riding with the bike as a trusted friend through dawn light, streams, meadows, and fields, free from cares and burdens.
A historical account of the English army elephant brigade in India, praising Burmese training and detailing the challenges of handling, loading, and transporting elephants. It describes sea transport by canvas sling, rail loading difficulties, and the elephants’ fear of initial rides, plus their swimming ability and size.
A village tale from Caro reports a Mew nileb villager selling land and hiding the proceeds under a baby's cot. Robbers seize the baby but retreat as mud walls collapse, killing the robbers while the family and money remain safe outside. The piece ends with aphorisms on courage and a note about Northern Timois farms being annexed to Chibags.
Regular town council meeting notes show approvals for a merry go round license, bicycle on sidewalks ordinance, tree limb removal for Hope Street, dog nuisance debates and dog damages paid, Mt Hope Park license, trenching permit for National India Butler Co, sidewalk and tree work on Thames Street, and highway repairs budget updates.
A sharp exchange between a British scion and his future father in law highlights tension over marriage and fortunes. The old man warns that England will lose its remaining riches and castles if a wealthy Yankee bride cannot fund repairs and preservation.
A new man laments leaving his gold behind while a doctor counters that the destination would not seem like heaven anyway. The exchange hints at themes of wealth, mortality, and fate.
The proprietors of Dr K New Discovery for Consumption have given away over ten million trial bottles to aid the needy. The medicine is claimed to cure asthma bronchitis hoarseness and all throat chest and lung diseases. J H Young & Co. druggists offer a free trial bottle with guaranteed results or a refund.
Tom Spellman, a fifty two year old cabin boy, tells the account of the CSS Alabama’s destruction by the USS Kearsarge off Cherbourg in June 1864. The tale covers Semmes’s leadership, the battle, and Semmes’s leap and rescue, with Spellman among those saved by the Deerhound after the Alabama sinks.
Charles L. Jewett of New Albany recalls attending a Filipino club opening in Manila. He describes guests arriving in carriages, men in black coats and white ties, some with opera hats, and notes he was treated with courtesy. He argues Filipinos can be refined and capable of development.
A terse domestic exchange describes eggs prepared for breakfast with miscommunication about softness and heat. A cyclist jostles a man, who then insists on medical attention and providing his name and address.
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