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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
4
A comic vignette depicts a book canvasser and a comely maid guiding a caller through manners at the door. The dialogue covers hats hands tobacco and handkerchiefs as the hired girl watches and the woman of the house weighs the lecturer’s claims.
William Dean Howells and Harpers Magazine discuss the idea of a hundred best authors. They admit no workable list, noting many classics would be excluded. They mock reformers by implying beloved writers across Elizabethan drama poetry and prose would face bans or revaluation.
A quirky guide describes using a tin trumpet and a sheet to capture voice vibrations as sand patterns. It explains positioning the trumpet above the face and singing into the open end to create sound waves.
A garbled passage references a creature named Dhe Gog menmster, a venomous monster up to two feet long. It describes a dangerous bite and venom secreted in a Koondoa area, with chaotic phrases about hands, feet, and predatory behavior. Dated format appears corrupted.
A fragment discusses early education in Armenian letters and the idea that the alphabet is highly perfected. It references a five year old learning, letters printed on a page, and comparisons to other scripts, with a sense of cultural pride.
In a Boston Transcript excerpt, readers see a mix of criminals at large and local workers. A blacksmith and a carpenter involved in counter fitting appear alongside a few men connected with a hinge and steel trade, illustrating a broad snapshot of urban occupations and illicit activity.
A London Tit-Bits blurb shows a rustic farmer’s wife boasting to Sam about attending a cattle show with her master. The flirtatious exchange hints at pride in winning the fast prize and the social scene surrounding the event.
A matrimonial agent reports a wealthy seventy five year old widow as a pearl, while the Count views the pearl but prefers the shell. The Philadelphia Inquirer presents a witty column on matching and wealth.
A schoolboy quips about Moses moving the tabernacle, saying he threw it away. The Liver pool Mercury notes the boy’s pun after citing Exodus thirty three verse seven about Moses pitching the tabernacle afar from the camp.
A Boston Transcript spoof notes izIicks the hotel man offers free Welsh rarebit to guests then charges for the use of one horse to satisfy nightmares. The piece hints at a humorous hotel scheme reflecting early 20th century casual wit. Also an advertisement extols De Witts Corpolized Witch Hazel Salve and DeWitt’s Kidney and Bladder Pills sold by W H Buffington.
The Bristol Golf Club tennis event wraps up this week with semi finals in the ladies singles and the men’s singles final. Miss Mollie Hamill defeated Miss Harriette Low 7-5 7-5 in a thrilling ladies semi final, with forthcoming matches set for tomorrow morning and a 3 p.m. finals slot. The program lists multiple first and second round results, including Mrs J Chapman, Miss Rockwell, and Miss Low advancing, and men’s singles progress featuring Archer, Nelson, Boydton, and Tucker.
Schedule notes travel times and destinations including Bristo Ar, various morning and afternoon departures, and the line labeled Express. The list shows a sequence of times from early morning through late evening with multiple stations and transfer points.
Publicly displayed sign at Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn asserts honesty and openness of laboratory methods and advertising claims. It invites scrutiny by anyone to verify statements about Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and its alleged cures, addressing questions about ingredients, secrecy, and millions of correspondents.
If you favor Home Trade you’ll fight for it. Fight for it right and you’ll get it. Getting it means helping yourself. Helping yourself harms the Mail Order Trade. If you hurt mail order trade you’ll be wise. Be wise and advertise in your home paper. You’ll get Home Trade with no ifs. It’s a cinch.
The Rhode Island Suburban Railway announces schedule changes for the Barrington Warren and Bristol line effective July 1, 1908. Weekdays: Providence City Hall departures begin at 6:45 A.M. hourly to 6:45 P.M., then 6.15 P.M. and hourly to 11:15 P.M.. Bristol departures start 5:15 A.M. then hourly to 7:15 P.M., then 7.46 P.M. and hourly to 10:45 P.M.. additional services at 11:45 A.M. and 12:15 A.M. to Riverside Car House. Sundays: City Hall at 7:45 A.M., hourly to 9:15 A.M., half-hourly to 6:16 P.M., hourly to 10:45 P.M.. Bristol at 7:15 A.M. then hourly to 10:15 A.M., half-hourly to 8:15 P.M., hourly to 10:15 P.M., plus 11:15 P.M. and 12:15 A.M. to Riverside Car House.
Public auction scheduled for August 19 1808 at noon on the premises. Charles E Reed deed of mortgage dated November 6 1889, recorded in Bristol Rhode Island. Leasehold estate bounds described with structures and adjacent property owners. Bid by assignees of the mortgagee. notices of postponement or adjournment provided. Bristol Rhode Island July 28 1908.
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