Bristol Phoenix in Bristol, Rhode Island

Diverse curious items and oddities from a late 19th century issue

A roundup of peculiar notes includes a Minnesota dog that barked itself to death, a claim St Louis built the first narrow gauge locomotive, and an Illinois farm laborer cut by a reaping machine. Other items report vexing weather, naval delays, fashion quirks, crime, and social curiosities across the U.S. with named places and people.