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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1903
Page
4
A writer recalls Lord Tennyson composing a sonnet for the first issue of the Nineteenth Century. The line Thus far our bark hath sped without one check was later altered by editor Mr Knowles to reflect that a payment would come, warning readers not to misread the poem.
A college professor cites a teachers' exam question asking to name the monarch known as the king who never smiled again. A candidate for a teaching license responded that it was King William Rufus after being shot in the forest, with epistory noting the shot was fatal.
In northern South Australia the magnetic ant nests align along a north south axis. Travelers can use the nests as a living compass. Scientists have yet to explain why the mounds consistently point due north and south.
The Paris Letter in Express notes conservatives and democrats alike enjoying the cafe scene. A Hungarian prince with a large rent roll joins revelers as a famed performer leads a diverse gathering with a prince, count, opera dancer, and sugar refiner providing entertainment.
Union and Confederate pickets faced a brief courtesy exchange at a creek line near Chattanooga. As General Grant and his staff neared, the Union captain ordered guard duty for the commanding general. The Confederate captain replied with a salute to Grant, and both sides stood at attention before the moment passed.
A strict farmer disciplines his sons and guards their liberties. On the eve of his twenty first birthday a son begins to leave, but the father blocks him insisting he must work half a day more in the potato patch before striking out on his own.
A medley of paradoxes and oddities. Irish MP Mr McHugh once faced contempt of court, his bill reformed in Kilmainham jail during his imprisonment. In Ichigaya Japan two convicts died by guillotine after one quipu remarking he built it himself. A Staffordshire tale recalls a man drowning his dog to avoid a license, only to drown himself.
French artist Benjamin Constant visits Fez invited by the sultan. Dressed in ordinary evening clothes he faces Moorish disdain for black garments. In a fit of temper he snaps his opera hat open to the jeering crowd. The sultan mocks the hat as horribly outlandish, saying he could not wear such a contraption after a century abroad.
A Polander living on Nubbin ridge reportedly coughed up a fifty pound sack of flour and 100 pounds of bran after a two year silence. The Hartford Day Spring cites this as an odd anecdote reflecting a belief that truth will prevail.
A short quoted exchange from the Chicago Record-Herald features a Tennessee man remarking on a large boss and a Georgia man agreeing the creature is right smart, reflecting regional dialect style.
Athelnaeus playful account links the saying to a Greek town in distress. It borrowed money secured by a market portico. When rain came, town criers invited citizens to shelter under the colonnade, prompting visitors to joke that locals needed directions to avoid rain.
A Baltimore American quip frames a weary youth as miscast for easy riches. He reflects on starting a career in a field with no transfers, hinting at stalled fortune and uncertain prospects. The quote underscores delayed luck and the grind of early work life.
A brief dialogue shows Mrs Brown teasing about waking up late while Brown insists he stayed in last night and offers ten dollars for her portion. The excerpt captures a sharp exchange from the Detroit Free source.
Mrs Enpeck scolds her husband during a light domestic quarrel about whether all men are fools. He counters with a playful jab, claiming he knows many men who are bachelors, turning the exchange into a humorous remark on single life.
Mexican churches are never finished as workmen continually add on decorative elements. Since the government restricted church property, buildings are owned by individuals and taxed only when complete, a practice preventing full completion while unfinished structures escape taxes.
A humorous proverb notes that a husband who believes his wife cannot see his faults deserves a similar misperception in return, reflecting on married life and self awareness.
A dialogue quotes Senator Sorghum debating the idea of a man holding a billion dollars, with his blunt reply that such wealth might be excessive for any one person. The exchange frames concerns about extreme wealth and its limits.
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