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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1895
Page
4
A playful verse celebrates a New England farm through vivid plant names and botany lore. The narrator, a botanist, tours the grounds noting Euphorbia cyparissias Ampelopsis quinquefolia and many others while warning some plants may be harmful or spooky.
In a London club Everard Deane recounts a self styled failure, not from lack of money but from selling his artistic soul to finance a lavish life. He ferries between a novelist’s dream and Morrison Parker’s stock tips, ending with a vow that the pursuit of gain ruined him and left a hollow triumph.
Snakes dealers in South America master the boa constrictor’s power and use hats as blindfolds to prevent bites during transfers. A Brazilian deck incident shows how a deck hand’s failed trick caused a painful bite, while the dealer dismisses danger as long as his stock remains valuable.
The article discusses freckles as pigment spots, presenting theories from a dermatology expert about iron in the blood and sun exposure. It cites Professor Hebra of Vienna arguing that lentigo does not appear in children under eight and that light or air do not cause freckles.
A narrator recalls fossil hunting with a friend at a limestone quarry. When the owner asks their purpose the duo replies fossils, provoking a quip about using them as fish bait. A separate reminiscence mentions Devonian Helderberg slopes and a native calling crooked shells petrified heifers’ horns.
Notice states John J Cunningham is appointed soles agent for the town of Bristol to handle Game Cock Whiskey in cases for JOHN MITTER & CO Boston.
The Philadelphia Press links persistent eyestrain to near-work demands in schools and galleries, noting 72 percent of children suffer defective eyesight. It warns that reading and sewing worsen vision, while distant viewing and proper spectacles offer relief. emphasis on education and public health.
A bewhiskered man pushes to the front at the city comptroller office license window. He learns wagon license is 3 dollars, express license 1.25, dog license 1 dollar, and laments inability to pay for higher fees. Assistant confirms prices and directs him upstairs for receipts.
Chief Bonner predicts the ball nozzle will transform fire fighting by enabling close interior work rather than distant streams. It promises to reduce interior property damage and save lives of inmates in fires, earning the inventor widespread gratitude.
Mrs Snaggs questions the idea Antony was an undertaker since he swore to bury Caesar, not praise him. Mr Snaggs calls the inference fair noting the tombstone carver would handle praise.
The H W Ladd Co presents real eyelet hole of chenille veiling with stamped effects far superior to previous samples. This new nobbieat like veiling showcases a refined texture and quality.
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