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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1886
Page
2
A report notes at least six hundred American girls are studying music in Milan. It also mentions various unrelated items such as an appointment in the patent office and a storm aftermath in Texas.
Edwin R. Nute a Haverhill Massachusetts shoemaker fell from a train Monday morning and died from injuries he had been drinking at the time.
A noted behavior is observed where crows stand over an ant hill to allow ants to remove internal parasites. In New York yacht races the Mayflower won easily with Atlantic second and Puritan third. Texas coast storms caused heavy damage to small vessels with casualty lists still pending.
Charles Crandall of Westerly was struck and killed by an east bound Newport express on Shore Line road in Stonington Saturday evening while walking the tracks. He was reported to be intoxicated at the time.
A Bangor boy tied paper and straw to his dog’s tail and lit it. The dog fled into the boy’s father’s barn and adjoining house, which burned to the ground. Loss estimated at 4,000 dollars.
Consul General Walker reports the French government earns a yearly net profit of 59 million dollars from its tobacco monopoly. He notes 27 million pounds from the United States are annually used in the trade.
James O Niel aged 72 was found dead in East Cambridge after being found lying on a bed. His wife lay on the kitchen floor drunk, and daughter Mary O Neil aged 40 was jailed for drunkenness after creating a disturbance on the street. The piece also notes a London engineering society talk on gas lighting efficiency and a series of fluid dynamics measurements for sediment transport.
A leading medical authority states that willpower cannot stop the development of hydrophobia. Courage is a strong but not fully understood remedy, yet it cannot overcome a germ disease that directly targets the vital centers, with fatal outcomes from even minor injuries.
Discussion notes that in coffee growing regions leaves are brewed as a drink and may outshine berry infusions. It mentions the potential trade value of dried coffee leaves and cites a French test showing water intake does not affect weight when solid diet stays the same.
A map shows a public land strip of several million acres between Kansas Colorado and Texas omitted in original surveys. It lies outside any jurisdiction, hosts cattle thieves and criminals, and has become a refuge for ranchers evading federal action in the Indian Territory.
English astron omer Mr Richard A Proctor argues that early Earth faced far greater denuding forces than present air and water, with vast volumes of carbonic and sulfurous acids and hot water vapor driving oceans to high temperature steam and torrential rains etching the planet’s surface.
Dr. William Fred Holcombe of New York owns a wood crafted pitph pipe resembling a book. It dates to Sterling Massachusetts Pre-Revolution church use and can be tuned via a sliding corked edge to emit a loud clear tone when blown.
An advertisement extols Sarsaparilla as purifying and vitalizing blood to restore health and sanity. It urges buyers to trust the tonic to cleanse delicate vessels and lift despondent views and weariness.
An advert claims AveEn's Acur Cunz, used as directed, will eradicate malaria and related fevers and liver disorders. It promises a free trial if a cure is not effected.
Local notice notes a Bristol county sheriff who is a fisherman seen casting from a skiff near Barrington bridge. Excursion by King Philip Fire Company drew about two hundred attendees with National Band but no street parade. Fire at National Rubber Co. works caused by boiling oil. damage is trifling. Major John Tweedale and Mrs Tweedale visited briefly on the 20th, guests of Mrs P B Bourn. Narragansett Historical Register issue highlights Bullock talk on Stakeley Westcote. Peaches praised by Mr Munro. eclipse viewing advice offered for Sunday morning. Horreshoff boat-house benefit yielded two hundred dollars to the Children’s Home. correction on Mrs Williams’ contribution noted.
The Japanese commissioners on a country tour, with Lt. Schroder USN, arrived by rail and yacht from Newport, inspected Herreshoff Mfg Co. Works, and departed for Newport. The State Street M E Church Sunday School plans a lawn party on Tuesday with 3 PM admission, 10 cents, featuring refreshments and a supper served from 5 to 7 30 PM.
Sunday arrests yielded five charged with intoxication and reveling. Judge Bosworth arraigned them Sunday. three pleaded guilty and were fined 5, 3, and 3 dollars, then discharged. One freed due to no complaint. The last man pleaded not guilty, then guilty in District Court and paid 8 dollars before discharge.
The Ka Therhode Island Society for the Encouragement of Domestic Industry bought Narragansett Park near Providence. It plans four grand house warmings and hosts the State Fair September 20 to 24 at the Park with new cattle sheds for up to one thousand cattle. Premium lists are available from Secretary C W Smith 128 North Main Providence.
The writer notes a unusually cool August with pleasant nights and comfortable evenings. Moonlit landscapes display striking sunsets with vivid clouds, mountains, valleys, and dramatic shadows rivaling Italy’s famed skies.
The piece praises the Mayflower's recent victories aided by Nathaniel G. Herreshoff and Captain Stone with Burgess as designer, notes rig changes, and stresses precise handling. It also warns bathers of shark risks at the Narrows, mentions Bowler’s two sharks, and describes local clambakes and tourism at Cottage City.
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