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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1893
Page
2
The Bristol Phenix lists subscription options paid in advance for one year six months and three months with single copies at 5 cents. The Barston Paar is entered at Bristol Post Office as second class mail matter with postage paid by the publisher for US and Canada subscribers.
The piece surveys the December 3 1898 tariff discussion noting free raw materials from wool coal ore and its effect on wages and purchasing power. It references Lehigh Valley Railroad personnel policy Thanksgiving rescue of the Louise H Randall ship worm in Boston Harbor and local election notes including Providence mayoral results and Sheffield cutlery interests.
Washington letter reports growing doubt that Congress will pass major financial legislation when the session opens next week. Debate splits over free coinage and the state bank tax, with banking and currency committees divided and Treasury aims offset by opposition. Tariff talks stay secret as the Ways and Means panel works, leaving substantial action unlikely.
The article argues the Wilson tariff bill provides little protection, slashes McKinley duty levels by about 40 percent, greatly expands the free list for raw materials, and phases out the sugar bounty with eight years until repeal. It notes House quorum volatility and compares Congressmen to carriers and wheel horses, and mentions Ambassador Van Allen finally planning Washington travel for instructions in Rome.
The State Board of Agriculture and the Rhode Island Poultry Association will hold lectures at Steinway Hall Providence on December 14 1898 with speakers James Mankin and I K Felch. The Rhode Island Poultry Show and Dogs will run December 12 to 15 in Music Hall with incubator and brooder exhibits and dressed poultry displays. Admission is free and the events run alongside the show, aimed at boosting Rhode Island poultry industry.
Town clerk urged registration as probate court and town council meet regularly on Monday. Mr. Munro marked his 62nd birthday with friends while Trinity Church choir held a football game. Four generations gathered for a family reunion at the Cole residence with dinner and music. Mr. and Mrs. Condon honeymooning after their Malden marriage. Fire damaged a Mount Hope Avenue cottage causing 700 dollars of damage, insured for 1000 dollars. An uninsured occupant faced flooded cellar losses. Vandalism damaged several stores and a widow's home. Captain Morrissey secured damages from two youths who later paid the costs.
A persuasive exhortation urges readers to stop snarling and fretting over indigestion and to try Ayer's Sarsaparilla for relief, claiming it helps both men and women who suffer digestive discomfort.
A Home Missionary Rally is announced for Wednesday evening December 6 at the Congregational Church. The program features Devotional Exercises and Words of Welcome, talks on Our Work at Home, How We Build Our Churches, and missions in America from various speakers including Rev. L. Woodworth, Geo. Al oop, Miss Anna Pickens, Mrs. M. D. Morratt, and Sec. C. W. Puddefoot. The event includes discussions on Home Missions from a woman’s standpoint and missions through a stereoptican.
Thanksgiving day in Bristol featured church services and a naval target practice contest at Walkers Island where Seaman Dunbar won the gold badge and Seaman Milburne the silver. The Cricket club football team beat Warren in Bristol 1 to 0 after a morning match in Warren. Crowds gathered for horse races on the main road and veterans enjoyed turkey dinners at multiple homes including the Soldiers Home and the Home for Destitute, with an evening entertainment for local residents and no arrests reported.
The YMCA held a Union Thanksgiving prayer meeting in its rooms on Thursday at 5 o clock with strong attendance and interest. Additional union prayer meetings are scheduled at 8 pm Saturday and 9 am Sunday, with an open welcome to all and a ladies invitation. Men’s meeting is noted for 6 45 pm Sunday. Hood’s Sarsaparilla is praised for economy and medicinal power.
A series of lectures and musical events drew large crowds from the town. Dr. Pitblado spoke on pecular people. a Bristol Cornet Band concert delighted attendees. Epworth League and Irish travel stereopticon lecture. piano solos by Ida Newman and Grace Gaunt preceded an illustrated program. Additional talks on Africa and temperance were scheduled with multiple church events and conventions announced.
Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskers touted as the best and handiest dye for whiskers and facial hair. It is marketed as safe economical and satisfactory for men.
The town held a special election to fill a State Senate vacancy caused by Joshua Wilbour’s resignation. Council elected supervisors Hodgkinson, Thurston, and Warren resignations. Waldron and Henderson won Republican supervisor seats, Easterbrooks won Democratic. Coggeshall won the Senate seat 533 to 459 with 19 blanks. Plurality amendment approved 575 to 123 with 191 blanks. A petition sought to extend the railroad to the city, postponed. Also advertised Willis O Chapin’s Masters and Master Pieces of Engraving volume.
A Chicago Inter Ocean correspondent asks how to remove a large wart between the hoof and pastern of a mare. The veterinarian recommends surgical excision under restraint, followed by daily antiseptic dressings and prompt caustic if regrowth occurs, cautioning about nearby blood vessels near the fetlock joint.
A little brown wren builds a tidy house in a tree limb with straw and crow feathers. Sir Sparrow trespasses, is rebuffed by the wren, then flees in defeat while the wren remains perched calmly singing. Clinton Scollard’s line appears in Harper's Young People.
Longevity favors a quiet peaceful life in rural retirement with freedom from nervous strain and heavy toil. The article notes inherited, dietary and habit factors and cites statistics. It also explains the Ulster overcoat's name origin from Ulster Ireland with early wear in Belfast and a 1860 start and 1868 fashion moment in St James Street.
An illustrated plan for a transferable 8 by 12 foot poultry house suitable for renters. Editor of Farm Poultry recommends a detached eight by twelve foot structure, seven feet high at the front, four feet high at the back, with end windows and a door, designed for movable placement and free-range fowl.
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