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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1895
Page
4
A Chicago Journal verse by Nixon Waterman contrasts a prince and a poor boy. The boy longs for royal joy while the prince bears heavy worries, yearning for youth’s carefree days that cannot return.
In a crowded hotel library Miss Hardaway seeks help from Paul Tyson to fend off suitor Mr Urquhart and Aunt Catherine. They stage a pretend engagement to appease family pressure, sustain appearances, and navigate a tangled arrangement amid flirtation and doubt.
A humorous verse from London Eketch laments fashion’s impact on love as magenta and electric blue shades flood the scene. The speaker concedes his devotion while confessing his inability to follow his lady’s fashion to the door.
The speaker recalls a 1,600,000 figure for Americans who use spirits to excess and notes it may be a minimum. Citing court records and business opinion, he discusses underreporting and difficulties in census efforts, referencing attempts in eastern towns and the Quarterly Journal of Inebriety.
The Young Women's Missionary society of Peddie Memorial Church Newark N J started a dime luncheon for clerks salesmen and saleswomen in Newark stores on Saturday evenings The menu includes baked beans sandwilohes pickles cakes cheese tea and coffee It was well patronized at the start and will continue every Saturday evening through year end perhaps longer.
Two Icelandic volcanoes are advertised for sale in a Copenhagen newspaper with a asking price around 750 dollars. The listing notes both volcanoes are available to the buyer and emphasizes cash terms.
Providence Opera House presents Mark Twain's Padd'nhead Wilson dramatized by Frank Mayo with the original New York cast. Mayo trains a talented company noted for disciplined stage craft and lessons in performance. Performances December 9 1911 including a Wednesday matinee.
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