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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1906
Page
4
Dr. Samuel Johnson, called to aid Goldsmith in distress over unpaid rent, saw the manuscript copy of The Vicar of Wakefield. Johnson arranged its sale to a bookseller for £60, enabling Goldsmith to discharge the rent and confront his landlady. The tale comes from Boswell via London Tit-Bits.
The Gulf of Mexico is a 1000 mile long sea bounded by Florida to Tampico and 800 miles wide from the Mississippi to Coatzacoalcos. The region encircling it hosts fertile lands and rich forests. United States and Mexico border it, with the West Indies to the east led by Cuba. The article projects vast future power and importance for the gulf's basin.
An English writer argues that early nineteenth century treatment of prisoners, including French captives kept on hulks at Portsmouth and Bishops Waltham, was brutal. Accounts describe dogs used to fetch decoyed bodies, rats fished from holds, and prisoners starving after ration losses, with one man at Portchester dying after eight days without food.
The London Graphic reports a three mile steel rope used daily to haul all London trains from Queen Street high level station over the Cowlaire gradient. costing £600, the endless rope lasts ten to twelve months, lies on surface tracks with iron pulleys, and uses a stationary engine at Cowlaire to pull trains to the summit before the cars run unassisted.
A London Hospital note describes mental alienation as frequent in England, citing causes such as ill assorted marriages leading to hereditary insanity, dangerous speculations, frequent commercial crises, political life fluctuations, laziness among the rich, liquor abuse, and the large number of religious sects.
A local character in the Louisville Courier Journal voices a curious question about heavenly industries. The ignoramus asks if any trades are carried on in heaven, while a guarded segre offers a coy reply about matches being made there.
A Philadelphia Ledger report quotes a centenarian on reaching an advanced age. When asked how he lived so long, the man attributed his longevity to perseverance and continuing to move forward despite age.
David G. Farragut at age thirteen serves as midshipman in the Essex’s battle against the Phoebe and Cherub. A British middy arrives with a pet pig named Murphy and Farragut claims it as private property. A crowd cheers as Farragut defeats Shorty, securing the pig for himself.
The text recalls English novelist Baring-Gould who faced erroneous dead notices and a fond anecdote from an American editor dinner in London about premature obituaries. A parrot joke follows, as a cook reports the bird learning words and repeating a sharp remark about a husband.
An entertaining note from Chambers' Journal recounts John Richardson the illiterate yet successful English showman of the previous century. He claimed influence on Edmund Kean's early stage education and recalled Macready's rising fame with a humorous mispronunciation, calling him a “vaga bone” lacking education and noting he never clashed with Richardson or Kean.
The earliest bank notes, issued in 2697 B C, resembled modern currency with bank name date note number and official signature. Printed in blue ink on mulberry fiber paper the notes carried the motto Produce all you can spend with economy. A 1399 B C specimen is kept in the Asian Museum at St Petersburg.
An expert from the weather bureau notes European studies show storms cluster around the equinoxes. In southwestern Europe March brings more storms, while January leads in Britain and Norway. overall Europe shows storms concentrate near the equinoctial seasons.
A brave Newfoundland saves a young master from dangerous surf. A bystander, L'Oignon, recalls a prior rescue when he was nearly starving, noting a TV sale for three dollars. The tale blends a dog heroism with a quirky confession from L'Oignon.
In a brief exchange, Mrs. Skrimper and Mrs. Bargainhunter dispute a local store’s sale claim. Mrs. Skrimper asserts Binsford & Tating advertised universal markdowns yesterday, calling it false after she paid full price for two postage stamps this morning. The dialogue underscores shopper mistrust of ads.
A lyrical reflection extols the courage of a tiny songbird amid hawks and snares, praising its fearless song as a wonder of creation. The passage contrasts vast dangers with the bird’s bold, beautiful heart.
In a playful scene an editor notes Shakespeare’s statue on a pedestal wrongly marked Scott. A bystander jokes that the base was laid in error, highlighting a humorous misattribution on the Brooklyn Life page.
The article argues that despite abolition of feudal abuses in Great Britain, caste persists in social structure. It highlights belief in the king and empire army, reverence for aristocracy and an unelected upper house. It contrasts British attitudes with American views of feudal inheritance as remnants of the dark ages.
The article argues weeds are defined by persistence not dislike and that the wild carrot exemplifies strong life. John Burroughs notes its rapid regrowth after cutting, yet the piece suggests there are no true weeds and praises the wild carrot’s beauty, especially in full bloom called Queen Anne’s lace.
The aye-aye, a Madagascar native nocturnal lemur, is shown feeding by tossing food into its mouth with a quick kick like motion. The keeper notes its unique behavior and superstition surrounding the species.
An antiquary recalls initial church opposition to life insurance as gambling on human lives and even encouraging murder. He argues these evils are minor beside life insurance's vast good, noting many murders occur for policies yet the overall benefit remains overwhelming.
A Baltimore man recalls an address to local school children by a board of trustees member. He urged reading and owning books for constant access. He shared his youth spent working nights to buy books and rising before daylight to read.
A Cleve land Plain Dealer quip jokes about courting a gentleman with a broken arm and the narrator admitting a misstep for delaying until the man also breaks a leg in a lighthearted line.
A fragment mentions Hewitt and a query about marriage. It notes a friend in New York, two clergymen, and a job at the New York Press. The readable text hints at personal motives and social ties without full context.
A terse reflection quoting Plutarch on political virtue as the supreme endowment of mankind.
A lieutenant quizzes a recruit on proper actions in the field. The exchange begins with shooting enemies, then advises falling back and warning when facing a larger force. The dialogue shifts to a cow and finally to the lieutenant in disguise, ending with a sharp retort in German.
Robert Louis Stevenson lies buried atop the forested summit of Vaila on Samoa. After his death at Valilima in 1894, sixty Samoan mourners carried his remains to the peak, with forty others cutting a path and a separate party preparing the grave. A bronze plate marks each side of the tomb, one bearing Tusitula’s name and the other inscribing his requiem: Under the wide and starry sky Dig the grave and let me lie.
The buffalo is described as North America’s bulkiest land animal with bulls around five feet eight inches to six feet at the shoulder and about 1,800 pounds, and larger specimens cited at over 2,100 pounds. Cows stand about four feet eight inches and typically weigh 1,200 pounds, though estimates vary to 700–800 pounds per Henry. Seton notes some cows appear as heavy as bulls.
Flensburg, a German seaport, uses hollow drilled boxes lowered into water to keep freshly caught fish alive during transport. Fishermen place live fish into these boxes immediately after catching them, tow them underwater, and only unload on the quay for sale, ensuring absolute freshness.
The London Mail reports on airtight deck chair boxes on some English pleasure steamers. Back to back they are joined by a cross wood and hinge open to release a buoyant raft if the vessel wrecks.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt quotes a exchange about an arrest for insult and browbeating a janitor. The jurors acquitted TJ, with the jury not convinced that such mistreatment could be possible.
Study your own inside to judge of others. Men differ in passion but operate similarly. What engages or disgusts you in others will engage or disgust others in you, Chesterfield.
Knox says Graphter’s acquaintances are shrewd people and Jenks asks if he was told so. Knox implies Graphter announced he owes nobody a dollar, per the Philadelphia Ledger.
A brief social note recalls a woman describing her recent marriage and inviting a visitor to call on her in her new flat. The exchange reflects domestic propriety and social ritual of the period.
A cryptic quote attributed to Carlyle notes that any living being can do anything if they are capable, implying universal latent ability beyond specific skills.
A New York Press excerpt recounts a woman fearing bathtubs after multiple drownings and injuries. She recalls a man drowned in a tub and another injured when he fell or was crushed by a tub edge, expressing ongoing terror at entering or exiting baths.
Langdon Warner describes a ragged beggar under a willow by the water ditch in Khiva, circling a wooden bowl drum as he taps with knuckles, drawing coins to a begging tray while the crowd moves around him. The scene is a stark, clockwork rhythm amid dust and voices.
A physician argues that coughing in churches and theaters stems from acoustics. He notes a link between ear strain and throat irritation, suggesting better designed auditoriums with perfect acoustics would eliminate the frequent coughs heard during sermons and performances.
A Devonshire clergyman recalls a century old kennel anecdote from Mr. Garth’s yard. Hounds dig a tunnel to six feet, then chase a marked dog until he goes to ground, after which another hound takes a turn. The pastime is described as a self training method and a source of kennel amusement.
Mrs Upmore recalls her early married life saying they were happily content in a small community called Utopia. Mrs Gaswell agrees and notes Newport is much finer, reflecting on moving away from the old place.
A fragmentary exchange between Mr Staylate and Miss Patience Gonne hints at a dawn approaching. The dialogue captures a moment of impatience and hesitation as night yields to day. The text ends with an unfinished exchange, leaving the characters suspended in ambiguity.
An old friend recalls a brother-in-law with a bright future who, despite promise, "outran it" and disappeared from the scene. The dialogue frames a cautionary note on squandered potential and fate.
A compact proverb notes that a small cloud can obscure both sun and moon, conveying how even minor troubles may veil multiple truths or aspects.
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