10 Dec 1895
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1895
Page
1
A large well chosen stock features prices from 43 cents. The 11-4 all wool blanket at 4.75 stands out as a leader in the selection.
A Paris street performance by a trio and a veiled female singer captivated crowds for a summer. The singer, nicknamed the Veiled Songstress, delivered arias from Traviata while the piano, violin, and a tall mourner accompanied. The act ended with coins and applause, then vanished with the summer. Police knew but archives remain sealed.
The article reflects on Greenland’s summer after the Peary relief mission. It describes green patches among basalt cliffs, blooming flowers, butterflies, and quiet rills, with icebergs from Jacobshavn glacier dotting a blue sea. It contrasts Arctic fears with a serene landscape.
Hoarse shouts of the mob declare the deed as a horse theft. A youth suggests the victim died near the scene, while others label the incident a bicycle theft. The scene conveys a grim sense of progress amid tragedy in Detroit.
The entry lists numerous journals and magazines from 1894 such as Graphic, Harper's Weekly, Frank Leslie's, Nation, Public Opinion, Contemporary Review, Fortnightly Review, Nineteenth Century, North American Review, Forum, Review of Reviews, Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Atlantic Monthly, Century Magazine, Chambers' Journal, Cosmopolitan, English Illustrated Magazine, Harper's Magazine and Lippincott's, with volumes and price figures in pounds pence.
The Hanford Spencer O’Brien trio leads a theatre revival at Morrow’s Opera House Providence Thursday through Saturday. Cast includes B Habford as Mark Antony Cassius and Nora O'Brien as Portia with Othello Romeo Juliet and Damon and Pythias featured.
The piece summarizes Babyhood topics by A K Bond and W E Leonard offering care tips for children and popular questions on infant health. It also notes a new father led Christmas charity idea and Mothers Parliament debates. It advertises Babyhood price one dollar yearly and World thrice weekly at two fifty to new subscribers.
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