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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1894
Page
1
This notice states that the bank accepts deposits subject to check and provides participation accounts. It is authorized to act as trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, or assignee. Trustees and similar officers may deposit money and property with the company and are exempt by law from personal liability.
This article describes a Participation Account with interest from specified start dates and dividends in August and February. It compares savings bank advantages with added security of the company’s capital stock and lists directors including James M. Kimball and George L. Littlefield among many others.
A Detroit Free Press piece recalls a Bristol traveler warned by a moonshiner to avoid smelling of Jim and his crew. The mountaineer bragged of a hot still, watched the visitor closely, and offered hospitality after confirming the traveler had met Jim in Bristol.
A fragmented headline notes a piece on begging art and the beggar seeks to capture the attention of his intended victim. The passage suggests a focus on persuasion and target awareness within street solicitation dynamics.
A New York Herald piece recounts Carmen Sylva helping a starving orphan by offering to educate her in Romania after the queen witnessed a village girl reading Fairy Stories and Poems. It also notes street beggars and con artists in New York seeking small coins from passersby.
A London correspondent reports on life at Patti and Nicolini’s Craig-y-Nos Castle in Wales. Guests are kept to a separate billiard table, wine is restricted to the hosts, and strict rules govern meals and lights, described as a blend of stateliness and discomfort.
A historic method tracked battle losses by placing stones before combat and removing them afterward, yielding a survivor tally. The piece also cites J M Barrie praising bed rest as restorative, comparing it to time at the seaside.
The Turkish hookah and Persian nargile are described as the most magnificent pipes. Tubes span five to ten yards and are gilded with gold, silver, or precious stones. Water bowls are glass or metal, often rosewater scented, and carried by nobles on horseback for on‑the‑go smoking.
A Brooklyn letter reports a well dressed woman steals five cents from a trolley conductor, then sketches related shopliftings and social attitudes. It contrasts kleptomania among the rich with theft among the poor and notes fashion trends and displays at Lord & Taylor.
Agent Sparks lists Bristol Opera House events for December with dates and attractions including Woman's Relief Corps American Jubilee on December 5th Epworth League Lecture December 6th The Colonel and I December 7th Order of Alfredians Lecture December 10th and St Michael's Sunday School Festival December 26th.
Rogers Free Library adds two newly issued 12mo titles from 1891. Amand Imbert de Maria Louise and the Invasion of 1814 explores the 100 days return from Elba. The other work covers the return from Elba and the 100 days in a companion 12mo edition.
In a Lafayette avenue store, customers guessed how many beans make a bushel. The grocer claimed 119 000 beans per bushel based on 60 beans weighing half an ounce. He then equated weight to value, saying 22 dollars weigh as much as a silver dollar, confirmed by experiment.
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