Subscription Offer For The Phoenix Newspaper
To those who desire to become subscribers to the Phoenix we will make the following offer for yearly subscription of 2 dollars we forward the Phoenix to any new address from now until January 1, 1905 including free in this offer one of our souvenir numbers to be issued soon a Christmas gift for Bristol news enthusiasts with the Phoenix twice a week and the illustrated Bristol souvenir.
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Change at Cambridge Tea Party Sparks Light Wit
A Cambridge observatory tea party in England featured Sydney Smith who teased Jupiter’s appearance with a sharp quip. Airy answered a guest inquiry about Sir John Herschel’s whereabouts noting he was at the Cape of Good Hope to observe southern stars. Smith quipped that astronomers, when ill, would change their stars just as common folk change air.
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England
Sydney Smith
Jupiter
Sir John Herachel
Cape of Good Hope
Catherine of Beraln and the Welsh mother of Wales
A humorous medieval tale about Catherine of Beraln famed as Wales mother for founding many families. She first wed John Salusbury of Lleweni and bore Sir John Salusbury who had two thumbs on each hand and great strength. At her husband’s funeral Sir Richard Clough offered his arm. Maurice Wynn proposed outside the churchyard, but Catherine replied she had just accepted Clough and vowed to wed Wynn if she outlived him, marrying a fourth husband before her death in 1591.
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Catherine
Richard Clough
Early marriages in Algeria toll of precocious ages
A census in Algeria reports extreme early marriages with twelve as the youngest male marriage age and many boys aged thirteen with multiple wives. Girls are even younger, often married by eleven, including 189 widows of fifteen and 1,176 divorced wives of the same age.
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Algeria
A Vigorous Retort by Lord Erskine to Ruffian Driver
Lord Erskine, famed English lawyer and animal lover, confronted a ruffian driver abusing his horse. The man claimed ownership gave him license to strike. Erskine retorted sharply, asking if the stick is his own may he use it as he pleases, and defended the animal.
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Erskine
It Is My Day for the Bird? A Horse’s Revenge Tale
A short whimsical tale from Puck narrates three men breaking a horse who endures many indignities. The horse waits until a turning point then surprisingly races, wins, and defeats twenty men, declaring it was his day. The saying it is a long lane that has no turning closes the tale.
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Puck
Millionaires’ Advice Contradicts Their Success Plans
A Judge notes many rich individuals share opinions on wealth but seldom follow the method by which they themselves became wealthy. The remark points to inconsistency between their cited strategies and actual paths to riches.
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Cobwigger
Merritt
Porous plaster eyed by clerk in newspaper office
An old gentleman asks for a week’s copies of the paper while a new clerk suggests using a porous plaster. The exchange appears in a Philadelphia Ledger passage reflecting humorous or domestic banter about newspaper work and routines.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Business, Is Your Sister Going to Marry the Event
The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes a lively exchange about social and business matters as a man questions a sister’s engagement and a debtor’s obligation. The dialogue hints at financial expectations and personal plans within a brisk city scene.
The Fiery Dragon in Ancient Natural History
The article surveys medieval and early modern views of dragons. It cites Winchester's 1177 mention of many dragons in England and describes dragon anatomy from Gesner and Aldrovandus. It notes legends of fiery tongues, batlike wings, serrated backs, and a wolfish head, plus debates on dragon origin including heat from India, Ethiopian volcanoes, or hybrid theories such as a cross between eagle and wolf.
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Annals of Winchester
England
Gesner
Zurich
Aldrovandus
India
Ethiopia
John Lee
Sex Peculiarities and Observations
A Kansas City Journal item contrasts a man and a woman with a rambling, observational vignette. It humorously notes a man dashing toward a crossing and watching a train pass, then strolling away, and a woman performing a sequence with a satchel and purse to make change at a street car, ending with a belt buckle check.
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Kansas City Journal
First Type Cast In America By Christopher Sower
In 1743 Christopher Sower printed the first Bible in America in a European language. He forged the type and matrices for a German Bible using an anvil still preserved. He offered the plain bound Bible at 18 shillings, proclaiming the poor would not be priced. The Bible’s message echoed Christ and the gospel to the poor.
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America
Christopher Sower
John the Baptist
Christ
Jesus
Sower
Mamma Appears In Frances Dream Scene
In a short exchange, Frances recalls dreaming of her mother in the parlor. The mother’s presence is teased by Frances as the dream unfolds, with a judge noting the moment and its meaning. The dialogue highlights a child’s memory and a maternal figure’s significance.
Precocious In Spots Prompting School Debate
A comic exchange shows Bobby asking why he must attend school as he overheard his mother telling his father that he already knows too much. The moment captures a child’s curiosity and parental guidance in a Detroit Free Press humor snippet.
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Coure
Entrely
Detroit Free Press
Figures It Out Knot Humor From The Press
A brief quip from the Philadelphia Press plays on knot and whole in a punning exchange. Jolk notes a knot is not whole when only part remains, implying a partial knot as the joke’s punchline.
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Jolk
Polk
Philadelphia Press
In the hands of many wealth is Ike a harp in the hoofs of an ass
Martin Luther quote presented as a compact aphorism about wealth and power. The brief item highlights a provocative line contrasting wealth with burden and folly, framed with a period-appropriate tone.
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Ike
Martio Luther
Book Covers Show Cotton Cloth Used in Bindings
The cloth binding of books uses cotton fabric though it resembles linen silk or leatherette. Mills treat cloth for dyeing with various sizing before passing through color machines and steam heated cams to color and finish the cloth with engraved rollers producing silk or leatherlike textures.
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Springfield Union
Naval Encouragement and the Fagship Command
Admiral Watson banned swearing aboard his ship and punished officers who swore. In his squadron the fag ship lagged on maneuvers as crews fell behind. A captain from a neighboring ship blamed the men’s delay on the lack of the right kind of encouragement, provoking a sharp exchange.
Ireland's Wonderful Linen Bleaching Prestige
Ireland is praised as the world’s finest for bleaching linen with six to eight weeks required depending on fabric weight. The water, climate, and traditional Irish bleaching expertise reportedly give Ireland a superior finish, outpacing France, Belgium, Germany, and the United States in global linen Bleaching.
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France
Belgium
Germany
United States
Purist Retorts Breaks At London Chemist Counter
A London chemist faced a witty exchange when a woman asked for an item not stocked. The clerk replied he was a chemist, pure and simple, provoking her retort that she cared not for purity but simplicity. The odd encounter reflects light humor in ordinary shopping.
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London
Phenix Ad Shots Target Bristol Homes Effectively
Senator Hoar compares gunnery to advertising emphasizing precision over volume. Phenix Advertising touts judicious, targeted campaigns that reach one thousand top homes in Bristol and nearby areas. It claims readers are buyers with money, and messages spread to neighbors.
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Phenix
Bristol
Phasix
Suburban Railway Electric Car Service Schedule
Regular service between Providence and Bristol with weekday and Sunday timetables. Weekday departures from Dorrance and Weybosset at 5 45 a m every 30 minutes to 7 15 p m then hourly to 11 15 p m. Briston terminus departures at 6 19 a m then every 80 minutes to 8 48 p m hourly to 10 49 p m plus 11 49 and 12 41 a m to Riverside car house only. Sunday service starts at 7 45 a m from Dorrance and Weybosset then hourly to 10 15 p m with Bristol departures at 6 49 a m then every 30 minutes to 6 49 p m hourly to 9 49 p m plus 10 49 and 11 41 p m to Riverside car house only. Cars leave Franklin streets six minutes after leaving terminus.
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Bristol
Dorrance
Weybosset
Riverside
Weyhossettreets
Franklin Streets
Electric Car Schedule for N Y N H Hartford Railroad
The notice details May 17 1903 timetable changes for the New York New Haven and Hartford Electric Car service. Northbound trains from Bristol to Providence and Fall River run weekday departures from 5:45 a.m. to 11:15 p.m with express options. southbound trains from Fox Point Providence to Bristol depart from 6:00 a.m. to 11:80 p.m. Weekday Providence arrivals to Bristol and Sunday schedules are listed, including numerous partial times and station stops.
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Providence
Fall River
Fox Point
Phoenix Office Prints In Towns Range Beyond Need
A Bristo reader notes Bristo Phoenix office can handle unusual and artistic printing, engraving via connections, and sells card stock, envelopes, note and letter paper in colors and sizes. The shop at 5 and 7 Bradford Street offers low prices through bulk printing.
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Puanix
Bristol
Bristo
Bradford Street
Wedding Invitations and Announcements Offered Locally
If you plan to marry soon visit Puasnix Office at 5 to 13 Bradford Street Bristol R. I for wedding invitations and announcements. The shop highlights latest styles, quick service, and in hand paper and envelopes with fit bell orders available.
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