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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1907
Page
6
A successful New York merchant hosts his parents who visit and sing loudly in a fashionable Fifth Avenue church. The father leads with volume, the mother rests, and the joke lands on the son who fears church crowds hear her more than him. The exchange highlights generational views on congregational singing.
An antiquarian note recalls Captain John Smith’s 1624 History of New England and the Summer Isles as probably the first written record of the muskrat. It notes their musk scent, trap methods with apples or parsnips, strong teeth, and tips to protect wooden traps with tin.
A school inspector presents a math puzzle to a class led by Tommy Jones. He asks the children to imagine marbles in a game, saying after two rounds the student would be left with a certain number. The boy sighs, exclaiming that the puzzle reduces to arithmetic rather than play.
The St James' Gazette recalls the tale of a child prodigy painter, Thomas Lawrence, painting by age six. His early work 1775 is noted as an example of prodigious talent. His father owned the Black Bull inn at Devizes, a hub where fashionable travelers rested, influencing his later stature in society and art.
A quotation on charity defines true wealth as deeds of goodness. It equates acts like giving water aiding travel and guiding others with virtuous conduct. The text contrasts mortal property with the eternal question from angels about good deeds sent before a person.
A concise note on how repeated good deeds form habits. When practiced over time actions become easy and pleasant, leading to frequent repetition and the eventual establishment of a habit. The idea stresses gradual behavioral change through steady practice.
The Chicago Record Herald quotes a lively exchange about a new bust of Shakespeare. Mrs Oldcastle reacts theatrically this afternoon, while someone urges restraint and remarks on travels to Europe.
A quip from Tete de Veau and a smiling remark by L Onion highlight a joke about the difficulty of finding a woman's pocket. The exchange notes that the speaker married a rich wife.
A medieval proverb attributed to Hesiod warns that small additions add up. The line suggests steady, frequent small efforts accumulate into a large outcome over time. It frames patience and persistence as pathways to substantial results.
In a Judge column the editor finds a prose spoof about Barker and his barking dog. The tale plays on name repetition as Barker and dog Barker endlessly bark. A note asks for a check at 1001 Barker avenue, and the editor replies he will send payment when his bark comes in.
The London Chronicle recounts the romantic legend of St Winifred Well. Cradocus the neighbor ing prince beheads a Holywell maiden after her coyness prompts his rage. The severed head inspired a spring as the earth opened to swallow the assailant. St Beuno restored the maiden, leaving only a neck scar. The moss near the well supposedly smelled fragrant and bloodstains changed color. On June 22, the anniversary, the well’s legends persist. Today a rectangular building houses the spring, water feeding a star shaped basin.
Instructions describe safe nonconducting materials to protect hands when dealing with live electrical wires. Substances include rubber forms from tubing or hoses, porcelain pieces, glass bottles or panes, wool or cotton garments, and scarves. Use thick coverings to shield the body and pull or cut wires without direct contact.
The New York Sun notes Spanish railways charge billetes de anden for platform access, typically 5 centimes. Travelers on or off trains must pay, as conductors inspect carriages, and Skipping the ride risks a penalty double the fare between discovery point and last inspection.
A haberdasher asks if a red necktie is for the husband. The wife replies yes, insisting he will wear it because he is dead. The anecdote, from London Answers, hinges on a widow’s practical resolve and a salesman’s uncomfortable moment.
Katherine Tynan cites Stephen Gwynn in Fortnightly Review as saying the Irish priest holds the key to Irish life. The priest embodies the spirit of the nation and shapes its character in the Irish scene.
The London Telegraph notes a remark about Shakespeare caused hurt feelings in the minor poet Rymer after a recent gathering.
The marabou uses calculating flight patterns to evade hunters. Natives counter with a corded bait lasso tactic, placing meat to lure the bird within easy capture range. The hunter hides behind a bush and then rushes the bird, retrieving the bait with a rope as it feeds.
A letter from Thomas Carlyle to his sister Jenny requests three flannel shirts and details measurements. He notes obtaining flannel from Alick and includes a measuring strap bought for a penny. The instructions specify width, wrist-to-wrist span, back and front lengths to guide shirt制作.
In a lively American Magazine excerpt Bill Gladox chats about Italy and the “palaces of the dogs.” He jokes that “doggles” and a local Dodge are misapplied, insisting dodges of Venice are a Connecticut thing with some scattered examples in New York or Rhode Island.
A reader recounts attending a bullfight and condemns the cruelty toward horses and bulls. The piece laments the torture of the blindfolded mounts, noting three bulls killed and horses gored, and criticizes the sport as cruel despite skilled matadors and raging bays.
A Bulgarian plateau hosts a forest of natural cylindrical columns about fifteen to twenty feet tall and up to three feet thick. The rock shows joint-like stratification and vertical erosion creating Doric flutings, giving an antique ruin impression in open country.
London Punch quotes a shopman and a customer in a comic exchange about a dog trough painted with a slogan. The customer declines, noting the dog cannot read and her husband does not drink water.
A Spokane Spokesman Review item notes a playful ideal of romance where a wooer uses the glad ring in speech and saves the diamond cost for yearly provisions in a new flat, reflecting domestic aspirations. The quip blends material hopes with affectionate speech as a social aside.
A fragment from a dialogue shows Mrs Gotrox-Mabel asking if Mr Woodby loves her for herself. Mabel affirms, noting his restlessness when her mother is present. Dialogue tone reflects a cautious relationship exchange.
In January 1849, a year after gold was first found in California, about 10,000 men were mining there.
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