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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1893
Page
2
The Bristol Phenix issue notes weekly publication by the Herald Printing Company from 41 Hope Street. It discusses tariffs, railway service, the Providence News management changes, local politics in Boston, and cultural notices plus new book arrivals and medical remedies.
Local items list Christmas events at Bristol Hotel and Town Hall concert on December 19. Community notices cover sleighing hopes, charity dinners, dances, church lectures, and the fifteenth Brigade fair. Advertisers Gladding, Shepard, Wood, Hathaway, and others seek holiday trade. Bristol Hotel changes ownership to E Hathaway. readers urged to support advertisers.
Union Prayer Meeting Saturday evening at 8 o clock and Sunday 9 o clock for all welcome. Men’s meeting Sunday afternoon at 6 45. Strangers will receive cordial welcome. People who have tried it say Ayers Sarsaparilla aids digestion and strengthens the stomach for easier meals.
The Providence Opera House presents a Giraud Benefit featuring All Potter of Texan a 150 night run in New York and a comedic yet sentimental play by Archbald C Grunther Esq with eight Texans navigating English Society. Treasurer W Calender and Charles C Collin host a programme with Felix Wendel schaefer leading the orchestra and a scene selling exhibition by the stage bonds.
Braxton scores a dramatic late win as Dee WW Soha B Braxton clinches the finale. Local sports report notes Bravtov-in tia towr Dee WW Soha B Braxton in his wrta year.
The piece proclaims Wisconsin's sheep breeders top the world for prizes at the Columbian Exposition. It notes Canada’s cheese prizes, discusses December births for winter lambs, breeding tips for ewes and rams, pasture shade trees, a December fat stock show in Chicago, Dorset resilience, and farm strategy tailored to local markets.
A tapper, absorbed in stock quotes, was asked how old his father was. He replied the old gentleman is quoted at 80, but there is every prospect he will reach par.
Fragment describes W D a printer in Ohio who planned to set 6000 ems and go fishing. It mentions Thomas Hardr an architect and a house he designed built from his own ideas.
The piece argues New England would gain from removing coal duties with Nova Scotia competition and lower transport costs, detailing Pennsylvania's dominant coal role and cross border trade. It also includes domestic household notes on linoleum care and a quip about new silverware and fancy-work trends.
Peel boil and press a pound of sweet potatoes then sieve while warm. Sweeten to taste with cinnamon vanilla lemon juice and orange flower. Stir in butter milk yolks and flour to a thick batter. Bake in small buttered molds until set and lightly sugared. No quick oven.
A decorative veil case pattern is described with chamois material and Dresden blue bowknot motifs. Separate notes identify Maarten Maartens as Van de Poorten Schwarz and mention Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes as the oldest living writer not publicly identified.
An Ohio Farmer sketch shows a homemade dish drainer with lattice ends and slats for drying dishes, plus a basket or pan alternative. The article also discusses tea jackets, highlighting accordion kilted styles as fashionable and more flattering than traditional loose gowns.
A farmer explains hatching chicks with an incubator after two failed attempts under hens. After delays from March to April, 320 eggs yielded 250 chicks in the first run and 225 of 250 in the second, with moisture and lamp issues noted. Feeding methods and improvements are described.
A patient reports relief from stomach distress after using Hood's Medicine. After five bottles, the user could eat anything and felt much healthier than before, praising Hood's effectiveness.
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