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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1909
Page
4
The account recalls Jardou witnessing a January 1875 guillotine setup at La Roquette. Executions drew a ribald crowd while Debbler the executioner explained the mechanism. A shocked Jardou watched as a wife sat in the basket and a grisly finale followed for Emile Henry.
The Edinburgh landlady of the seventies, famed for keeping blinds drawn on Sundays, is linked to a tradition traced to the eighteenth century Scot. Mr Thompson in Weaver's Craft notes ministers and elders sometimes spied absentees, catching sins such as romping with a spouse, kissing, drinking ale, or a coat off as if at work, bringing subjects before the kirk session for repentance.
An elderly couple recalls a quirky joke from Lon don Tit Bits about a locked room full of cheeses kept for every past sweetheart. The wife laments not buying bread for each man who kissed her, joking they could have endless bread and cheese.
An old farmer, in a grocer’s shop, offered a sovereign’s worth of goods and paid with five shillings claiming judge’s permission to pay five shillings in the pound. The shopkeeper corrected him, noting he had recently settled insolvency on that basis and wished to continue, provoking indignation.
Mrs Johnson frets after breaking a hand glass, fearing seven years of bad luck. Mary calms her by noting she has broken a large pier glass instead, saying not to fret. The exchange reflects common superstition in a London era item.
Barbara, four, was allowed to bake with scrap dough and brought in a tiny egg saying it must be all the dough the hen had left. The Delineator notes a quaint domestic moment reflecting frugal, practical heritage.
A Philadelphia Record quotation theme explores how people strive to maintain a good reputation or damage it. The piece frames social behavior as a tug between reflectors of character and public perception within everyday interactions.
Mrs Hutton invites Mr Flatleigh to form a piano club and asks for a proposed first pianist. Flatleigh eagerly accepts and asks for the suggested artist, indicating Chicago News as the source.
A Sydney Bulletin quip contrasts a departing guest and a hoetess noting rain and wetness. The exchange highlights implied discomfort and social comedy about weather affecting plans. The fragment reflects early 20th century newspaper humor with regional flavor and dialogue tags.
A Boston reader writes to the Phoenix praising the paper as a reliable local organ and thanking the editor and proprietor. He commends letters from Bristol townsmen and Dr Duffy for maritime travel descriptions, hopes these writings are collected into a book, and wishes health and return safety for the doctor and his wife.
A festive verse urges readers to sing with Holly and mistletoe and cast aside resentment. It appeals for hearts to lift in joy and to reconnect with the Christ child on this joyous day, urging acts of kindness rather than wrong.
December 25 Christmas event at G A R Hall with George Rounds John Pickles Crown Orchestra led by Fred M Straight. December 1 New Year Eve dance at G A R Hall run by John McMahon Herbert Springer and William Manchester. January 1 Subscription dance at Hotel Belvedere with Crown Orchestra. January 19 20 minstrel show at Bristol Opera House under Bristol Base Ball Association. January 12 Public Supper at G A R Hall by Babbitt Womans Relief Corps and Sons of Veterans.
In this town Edward Riley aged 68 died December 17. In this town Richard Barnes Aston aged 28 years 7 months 14 days died December 21.
In this town on December 19 and 20 a series of births were announced. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Hugene LeClair Sr on December 20. Francisco Cappacio welcomed a son on December 19. Joseph L Demars and wife welcomed a daughter on December 20. Antonio Hangemi and wife welcomed a son on December 20. Vincenzo Di Amore and wife welcomed a daughter on December 20.
Secretary Charles Carroll of the Providence Typographical Union defends support for the Red Cross Christmas stamp campaign while noting the Rhode Island State Federation of Labor’s conflict over using the union label. He argues consistency versus core good, cites past sanitation endorsements, and urges broader unionist backing despite label requirements.
The writer describes the Taj Mahal near Agra with marble screens and surrounding park, built 275 years earlier by Shah Jahan for a favored wife and his own tomb. He recounts visits to Agra Fort, Pearl Mosque, Jasmine Tower, and local life. Then in Bombay he details Parsees funerary rites on Towers of Silence with vultures consuming bodies, cremation sites for Hindus, and plague concerns. The journey continues to Ceylon, with notes on heat, travel, and upcoming Calcutta stop.
In district court before Judge O L Bosworth, cases included Morrissey vs Gray discontinued with costs paid, hog owner receiving $60 for logs, Paley vs Guevremont continued a week, Haley fined $10 plus costs for selling without a license, and finding Haley guilty in a pocketbook theft with $80 fine plus costs. Other cases, Burns vs McGovern trover and Archibald Miller vs Riley, were continued. A Sunday session saw Servant and Robertson plead guilty to revelling, each fined $5 and costs, and John Manley fined $4 and costs for drunkenness.
The authoress of a new novel declares in a Washington Star interview that after selling photographs and advertisements used by publishers she believes she herself is the heroine. The remark underscores the author’s self-referential stance and ties to her work.
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