24 Dec 1895
Page 1
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1895
Page
1
A retailer advertises a large stock of box sets and dolls with prices on items such as gloves, handkerchiefs, towels and silk goods. Various prices range from 25 cents to 5.00 dollars, highlighting Christmas cards, dolls, china, toys, laces, shirts, gloves, and umbrellas with daily specials and new stock arrivals.
The Grace Webster schooner under Captain Crossman from New York to Portland with 414 tons of coal met a huge 75 to 80 foot whale off Wood Island. The creature roared like a lion, surfaced atop the water, struck at the hull with its tail, and swam around the vessel for over an hour. The crew, including Mrs Crossman and Miss Houston, watched in fear as the strange behemoth performed acrobatics before finally heading westward.
A cartoonish exchange shows a mother urging Johnny to quit bad language while he cites Shakespeare as justification. The dialogue highlights a clash over influences and propriety in a domestic scene.
The forthcoming engagement features Modjeska with Joseph Haworth and her company in Providence on Touraday Friday and Saturday. Repertoire includes Mary Stuart Measure for Measure As You Like It and Mancbeth with famed stage settings and authentic antiquities. This likely will be her last Providence appearance before retirement.
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