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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1896
Page
4
In Life the author bids readers a merry Christmas and urges self improvement after a year of anxiety. He emphasizes honesty, good government, patience, and courtesy, urging individuals to strive to be honest, kind, and pleasant, offering practical moral guidance for personal conduct.
Obituary notes Horace M. Barns of Hartwick aged 73. The piece condemns rheumatism and touts Chamberlain's Pain Balm as his wife’s relief, cites local sale details, and dives into a lengthy speculative science section debating the sun's nature and fuel sources.
The Washington Star quotes remarks on how Dye altered the public image of an amateur actress by introducing her to an amateur photographer who wanted to take her picture. The piece notes the actress is not always good natured and questions how the transformation was achieved.
St. Alban’s Lodge No. 6 held its annual officer election last evening under Masons’ dispensation in Rhode Island. Orrin Wilson chaired as senior past master. new W. M. is W. O. L. Bosworth with an array of officers including F. B. Wilson as senior warden and O. W. Wirrell as junior warden. Post-election appointments set by the newly elected W. M. include W. R. Davis as S. D. and other officers. a collation followed adjournment.
The sale opens three weeks sooner due to warm weather with gar ments offered at the lowest prices for cloaks and furs. Items range from $5 to $40 for coats jackets capes and wraps with dramatic discounts on furs such as a $50 electric seal cape for $25 and a $15 electric seal collarette for $8.98. Children's cloaks and separate skirts and silk waists also advertised.
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