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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1906
Page
3
Charles A. Glancy M D announces 399 Wood Street corner Congregational Bristol Hawaii offering prescriptions and medicines anytime with a registered pharmacist always in attendance. Formerly Rhode Island Hospital apothecary.
Tuesday evening team No 3 led by Join W Bust won three strings from team No 5 captained by W A Snow. Thursday evening team No 4 under R W Nelson won three strings from Rufous Murray's team No 9, which struggles to hold its line before Christmas.
Miss Cayenne remarks that true quick repartee requires friends who are slow to anger. The Washington Star comment frames wit as a social virtue rooted in measured, patient friendships.
A historical note on how Sunday markets and fairs operated from the time of the Conqueror to the 19th century. It cites instances at Crosthwaite, Bradford, and Sedgefield, with tolls and later prohibitions by Canterbury and York archbishops restricting markets in churches and cemeteries on Sundays or holy days.
A paper maker’s wife drops a blue bag into pulp by accident turning white paper blue. The batch is sold as a new invention at high price after a London agent markets it, giving William Bastes and his Eastes company a monopoly on the blue paper.
An Outing magazine tale recounts sparrows feeding a crippled companion on a roof. Four to five visitors left crumbs for the blind bird, chirped loudly, and departed, as the writer notes the creature’s brave resilience and the sparrows’ generosity.
A Scots moderator famously claimed to lay a disciplinary question before the Lord in prayer and then rely on divine guidance. With evident sincerity he prayed for rightness while acknowledging that his own view was strongly held, illustrating a strong faith in personal judgment.
A Chicago Tribune snippet shows Reverend Goodman inspecting himself in a mirror. Mrs Goodman reassures him that the wig cannot fool anyone, and Avery is counseled not to worry about appearances.
Geraldine asks Gerald if he is ill and he confirms. He mentions brain fever as the threat. The exchange reads as a dark joke noted in the New York Press.
A fragmented dialogue reveals a claimant accusing Millicaire of deceit over a fortune while a counterclaim denies any daughter and questions the marriage proposal core to the dispute. The exchange hints at family scandal and inheritance claims without resolution.
A historical note identifies the earliest instance of collaboration in Buelish literature as the plays coauthored by Beaumont and Pieteber.
Assistant superintendent James W. Franklin was surprised by a 1000 person shoe room gathering where he received a costly diamond ring from Joseph B. Burgess. Other workers received outfits and clothing as Christmas gifts, presented by General Manager Le Baron A. Voit.
The Night Hawks celebrated their win with a Providence banquet attended by team, management, and officials. The Old Owl led the gathering in a toast laden program recalling the game, while Captain McShane read a victory poem and Captain Balfour praised the Hawks, all amid a lavish menu and camaraderie with the rival Cocks.
On Jan 1 Tuesday evening the Bristol Dramatic Company will present Uncle Silas at Bristol Opera House. Jan 9 Wednesday evening features a St Marys TA society dance at G A RK Hall and another comedy Onur Boys at Bristol Opera House for Y M C A fundraiser. Jan 19-28 marks the King Philip Steam Fire Engine Co annual fair at Artillery Hall. Feb 8 Friday evening offers the Robert Emmet Literary Society annual hall at Grand Army Hall.
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