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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1884
Page
2
TM William Tonge of Pawtucket was sentenced Monday to eight years in prison for the robbery of Barber on a highway near Ashton recently.
The steamer Bristol collided with a schooner Saturday night on the sound. God was so disabled that she was towed into New London and reached Newport on Sunday night. In France, poisoning symptoms followed consumption of vegetables grown on soil treated with chemical poisons to destroy grape phylloxera.
The majority in the U S House shows a decided disposition to prevent all legislation this winter except the necessary appropriation bills or measures indispensable to government continuance.
English surgeon Dr Leighton Kesteven reports remarkable success with a new antiseptic method for wounds using a jet of steam charged with eucalyptus oil solution to keep sores cleansed.
Darwin and Hensen estimated earthworm counts per acre in pasture and garden soils at tens of thousands. New Zealand field work by T A Urquhart found 348 480 per acre with total weight over 600 pounds, suggesting prior figures were too low for some locales.
The article discusses the uncertain timing of human origins. Prof N Joly cites two ancient bricks found in the Nile valley at depths of twenty and twenty four yards. Based on sediment estimates, first brick about 12 000 years old and second about 14 000. Burmeister suggests 72 000 years and Draper over 250 000 years for earlier human presence.
An account by Dr. E A Sturge explains Siamese medicine as built on four elements earth water fire and wind. The body has twenty earth twelve water six wind and four fire types, with thirty two parts and ninety six possible diseases from element imbalance. Remedies include animal parts and ashes with coconut oil, while anatomy is poorly understood.
Rhode Island showcases three exhibit sections educational natural products and manufactured goods at the New Orleans fair. Commissioner Arnold B. Chace oversees additions from Providence with Prescott O. Clarke arranging public display of state goods and resources.
Manx Two visited Rochester and drew a large audience with a humorous lecture. Rochester, once a major milling hub, earned the nickname The Flower City due to its flourishing seed and flower trade led by James Vick. The 1885 Vick's Floral Catalogue features a bright frontispiece and 1,000 illustrations, priced at 10 cents and praised as worthy for any sitting-room table.
West India Trade discusses the Cuba and Porto Rico markets under the new treaty. Experts argue imports and exports are misrepresented by official figures and that under reciprocity American ships would dominate sugar and other key goods, boosting U S production and employment.
The column lists local happenings including a turkey supper at the Dreadnaught Hook and Ladder company, a Christmas service at St Michael's Church, a presentation to Burnside Memorial, First Baptist Church Sunday School festival, and a cold wave with sharp temperature drops. It also mentions editor R E Macartney visiting New York and Brooklyn, plus a Bristol conductor Byron Fish incident reported in the Providence Telegram.
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