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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1907
Page
4
Time table in effect October 8 1906 lists weekday schedules for Newport Providence Railway and Company. Indicates weekday service times and route structure within the historic timetable segment.
The account recounts Prince Louis Napoleon’s death during the Zulu war as described by Sir Evelyn Wood. A small party accompanying the prince was pursued. Labanga and Langulebele engaged him, with Labanga striking a fatal wound through an assegai to the prince’s left shoulder after the weapon snagged on his saddle wallet.
A survey of unusual testament provisions recalls Goeta Austrigilda who urged Goutram of Burgundy to bury physicians with her, a husband forbidding his wife's remarriage under haunting threat, and another woman directing executors to find a kind second wife for her spouse. The piece also notes Napoleon bequeathing 10 000 francs to Cantillon, linked to an assassination trial.
In a subway encounter two stations apart, a conversation reveals a woman who nursed her niece through an infectious disease, then contracted and died from it to save the child. The remark calls it a strange Providence. New York Press report.
A Turkoman man, commanded by a prince, entered a tiger's cage in Khiva and used a short stick to tame the beast. He stroked the tiger while the animal snarled, then secured the tiger with a collar and chain. The crowd watched as the tiger was dragged outside, snarling but controlled.
Garrett F. Serviss discusses Mira the variable star in New York American. The star shines brightest at times yet fades often, having persisted for 300 years and briefly vanished for four years. Its irregular 331 day cycle features sudden energy bursts and massive hydrogen flares.
A woman praised her father for his many responsible roles and a good character but emphasized her母 mother’s line by declaring proudly that her mother was an Osgood. The comment sparked curiosity and attention among listeners.
A talkative barber questions a quiet customer about how to cut his hair. The patient insists on "abbreviated or totally eliminated narrations" and silent service. The barber seeks the shop owner to resolve the odd request, as the victim explains he wants the job done in silence.
In a domestic dispute the judge questions sentencing after the wife admits throwing flutirons at her husband and he returns one. The exchange pivots on who threw first and whether the impact on the woman justifies prison.
In dense fog along the Nan tasket Beach line a faint metallic sound draws passenger attention. A large tripod looms through the mist with a steel triangle hanging from its apex, producing the eerie signal that guides vessels through the foggy channel.
The Louisville Courier Journal quotes a heated exchange on fakes with sharp lines about killings and cooking a good deal. The dialogue questions sincerity, calling counterfeits bluff while debating authenticity and deception among speakers.
A dramatic scene unfolds at a social gathering as a telegram reveals a woman has become a grandmother. The shocked guest list rushes to support, while the incoming message confirms the happy, unexpected family milestone.
A fragmentary dialogue contrasts tonics and bracing remedies with a Latin hint to look beneath the surface. The exchange playfully questions excess and value, whimsically invoking wisdom about restraint and quality.
A customer agrees to alterations for a suit and asks the price cut from £4 to £2. The tailor confirms it will be done and the customer prepares to take the suit away.
A concise quip from the Springheld Republican notes that striving to always act wisely is hard while ridiculing folly as simple as rolling a log. The remark highlights virtue versus ease and reflects the paper's opinion tone.
In a bold pitch Rexall asserts its preparations predated and meet the Pure Food and Drug Law, highlighting 300 remedies with complete formulas, a money-back guarantee, and claims of superior safety versus patent medicines, listing Mucu-Tone ingredients and bottle price of 50 cents.
An old advertisement touts Rexall Americanitis Elixir as a tonic nerve food with free Phosphorus Glycophosphates and iron pyrophosphates. It claims rapid uptake by nerve cells, neuron builders, and Calisaya Bark alkaloids provide broad tonic effects. Bottles priced 75 cents and 1.50.
The Rexall 96 Hair Tonic combines Resorcin Beta Naphthol and Pilocarpin with alcohol. It claims to kill germs, cleanse the scalp, prevent new germ growth, restore natural hair color where a scalp disease has caused loss, and acts as an effective remedy for scalp troubles. Per bottle 50c.
Rexall Orderlies are vanilla flavored tablets claimed to re adjust Nature’s functions with no prizing nausea or purging. They offer immediate relief and are marketed as the best laxative and cathartic ever prescribed. 10c per two boxes of twelve 25c per box of three.
A guide to cigar classes Imported Olear Havana and Domestic cigars. Imported cigars from Havana using Cuban leaf. Olear Havana made in Key West and Tampa from Cuban tobacco. domestic blends include Havana filler with Sumatra wrapper or seed leaf. National Cigar Stands in 2000 drug stores offer a selection with guarantees. Bristol dealer Hope Drug Co.
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