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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1907
Page
4
An old column notes that electric car service is in effect as of 7 1906 with likely schedule or route changes. The item references municipal transit operations and public transportation status without detailed specifics.
Newport Providence Railway and Company timetable page from October 1906. Lists station stops, arrival and departure times, and service runs for the Fifect line. Indicates schedule patterns for weekday and weekend passages and notes any seasonal adjustments.
A reflective tour of Edinburgh's St Andrew's Square and George Street highlights grand banks, statues, and memorable houses. It recalls David Hume's era, the Royal Bank of Scotland, Bryce’s design, the Melville monument, and links to literary figures like Scott and Jeffrey, with notes on galleries, Meissonier etchings, and Mole's Christ life drawings.
Westminister Gazette notes the irony of St Alban overshadowing his teacher St Amphibalus whose feast and anniversary follow, detailing Amphibalus as a Caerleon native and heir to Welsh nobility, his burial at Redbourne, translation to St Albans, and the link to the name Affabell with a Queen Elizabeth connection.
In a brief humorous inquiry a child asks if kids may enter a flat and a host answers no, noting they brought theirs in under the head of musical instruments.
A brief reminiscence of Abraham Lincoln defending a stranger charged with murder. Lincoln gathered witnesses, avoided confounding the facts, and faced the jury with a clear doubt, leading to acquittal and later conviction of the real culprit. The story contrasts Lincoln’s straightforward method with others who seek technical ploys.
A German traveler brought a tiny monkey from southwest Africa to Genoa. Customs transformed it into a bird with a 28 cent charge, then to a cat for 1.56, later luggage for 16 cents, and finally a dog at Heidelberg after a zigzag journey through Zurich and Stuttgart. The tale ends with the monkey arriving at Heidelberg as a dog.
Wealthy Venetian Jewish merchants offered £20,000 to Pope Julius II for an original copy of the Septuagint, created from Hebrew around 277 BC. The pope declined, needing funds to support the Holy League against France.
The article explains common misperceptions about lion weight, noting that many guesses fall short of the truth. It states adult lions usually weigh 300 to 350 pounds but can exceed 500 pounds, with a record of 540 pounds for an African lion. Tigers are close, with a Bengal tiger weighing 520 pounds, though possessing greater muscular strength than the largest lion.
The article notes forty million sacks of flour used annually in the UK, mainly for bread. It states bread is sparingly eaten by the rich and in hotels but forms a large part of the diet for middle and working classes, with children under sixteen consuming about three fifths of flour sales, making children the millers' best friends.
In 16th century records Steven Gardener, once a junior cook in Wolsey’s house, earned royal favor as master cook under King Henry VIII. He presided over the king’s roasts with bold, saucy authority, following the path set by his master and cited by contemporaries.
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