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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1894
Page
2
In a tense bivouac the adjutant predicts annihilation for a regiment after a failed assault. The colonel bears blame while officers vow to advance again, and a taunt sears a young runner named Eugene as others ready to march toward certain death.
A wary officer contemplates desertion and fall, pens a cowardly pledge, flees into a river, splices seven enemy guns with a farrier's hammer, fights through a dawn assault, is wounded then saved by fate and promoted. The emperor awards him the Legion Cross, naming him captain of the Twenty second.
Two burglars break into a rich merchant’s house and struggle to crack the safe. Disappointed by an empty vault they are interrupted by the awakened master who calmly suggests quiet handling of the incident and then directs them to the door.
Mr Bones poses a riddle to a bartender about the difference between an oyster and an elephant. The middle man confesses ignorance, prompting Bones to advise against entering the oyster business as the orchestra cues Ta-ra-ra-R Rooney.
The article offers practical home tips including using pasted Manila paper behind pictures to reduce dust and opening the upper sash to ventilate a room since the moist air rises. It warns silver tarnish from sulfur in wool, advises rubber away from silver, and notes small habits like not cutting cake with fingers. It lists tools for kitchen tasks and fish scaling using a comb, with safe handling from tail to head.
A horse bridle lamp attachment promises to light the path ahead. Aluminum buttons are praised for color fastness. Dr. Pierce's remedies are commended by a reader, while A W Harris leaves the Maine State College post for a new presidency. Agricultural notes cover asparagus color demand, onion color, and hay trade risks, alongside peach yellow disease reports.
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