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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1894
Page
3
Publication details show Saturday issues from the Herald Printing Company at 41 Hope Street. Subscription rates for one year prepaid two dollars, six months one dollar, three months fifty cents, and single copies five cents. entry as second class matter at Bristol Post Office.
In a House debate Hon. W H Blair of New Hampshire shared a Granite Hosiery Mills letter from Laconia owner John T Busiel. It traces wages from 1848 to 1898 across Walker Morrill and McKinley tariffs, noting shifts in daily and hourly pay, worker origins, and relative purchasing power under protection.
The Philadelphia Ledger founder George W. Childs dies, leaving a legacy of philanthropy and journalism. The obituary notes his practical Christianity and broad influence, while Providence reveals new depot sketches prompting questions about real vs imagined designs.
The piece reflects on Wilson the framer of the tariff bill being carried from the House by admirers and predicts a November political rebuke. It mentions the seventh district YMCA conference at Spencer, praise for Providence News coverage, a tragic Fall River grade crossing accident, Governor Brown proroguing the General Assembly, Grover Cleveland, and a downturn in railroad net earnings.
A forlorn maiden seeks a bundle of white roses to honor her dying child and beloved pug. The florist senses sorrow and learns the token is for a humane cause, not romance, as the girl explains her father’s barn will receive the tribute.
No. 898 had been recaptured after building a rope ladder from roast beef and attempting to scale the wall. He returned with four bullet holes in his hat and a hunted look. The warden challenged his risky stunt and the convict offered a wry remark about the courage of his convictions before being placed in solitary.
A Vogue quote describes a woman sent to buy tea with the clerk asking for green or black. The woman replies any will do since she emphasizes blindness. A Hartford Post观察 notes a mechanical street figure drawing curiosity from laborers who joke about an old woman.
The Boston Courier notes a respected woman who embodies humility in her role as student, maiden, or wife. Advertised as an object of admiration, she never adds a postscript when she writes a letter, yet remains central to community regard.
The Kondeh of Lake Nyassa favor death by crocodile in water. Ostrich plumes are shed with a hooded confinement. Arabs inscribe kabikaj on manuscripts to deter book worms. Mrs. Peter McPherson of Manele died 10 days after a party of 13 guests. Hong Kong exhibition shows Siamese twins bound by flesh near the midriff sharing exact likeness.
A remark from a Green Bag excerpt recalls a brother lawyer quarreling with Judge Underwood over Jim Pierson. The judge concedes Pierson is notably economical with the truth compared to other circuit lawyers.
The poem notes a woman who could ignore cards and a mouse yet fail to adapt when stepping from a moving horse car. It highlights one flaw in her otherwise peculiar habit of finding happiness in missteps.
A Povertyville rector sighs at rising duties after the vestry boosts his pay by 50 percent. His wife asks how this will affect collections, while the anecdote underscores the heavy load of parish work.
Various newspapers discuss the possibility that Dr. Talmage will resign after 25 years at the Brooklyn Tabernacle. Comments note his fatigue and a plan to travel world wide, starting with Australia, while pledging debts cleared and services given. Supporters express deep regret at departure. Meanwhile Rev J Bell Cox of Liverpool launches a new charity drive called the Pound Party to collect aid for the poor.
The Detroit Free Press wryly critiques the latest hairstyle, noting a Napoleonic curl down her forehead as a fashionable but horrid trend. The piece contrasts novelty with style, labeling the look as a product of the day.
Montauk explains he began a diary on New Year’s day and now tries to recall daily activities since then to prepare a write up for publication in a Brooklyn Eagle feature. The exchange frames a humorous, reflective moment about memory and record keeping.
A fragmentary caption recalls a man pawning his coat to buy a bouquet for a maiden who wears flowers in the street the next day. The quirky dialogue quotes a boy Rollie and his mother about candy in a Harper’s Young People snippet.
A garbled, era flavored text fragment outlines various odd items from a newspaper page. It mentions weather, clothing, a clerical question list, a pugilist’s misfortune, and a stage style dialogue with names Tagleigh and Wayleigh. The tone hints at a satirical or columnar miscellany.
A St Louis Post Dispatch summary explains how bacteria convert sugar to lactic acid, why butter is worked to reduce water and casein, and why rapid cooling and proper timing in cream ripening prevent souring and off flavors. It emphasizes cleanliness, temperature control, and minimal agitation to guard dairy quality.
The Post describes spring woolens in fawn with sage green and violet tones, pale primrose gloves with evening wear, and cream mousquetaire. It highlights Worth collars, changeable silks, reseda greens, Isabella yellows, and brocades for Grecian gowns, plus accordion plaited trims and chatelaine bags.
A health column advises sponge bathing with alcohol for delicate women and notes sunlight and oxygen slow decay. Paris reports olive oil for lead colic at 60 grams daily. toothache relief may involve aconite iodine cocaine prescribed by a dentist. Hot water and onions are said to brighten skin via digestion.
The Churchman notes Australia has 199 Baptist chapels and describes a mission chain across central Africa in 18 years. It highlights Luther's catechism translated into Japanese by Revs. Skerer and Perry and lists Oklahoma churches and societies.
The article explains that spiders are seven times stronger than lions by size, describes a large grasshopper with wing span like a robin, and notes snail behavior before rain. It records a huge mule sold in 1683 Kansas City at 1834 hands high and 1075 pounds, and mentions birth in animals and the platypus as an exception laying eggs but nursing.
Revival of Planquette's Surdouf at the Gaiete Paris with Langtry drafting a novel and Bernhardt nearing memoirs. Denver stock lead Herbert Leonard and ex-music hall singer Eunice Vance slated as next season stars. Conan Loyle adaptation for copyright. other European productions noted.
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