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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1887
Page
2
The article notes Rhode Island has eleven thousand more women than men. It mentions possible tariff legislation and reports on multiple unrelated items including a Brooklyn factory output and geological maps of Sandy Hook. It also covers topics from a Baku explosion to reform movements and scientific observations.
English food inspector James Bell shows horse fat vs beef fat differ in melt point and density. Horse fat remains fluid at 70 degrees with a specific gravity near 0.908. Beef fat melts at 110 to 120 degrees and is lighter, aiding detection in horse meat sausages.
During a fifty day fast in Paris Lucci and Merlatti studied water's effects. M Laborde showed water prevents death from starvation. A 34 pound dog died on day 20 after losing 16 pounds, another similar dog survived 40 days on water, losing 1.74 pounds.
The Logie publications announce a new press by Mrs. Frank Leslie's employee that prints pictures on one side and type on the other from web paper at triple speed. Germany’s Christian Martin unveils a massive clock showing time, seasons, and moon phases to 99 999 A D with moving figures and automated chimes and scenes.
From Was mixeroy Washington a regular correspondent discusses late session actions including petion bills a bill on forbidding Congressmen as railroad attorneys and buildup of ships and coast defences. He notes tariff talks between Randall and Carlisle possible revenue cuts and mentions Manning Pendleton rumors and Minister Pendleton’s return from Berlin.
A column thanks the Rhode Island official for a copy of the 1886 87 Manual. It notes a discovery that onions inhaled aid sleep and reports patent grants to Rhode Island citizens including Adams Covell Lord Spencer Wardwell Waring. A parent testimonial from Hymera Indiana claims Ayer’s Sarsaparilla cured his son’s scrofula.
A calendar of Bristol events includes a town meeting three weeks away, a grand social by the Bristol Light Infantry, a temperance address at the Congregational Church, and the National Band fair with prizes and earnings reported. Miss Clara Cushman spoke on her China mission, and a Veterans Association reunion is planned for Washington's Birthday. William Mills sues Bristol for damages over a rope obstacle on Hope Street. Pat Maloney's Irish Comedy Co. performs at Town Hall with Maloney's Dilemma.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union invites women to a special meeting at the Chapel of the Congregational Church on Wednesday afternoon February 16 at 2:30. Mrs J K Barney will address the gathering as a leading Temperance speaker.
The Seymour-Stratton Theatre Company presents a Bristol Town Hall week of entertainments with The Danites Fanchon Ticket of Leave Man and Colleen Bawn. Mount Hope Circle met in February at H W Church with Longfellow quotes English History and Hastings topics. next meeting March 10 features astronomy.
Messrs C P Whipple and A F Towne from the Whipple Home School visit Bristol with two pupils. They appear at the Congregational Church Sunday at 10 30 am and at St Michael's Church at 2 30 pm to meet deaf children and promote support for the nineteen pupils. Captain Augustus Hall, keeper of Hog Island Light, drowned himself Monday morning at the harbor entry. He was about 55, left a wife and three children, and had previously served at Brenton's Reef Lightship. He was a former Dennis, Maine resident.
The Providence paper reports Rev L G Barrett formally accepting the First Baptist Church call at last Sabbath communion. Barrett, with wide experience in city and country pulpit work, comes with strong literary and oratorical abilities and past roles in England New York Concord and Shaw University. A final hearing on the Providence Warren Bristol Railroad extension was held before the committee Tuesday.
A Bristol Phanix piece recounts a tale of a shopper named Eliza Cruger seeking a Paris imported bonnet. She loses her way with two hungry children, traverses burned land and a grand house, and ends up in a stately estate before finding a path to town, ultimately not wearing the bonnet.
Fragmentary verse and genealogical list recount a sitter’s memory of past children and family lines. The text blends nostalgia with a long ledger of Munro descendants, listing dozens of births and dates from 1711 to 1762 and hinting at continuation.
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