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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1907
Page
4
A rich eccentric in London displays wall banknotes in place of art, with a £100,000 note framing the guests for value. He hosts meals where soup is sovereigns and fish are five pound notes, using currency to spark curiosity and conversation about wealth and value.
In effect October 1906 timetable for Newport Providence Railway and Company shows weekday schedules and routes. Details list departure times, stations, and service gaps across the week.
The piece recounts how Mother Goose, the mother-in-law of Boston printer Thomas Fleet, allegedly inspired the 1719 publication of Mother Goose melodies after her chanted verses to her grandchild. Critics dispute this origin, noting Perrault's 1697 Contes de ma Mere l Oye and earlier French folklore use of the name.
A Vermont farm meteorite fell in 1896 sparking a quarrel over ownership. The landlord claimed minerals on the land, the tenant argued it was not on the farm when the lease was drawn. A revenue officer arrived to seize the meteorite for the government as an untaxed import.
A New York Sun report notes a fashionable Fifth Avenue hotel limits its liability to 250 dollars for valuables left in its safe after a string of trust failures. Two couples stored items abroad for months with safe access granted to wives, leading to a divorce and a ensuing court claim. The hotel's policy emerged from these experiences as justification for the cap.
The British gave Talleyrand 24 hours to quit London and he boarded a Danish ship to America. A frigate blocked the voyage at sea. a searching party boarded. He offered to pose as the ship's cook to avoid the Tower of London, donning a cotton cap, apron, and knife. The captain lied of a “poor devil of a limping French cook,” and the officer laughed, sparing him.
A New York artist recalls sketching a rustic Vermont boy on a rail fence during a summer trip. While the artist worked, an old countryside man praised the scene but admitted his interest lay in how long the boy stayed still, noting the quiet boy as the key charm of the depiction.
A pale Anglo Indian claims the cholera belt is a real girdle worn by every foreign resident in India night and day. Belts are described as woolen for winter and summer, never removed even in extreme heat, with wearers allegedly untouched by cholera.
Grover Cleveland recalls John Attaquin, Mashpee elder, describing how William Webster spoke to a large trout after a catch. The anecdote highlights Webster's eloquence and the reverence of Attaquin, who served as guide on fishing trips. The passage suggests a broader pattern of Webster's speeches and writings containing elaborate rhetoric aimed at nature.
In a smoky corner, he states he cannot take people as he finds them. A man with a suitcase covered in labels asks what his business is. He replies simply, I’m a photographer, signaling a cautious approach to clients.
After John Stuart Mill informed him the first volume manuscript had been burned by a servant, Carlyle endured five months of toil lost and depression. He then resolved to rewrite the work and completed it after night sessions with his cook.
A Columbia University physics professor and a young student exchanged a witty quip about not understanding electricity. The student joked he laughed at a friend who confessed ignorance, and the professor replied that even he does not know what electricity truly is, prompting shared humor about the mystery.
Ruskin spoke with scornful amusement about enthusiasts who wanted Jang Welsh Carlyle seen as martyrs for her temper. He acknowledged Carlyle's frequent grumpiness and melancholy, saying he is similar. He notes his wife, described as a clever shrew, could trigger his nerves with just the tone of her voice, provoking an edge in him.
A lecturer warns against breathing through the mouth and urges nose breathing as beneficial for warming and cleansing air, reducing cold risk in winter. It emphasizes habit change and practical reasons to use the nasal passage for air intake.
The article describes love potions used by peasants in lower Austria and Syria. It explains the practice of using minute arsenic doses to alter appearance and the risk of poisoning if the habit continues. It notes that eastern nations employ hasheesh to affect a man’s beliefs and perceptions of a woman's looks.
A French belief claims sleep with the head to the north rests on science. They say the body acts as an electric battery with head and feet as electrodes. Experiments on a guillotined body reportedly showed the head pointing north after release and repeated movements until final arrest of motion.
A historical note on tobacconists signs from Elizabethan times to the present. Woodcarved black boy images gave way to highlanders and Sir Walter Raleigh figures in England, while Holland favored the dairymaid with the motto Consolation for sucklings. The Indian remains the dominant symbol in the United States, with rare returns to earlier types like the black boy.
Quote from the London Mail recounts a humorous exchange about doors and a doctor. An Englishman jokes about tiring of opening doors, and Jeames replies with a playful pun about a huntsman and a gentleman named Jenner. The pieces reflect Victorian wordplay and social tone.
A dollar bill has an average life of about fifteen months. Two dollar bills last about sixteen months on average. A five dollar bill lasts about two years before wear requires replacement. Ten dollar bills endure about three years and twenty dollar bills more than four years according to Youth's Companion.
The ora tor proclaims eternal vigilance as the price of liberty while women electors compare prices and shrug, noting there were no bargains to be had and they lose interest in the proceedings.
In a Washington Herald tone the country cousin asks about clinging ways and a city girl explains the habit hangs from streetcar straps, capturing a playful urban rural comparison.
A historical aphorism states that men are judged by the same standard as gold, the touchstone, highlighting a enduring moral comparison used in past writings to assess character against value and purity.
The piece discusses how forests protect moisture in the air and soils, reduce runoff, and moderate snowmelt. It argues forests evaporate or transpire a large share of rainfall, shaping climate and preserving the land, as noted in Youth’s Companion.
The Philadelphia Bulletin argues the clawhaimer and coat carry many old features once essential for horseback riders and wearers. Cutaway fronts, back tails, unbuttoned cuffs, wide notched collars and turned back sleeves reflect relics kept for tradition rather than function.
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