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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Feb 14, 1885

Page

2

Faroe Lamp Use and Bibliographic Notes From 19th Century Observers

The fragment cites use of oil from a bird as a lamp in the Faroe Islands and notes a writer’s remark on smoky atmospheres potentially reducing disease risk. It records obituaries in Pawtucket for Sayles and mentions Harper’s and The London Daily News reporting Gordon’s death amid Khartoum combat. It also notes upcoming Harper's pieces on The House of Orange and portraits of Dutch rulers.

Brounnich Faroe Tolanda House of Orange Harper's W. T. Hewett Holland William the Silent London Daily News Gordon Gakdul Khartoum

Congress Deliberations Spark Tense Yet Nonviolent Sparks

La Congress has been captious recently with lively tilts over disputed opinions. Slanders and reflections were resented as proceedings grew animated. No serious violence occurred as charges of falsehood were met with denials, the Chair rapping for order before business proceeded amid personal disputes.

la Congress

Rubber Trade Monopoly Ends After London Prices

A Baltimore Sun report describes a wholesale rubber dealer noting a surge in demand this season due to snows and rain. The piece recounts how a London syndicate controlled prices, a Rhode Island firm investigated, and an undercover American observer exposed the collusion, ending the Para rubber monopoly.

Baltimore Sun London Rhode Island

Encke's comet and March 7 perihelion noted

The article discusses Encke's comet with a three and a half year orbit and a four day retardation since 1819 suggesting a resisting medium in space. It cites March 7 as this year's perihelion and December 13 as the first observed return and notes visibility only through a telescope.

Encke

A Trip Memoir From Martinique And Caribbean Notes

A traveler writes from Martinique describing climate showers and rainbows, island scenery near St Pierre, and volcanic landscapes. The account includes humorous anecdotes about breakfast orders, fruit quality, and remarks from passengers aboard the Barracutta, with sketches of local flora and native engin.

St. Pomnt Aple Dlord Hich Prietor Martinique Sumit Table Mountain South Africa Montrouge St. Pierre Cuba Santo Domingo St. Kitt’s Antigua St. Kitt's Floridas Barracuta Evans Dr. Holmes John Gar

Local notices and town news from 1885

The item lists travel plans of Col. Colt and others departing for New Orleans and Germany, mentions boat building orders at Herreshoff, Dr. Shipman joining Gov. Bourn at the World’s Exposition, upcoming library additions, and several community meetings. It also includes a letter about Roger Williams and a brief obituary note on Dr. Nicholas F. Cooke, a Providence descendant.

SGP T. H. Shipman Bourn New Orleans St. Charles Roger Willuraits Col George T. French William J. Miller RB. W Providence Scott Bristo Boston Roger Grance T. Frenox

Pioneer Physician Appointed Professor in Chicago 1859

A historical notice reviews Dr. C. L. Nemann of Chicago who, in 1859, became Professor of Chemistry and later of Theory and Practice at medical institutions. He faced residence pressures but declined, joined Pulte Homeopathic College Cincinnati in 1872 as Professor of Special Pathology, and wrote notable works including Satan in Society. The Bristol Phoenix compilation then lists Marriages from 1747 to 1850 in Bristol and surrounding towns, with names such as Bosworth, Bourne, Bowen, and Bradford among many entries.

Nicvonas F. Cooke Chicago Providence Rhode Island Nicholas Cooke Thomas Shepard Brown University University of Pennsylvania Jefferson Medical College Homéopathic College of Penn Laura Wheston Abbott Warren Sata Gointhodors Joal Lnemann Schosen Pulte Homeopathic College of Cincinnati Hoé Bristol Phoenix Manerme Bristow BR. L James N. Arnold Narraganset Historical Register B. Bosworth Benjamin Westport Mary Church Bristol John Burt Bosworth Mary Thomas Lawton William Elizabeth Roffey Solomon Althea William Wilson Elizabeth Thomas Swan Thomas Wilson Amos Thurber Wiliam Arnold Mary Bradford Aston Usher Ann Peter Church Ebenezer Ruth B. Townsend Joel Mann Samuel, Jr Ann Bourne John W Nancy Ann Potter Thomas Richmond Sarah Scott Greene Hiram B. Munro Anne Elizabeth Henry Waring Bourne Shearjashub Ruth Qchurch Job Coggeshall Aaron Ruth Carr J. Townsend Rachel Kent Barrington Samuel Allen Bourne, Allen Bath Elizabeth Smith Josiah Henry Wight Thomas Fales John Chadwick Samuel Bosworth, Jr Mary Ann Penuel Corbett Ruth John DeWolf Phillip B Adeline D. Tailman Chester W. Turner Bowen John Munro Shearjashub, Jr Ruth Waldron Bowen, Champlain Betsey Meigs Thomas W. Tucker Francis G Paul Mary C. Peirce Mason W John Howe Abby Edward M. Luther James M Charlotte M. Jones Henry Sullings Julia Ann Jonathan Peckham Betsey M Charles H. Jones Maria R Edward Goff Bowerman Tristam Ann Hooper Hannah Thomas Kinneaut Samuel Elizabeth Gallup John Dyer Samuel Toogood Bowers Wanton Sarah Pierce Bowler Alice Rufus B. Drown Maria E Thomas F. Lindsey Boyce Sarah Dyer Boyle Michael Ireland Oatherine’ McDonald Pictou Spidaford Daniel John But Bradford Afra Hopestill Joseph ‘Nash Bradfon Wigan Susannah, Jarvis

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