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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1893
Page
4
A boarding house alarm leads to a police call after a burglar is found in the Irons residence cellar. A boarder had locked the exit, leaving the man trapped since about four o’clock as a coroner joke slides into the scene. The tale riffs on local paper banter and operatic references.
In Cornstalk township a school trustee refuses a young woman as a teacher, citing lack of grammar. The exchange reveals tension over qualifications and gender bias amid district discussions. A separate anecdote recounts a French doctor claiming disease stems from inflammation, ending with a dead patient presented as a cure.
In a fraught courtroom exchange a jury hears comic family banter about a child named Charles Augustus and a mother fears the boy might speak only French. The line ends amid anxious chatter and legal decorum.
A collage of humorous exchanges and quips from 19th century periodicals. The items include stage theater remarks about Smiths play and audience reaction, a quip about transmitting diseases by lips, a debate on ventilating opinions, and a joke about different kinds of salt from Harper's Young People.
Cartoon dialogue contrasts a man defending old-fashioned collars with a jab at laundry mishaps. The two figures, Winkers and a friend, joke about care and reputation in a brief satirical exchange from the era.
A veteran opines that a single leg offers a wiser view on life while a quote from a courtroom exchange hints at family naming after a mother. The dialogue threads through humor and reflection as jurors weigh trivial yet poignant observations.
Scratchley asks how to find a portrait to draw from and notes there is a General Thomas image on a five dollar bill. Harper's Bazar suggests ways to obtain or view the note for artistic reference.
A Detroit Free Press anecdote has a doubting woman lamenting constant bad luck. A hopeful companion reframes misfortune as two thirds fortune, prompting laughter and a shift to a lighter outlook.
A fragmented tale from Harper's recounts a preacher facing a fateful sermon and interleaves scenes of humor and hardship. A careworn boy, a wasp incident, and a grocer's act of kindness illuminate themes of courage, misfortune, and small human mercy.
Reverend C F Brooks reports his daughter severely stricken with malaria and credits Sulphur Bitters with curing his family. He says he never travels to the summer resort without a supply, claiming the remedy is far superior to quinine.
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