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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1907
Page
4
Time table shows weekday schedules between Bristol and Newport, detailing departure and arrival times for multiple stops including Bristol, Newport, and Newpolo. In effect October 8, 1906, with varied morning and afternoon service across the week.
About 85 bowlers from the Y M C A met at Hotel Belvedere for a turkey dinner after a league. General Secretary Smith and others spoke as Rufus Murray served as toastmaster. Lafayette Gorham won the cup for the highest single string. Elisha Hibbert earned two cups for high average and high three-string total. A new 12-team schedule was adopted for the upcoming tournament starting Monday. Also includes a parrot joke from London Tit-Bits.
Royal anecdotes trace Queen Elizabeth I's card play and temper as a preface to a courtly stage piece. The London Chronicle notes a royal command to perform a card game comedy titled Alexander and Campaspe by the children of her majesty's chapel, with the Cupid and Campaspe verses referencing card play for kisses.
A sardonic speaker recalls giving his son the same advice his father and grandfather gave him. He jokes that continuing the chain of advice through generations might someday yield someone who will actually take it, a wry remark echoed in the Washington Star.
A Spinster in London remarks that Map desires ease and warmth, avoiding discomfort or tears. He is distressed by his wife’s sadness yet never considers preventing it, revealing a troubling neglect of her emotions.
The quote expresses gratitude to a doctor for a spa trip and asks the husband to stop smoking and drinking beer to make the trip affordable. It reflects personal finance and health behavior considerations. The speaker is Meg gensdorfer Blatter.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers are promoted as safe, sure pills for headaches. The ad claims the remedies work as you grow wiser and learn to use them. It lists W. H. Boffington as the seller.
A provocative plea warns that rheumatism is spreading and may make the nation a land of cripples. It touts Uric-O as a permanent cure, claims it cures by cleansing blood and organs, and offers a free sample via Smith Drug Co. of Syracuse for first time users.
A Green Bag note recalls a curious instance where a bailiff who long ago arrested a lord was compelled by the court to kneel and beg pardon. The bailiff claimed he acted by mistake, saying the accused had a dirty shirt, worn clothes, and only sixpence, making him unlikely to be a peer and arrested in error.
A vintage ad highlights Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup advertised as the best remedy. It lists W. H. Buffington as the seller and features playful alliterative copy about Willie and Winnie affected by winter winds.
A naturalist recalls a large fly ensnared in a spider’s web near his workshop. The spider systematically bound all legs, injected poison to paralyze, and fed for an hour. The next morning the fly remained alive while the spider continued to suck its juices.
A leading Moscow tenor used an orchestra stand in to hit a high note and arranged a supper for the helper. The tactic drew loud applause but the singer forgot the meal. On a later performance a misstep caused the orchestra to cry for the promised supper.
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