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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1882
Page
2
The article notes a well in Buda Pesth Hungary reaching 3200 feet or more than three fifths of a mile in depth as a remarkable achievement alongside various other news items about new lighthouses a drowning body and ancient Ostian quays and innovations in education and electrical lighting.
A new life-raft design fits around a ship's boat with a double float made of cork or light material. It can be launched quickly and is described as immune to swamping or sinking, offering a reliable emergency buoyancy for steamships.
It is proposed to illuminate the greater portion of the Suez Canal with electricity to enable dredging work at night and to allow vessels to pass at all hours, preventing blockage and anchoring during daylight.
The article notes a five cent nickel embodies metric measures with two centimeters diameter and five grams weight, two coins totaling a decagram, and five in a row forming a decimeter. It also reports oil smoothing high waves at Peterhead Scotland via a 200 yard pipe, and Canada’s phosphate mining near Ottawa and the Lièvre with 8,000 tons to be opened in spring and 12,000 tons shipped to England last year.
The American Meteorological Society proposes dividing the 60 degrees of space between Newfoundland and Oregon into four equal parts, creating four distinct time standards with a one hour difference between adjacent zones. It suggests laying out the continent in four north south strips, each fifteen degrees wide, with standard time based on its own meridian.
Remarkable statuary unearthed on Isle de Paques, the easternmost Southern Sporades isle in the Pacific. Carved stone busts measure 20 to 23 feet tall and seven feet wide, with over four hundred specimens counted. They testify to a powerful ancient population now vanished, warranting further study.
An advertisement urging readers to try Hood's Sarsapararius claiming it is the strongest purest best and cheapest remedy after other preparations have failed. The copy emphasizes efficacy and low cost.
The Washington letter describes shortages of hotel rooms for the Fisk Jubilee Singers amid racial exclusion, critiques on water supply schemes and district politics, and coverage of the first Arthur state dinner. It discusses the Indian policy, licensing debates, and apportionment, plus social notes from New York including disasters, insurance firms, crime, Valentines, hunts, and a sea serpent sighting.
In the U S Senate on February 20 Hon H B Anthony proposed an amendment to the immediate deficiency bill directing the Secretary of the Senate to pay the legal representatives of the late Hon Ambrose Burnside seven thousand three hundred sixty three dollars, compensation of a Rhode Island senator from September 14, 1881 to March 4, 1883, the end of the current Congress. The amendment was referred to the committee on appropriations.
Local items note sleighing conditions this week and very high tide Tuesday night. St David’s Day falls next Wednesday. Three weeks remain in winter with tomorrow marking the first Sunday in Lent.
The Rhode Island Press Association held its annual meeting at the Hotel Dorrance in Providence with Governor Littlefield and others in attendance. A later report notes Tuesday’s varied weather including snow and hail and mentions Master Charles Norris returning home from the ship Triton in San Francisco. Master Norris’s ship was bound for Europe.
Rev Henry Crocker of the First Baptist Church preached at the Warren Baptist Church on Sunday morning. He spoke on behalf of the local church raising funds to repair its house of worship. At the close, $70 was donated.
A fine steam yacht 98 feet long and 18 feet wide was launched from Herreshoff Manufacturing Co. It costs about $35,000 and is designed for inland lakes and rivers prioritizing comfort and elegance over speed. Washington's birthday observed with flags, a town hall dinner, and a Congregational fair. The rector of St Michael's Cyunox marked the fifteenth anniversary with a reception, noting long pastorates and parish growth.
Kam Mr. Thomas Holmes of Marshfield Mass dies suddenly at sea from bowel inflammation aboard the barge Ivy. He was eighty three and father of the vessel’s captain. Remains sent to native place for burial. Town Council meets with no final action on major items. Bills approved and referred to Auditor. Rogers Free Library additions announced for coming week with multiple books and authors.
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