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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Feb 25, 1908

Page

4

Shotover Strain and a Secret Wager Unfolding

Stephen Siward confronts Howard Quarrier after a Patroons scandal, claiming Lydia Vyse entangled him at Fleetwood's and forcing a test of truth before the Lenox club. Siward battles addiction and desire, while Sylvia faces love, wealth, and social pressure at Shotover with looming consequences for all involved.

Shotover the Ferralls Sylvia Landis New York Stephen Siward Sylvia Howard Quarrier Ferrall Shotover II Siward Quarrier The Patroons Major Belwether Farrall Stephen Leroy Mortimer Grace Ferrall Vhce Steven Stephen VII Beverly Plank Black Fells Mortimer Sward Marion Gordon Alderdene Boston Deptford Sagamore Carysford Eastwood Warrenton Leila Mortimer Quartiers Tovin Lenox Club Grst Lenox Lerox Board of Governors Club Mr. Quarrier Patroons Club Billy Fleetwood Lydia Vysse Fleetwood Fifth Avenue Inverness Top Hat Lydia Vyse Fleetwood’s Bellwether Mr. Siward

Contagious Typewriter Cure and The Adirondacks Lesson

A Brooklyn Citizen tale says a stenographer with a drinking problem was taught a lesson by his law firm boss. The boss rigged the typewriter to output wrong letters on sprees, driving the man to tremble and reform. The cure involved a trip to the Adirondacks and he never drank Aquor again.

Adirondacks Aquor Brooklyn

In Memoriam Oliver H Perry Bristol Memorial

In Memoriam recalls Oliver Hazard Perry a Rhode Island resident with Bristol ties. Born October 16 1843 near Detroit he died at his Bayville home. A son of John E Perry of Newport he was cousin to Commodore Perry and notable for kindness civic aid and reliable business at Bayville General Store. The tribute closes with an acrostic Hopeful and a Brooklyn note dated February 8 1908.

Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island Bristol Oyster Bay Detroit Michigan Bayville Sound John E Perry Newport R. I Commodore Perry Lake Erie Long Iland Perry Thomas Stephen D Brooklyn Howe Oliver H. Perry Battre

Ancient Latin Bible in Cottonian Library Surfaces

A late ninth century Latin Gospel manuscript of 217 leaves, used at English coronations about year 1000, survived the 1731 Ashburnham House fire. Believed once owned by Athelstan the Glorious (925–940) and presented to Dover church, the artifact is tied to English royal and ecclesiastical history.

Cottonian England Scone Westminster Edward I Ashburnham House Edward the Elder Athelstan the Glorious Church of Dover Philadelphia

The Case Altered in France and Butter Mistake

An essay contrasts poetic phrases about aging with a kitchen mishap. The author notes errors happen to all, while good guesses reveal a belief in foresight as intellectual superiority.

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