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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1905
Page
2
A groom travels to Elmwood to find veteran ex sergeant Manteufel for a wedding shave. The war hero recounts Civil War battles with vivid, unsettling detail as the razor nears his throat. A frightened girl returns with the shaving brush just as the sergeant prepares his final cut.
A yacht voyage reveals a staged plot by Mrs Farnsworth and ally Hurlbut to abduct Mr Bancroft and seize his fortune. The real Miss Bancroft, posing as a servant, exposes the scheme after the stowaway girl saves the day. Police intervene. conspirators arrested. jewels, cash, and a will found in a safe. The true Bancroft daughter later marries Trevor, and the housekeeper’s plot is thwarted.
An old military official cites long experience with mules to claim they never kick men, contrasting mule behavior with horses. He asserts soldiers will corroborate, arguing mules reliably find water and forage, guiding riders to safety even in desert, night, or distant prairies.
Edison recounts how a cut finger while singing into a telephone mouthpiece led to the phonograph. A steel point scratched a yellow paper strip as he spoke, recording the alphabet and revealing the voice’s vibrations. The invention arose from a single accident that could have harmed any finger.
Mr. Laondor notes Tagbanoua players on Palanwan use their noses to sound wind instruments. The lantul reed flute has two holes and a nose piece. nostrils are adjusted by fingers to produce delicate, pathetic tones and even occasional trills.
An acquaintance recalls a London lecturer as a difficult guest. He demanded impossible abstainers dishes, roamed the house in the small hours to stop clocks, and woke servants with bell ringing before locking them out and returning to bed.
The text notes that victor banners once displayed skulls on doorposts after battles. Civilisation has waned the practice, yet stone balls on gateposts remain as relics. In parts of Africa skulls are still used as decorations, with whole villages showing grewsome doorpost ornaments.
A quote from Mr Comrox reflected on wealth giving freedom from care. He said money is nice but if not rich he would have had to study French and learn to pronounce the names of Wagner’s operas. The Washington Star records the exchange as a light remark on riches and culture.
A streetwise citizen quips about famine and fate as an Elven tramp begs for food. The rough exchange underscores hardship and mutual disdain in a tense moment on the city’s edge.
The article explains how knot tying in Japan evolved into a refined art taught to children, with hundreds of decorative knots tied to clothing, gifts, and daily life. It notes the cultural importance, etiquette, and the names of several knots such as chrysanthemum iris plum blossom pine cherry blossoms stork and turtle knots along with the old man and old woman knots.
A description of a strict Parisian lunch starting at noon with hors d oeuvres and butter, followed by egg or fish courses, meat with a vegetable or salad, a separate cheese course, and a dessert sequence ending with coffee and liqueur. It notes many varieties of hors d oeuvres and the orderly course structure.
Describes ground pearls, the hardened protective coating of certain scale insects in the cocci family. Notes life cycle with a motionless pupal stage, earthborne young exuding a sticky fluid that hardens into glasslike coating. Mentions use in the West Indies for necklaces and ornaments and value among various peoples.
London Globe describes how paraffin or paraffin oil became kerosene and refined petroleum. It traces early findings by Relechenbach in 1830 on tar produced from wood distillation and the naming of paraffin and cupion, noting paraffin oil as a cheap illuminating agent and its widespread use in Britain the United States and continental Europe.
A Paris Medicine Co. claim for PAZO OINTMENT offering cure of piles including itching bleeding and protruding cases. If not cured in 6 to 14 days, druggists refund money. First application brings ease. 60 cents. order by mail 50 cents in stamps.
An advertisement asserts that rheumatism stems from impure blood and uric acid, urging internal treatment via the stomach. It extols Seven Barks as a system cleanser and diuretic, citing patient letters praising relief and urging readers to ask their druggist about it.
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