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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1907
Page
4
The text extols Brandreth's Pills as the reliable laxative tonic for constipation and blood impurity, claiming effectiveness remains constant with age. It contrasts them with other cathartics whose doses must rise and which lose efficacy over time, noting a lineage spanning over 100 years and availability in stores in plain or sugar-coated forms.
A globe trotter recalls a brief London visit sharing a tale of a widow’s remark about toothpicks aboard a fast liner. He dined at Prince's Piccadilly Savoy and Carlton, noting toothpicks on sterilized envelopes showed small rules differ by city, teaching humility about etiquette.
A historical note explains sound speed varies with temperature and humidity. At 32 degrees Fahrenheit sound travels about 1,000 feet per second, rising roughly one foot per second per degree above freezing. Damp air speeds up sound over dry air, while water carries sound over four times faster than air, about 4,706 feet per second.
In Semenovsk Russia a wooden spoon trade employs about 7,000 men. Spoons carved from birchwood, produced at hundreds daily, total roughly 12 million per year and sell for 6 to 8 rubles per thousand. Market reach extends to Persian, Khiva, Bokhara, and Khokund.
A compact note on solar and lunar eclipses explains yearly averages of four events with two to seven possible, noting sun eclipses outnumber lunar ones. It then shifts abruptly to a health ad about DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve sold by W. H. Buffington as a remedy for dry skin.
Newport Providence Railway and Company timetable in effect October 8 1906 lists weekday departures and arrivals. The brief card notes service days and operation pattern for passengers traveling between Newport and Providence with stations and times implied by the timetable header.
The Hydraulion Engine and Hose Co No 1 held its 64th annual meeting with officers elected led by Foreman Walter Voggeshall and toastmaster Philip Brady. Dreadnaught Hook and Ladder welcomed two new members and planned the King Philip fair on Jan 27. King Philip Steam Engine elected Peterson and Gladue to top posts with Rhode Island Firemens League delegates named. Defiance Hose elected Spooner as foreman and adopted new rules.
Rogers Free Library announces new books arriving tomorrow across history, language, travel, fiction, and poetry. Notable titles include histories of the United States, Versailles under Louis XV, a Filipino Englishwoman tale, language evolution, regional guides, biographies, fiction, and periodical bound volumes.
Dean Swift denounces the barbarous habit of abbreviating words to fit verse and notes the impact on prose. He cites drudg d and disturb d as mortal offenses and links clipping to language maiming. He warns against spelling words as spoken to preserve etymology.
In a postponed match team No 8 led by John W Best defeated team No 9 led by R E H Murray to gain a strong position for first place. The previous evening team No 5 captained by W A Snow won two strings in three from team No 4 captained by R W Nelson.
A Youth's Companion excerpt recounts Whitier Whittier’s color blindness to red and green. It covers a flaming scarlet tie misread as olive, a distressed girl in red haired dress, and a March blasting incident where he mistook danger signals for St Patrick’s Day festivity.
A London commercial traveler secured a £1,000 order in the west of England. The firm’s reply mocked the order as a feather in his cap and later canceled it, saying the supplier had failed and sent him “a bagful of feathers” to fly home with.
The San Antonio Light argues nostalgia for past living is an illusion and contrasts hard modern life with the imagined simplicity of earlier days. It cites harsher conditions and strenuous labor, then notes future generations may view current times as quaint yet crude, with progressives labeled mossbacks.
London Ladies World describes a twenty year old chirschmus made from large ripe sweet black cherries. The juice is pressed, boiled for about twenty four hours with a pork weight to prevent burning, thickens into a firm, addictive preserve spread with bread and butter in Switzerland.
Fresh mulberry leaves are the proper food for silkworms though lettuce leaves serve as a temporary stand in when mulberry is unavailable. Avoid overfeeding yet never leave them unfed day or night, and monitor their appetite to match feeding.
An elderly man complains of neighbors digging clams near his shore and jokes about targeting Abel Wyman for retribution. The tale mirrors local attitudes about prosperity and personal stakes in a coastal hamlet, revealing a quiet, humorous conflict over shared coastal resources.
A father asks if his son smokes cigarettes and jokes about being asked for one while admitting he smokes them too. The exchange appears in the London Telegraph. The cartoonish quip contrasts youth virtue with a father’s sly honesty.
The Louisville Courier Journal records a scene where a man, asked by the maid, nonchalantly declares he is not at home after being handed a visiting card. The brief item captures a curt, everyday social exchange.
The saying warns that knowing how to use money grants control of wealth while misused funds may dominate. It contrasts prudent financial management with money's potential to become a controlling force.
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