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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1905
Page
4
English critic Clement Scott recounts an American Indian worker tale to illustrate the idea that fatigue affects all workers. A tall Indian lies down on the job, claiming Indians never tire, then confesses that regular rest would tire him too if he kept track of time.
A performance of William Tell in a German theater featured stage effects claiming a real apple shot. The arrow appeared to halt midway, the apple bobbed on the boy’s head, and a guard struck the arrow with a spear to complete the shot, triggering laughter from the audience.
In a Saturday Review piece a narrator muses on cats and their superior status to dogs, noting cats’ loyalty to those who care for them. A suburban old lady feeds sparrows each morning, while her cat watches from behind a box bush, taking its toll as part of its service.
A client complains Rothschild about sending 10 000 francs to a man who vanished to Constantinople without acknowledgment. The baron replies to write and demand 59 000 francs, then corrects the amount to 10 000, asserting the debtor will admit owing that sum when asked.
Picture books for travelers are kept in Paris police stations to help foreigners identify lost items. By turning pages and pointing to illustrations, they can show the property they misplaced when they cannot describe it in French.
A father admonishes his lazy son about work as the son responds guilelessly that he does not want to give himself wholly to pleasure. The dialogue reveals tension between duty and self indulgence.
The Indianapolis Journal quotes the remark England pensions her authors, calling pensions a clever dodge that makes writers cease producing quality work. The quip suggests pensions dampen creative effort among authors.
A terse exchange shows a father reproaching a son for returning home to confront a persistent suit. The piece notes the pressure of work and the rare relief when a man can momentarily escape duties, reflecting social tensions in daily life.
Sid Davis, a Confederate spy posing as a civilian, crosses paths with a vengeful Confederate soldier. After gathering intelligence in Early’s camp and escaping with a forged pass, a clash at a picket post leads to a deadly encounter and Davis’s perilous exfiltration while recounting his ordeal in his own words.
A short romantic comic tale follows Miss Angela Muir and painter Bernard Graham as he completes a portrait that captures more than color. The finished canvas hints at an impending marriage while the patina of affection outshines the supposed comedy. Andrew Clements presents a playful reflection on inspiration and devotion.
Sir James Clerk of Penicuik arranged a line of road along Lothian Road in Edinburgh extending nearly a mile and twenty paces. He enlisted hundreds of unemployed men in winter, fed them breakfast, and directed them to tear down inclosures unroof cottages and haul earth. By sunset the road was formed enough for a carriage to pass.
A famed village ram in West Virginia, angered by an intruder, charges Uncle Billy an aging darky asleep in the meadow. The ram strikes, then plods off to ponder the clash while Billy mutters in a hoarse drawl about sorrow and tribulation.
The loaf does not dry out. stale bread keeps the same water content as fresh bread. The change lies in internal molecular structure. A test shows heating a stale loaf in a covered tin near boiling water then cooling returns it to the appearance and properties of new bread.
The spectrum test shows that three millionth of a milligram of a sodium salt can color candle flame yellow and reveal sodium lines in the spectrum. Sodium chloride is so ubiquitous as an airborne dust that most spectra display sodium lines, making the observation nearly universal.
A New York business house near White Street and Broadway estimates its yearly entertainment fund at about $100,000. The firm posts annual sales over $20,000,000 and relies on bright salesmen who control trade. One commission salesman earns $25,000 yearly, spending $15,000 entertaining customers.
A young woman boasts of her Mayflower voyage while Mrs. Packingham of Chicago recalls travel was cheap on that boat. The Washington Star quotes the exchange, framing it as a light newspaper snippet about heritage and travel.
A Straits Budget note reports in Sakali law deformed persons must vow celibacy, a rare practice explained as a protective measure against disease and social distress within the community.
An advertising feature touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a cure for lame back kidney liver and bladder trouble claiming hospital and private practice success. A free sample bottle and a book are offered by mail to readers who mention the paper with the address in Binghamton New York. Bottles are sold by druggists at fifty cents and one dollar.
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