10 Jan 1896
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1896
Page
1
A rough sale list describes prices for ladies and gents underwear cashmere socks and drawers with cents pricing. Chenille table covers flannel and wool fabrics offered from 87 cents to 5 dollars with a sale emphasis. remaining ladies and children coats advertised at greatly reduced prices with an invitation to inspect for savings.
A fragmented autumn meditation by Frank Walcott traverses tall woods and fields with rustic imagery. The piece invokes war, harvest, wildlife, and morning skies to evoke seasonal mood and reflection.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch excerpt reflects on how even strong men weep under deep emotion. It cites Spurgeon Liddon Dickens and Bright as examples and notes public speaking, sermons, reading, and stage scenes can move men to tears.
Hezekiah Butterworth in Ladies Home Journal recounts Longfellow's tale of writing The Bridge while a widower. He describes nightly walks over a quiet bridge to Boston and back, noting the red glow from Brighton hills reflected in the waves and the emotional mood that shaped the poem.
The New York World transitions to a thrice weekly format offering 18 pages weekly for one dollar annually. It claims greater frequency and prompt news with weekly features, comparing favorably to dailies and weeklies. Special rates listed for Bristol and others.
The piece contrasts York and Hull as historic cores of England. York preserves medieval churches and stained glass while Hull, a wealth-driven port, expanded through commerce and neglected heritage. The author notes York’s royal and Catholic-linked past versus Hull’s Parliamentarian allegiance and later wealth.
A fragmentary essay discusses the complex mechanism that keeps the body upright, noting the balance of muscles and tendons and how weight shifts affect posture. It shifts to a rural critique of country ministers’ wages and a New York Herald excerpt about a parish contribution shame.
Obscure OCR snippet recalls a poetic line about time and speed, with garbled final words. The fragment hints at a reflective verse about aging and swift passage, leaving readers guessing the source and full meaning. The item resembles a minor literary clipping from a historic newspaper page.
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