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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1909
Page
4
A child named Edith misinterprets a farmer's phrase about going to roost with the chickens. She waits by the coop believing Mrs.___ will be roasted. her puzzled mother searches and finds Edith studying the chickens as they settle in for the night.
Ten cooks waiting for a job at an employment agency are rejected by a well dressed woman who wants a cook who shares her family’s preferences. The manager notes the cooks’ disinterest, and the woman decides to do the cooking herself until she finds someone who matches their tastes.
The barnacle showcases a unique life arc from active forager using eyes to aged fixture on ships. As it matures it ceases roaming, attaches to vessels and resists preventive paints. Eyes become superfluous, then disappear in line with nature’s rule.
A dramatic episode of Frederick the Great fleeing Molwitz in panic. He rode a long distance, hid in an old mill planning capture, and learned his army had won the battle. The prince recovered, returning to war bravely in later campaigns.
In a Chicago Tribune snippet, Cholly samples a bill of fare, asking for variety and food. The waitress offers hot biscuits and he settles on a hot biscuit stew, choosing simplicity over excess. The vignette captures a moment of appetite and casual diner humor.
The exchange depicts a courtroom scene where a child nervously protests being kept in a public hearing. Mrs Bimm responds to questions about the boy's demeanor as he explains discomfort with visitors lingering, expressing distress and restlessness during questioning.
In Grant Duff's Notes From a Diary the animal painter Landseer meets the Portuguese king who exclaims with a smile, I am glad to see you, and adds I always like beasts, reflecting a playful royal aside on art and animals.
A customer bargains for a copy of Antony and Cleopatra in Harper’s Weekly. The clerk quotes $1, the customer has only 50 cents and asks to be called Antony. The scene captures a humorous sales exchange from a vintage newspaper style.
A concise epigraph noting a humorous remark about piano practice and pockets. The New York Globe quote likens the piano to trousers pockets, suggesting that when the wife searches, only keys appear and music follows.
A New York American excerpt outlines how forehead height breadth and brow shape reflect character arts temperament and business potential. High broad foreheads imply calm deliberate thinking while sloping or narrow foreheads suggest poetic sensitivity or worldly business skill.
A wealthy New York lawyer, late at night, wrote uncompleted letters and realized a large check was missing after a burglary. He dreamt of the pink check curled near a four or five door stretch from his home. He woke, searched the street, and found the missing check exactly as pictured. He attributed the finding to subconscious perception.
The piece notes Constantinople housing at least 235000 dogs within a city population of 1150000. It recalls historic efforts to remove dogs, including Nassur Pasha’s extermination plan rejected by the sultan who deemed every dog has a soul. Mahmoud’s attempted mass poisoning failed and dogs remained abundant.
The tale recounts a Newfoundland dog that saved William Phillips from drowning off Portsmouth. Boatmen argued over rewards while the dog leaped in, retrieved the exhausted man, and brought him to shore. Phillips later bought the dog and held an annual festival in its honor. Morland then painted the dog’s portrait for Phillips.
A Calabrian man, Braccala of Pizzo, dreamed his 20 year old son was attacked by two men with knives. He woke his wife who heard a noise at the door. She found their son collapse, stabbed, and he died soon after.
A fragment from a Louisville Courier Journal piece shows a character named Tired Tiffins seeking alms and work, with a passerby offering a penny and advice to buy a newspaper, highlighting themes of poverty and daily struggle.
A compact Shakespearean adage asserts honesty with oneself as the basis for integrity toward others. the line links self truth to reliable behavior and moral consistency across interactions. It echoes timeless themes of authenticity and virtue in classic literature.
The Republican Town Committee outlines its caucus stance urging merit based candidate selection for town offices. It favors considering non Republican talent, recognizes incumbents for worthy service, and calls for a harmonious council elected by informed citizen opinion gathered without undue influence. It seeks party dignity and broad Republican cooperation at caucus and polls.
A New York traveler recounts staying in Venezuela with a man from a leprous family. During dinner the man, tasting numbness, stabbed his hand with a knife then shot himself in a courtyard, seeking to end what he believed was the leper’s curse.
An early reference explains how a horse temperament shows on facial features. It describes a teachable horse as broad between the eyes with a slight ridge, ears set apart with a ridge across the head, and a large bright eye with a bone ridge along the eye socket interior.
Jonah disembarks marking the voyage's end as he quips that he owes no tip to the steward. He then regards the whale with a half approving glance in a scene from the New York Sun.
A quick wry exchange contrasts a seedy pessimist and a ragged optimist. The pessimist laments poverty while the optimist claims it was never hard for him, highlighting a sharp, ironic clash of attitudes.
A terse aphorism attributed to Syrus notes that successful guilt haunts society. The line reflects on collective responsibility and moral accountability in public life.
The piece explains sleeping sickness in Africa via the tsetse fly and contrasts it with healthy sleep. It includes a testimonial from George Hayes of Union City Pa about Vinci aiding appetite and sleep, urging relief for run-down nervous individuals. The ad promotes HOPE DRUG Co Bristol.
The National Rubber Company in Phoenix celebrated the new shoe department with a December 24, 1868 event attended by about 1900 guests. Foremen received gifts including a gold watch and silverware, while Bristol Band and Brown and Reeves played, and a surprising presentation honored Isaac F. Williams.
Richard B Franklin presented Isaac F Williams, superintendent at the National Rubber Company Bristol plant, with a gold chronometer from the employees as a testimonial of respect dated December 25 1868. The watch, a fine American Watch Company piece valued around 600, accompanied a festive evening with supper, dancing, and extensive company support.
Meads of families in its employ, for a Thanksgiving dinner, show lively interest in the welfare of its employees. It merits the great business success learned thus far, and hall decorators motto reads, "Success to the Company."
Last night Bristol Aerie 958 elected and inducted officers with Archibald M. Miller as installing officer. Delegates Col L H Callan Walter E Simmons and James Holmes were chosen to attend the New England Eagles Field Day convention in Fall River with Augustus P Duffy and Thomas J Kilroy as alternates. Delegates were instructed to push Providence as the next field day site. One new member was admitted and a three member audit committee was formed for the Board of Trustees. banquet planning progress was reported.
Bristol Chapter DAR met at Mrs. Charles W Young s home with her daughter assisting. Miss Helen Stowell read The Siege of Yorktown and the Surrender of Cornwallis winning last year s prize. A musical program followed with piano and vocal solos, then tea and social hour.
Mr Oldbatch remarks on a wedding anniversary stating twenty years of partnership through life’s battles. Mr Knage retorts with a blunt reply that they faced life’s battles face to face.
Public notice endorses Rexall Muon Tone as a blood carried treatment for catarrh. It claims internal cure via a physician’s prescription, with guarantees to refund if not satisfied. Available in two sizes at 60c and 81, Hope Drug Co announces pricing and local availability.
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