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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1903
Page
3
An old dairy proverb praises a penny in the churn while mothers seek strength for children with Scott's Emulsion. The ad claims the product is a milk of cod liver oil with hypophosphites designed for delicate stomachs and liked by children, marketed as a satisfactory treatment for weak and pale youngsters.
A letter to the editor encloses a song lyric about a mare named Melba and the Rogers Brothers in Harvard. The dated exchange from January 1903 expresses sympathy for a horse’s loss as the narrator recalls Polly the pony and a race with a cob named Jones, ending with the mare’s burial and a plea for remembrance.
The Baltimore News recounts two young women at home and on the phone facing spelling woes. One mails thanks for a Maltese kitten with a lavender bow, while another tries to say stenography by telephone after a failed spelling session.
In Towton era tale, Lord Dacre ordered his horse buried with him if slain. Excavation near the Saxon churchyard yielded a large horse skull found upright at the grave site, prompting acceptance of the legend. The skull was reburied in its original position as digs ended.
A visitor recalls Manila for record rains with thirteen inches in a day and fifty seven inches in September. He notes water drains away and sun returns, leaving some residents faithful to the city despite floods.
A boy given a blue goblet for his seventh birthday sits with milk, then muses that the cow could not have been ripe. The remark, told as a light anecdote in Current Literature, captures a humorous misreading of dairy content.
In a chatty item from the Chicago News, Mrs Temperton confesses her husband has a temper and on occasion tears up her best hat. She notes his remorse the next day and his habit of buying a better one, a quip echoed by Miss Singleton about calling him a dear old darling despite the habit.
An East Indian law student stirred confusion in exam by declaring marriage a legal lottery. When asked to explain, he smiled and said marriage is a lottery but lotteries are forbidden by law.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snap captures a humorous scene where a mistress is unable to write a reference, so her maid with limited schooling tries the pen poorly. The exchange hints at social class and propriety through a brisk, witty dialogue about writing a letter of recommendation.
A young member of parliament recalls being advised by a drinker in the audience to go home to his mother. He replies that his critic should heed his own counsel, noting the speaker still loves the bottle and has not outgrown such habits.
The quotation argues life rests on heredity environment and the will. If heredity and environment are proper for a child, the will will choose correctly and act.
A compact filler note appears garbled with incomplete phrases and names. The readable fragment hints at a person or group preparing to act but lacks coherent context or concrete details to identify event, date, or location.
Mrs. Matthews, seated with knitting, reflects on progress and gratitude. She cites lightning providing sturdy rods, smallpox spurring vaccination, and nearsightedness prompting magnifying glasses, praising how misfortune yields useful inventions and safety.
In New Caledonia sea serpents are seen and sometimes captured. They measure three to four feet with a tiny poison gland in the jaw. European traveler M. Kermogant witnessed an Noumea experiment where a rat placed in a serpent mouth died in four minutes after the serpent bit it, proving deadly potential under certain conditions.
A brief excerpt from American Queen discusses how ear size shape and position reflect personality. Large red ears imply coarseness and dissipation, while flaps appear on religious figures. Low-set ears suggest good brain capacity, high or eye-level ears imply limited mental capacity.
The London Express notes the Indian census lists include a humorous mix of professions and oddities. It cites the Pun jab returns with clowns and tumblers alongside Kipling, and odd figures such as 46 male and 7 female tuners on the Chenab schedule, 205 Nabhan shipowners, 117 receivers of stolen goods, and 126 witches and wizards.
A southern judge with many hogs told a colored man famed for stealing to pick two hogs he liked and he would give them if the rest were not stolen. The man replied that the judge was a good neighbor and intended to do right, but noted he would lose meat by accepting the offer.
Two women quarrel about their ages at tea. One speaker, in a conciliatory tone, says she never knew her mother who deserted her as a baby and wonders if the other woman might have been that heartless parent, ending the dispute.
Jorkins recalls a couple entering a pact after marriage that whenever one lost temper the other would stay silent. Bob asks if it worked. Jorkins says it admirably did, with Perkins maintaining silence for twenty years.
A passage extols the cheerful worker praised by Carlyle for his endurance and efficiency. It lauds the man who sings at his task regardless of occupation, claiming he will do more, do it better, and persevere longer than silent laborers.
In a terse Boston Tran script, Granger acknowledges an interest in the Sweatman mine while Lamb confirms an investment but says no further interest has accrued to date. The dialogue frames ongoing financial involvement without new entitlements or actions.
A Chicago News quip notes some men will rise at 1 AM to answer a blaze, yet resist waking at 7 AM to start a furnace. The remark contrasts urgent readiness for emergencies with reluctance for routine tasks.
A reflective verse urges praising friends while living, sharing sorrow and joy, offering encouragement, prayers, and mutual aid. It exhorts speaking kind words, celebrating others, and aiding each other, trusting the harvest giver to reward kindness with lasting friendship.
The Empire Theatre presents Hearts of Oak next week, a late Herne drama of home life in New England. Mrs Herne has authorized a lavish mounting with a strong company to honor Herne's memory and bring a cherished, durable success to Providence.
Mrs. Benham asserts Heaven as her home in a spiritual note. Benham responds with a wry nod, claiming there’s no place like home. The exchange centers on faith and belonging within their household.
The regular session saw James Coyle fined 3 dollars for reveling and costs totaling 8655, and a separate case for breaking glass with costs of 66 6d paid and discharge. Several civil and criminal matters follow, including Hasbrouck book account suit continued two weeks, and flags case against Gaetano di Spinosa ended with execution order and ten cent damages. A special jail session heard Giuseppe Campanini plead not guilty to disorderly conduct and receive six months in the State workhouse.
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