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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1894
Page
3
A humble dressmaker fears fashion’s latest whim as her Uncle Jim cites Ezekiel to condemn shoulder pads. The tale unfolds with distrust of fashion and a rector’s scholarly aside on translation.
Old John Hartlepool lay dead from a pistol shot in his fifth floor apartment. A fired revolver, window closed, blood pool, and no weapon found point away from suicide. Motive centers on his heir John Hartlepool Jr. and a plan to cut off his inheritance over marriage to Nellie Eltham, a chorus dancer.
Nellie Eltham helps uncover the true cause of the old man's death in a Brooklyn apartment mystery. A hidden knob cabinet, a pistol trap, and an accidental death are revealed as Jack Hartleypool is cleared of murder. Jack is rescued after a dramatic bluff and returns to marry Nellie, while a kidnaping tale unfolds through a Liverpool cable.
The Queen is described as a lively talker who sometimes speaks nonsense while King Umbertoresponds with a table slap. She openly tells him what she thinks when annoyed and he remains calm, reddening only slightly. Humbert shares his father’s modest appetite as meals continue despite interruptions.
A polished man in Lewiston asked to board at a Bates Street hostel. The landlady quoted 2.5 dollars, he balked at eight, planned to move in, but ate a meal and left never to return, leaving questions about his identity.
A Buffalo Courier note quotes a dialogue on idleness and progress. The line asserts that staying active helps a person get ahead, with a counterpoint about tenants getting ahead by moving. The exchange reflects urban attitudes about work and mobility.
Miss Mabel Biggart journalist author and elocutionist and Miss Louise Gumner contralto travel across the United States with passes from railroads for bookings and performances. They plan a world tour from California to Florida then to Sandwich Islands Japan Siam India Persia Egypt Cape Colony and Europe. They fund travel by presenting entertainments and recitals and aim to publish a book on the U S scenery and history. Their ventures are self supported and viewed as normal by the pair.
A celebration for the Detroit Woman's Club includes a letter from a member's husband praising the club's influence on families. A club woman urges joining clubs to learn living, gain knowledge, beautify homes, aid children, and strengthen fellowship through organization and cooperation. The Lansing Michigan Woman's club also notes its own clubhouse built three years ago.
The article argues climate impacts health and promotes Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a guaranteed remedy for consumption and blood disorders. It claims the medicine benefits all blood taints and lung conditions and offers money back if it fails, urging readers to buy.
Medical reporters claim a non irritant easy to apply remedy is needed to reach remote sores and ulcers in catarrh. They say Ely's Dream Balm fully meets these conditions and has proven effective according to physicians and patients. Our druggists keep it.
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