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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1894
Page
4
The Bristol Phoenix announces its publication details and subscription options. Rates are two dollars per year in advance, one dollar for six months, fifty cents for three months, and five cents per single copy. The paper is entered at the Bristol Post Office as second class matter.
At a recent Providence Board of Trade gathering the need for a new Bristol depot was the main topic. Warren and Bristol residents voiced strong support for the project amid concerns the Consolidated railroad may delay plans and explore only a Fields Point bridge.
A column notes readers who cannot read the menu as lawmakers and politicians struggle with the Wilson tariff bill. It highlights hardship from winter, new Rhode Island Granite Works employment, farm labor optimism, and the reach of benevolent societies amid financial strain. It cites 6,335 postmistresses under the U.S. government.
A commercial traveler recalls a village show turning from a farce into a gory melodrama. The heroine debuts at La Scala with flowers showered, a stage manager’s praise, and a final ballad amid applause to end the curtain. Buffalo Express.
A Brockton spiritual exhibition includes a committee from the audience to test the medium. Jacob W. Crosby asks if the spirit of Preston B. Brooks is present. Raps hint at an answer, then Crosby proclaims Brooks is dead and urges the spirit to acknowledge it.
The Edinburgh Review notes that the first mammoth tusk arrived in London in 1611 via James Logan from the Samoyedes, and Father Avril described ivory as whiter than Indian material. It describes ancient trade, exports from Arctic sources, and large 19th century import volumes, while noting demand waned though supply remained abundant.
A New York Sun note recounts a medieval memorandum about repairing the queen’s crown. The king’s temper and the cost, 8s 6d, are highlighted, with records kept at Harwich near Felixstowe.
A brief anecdote notes Sir Richard Steele’s quip on Irish cleverness with bulls. It attributes the joke to Seventy Years of Irish Life, suggesting the Irish air might foster such wit and that an Englishman born there could share the same talent.
A New York Press excerpt outlines dinner sequence options such as serving cheese as a separate course and presenting two entrees at once. It suggests sideboard service in a la russe style, separate saltcellars for each guest, and varied timing for soups fish and desserts. It also covers coffee service and raw oysters as an opening course.
Selection of satirical quotes about Chicago from The New York World Washington Post Albany Kansas City Star Milwaukee Journal Philadelphia Press New York Evening World and Kansas City Journal noting editorials on Stead Rockefeller mayoral ages and social issues with no single event or outcome.
Olivine and diamonda form a quaterfoil brooch while chrysoprase sleeve buttons hide a tiny diamond. A secret photograph space in a matchbox and a diamond spray with amethyst clusters wow holiday shoppers. Louis Seize brooches update classic designs with ornate florals and geometrical devices.
English railway porters gain 300000 annually. Arkansas plans a new line named Bentonville Fort Gibson and Soutwestern. The western world holds 8 percent of the population but 199489 miles of track. The Chicago Intramural Electric railway reportedly lost money. It cost 1 million and earned 500000 with 25 percent to the Exposition firm. It carried 5500000 passengers. German stations employ parrots or starlings to name arriving platforms.
A collection of pithy maxims on reform, truth, and character from Ram's Horn. Witty reflections warn that action matters, foundations matter, and even women may misjudge Eve’s choice.
A study traces surname origins from trades and places, linking Tasner to leather dressers and Skinner to hide dealers. It cites Simons and Simmons from Simon and Spicer from espicer, notes lead workers in Ledbetter lineage, and maps origins for Baker, Ballinger, Richards, and Croft related variants in a historical context.
An essay on horse breeding and harness racing emphasizes common sense over theory, noting the harm of pulling, ringing, or rushing a horse. It argues stallions transmit both good and bad traits, and urges careful teaching of horses to walk fast as a key to better roadsters. It warns against overdriving young speed and celebrates the study of the horse alongside humanity.
The article advises against handling bees in cold weather and recommends letting bees rest when snows fall. It notes bees may destroy an old queen only if a new queen can be raised, and warns against clearing snow from entrances. It suggests feeding candy on warm flying days, using division boards in weak colonies, preferring chaff cushions, and shaping a stiff honey sugar mix for winter feeding over the cluster.
The passage surveys bamboo flowering signaling famine in Bungal, notes blue pigment absence in chrysanthemums, records a large Umetree fallen then replanted in Berwickshire in 1880 with no lingering damage, and describes water hyacinth propagation indoors for spring division. It also mentions the Chinese sacred lily or joas flower gaining popularity and high demand for bulbs.
H. W. Ladd Co promotes a full holiday sale across all departments with new selections. The store highlights 560 Cent Coods, one dollar articles, and a wide doll display featuring new dolls, plus a large handkerchief assortment for seasonal shoppers.
Henry Cust M P heir apparent to the Brownlow title edits Pall Mall Gazette. Ouida attacks 19th century English male dress as grotesque. Jerome K Jerome may abandon humor for serious work with Novel Notes. Mrs Alexander the novelist has been lame two years after knee injury in a London theater dress circle.
Simple salve tips advise avoiding hard water and using ammonia or tax as additives. Lanolin helps sunken cheeks, applied before sleep. A hot roasted lemon with sugar eaten before bed may break a cold. Camphor or alum solution helps dry pimples. applying sugar for burns can prevent soreness.
Genuine price cut on our own stock with higher quality items. Ladies jackets trimmed with fur priced 5. 7.50 10.00 12.50, down from 10 to 20. Skirted coats 12.50 15.00 17.50 20.00, formerly 20 to 40. Plain tight fitting coats 15.00 18.50 25.00, formerly 20 to 40. Children's garments 2.50 to 8. Alaska seal garments and fur accessories heavily discounted.
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