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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1907
Page
4
Week days schedule for the Newport Providence Railway Company outlines daily running times and service pattern as of October 8 1906.
Henry B. Harris presents The Lion and the Mouse at the Savoy Theatre in Fall River on January 28 and 29. Charles Klein’s drama stars Gertrude Coghlan, Arthur Byron, and a notable cast, portraying Ready Money Reyder and Shirley Rossmore in a tale of wealth and power.
A writer recalls Japan's homes with walls that can be moved and mats laid without nails. Japanese housekeepers insist cleaning is hard work and much effort, contrasting with an American view that seemed harsher to a sympathetic housekeeper.
In 1730 a Paris boulevard carriage bore Rhomberg's coat of arms with corsets and scissors. The Bavarian born son of a Munich peasant rose to fame as a women's dressmaker by concealing figure defects and left an annual income of 50,000 francs to heirs.
The Aberdeen grammar school records recount a legend about Lord Byron. On his first morning as a peer his name changed in the catalog to Georgi Baro de Byron, and he cried and ran out rather than reply with ad ium.
A Missouri veteran recalls a school moment from Mark Twain’s youth in Hannibal. The teacher asked for a composition on The Result of Laziness and Clemens, after a half hour, handed in a blank sheet as his piece.
A defender of a convicted man says his heart is in the right place and a companion adds that the rest of him is too for a few years. The remarks reflect courtroom tone and imply a lenient view of the offender’s character during sentencing.
The quote from the New York Times recalls a woman’s reaction upon learning a man died in love with her asking whether he had life insurance. It frames a personal financial concern amid tragedy and emotion.
A stereoscopic pass through Sicilian magic detailing love charms. It describes an eggshell talisman with lover’s blood, a midnight ritual where a witch’s clothes are bundled on her head, and ribbon charms bought from three shops and blessed by a witch to locate and bind a beloved.
John Stow, born about 1525 to poor parents, trained as a tailor, devoted years to collecting legends and chronicles. He traveled on foot to gather old manuscripts, compiling and connecting them with rare skill. James I granted him beggar’s garb to beg at church doors, where he died two years later.
The excerpt cites Bardic lines on flora origins in the Bountiful East and notes many plants and ideas arrived from the east to Italy. It claims lemons and oranges came from Semites via Judea, olives figs vines palms long cultivated by Semites, with laurels and myrtle used ceremonially from the east, and cypress from the Greek archipelago and Persia regions.
A father explains the contrast by mood over time with the joke that one is married and the other isn t. The quip reflects a humorous take on optimism and pessimism in a family context from Harper s Weekly.
A joke is made about JT rejoicing over the birth of twins. One man refuses congratulations and instead tells others to congratulate Evans, who is deemed the lucky man. The exchange is reported in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
A Cleveland Leader item reports a man named Timothy distraught over doctors and his lost livelihood. Tiepass Thomas recalls his past medical experiences and a desire for a cure to gain sympathy. He notes being cured of fits in childhood and yearning for support.
A brief dialogue excerpt shows a widower declaring a desire to marry again and choosing a girl as good as she is beautiful, with Miss Willing accepting the proposal in a sudden moment.
A Nashville Democrat quip notes that when money does not talk much it may be a modest sum. The remark frames frugal spending as prudent restraint in public discourse.
The article details sacred threads in Hindu Brahman caste practice a three colored cord of eighty seven yards worn next to the skin. It notes caste by material cotton hemp and wool and mentions Parsees girdles of seventy two woolen threads. North American Indians use medicine cords with shells and feathers.
The Paris clubs selection process is a meticulous social operation. Prospective members must prove antecedents and lineage, gain sponsors, solicit support from friends, and be welcomed individually by current members. The ritual lasts a week as the newcomer is gradually integrated and introduced to all colleagues.
History recounts two bee based warfare incidents. The first at Themiscyra in Pontus where Romans used mines and cast bees on workers. The second in Chester during Danish Norse siege where bees were dropped from beehives to sting besiegers, aiding Saxon defenders who also boiled town water and used hurdlers.
Daudet accepted advance sheets from an American religious publisher for Sappho, who then decided not to publish. After puzzled consultation, Daudet’s friends note French spelling Sapho with one p while English uses two. Daudet answered with a cable to spell it with two p's. The publishers were astonished by his reply.
In Dorothy Nevill’s reminiscences the two ninety year old Misses Walpole share a dining room scene. Miss Charlotte fears apoplexy but Miss Fanny, in a quick aside, notices her sister’s headwear is on fire and acts to extinguish the blaze.
The text states that dance began with the Curetes around 1543 B C as rejoicing and evolved through Greek drama, Roman pantomime in 22 B C, and spread to American Indians with religious, martial, and social dances after the discovery of America.
The quote asserts that the value of higher motives lies in strengthening a person to perform daily duties effectively, emphasizing ordinary life as the true measure of character and virtue. It frames duty as the core of personal worth.
A witty exchange quoting the New York Press notes a woman’s claimed age discrepancy with her sister. Powell remarks the sister was born first but not older, highlighting playful age confusion between siblings.
A Spanish proverb states that a liar is sooner caught than a cripple person.
The London Court Journal argues that the danger of rail travel is vastly overstated by the belief that a single passenger is likely to die on a journey. It notes that the odds against a passenger’s death are about 86 million to one, crediting railway companies as well as engine drivers and signalmen for high safety standards.
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