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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1907
Page
4
Schedule notice for the Newport Providence Railway and Company showing the time table in effect on weekdays starting October 8 1906. Includes service times and routes as published for weekday operations.
Dormice were prized as a Roman delicacy with garum and jellies of cow and calf foot. Black pudding dates to Tiberius, invented by Bambodgselvergius who popularized meat stuffed skins. Dormouse dishes ranged from soup to sausage to brown, fattened by sleeping, with poppy seed and honey sauce said to induce sleep.
In a humorous account from Youth's Companion, Mrs Green struggles with a photographer's demand for a pleasant expression. She recalls spending over an hour in a hot room, slapped hands twice, and yet Tommy grows cross, challenging the attempt to coax cheer.
The creature, a vivid carnivorous plant from Natal, features a bell shaped mouth on a hollow stem. It is dark black and coated with a glutinous secretion that lures carrion birds. Once attracted, the bird cannot escape as the mouth folds and swallows it.
Mr Randell of Texas urged ministers and publishers to adjust postage rules for non weekly newspapers. He argued the 25 year old law misaligns with current mail service and should be corrected by statute. He noted weekly papers pay a cent with stamps prepaid while others are higher despite similar delivery paths.
Mothers endorse the Original Laxative Cough Syrup containing Honey and Tar as children favor its pleasant taste. It purportedly relieves croup by clearing the throat and driving the cold through the bowels, claiming compliance with the National Pure Food and Drug Law and sold by W H Buffington.
An average young woman of today has little time for anything but health and beauty. Ninety-nine of every hundred who take Hollis Ter's Rocky Mountain Tea or Tablets, priced at 35 cents, report benefits.
A passage on how fishing sharpens the mind and yields intellectual insights. It argues true anglers contemplate deeply during fishing, producing sermons, poems, and arguments between bites, and claims fishermen achieve greater intellectual triumphs with rod and reel than nonfishing peers.
The article catalogs regional chicken calls across Europe including England’s chuck and coop variants, Virginia and Pennsylvania cries, Germany, Spain’s pi pi, Bulgaria, Hungary, Bavaria, Tyrol, and Austria’s pullela pul. It notes terms like tuk tuk in Prussia and klucksechen, tippchen in eastern Prussia, with Grimm noting pi pi and dlet dlet, Weinhold listing Bavarian cries, and Denmark’s pootle Holland’s kip kip Bohemia’s type and Bulgaria’s tiri tri.
A physician defends ground oyster shells as a medieval remedy for rickets and acrofula, arguing the shells provide lime and minerals that strengthen bones, teeth, and appetite, and likening their effect to eggshell strength in hens. He asserts such shells could benefit frail children today.
A rare Vulgate edition printed for Pope Sixtus V between 1585 and 1590 is described as both curious and among the collector’s most prized. Disraeli noted it was filled with erata and pasted slips. the vast number of errors led to mass recalls and destruction, leaving only a few copies that command very high prices.
The infant Sir Walter Scott was left with a nurse at Sandy Knowe as a maid longed to return to Edinburgh. The girl considered the child an obstacle and later confessed she carried him toward the Craigs intending to kill him with scissors and bury him.
The famed king’s vines planted in Henry IV’s era grow along a wall in the Fontainebleau park near the castle. The grapes are highly esteemed by gourmets and, since the republic was established, have always been sold by auction with proceeds benefiting the minister of finance.
A conversation unfolds as He learns she was not at home when he called last evening. She expresses regret for the missed visit and recalls laughter heard upstairs described as grief stricken, moving him to near tears by sympathy.
A family kitchen joke unfolds as a daughter questions a cook's method after the father praises a delicious cake. The daughter asserts she explained the recipe, but the cook used a different method, prompting a humorous dispute about kitchen instruction.
The Detroit Free Press quips about freshman Reggy adjusting to college life noting his joke about toeing in with one foot. It reflects a lighthearted campus humor item from the period.
A reflective line on virtue and companionship with kindred spirits, contrasting joy from righteous acts with fellowship among those sharing higher aims. The fragment hints at moral fulfillment derived from ethical living and allied souls.
An old advertisement-style notice touts Swamp-Root as a remedy for kidney and bladder issues affecting both women and men. It claims liver and urinary symptoms respond quickly, offers sample bottles by mail, and provides Dr. Kilmer & Co. contact details in Binghamton New York.
The February World's Work presents AO M Keys notable and E H Harriman biography The Building of His Empire with illustrations on Harriman’s railroad grip Also Belgians rule on the Congo by Samuel P Verner Agnes O Lant’s The Twentieth Century Is Canada with romance of discovery and photography and Are Quar Colleges Doing Their Job editorial series plus Our Lives Shortening and Russia As Seen in Its Working Men Among other pieces Our Great River and Standing and Walking Ereet appear with expert authors Contributing illustrations and timely analysis throughout.
Joseph Gregory guardian petitions to authorize sale of Annie LaForest minor’s undivided real estate interest on James Street Bristol to pay debts support and reinvest proceeds. Probate Court orders notice for fourteen days in Bristol Phoenix. Hearing set February 4 1907 at 10 30 a.m. in the Probate Court Room.
Elizabeth H. Wilson of Bristol petitions for guardianship of Julia M. aren a person of full age with a cited order and publication for notices to occur February 4 1907 at 10 30 a m in the Bristol Probate Court Bristol Bristol Pho GERBERT BENNETT Probate Clerk order that notices be published weekly for fourteen days in Bristol paper to inform interested parties of the guardianship filing
Miss Eleanor Watson of Warren died at her home after a several year illness. She was daughter of the late John and Nancy Watson and sister of the late John G. Watson. Survived by nephew Edward L. Watson of Providence and niece Mrs. Henry W. Kemington of 105 State street Warren. She belonged to St. Mark's church Warren. Funeral at her Washington street home tomorrow at 11 oclock conducted by Rev Joseph Hutcneson. Interment at South cemetery Warren.
Mrs Lillian A Terry a Bristol native aged 49 died in Riverside last Saturday. Born March 24 1857 to Gustavus T and Caroline Cook Gray she lived most of her life in Providence later moving to the city. Survived by mother son and daughter funeral held 11 at John H Potter home Hope Street Rev John McVay State Street M E Church burial at Juniper Hill cemetery
The Ohio Penitentiary News suspends publication due to no printers in the prison. The Portland Advertiser wryly notes the lack of convict printers despite many other trades among inmates and jokes about preserving the art.
An advertisement touts DeWitts Little Early Riser as a safe reliable liver cleansing complexion toner. The pills are described as well known and recommended by W. H. Buffington, urging a dose or two for best results.
The undersigned was appointed executrix of the estate of Thomas Burns Nate of Bristol by the Probate Court. Bond filed as required. Creditors must file claims within six months from the first notice date. QAN C Burns is the executrix.
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