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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1908
Page
4
An army official counsels stay alert and calm like a scientist. A church lecture ends with a jokey answer when an old lady asks why wet tea leaves kill roaches. The scientist admits unknowns but improvised with a quip about roaches seeking warmth and cold death.
Weekdays show cars from City Hall Providence at 5.45 A M and hourly to 11.15 P M with changes after 6.45 P M. From Bristol begin at 5.15 A M hourly to 7.15 P M then 7.45 P M and hourly to 10.45 P M with 11.45 A M and 12.15 A M extra runs to Riverside Car Lonso. Sundays add 7.45 A M from City Hall hourly to 10.45 P M with additional 11.15 P M and 12.15 A M services to Riverside.
A nostalgic tour of Bristol area scenery and outing spots. Describes Mount Hope views, King Philip’s Spring, Junipers at Fox Hill, Crooked Lane, Back Road, and the shore walks from Mount Hope to Bristol Ferry. Highlights include shore panoramas, historic houses, and the landscape’s wildflowers, trees, and watering holes.
A Newport letter recalls Bristol's 1858 Fourth of July celebration with vivid scenes: bustling early morning, a brisk business district, and a parade featuring the Bristol Artillery Hydraulion and King Philip fire companies. It highlights the Young America Club of George Francis Davis and Willie Bradford, the Antiques and Horribles pageant, Brigham Young with a domestic retinue, and a transit stunt mocked for municipal overages.
A Louisville Courier-Journal joke exchange features a humorist asking for a pencil and planning a joke that will pass muster, implying a light, satirical moment about writing and wit in the newsroom.
A terse dialogue reveals a confidential inquiry into a bonnet's cost. George responds with a challenge to grant the inspector access to his millinery bills to settle the matter.
A Chicago Tribune item notes a humorous exchange about a piano needing tuning. The banter pairs Nan and Fan as they discuss harmony, reflecting light dialogue typical of the page. The remark highlights the piano’s impact on vocal performance.
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