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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1896
Page
4
Mortimer Mansell reflects on the return of spring as winter recedes. Crocuses push through snow, renewing hope and brightening faces. The poem contrasts lingering sorrow with new beginnings as nature awakens in early warmth.
A club tale from New York Sun recounts Mr. Van Rensselaer Crossgrain narrating his long reflection on his cousin Amy. He recalls youth, folly, and a guarded confession from Amy about past love, revealing how fortune and missed chances shaped their lives.
Doctors note a nervous condition among long hour workers in tall buildings with intense restlessness and a craving to scream or descend to earth. Relief occurs when outdoors or on grass, suggesting air rarity or elevator-induced nerve disruption as possible causes. The condition, unlike nervous prostration, is as yet unnamed.
A Chicago Record excerpt shows Madge being asked if Mr Simpkins proposed. She says he did not propose. rather, he learned she wanted to marry him, which apparently unsettled him. The brief dialogue highlights social expectations around proposals and marriage.
Y M C A campers dominate the Hopes 11 to 1 as Fogg relies on strong delivery while the Hopes struggle with contact. The Hopes later defeat the South Ends 14 to 8 on the common. Next, Bristol Grays face Columbus Unions at 3 pm and a Mt Pleasant Regents nine visit next Saturday for a Grays rematch. The South Ends top D C D s 30 to 15 at Kinder's Park.
A renowned manicure notes nails renew faster in children than adults and slowest with age. Growth spikes in summer versus winter, with a sample showing 182 winter days vs 116 summer days. Right hand nails grow faster than left, and middle fingers renew quickest while thumbs renew slowest. Left nails run about 82 days longer than right on average. Hair and beard reportedly follow the same summer growth law.
A night storm on October 7, 1887, toppled the sacred bo tree in Ceylon, endangering one of the island’s most revered symbols. Fa Hiam, a Chinese historian, notes the tree’s age as 2,175 years at its destruction, tracing its planting to King Devinipratissa around 288 BCE.
Rhode Island Reserves distinguish themselves in guard duty at Gardiner's Island camp this week, outperforming New York and Connecticut units. An incident saw New York battalion members detained for attempting to run the guard. Rhode Island officers also visited unchallenged and presented respects to the commander. The men train in firing big guns of the Montgomery and in signaling duties.
Judge Bosworth convened a Bristol District Court session to hear Michele Tella charged with knife assault on his wife Conjoetta Tella Mre. The injured woman testified through an interpreter that Tella attacked her on Bradford Street after threatening to kill her. Tella, who escaped from Bristol county jail and was captured at Fall River, offered no defense and was bound over for the September term of Bristol County Supreme Court in the amount of $2000. Mrs Vella says she is improving and no longer fears his threats.
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