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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1899
Page
4
A compiled set of wry aphorisms on money love and wit including cautions about trust, self-presentation, and romance. It contrasts fortune hunting with romance and puns on gullibility and ego in courtship. The piece parodies advice columns and moralizing tones from a bygone era.
Readable fragment outlines Puerto Rico features: lemons unknown, no color, Tine drawn, horses and people small, guava jelly as sole dessert, all foods served in courses, handshake custom absent, no wheat, department store unknown, humor as national drink, women hatless, children unclothed, pineapple and coconuts abundant, sugar industry dominant, no milk wagons, cows moved daily, Protestant arrival, Cuban transport for passengers, banks and business at Sunday, weights system in use, poorer homes chimneyless, quarter population illiterate, oxen with horns replaced by a meek appearance.
Public notice from a Connecticut hotel listing strange rules for guests in a small town. It describes rates of $30 per week feeding, breakfast at five, dinner at six, supper at seven, and odd instructions about haywire details like self rising flour for supper and not speaking to a dumb waiter. It mentions a cemetery surrounding the hotel, hearse rental, and unusual safety and comfort tips.
A collection of pithy aphorisms on gender roles, matrimony, and social expectations. It pokes fun at women and men, noting a woman’s heart, a man’s single proposal, and the vanity of lenders, with lines about coffee, sugar, and admired suitors.
A historical note describes Samoan games praised for skill yet marked by cheating as a feature of play. It details boxing and wrestling origins, stick throwing as the main village sport, and the technique and setup of the long grassy playing field.
A terse compilation notes global trivia and odd facts: 40 percent of American nails ship to Japan, Paris opera house spans three acres, one acre sustains four people on vegetables, Massachusetts to switch to electric chair, Bedford family long held Convent Garden, cashmere shawls from a tiny Tibetan goat, London lodgings shelter 40,000 homeless nightly, 13 year olds total in England and Wales yearly, Britain’s 240,000 volunteers cost under 4 million dollars annually, Siam king guards with 400 female warriors, Oxford diocese has 2300 church bell ringers, Exeter second, Devon third, new safe forms imitate iron chests with cheap boards for show.
Pope Leo is said to own the world’s largest diamond whose history includes kings, wars, and a tale linking Memela and Kruger. The piece also notes bowing customs for ladies and gentlemen in England and abroad, with social nuance on introductions and rank.
A distressed exchange unfolds as a husband objects to mismatched collars and ties. The wife laments the new attire, noting they do not fit her gowns, revealing tension over styling and expectations.
The largest room in the world is at St. Petersburg measuring 620 feet long and 150 wide. It has hosted military displays with space for a full battalion to maneuver. A Daughter of Eve. Mother questions why screaming wasn’t used after a kiss. the Girl notes the mustache blocked it and screaming wouldn’t help. The University of Cairo reportedly houses 11,000 students, more than the combined attendance of any two other universities.
A vivid report describes steam powered travel at height over two miles on Lake Titicaca between Peru and Bolivia. It notes 600 ton ships built in Scotland, fuel from Australia, island scenery, and deep waters where anchors cannot hold. Separate item states Prussian government bans corporal punishment of girls and replaces it with a bench near the teacher.
A mother pursues Little Edgar with a stick and he crawls under the bed. The father investigates by kneeling and peering under the bed asking if Edgar is there, prompting the reply that papa is after him.
A neighbor describes a woman as having an open back, prompting a sharp retort from her husband about rumors. The exchange highlights gossip in a tense domestic setting.
A single captured whale yields vast profits with a fifty foot specimen weighing 140000 pounds. It can produce 60000 pounds of blubber leading to 48000 pounds of train oil and 3000 pounds of menalahane, underscoring the lucrative whaling haul.
E Perry recalls boyhood scenes along Mt Hope shore and King Philip's spring. He contrasts cherished memories with the stark loss of his hero aged then laments the fading past, the sacred ground, and the enduring reverence for Mount Jon.
A war correspondent recounts a Cuba action near Sevilla prompting crowd belief until a sharp interrogator debunks the tale as Kentuckians would not abandon canteens or gear. the chunk shifts to a Oklahoma judge ruling on round disks used to beat a slot machine, not money or counterfeit.
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