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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1884
Page
2
Reports note deathly plague in Plesskoff Russia and yellow fever raging in Guaymas Mazatlan and Hermosillo Mexico. Other items include a large August camp meeting, debates over Alsace redress and a nurse Ida Lewis resuming duties, plus scientific and cultural notes from Boston to Rochester.
Fifty years ago public men mingled at two Washington bookshops on Pennsylvania Avenue Joseph Shillington's and Hudson Taylor's where lawmakers dined and socialized between sessions. The antiquated spots, once frequented by Clay Calhoun Webster Seward Cass Benton Pierce Polk Prentiss, are now being extended and modernized.
Prof Hurley argues mackerel may host parasites like a thread-worm but warns there is no evidence such worms harm humans and that claiming they cause cholera is nonsense.
Two French investigators Moreau and Planty crossed the Atlantic and observed that distant from their vessel the sea air contained little solid matter while the air around the ship swarmed with microbes. The germ destroying effect of the sea is seen as reassuring and may prevent epidemics carried by winds across oceans.
AMfons announces a future where hydrophobia fear may end. Pasteur asserts vaccination can prevent rabies by inoculating against exposure and even after a bite. He predicts disease could disappear if his method reaches every bite case.
A travelogue on London contrasts a 50,000 resident city with a vast metropolis. It surveys Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament, St Pauls Cathedral, the Bank of England, the Tower, the British Museum, Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, and other sights. The piece notes urban flaws, historic grandeur, and the vast cultural wealth awaiting English speaking travelers.
The Herreshoff Manufacturing Co. will grant its employees the usual annual vacation in August. The town notes several civic items including a Home for Destitute Children fundraiser and a local salute for the Cleveland Hendricks nominations. Bristol events list a picnic, a fair, and town council actions.
A Sunday afternoon storm brought thunder lightning and hail the largest hail in years. Torrential rain caused washouts on sidewalks and streets with crops like corn and onions prostrated. Lightning struck a tree and barn near Juniper Hill Cemetery but no glass broke. The season’s fiercest storm in years is noted.
Mrs Eunice Pitman widow of Captain James Davis Pitman, of 173 Hope Byfield street, marked her 80th birthday with a large gathering. Prominent participants included Mr and Mrs David A Waldron of Drownville and Mrs E Gorham and the Gorham sisters. A bountiful repast followed hours of socializing. five celebrants were 80 or older, among them Mrs Pitman and Mrs Phebe Freene.
John Q Christie, a prominent local figure, returns by train at 7:18 pm Monday to a large Democratic reception. A procession led by Moore's Brass Band passes through town with citizens and military displays before arriving at Christie's Wood Street home for brief speeches by Edward W. Branson J. J. Christie and William Williams.
A period notice extols Bristol shops including Pierce in Kunze's Block State street offering clothing hats and sporting goods, John Lake’s groceries and meats, Wardwell on Thames street lumber and supplies, Munro’s corner groceries and cookware, Peckham’s stable, Spooner’s tailors and groceries, Geisler’s floristry, Young & Co druggists, Spooner’s family provisions, Waldron & Spencer tinsmiths and plumbers, Easterbrooks’ stationery and laundry, Johnston’s harness and leather goods with emphasis on reliability and customer satisfaction.
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