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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1894
Page
4
The Bristol Phoenix is published every Saturday by the Herald Printing Company Bradford Street. It is entered at the Bristol post office as second class matter.
DoG days arrive again inviting rain and cooler weather to the region. Forecasters urge residents to prepare for showers and changing outdoor plans as the wet spell begins this spring.
A 10 dollar European trip is offered to surplus workers. A Connecticut matchmaker tells Debs he will lose his head if given a strike. Critics question presidential power over the Senate while southern loyalty to the government during west strike troubles earns commendation.
An opaque remark suggests Hawaii could become a possession of Great Britain due to Cleveland's inaction and neglect. The line implies a political critique of policy choices influencing territorial fate.
A quirky fragment voices a water loving potato bug lamenting dry leaves and cheap greens while hoping to match the past year’s heft, in a light наблюдение tone. The speaker fears not growing fat like a predecessor.
The piece notes Debs wearing diamonds while supporters push funds to prosecute him in a U.S. insurrection case. It mentions the White House atmosphere and questions where Mrs. Cleveland is staying, hinting at political maneuvering and stubborn senators amid current events.
The Pawtuxet Valley Daily Times celebrates its second birthday with thanks to friends and supporters. The Hope Valley Free Press enters its fourth year, praised as a lively gem that provides news-for-the-money to Hope Valley readers.
A country paper reports a hen's self-inflicted death after hearing her owner charged ten cents a dozen for eggs. The St Louis Humorist notes the tale as a humorous commentary on price sensitivity among fowl and humans alike.
From Meadville papers it is learned that Professor Geo W Dixon left on train 12 Saturday to visit the White Mountains and Boston. Meadville is temporarily without a person who spells his name in that Grand Dutch way, but Meadville’s loss will be Boston’s gain.
A monument will be erected in Hartford to honor Henry C Work author of Marching Through Georgia. Work, a Hartford printer, died ten years ago and is buried in a city cemetery where Grand Army veterans decorate his grave each Memorial Day.
An authority defines seignorage as the profit from coinage after deducting bullion costs and manufacture losses. A Silver dollar example shows cost 750 dollars for 1,000 ounces yielding 1,292 coins with net seignorage around 497 dollars, illustrating historical word shifts.
In a Boston hearing on receivers certificates, vice president J T Odell urged respecting through traffic. He argued through business pays when volumes rise, links Boston port to profitability, and that neglecting it harms the road and port. He urged development and dividend potential rather than court control.
John Hunt of Seekonk dies aged seventy after twenty years of silent marriage with his wife. Neighbors recall a devout life yet a singular domestic habit, while two daughters served as de facto communicators. The piece notes prior family silence dating to his father and mentions minor local notices about injuries and hat cleaning tips.
The Philadelphia Times notes William Waldorf Astor is becoming a British subject, rising from Carlton Club circles to a possible baronial rank. It details differences between baronet and baron, his potential chancellery-backed status, and his English social ascent under chaperon Christopher Sykes.
A Boston grocer Bartlett S Nye recounts Bill Nye s Maine birth in 1850 and family roots from Cape Cod to Kennebec Maine He notes Nye s mother still in River Falls and brothers Frank Carroll prominent in law and industry Nye s fame as a writer is cited with pride The piece ends with a mix of local anecdotes and unrelated items including a jail matron appointment and a college prize.
Chicago Post reports plans for a grand joss house in Chicago with furnishings designed in China costing at least 2000 dollars. The temple will also serve as the lodge for Chinese Freemasons with elaborate ceremonies and a parade, and will host travelers and guests in two private parlors and a general reception room.
Residents condemn the proposed sale of carved oak doors dating before Shakespeare’s birth. An American buyer plans to transport them to the United States, intending to build a pigsty with the relics. Locals fear loss of a historic artifact and its resale at inflated prices.
The nonconformist conscience pressures Lord Rosebery on race horses versus horse racing. The exchange revisits Cromwell as a moral foil, with supporters and critics alike debating prestige over principle. The Times and The Telegraph mock anti gambling critics as Derby fate looms.
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