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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1903
Page
4
A photographer explains that most shots favor the left side as more attractive while the right side reveals true character with bolder lines. He argues deceit shows on the right face, where genuine traits stand out despite masking efforts.
In 1842 Boston and Salem merchants attempted to introduce American iced drinks in London. A hall was hired, staff trained, and Fishmongers’ Association guests attended. The English waiter demanded hot water. the promoter fled, losing about $1,200 after returning to Boston.
The account recalls Kellerman’s bold flank attack at Marengo during the Napoleonic campaign. From dawn to afternoon the Austrians held the field until a hidden uprising of 400 horsemen burst from a vineyard. The French surged forward, leading to the surrender of two thousand Imperial troops and a decisive French victory orchestrated by Napoleon.
In a published Wilkie Collins letter the writer recalls finishing a story with a gallop like post horses and questions a Latin phrase for “my self” or “me” while noting his father paid £90 yearly for schooling and vowing the sacred word of honor.
Two speakers address a Bale topre assembly with almost identical phrases. One listener remains indifferent, while the other moves listeners and stirs inward responses. The text suggests magnetism is a mysterious force, not heredity or acquired by effort, and cannot be fully grasped or explained.
Calculations show that sant leaves from trees averaging seven million leaves per tree could cover five acres if laid flat. They would absorb about seven tons of water in a normal summer day. If stomata intake at night ceased, a few elms would quickly deplete the water in the district.
A literary analyst notes Shakespeare’s daring dramatic effects and risks. Mr Stormington Barnes replies with playful, egotistic remarks about being born to witness proper productions of the plays. The exchange underscores confidence in Shakespeare’s enduring influence.
A fragment from a family dialogue shows a father and daughter debating marriage as a solution to hunger. The father laments his inability to earn enough for a basic meal while the daughter questions the social and personal impact of such a union.
A London Standard note ironizes over a chaotic scene as a manager and assistant cope with a drenched venue and an unruly zebra, highlighting the humor in a messy moment.
A Boston Transcript exchange shows Blarry recommending mutual restraint between You and Tom as the best sign of friendship. Dick responds that frankness is unnecessary since they never voice their opinions of each other.
A brief inspection lists Bible facts: letters, words, verses, and chapters. It notes counts of verses starting with each letter, mentions that chapters were not fixed until the 13th century, and credits Langton and Robert Stephens with early chapter and verse divisions.
An English university man at the Lawyers' club notes a distinct American language marked by clipped words and dropped syllables. He cites examples like I've instead of I have and can't instead of cannot, and says usage is creating a speech diverging from Oxford and Cambridge English.
A London Saturday Review piece discusses how falconry vocabulary such as haggard eyrie mews and lure shaped common language metaphors and literary allusions. It notes how famous lines and quotes, including the Hamlet reference about the hand saw, can be traced to the hawking field and practice.
A boarder who devoured nearly all the food on the table sparks a standoff with his landlady. After she warns of raising the board, he protests that eating more to cover the cost would be deadly, highlighting a comic yet telling conflict over meals and payment.
A message from West Union Record shows a woman urging Lady Ili tor to call a friend to see her husband at home. She suspects consumption despite the husband denying illness and notes his decline and weakness, mentioning past closeness and strain on their baby.
A historic jibe shows Harold Bessler, famed for his engines and weapons, unable to devise a plausible excuse for his lateness. He fears returning home, hinting at personal distraction amid his public genius.
A couple recalls a night of proposal when one partner claims the hour was the happiest moment. the other remembers silence lasting an hour before the proposal. The exchange highlights humor and affection in a light moment.
A witty exchange featured in the Chicago News where a pompous man boasts of past hardships with carriage while a young man retorts he started life unable to walk. The dialogue highlights social mobility and humility across generations.
A summary of Babylonian creation myths notes chaos represented by Apsu and Tiamat, Ea opposing Marmuk, and Bel creating the world. Man emerges from Marmuk’s blood and bone after a proposed beheading, with Marmuk later present in divine councils. Parallels to Hebrew Genesis observed. tablets dated 668 626 BC though copies, not originals.
Senator Benton of Missouri showed tenderness as his paralytic wife bowed to a foreign prince visitor. In undress she appeared at the door, Benton rose, guided her into the room, placed a lassock by his chair, and kept his hand with hers while resuming the conversation, all amid fond Missouri response.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder troubles claiming it prevents heart and bladder complications and offers free samples and a book by mail Addressed to readers in Binghamton New York the sponsor Kilmer Co and the product Swamp Root are named.
Jennie Phillips of Warren aged about years fell from a baker's wagon owned by her father on Wood Street last evening. Her sister warned the horse, stopping it just as a forward wheel touched her head. She was cared for at Angie W Pierce's residence, then taken home to Warren where Dr T G Morrisseau treated her for a broken nose with no other injuries. Dr W F Duffy attended the wagoner.
An author proposes a test for ghost visions by gently depressing one eyeball to induce squinting. If the apparition shows two outlines, it is objective. if one outline remains, it is subjective. The piece urges nervous individuals to seek medical advice rather than blame supernatural hauntings.
The 250 mile lake lies under west to southwest winds driving rhythmic gusts that rock the water and send eight foot rises toward Buffalo in hours. After peak force the waves swing back and continued rocking occurs on fluctuating wind days.
The passage argues that character is built not by grand deeds but by everyday virtue. It highlights unheralded helpfulness, self denial, careful duty, steadfast honesty, and sticking to principle despite criticism as the golden strands forming a resilient, successful life. The message stresses consistency over clamor, calling diligence and old fashioned scruples the true foundations of success.
A New York Tribune remark cites a Seattle man who died and, upon viewing his new quarters, says heaven isn’t better than Seattle. A bystander counters, “But this isn’t heaven.” The exchange highlights Western towns’ playful rivalry in a brief, humorous note.
The ancient Egyptians believed iron was Typhon’s bone, the foe of Osiris. It was deemed impure and forbidden for common use. Handling iron allegedly polluted the soul, risking harm in life and the afterlife.
A quotation from Sir John Herschel extols reading as a constant source of happiness and cheer, offering shelter from misfortune and a steady companion through life regardless of the world’s frowns.
A humorous exchange features a cynical friend and an insurance agent who dabbles in verse. The agent boasts that in the past year he has written four hundred thousand dollars worth of life insurance, implying his impact on financial security while winking at poetic pretension.
A brief note reproduces a playful exchange from Smart Set where Hewitt borrows a policeman's antiform and wears it, leading to an immediate nap. Jewett asks for the outcome and Hewitt replies I don't know, I fell asleep.
A terse aphorism argues that abolishing avarice requires ending its progenitor luxury, citing Cleero. The remark frames wealth excess as a root cause of greed and calls for moral restraint to curb both luxury and avarice.
A short quip from the Atchison Globe notes that when a man feels particularly youthful he expresses it by breaking into a boys' game, a witty remark on age and behavior.
In World’s Work the shift from the broad general practice to single client lawyers is discussed. A “one client lawyer” is often a prosperous figure who partners with business leaders to prevent trouble, frequently connected with trusts, banks, railroads, and wholesale houses. The old routine of seeking a written opinion and fee is contrasted with the present practice of exclusive representation.
Minnie Hauck, famed Berlin court opera singer, tackled drum duties in Donizetti’s Daughter of the Regiment after a stern Kaiser William I reprimand. A Grenadier drum major taught her, she practiced across two dozen lessons, and the Kaiser praised progress after a showing in A Slaughter of the Regiment. He sent a ceremonial drum with a silver plaque as a mark of approval.
A barber jokes about hurting a customer, who replies that the dentist did worse. The quick quip contrasts barber and dentist in a playful salon banter.
A compact exchange from New York Weekly and Smart Set questions pessimism as the faith of cowards and optimism as the faith of fools. A man misjudged for dressing young or a maid faces social suspicion in these clipped literary notes.
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