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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1904
Page
4
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a cure for kidney and urinary ailments. It claims sediment in water signals kidney trouble and promises relief from back pain, frequent urination, and effects of liquor. Sample bottles and a free health book are offered by mail from Binghamton NY.
The guinea coin derives its name from gold from the Guinea coast carried by early traders. First noted in 1649 during the English Commonwealth, it gained its name in Charles II’s reign. Origin intent was a twenty shillings value, but errors prevented this. Isaac Newton later set the value at 20 shillings 8 pence, with the crown declaring it current at 21 shillings.
Wicks and Hicks report that Acka-Ele is pursuing berry culture with noticeable progress. They note returns are small so far, but see it as early success and potential. Catholic Standard and Times captures the cautious optimism.
The Chicago Post quotes a manager as saying the nature of a show depends on whether he is addressing the public or revising the salary list, highlighting a guarded approach to public image and internal budgets.
A Times-Democrat quotation foresees future American ancestry expanding beyond Revolutionary roots to include Indian, Mexican, Hawaiian, Cuban, Filipino, Panamanian, Puerto Rican, Alaskan, and other lineages. The piece notes the United States will broaden genealogical lines as the country grows, with remote connections even to far eastern peoples possible.
A medieval domestic life note mocks Henry VIII era advice in Tusser's Five Hundred Points. It cites thrashings of maids to enforce cleanliness and laundry discipline with phrases like creak and crash. Cicely the dairy maid is warned to cry creak for cheese faults, while other punishments appear for spoiled provisions.
The open air career of the seventeen year locust spans seventeen years underground feeding on roots. Larvae exit eggs on tree twigs and enter subterranean chambers for years. After the long dormancy myriads mature and emerge to mate and lay eggs, with a noted cycle recorded since 1715.
Long before the Revolution a Philadelphia printer read old volumes by firelight and shared them with eight or ten eager friends. His idea grew into the first circulating library in this country, founded on mutual access to books.
The Boston Transcript recounts how ancient Egyptians worshiped the cat and linked it to the moon. They named an idol Pasht meaning the face of the moon, later evolving to Pas and Pus and finally Puss, the common name for the feline.
A light exchange between Henry and a companion shows frugal humor. The speaker requests $2 for the morning, asking for no accounting of each penny, while Henry replies with a lax standard, allowing small sums to be combined under a nickel.
A witty Detroit Free Press quip ponders when a woman is truly happily married saying she is when she has refused several suitors. The remark frames marriage as a social milestone judged by reputation and social courting norms.
The practice of stenography yields permanent mental discipline and sharpens analysis beyond spoken words. Analytic minds may be drawn to it, enabling rapid topic subdivision and instant speech or essay composition. The discipline benefits lawyers, preachers, and writers, with mathematics as a comparable system for analytic growth.
The Duc de Richelieu, famed for charm and grace, is portrayed as a perfect gentleman. During his second wife’s dying moments he assisted, hat in hand, then left quietly. A critic hints at an affair, praising his refined demeanor amid alleged scandal.
In Liverpool a Sabbath dispute arose when Paganini played at a hostess’s home whose strict beliefs forbade Sabbath music. He asked why Providence allows birds to sing and forests to rustle, and waters to sound, then departed after a brief stay.
A traditional tale says a thorn tree near Glastonbury bloomed each Christmas after St. Joseph of Arimathea planted his staff. Cromwell era Puritans felled the tree, injuring themselves, yet root remnants and branches continued to flourish and were sold by Bristol merchants for years.
A Punch cartoon notes a misstep in a dispatch to stop a model from arriving. The wording included a stray word, which was crossed out, leaving the correct directive that the artist cannot paint on that day. The gag centers on a miscommunication and a corrected line.
The Butte Inter Mountain notes a curious event as White questions Plunger’s head while Green recalls yesterday's wooden wedding. Plunger gave his wife a rolling pin as a present and she reportedly returned it with a speech suitable to the occasion, prompting discussion of domestic trouble.
A quip from the Indianapolis Journal about a book sequel to How to Live on Five Hundred a Year. The line mocks selling price and cites a playful dialog between Ruyter and Scribbler about the title.
A compact excerpt presents Balzac’s line on living by great truths and eternal laws as the safeguard of patient endurance and steady character amid worldly praise and neglect. The quotation emphasizes permanent ideals guiding a person.
The article traces sword origins from ancient Egyptian boomerang blades to later forms like the scimiter yatnghan falchian and saber. It links Africa’s medieval swordcraft, Maltese exports to Barbary states, and the Toledo rapier’s rise in sixteenth century Europe, noting the shift from hacking to thrusting and the dawn of modern fencing.
A newly appointed public school supervisor tells of a punished student labeled the worst boy. She offers kindness and invites him for a Saturday visit with treats and a gentle talk. The boy interrupts, saying another boy named Pete bribed him to attend for the talk. The anecdote ends with a wry laugh about the real incentive.
A London Outlook piece cites naturalist W H Hudson who used a snake skin as a book marker. The skin changed color and shed scales for ten years, each batch smaller than the last, prompting musings on future literary devices and emotions linked to a moral book marker.
On the western prairie the compass plant bears long base leaves that stand vertically with edges facing north and south. The plant’s unusual leaf orientation comes from equal light receptivity on both surfaces, unlike most plants. Travelers on dark nights reportedly use the leaf edges to determine north.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Bannerly’s vanity and cites an old letter in which Bannerly claimed Shakespeare anticipated one of his theories in a rude, unfinished form, suggesting a debate over ego and authorship.
A humorous editorial questions modern self image noting Americans wrongly equate Plato with polish and Sappho with piano attachment, reflecting on how the public misunderstanding wisdom of the ages. The piece contrasts lofty notions with everyday misperceptions.
A playful exchange compares a landlady’s daughter playing music to a mix of airs from many old operas described as a musical hash. The remark frames a quick provincial wit about ignorance and knowledge.
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