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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1906
Page
4
A London Catholic Times essay argues music crosses language barriers, unites races, and ages. It praises singing as a quicker path to emotion than painting or sculpture, noting the ear's power to distinguish harmony amid work and leisure.
A historic tale describes a vast natural magnet in upper Burma India that disrupts compasses and watches. It notes a Spanish spring claimed to cure lovesickness and a Mexican spring reputed to curb alcohol cravings. Hunter Mountain near Fort Davis Texas is said to induce anaesthetic intoxication, drawing seasonal followers to its dangerous dissipation.
A meditation on patient listening that encourages friends to allow struggling thoughts to form before speech. It urges gentle, affirmative prompts like I know what you mean and go on to aid the speaker until ideas are clearer, then to lavishly polish the thought with precise language.
A Paris Journal tale recalls a wager between a painter and a sculptor over depicting the human figure. The painter created a work showing a warrior bending over water, with his reflected face and form visible in the water, armor on the right, and a mirror in the left. The sculptor paid the stake.
The London Globe notes a ceremony in which the lord chancellor is accompanied by a purse bearer who carries a satchel adorned with royal arms and believed to contain the great seal. In truth the seal rarely resides there, yet the ritual persists as a venerable parliamentary fiction. The purse rests on the woolsack to signal the chancellor’s authority and duties.
From Chinese derived Hindoo lore Buddha learns three rude methods to subdue beasts using iron hooks, deprivation, and beating. In contrast the nimbused-bronze sage offers three refined ways: control speech with sincerity, balance the body with affection, and calm the spirit with inward thought.
The desire to trace family origins is a timeless instinct found across nations and cultures. Edward Everett and historian David Hume are cited to illustrate how curiosity about forebears motivates culture, learning, and the wish to preserve lineage for future generations.
Select large oysters and scrub thoroughly then place them in a large tin with the round side of the shells down so the liquor is preserved. When they open remove the upper shell, season with salt pepper and chopped parsley add a little butter and serve hot on watercress with brown bread and butter.
A visitor asked a Beaconsfield villager to direct him to Burke and Waller graves. The man recalled no such burials but pointed to a nearby chemist shop he says Devereux, the trunk murder man, trained there as an apprentice.
A humorous exchange has Mrs. Starvém urging a magistrate to sample chicken soup. The magistrate replies the chicken has proved an alibi, delivering a witty courtroom moment in the exchange.
A Cleveland Leader quote asks if health has improved, replying yes after visiting strangers who resisted constant talk about it. The brief exchange highlights discreet conversation about healing and restraint in discussing health.
A short aphorism attributed to Simmons notes that humor can harm friendships even as it avoids creating enemies. The quote emphasizes the social risk of jokes in relationships.
A list of Bristol social and civic events planned through July includes a June 8 Friday opera under Class of 1906 auspices at Bristol Opera House a June 18 strawberry festival by the Ladies Auxiliary of Burnside Lodge K of P a June 14 piano recital by Miss Mabel Salisbury and pupils a June 19 and 20 Liliputians in Fairy Land a June 25 entertainment by Bristol Commandery No 821 Odd Fellows Hall and a July 7 tennis tournament for Bristol County under Excelsior Tennis Club followed by July 11 and 12 performances of Trial by Jury and Pinafore at the Bristol Opera House plus an ad for Early Risers laxative pills sold by W H Buffington.
The Bristol Hand Laundry proclaims collars and cuffs laundered to feel firm and pliable and slick at the neck. The short promotional text invites customers to try the service for their wardrobe care.
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