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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1894
Page
6
A humorous tale from Detroit and a story of a charity seeker named Fitzgibbons Jones who passes a dime for a needy man and departs for a saloon. A second vignette follows a Vassar graduate misnaming groceries, causing comic miscommunications at the grocer, ending with the graduate being recognized.
A collage of diary like notes and brief exchanges recounts plans for travel to Paris, a visit from dear Mama, a train to Purii, and a talk about changing scenes. Scattered anecdotes include a muttered canine crisis, social clips, and light quotes from Chicago, Detroit, and Brooklyn papers.
Household guidance from the Philadelphia Times urges exposing infants to air and sun as part of routine. It recommends outdoor time, light clothing with a short jacket and long cloak, a wool hood with veil, and carrying the baby rather than frequent carriage rides to avoid chill. A southern exposure room with an open fire is advised for ideal ventilation and warmth.
Isabel A. Mallon advises in The Ladies' Journal that dark colors suit business wear and last longer than flashy shades. Navy blue, seal brown, Lincoln green, and deep cardinal are appropriate, with serge as preferred fabric. rough textures like heavy flannels and cashmere are recommended, while French shop girls wear black silk dresses provided by shopowners.
Mrs Andrew Lang argues she has no experience of strained mother daughter relations and suggests remedies. She says girls should grow up without feeling paramount and learn to consider others, which would ease tensions and improve manners and morals.
Representatives of the Carlisle Bar association defend excluding a woman from a bar exam. They argue men staying home while women work shows when rules should change. The American Lawyer urges action and the Chicago Legal News notes women are legally eligible in Pennsylvania.
In Terrasini Sicily a female by presenting a portrait of Queen Margaret inspired the Bersaglieri to lower their rifles and end the riot. The crowd then sank to their knees crying for mercy as hunger drove the unrest.
A New Notion discusses wedding cards as a modern gift accessory echoing Easter and Christmas sentiments. It questions brides’ acceptance of these paste boards as substitutes for tangible gifts, noting an overabundance on wedding days may not be welcome.
Women have been elected or appointed to Iowa's legislature with Olive Conger as senate engrossing clerk Capitola Mardis as enrolling clerk Eva Livingston as bill clerk Fannie Beebe as postmistress Mollie Heist as house engrossing clerk Fannie Metzler as enrolling clerk Belle Springer as postmistress Mand Baker as bill clerk Deg Molaegie
A preacher defends dancing in proper form as healthy and innocent for youth, arguing against European excess while urging moderation. The piece condemns crowded rooms late hours and lavish meals, urges health and intellectual conversation, and extols prudent, tasteful social conduct.
Discussion argues saloons meet a popular demand after work and that churches should establish liquor free clubs similar to English coffer houses and London’s People's palace. It warns without such retreats the devil will lure the urban working class to brothels and boarding dens.
The piece argues the Sabbath is divinely appointed and essential for individuals and nations. It stresses rest every week as protection from oppression, restoration of strength, and a day of worship, noting the specific weekday is less important than the spirit of rest and devotion.
The report describes Dr Soauton and Mr Bouton exploring the Red Sea and French coasts to photograph underwater life. Bouton devised a magnesium-based diving device with a glass bell atop a barrel of oxygen to capture images as water depth challenged light and clarity.
The article highlights Washington as more than government buildings. It stresses the city’s deep historical associations with founders who lived near the Capitol. It notes Georgetown’s pre city layout, Revolutionary era homes, and Capitol Hill’s design by General Washington, including the eastward facing Capitol and presidential oath.
A Chicago Journal translation reports Zurich city bicycle rules requiring written permission to ride, carrying it at all times, bans on racing, dismounting in narrow streets, strict speed limits, slow turning on crowded roads, use of handles for steering, timely bell ringing, courtesy to pedestrians, single seat limits, two abreast maximum, no cycling on holidays, shared road privileges, and duty to dismount and aid after an accident with report of details to an officer.
In Cornwall Wesley and Nelson faced hunger and poor lodging while preaching to a wary people. At St Ives they were delayed by a sick companion and slept on the floor with shared garments. Nelson recalled the moment of shared cheer despite hardship.
Eleanor Kirk argues the buckle is a fine exercise for women who ride correctly and avoid restrictive garments. She notes risks for the frail and advocates proper breathing, posture, and level ground. She praises a book on health and rail travel and promotes her own title The Bottom Plank of Mental Healing with a 25 cent price.
S Henry argues in American Agriculturist that wool diet must be as rich as meat nutrition. He notes fleece weight exceeds 10 percent of body mass and needs five times the elements per pound. Underfeeding weakens fiber causing breakage and unsalable wool.
The Montclair Woman's Club met at the Lucy Stone and Henry B. Blackwell residence in 1862, now the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Marshall. The gathering thoroughly discussed the woman suffrage movement and its goals.
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