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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1899
Page
4
The telescriptor, a recent English invention, replaces telegraph and partially telephones. It prints messages at both ends, records copies automatically, and allows delivery even when the recipient is away. It uses a single wire with earth return and promises secrecy.
A miscellaneous 19th century digest notes teacup and porcelain history in Europe, mentions coffee cups by city and era, warns of Chinese porcelain forgeries, recounts a Woolwich Arsenal mishap with molten metal, and cites long-range figures on military manpower and diamond tool life. It blends curiosities on dining customs, monuments, kissing taboos, royal meals, and empire population estimates. The piece shifts through varied topics with little cohesive narrative.
The Progress of the World column surveys contrasts at The Hague peace conference, noting Armenian pleas against Turkish military methods, Finland’s loyalty pledge under Russian rule, and reports the Czar’s Siberian exile abolition. It also previews advertising wisdom and miscellany on marketing, pain relief, and quirky historical remarks.
Fragmentary OCR text promotes a supposed pain remedy with dubious claims. It mentions doctors, a death threat, a drastic procedure, and a miracle salve sold cheaply. No clear events, dates, or verifiable entities.
Guardian sale of real estate under probate court authority in Briston district. Property described as Lot four along North Street and adjacent parcels bounded by street, alley, and land owned by Waldron, with seventy foot frontage and other bounds. Foreclosure details include sale price, deed delivery within fourteen days after payment, and executor Frank M Dimond Brissell.
June 1899 notice from the executrix of Jonathan R Bullock’s Bristol estate announces acceptance of the trust after probate. Creditors are warned to present claims within six months to the clerk of the Bristol Probate Court or to the executrix.
June 6 1899 Richard S Gladding executor of William J Mahnken Bristol deceased announces acceptance of trust and qualification. All claimants must present or file claims with the Bristol Probate Court clerk within six months from first advertisement.
A Chicago man boasted private ownership by laying boards to create a sidewalk on his corner lot after criminals disappeared with the real sidewalk. Meanwhile the local paper records quirky exchanges between editor and wife, and a humorous church encounter with Mr Howland about a punctured tire.
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