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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1893
Page
1
The General Assembly passed an act amending Chapter 27 of the Public Statutes to raise Warren’s valuation to four million one hundred nineteen thousand five hundred thirteen dollars. The act takes effect upon passage, superseding inconsistent laws.
The 1893 act requires the School Committee in each city or town to purchase and loan text books and supplies to pupils at the expense of the locality under care rules. In districts the trustees must provide cabinets in each schoolroom for these materials. The act takes effect August 61, 1893.
A short quip from Harper's Bazar notes Barrows' wife as very handsome yet critiques one homely feature. The exchange highlights humor about appearances in a social context.
A concise portrait of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Cincinnati years, her family ties, and the material and characters for Uncle Tom's Cabin. It details her exposure to abolitionist and slaveholding tensions, the Underground Railroad network centered in Cincinnati, and the real people who inspired or informed the novel's figures.
Narrative recalls Danforth the Philadelphia assistant engineer court martialed for disobedience and suspended on half pay for a year. It also describes Richard Contee of Maryland, a Marine lieutenant under Commodore Bainbridge, aboard the Constitution when it captured the Java. A sailor’s hammock incident is noted during the cruise.
The Pittsburgh Dispatch reports Dr. Bischoff of Bonn on brain weights: averages for men and women, limits, and cases of idiocy. It cites Broca on minimal viable brain weight, lists averages for celebrated individuals, offenders, and ancient skulls, and notes Cuvier and Gambetta among eminent cases. It adds Chinese averages and compares regional gains and disparities.
The Sisters of Mercy at St. Augustine’s Preparatory School in Hartford Conn report Kickapoo Indian Sagwa Kickapoo Indian Oil and Kickapoo Indian Cough Cure as invaluable for student health. They praise these remedies as the grandest cure for stomach liver and kidneys sold by all druggists.
A compilation of vignettes on work ethic and virtue from a historical column. It notes that accepting ease leads to stagnation, recounts Justice Lamar’s impulsive petty theft and restitution, and ends with reflections on child marriage in England and a note on early modern practice to unite property by marrying young.
A traveler in South America recalls a near deadly encounter with a massive cobra in the Pilcomayo delta. M Thouar uses a fast noose and grass to immobilize the snake while a sentry sleeps, then the serpent is decapitated by sabre after the danger passes.
A Washington Star excerpt notes a traveling salesman’s claim that middle train cars are safest due to less telescoping risk, with baggage cars and rear cars often bearing the brunt in wrecks. The piece praises solid rail line construction and urges readers to check the Star for further details on incidents and train safety. It also briefly endorses Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Hoop’s Cures as trusted remedies.
A New York drummer recalls a stagecoach encounter with a bold Texas teamster over Uncle Sam’s road rights. The piece moves through wasteful housekeeping cautions from Philadelphia Times, then anecdotes from San Antonio about fortunes and identity swaps among travelers and English expatriates in Texas.
A narrator muses on men who vanish from urban life only to resurface in the West. He recalls former acquaintances and college connections now working as brakeman, conductor, ranch partner, or hotel waiter, noting mobility between New York and Western locales. The piece blends travel anecdote with nostalgia for old ties.
The piece references Major George Merrill and the Grand Army of the Republic, praising Sulphur Bitters for wide sale and proven results. It also recounts a Detroit anecdote about a book clerk reacting to a query about David Allen's Daughter, with a flirtatious reply about a future purchase.
In an Indiana schoolhouse a reading class repeats a paragraph about a Roman massacre. The school board president demands the verse be read again. He insists Webster favors massa kre, then finds Webster’s entry and admits a mistake causing quiet embarrassment. The teacher apologizes, noting she taught massager.
The article details an adult ostrich weighing 250 pounds and standing five feet tall at the back, ten feet to the head, with hens smaller. It notes white eggs weighing 3 to 3.5 pounds and an omnivorous but poultry-killing diet, plus grotesque method of killing young birds and a unique feeding process.
A reflective aphorism asserts that influence comes from those who prompt others to consider new ideas. The statement emphasizes the power of challenging thought and public discourse as a driver of attention.
Joseph Stewart of 621 Grand Avenue Brooklyn reports long battled catarrh relieved after six weeks use of Ely's Cream Balm. He had rejected various advertised cures but found this remedy highly agreeable and invaluable.
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