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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1909
Page
3
The article introduces an American Kickapoo Princess with her five year old son exhibiting bead work at W Sparks drug store. It then recounts Adolf Menzel guiding a model to endure a long pose in his studio calling for rest and continuing the sketch after a pause.
A book department manager recalls a job applicant for book canvassing who quits after a single morning. The man had studied the supplied literature and shown enthusiasm but explains he only visited two places, one a real estate agent selling two lots and another a tailor selling him clothes he did not want.
In a vignette from Success Magazine a poor young lawyer receives a tailor’s payment demand. Barclay B. Coke replies that no retainer arrived and promises to investigate after receipt of a $250 check, signing with formal respect.
A fragment from the New York Press features a woman advising a girl to cultivate female friendships as protection against calumny and shares a stark contrast with the speaker who rejects such associations. The exchange hints at social pressure and gendered reputation without furnishing broader context.
An Exchange tale contrasts Cleveland residents relying on city name alone with a protest against redundant state identifiers. It parodies a Londoner’s overbearing address, joking that even St Peter would misplace him without precise locale.
The London Scraps note a gnu arrived at the zoo with little coat and in a grudity state. It grew a new coat for cold weather as people wonder what the new Nubian gnu knows.
A Boston Globe clipping notes a humorous reformulation of the Decalogue from a church perplexity. It shows how inserting the letter e into a garbled inscription yields a meaningful message about preserving the precepts. The piece reflects on language and readability across centuries.
Quote from Paris Journal contrasts ancient claims of divine origin with modern belief that humans descended from monkeys. The remark frames modesty as lacking in modern man and humorously attributes ancestral lineage to primates.
Reginald de Koven argues that great national music has not arisen under republican governments like Switzerland but suggests America’s unique democracy could foster a new national school of music. He contends the nation’s diverse elements may build a broader, stronger, more spontaneous musical tradition.
A Cheltenham man recounts a belief in signs of death as his ill father seemed to transfer a presence to another man who looked like him and then died days later. The story, cited from T. P. London Weekly, notes the elder’s words about seeing him go across the garden and dying after confirming the sign.
A Sunday collection follows a joke about a missing chicken night lock up. The preacher reveals the tale was a parable created to spur giving, noting the supposed culprit does not exist and the story served to boost church funds.
The London Standard notes clerks and firm workers complain of small salaries while Columbus drew just over £66 a year. It contrasts modern £100 to £150 yearly wages with John Knox at 16s 2d per week, arguing money went further in the sixteenth century.
Isaac O Barns a former Boston pension commissioner appointed by President Franklin Pierce was famed for sharp quips. A Baptist church fundraising tale recalls his boast of baptizing them in hot water. On his deathbed he asked if the doctor forgot John Rogers in a whispered note about warm feet.
The Atchison Globe quotes guidance on terms describing body size and gender, approving terms like skinny for boys and spirituelle or frag ile for girls. It contrasts chunky boys with Kas's fine ly rounded girl figure and notes words such as gawky for boys versus untutored grace for girls.
The excerpt notes a drama of domestic life with a new servant in every scene and a heroine shifting from a biantelis in act 1 to a blonde in act Louisville. The remarks call the play naturally staged with domestic themes and evolving character roles.
A London Telegraph snippet records an elderly parishioner praising a new curate. She jokes that sermons are so instructive that they reveal what the church had been lacking before his arrival.
Ten years after the event, the Phenix reports the public launch of the Columbia at the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company on June 10, 1889. A detonating flash powder ignited during the launch killed Napoleon San Souci, 11, and injured a dozen others including George Balfour, Luke Callan, Willie Siddall, John Walsh, George Bellmore, Isadore Sherman, John ONeil, and Walter Dawson, with several more lightly hurt. No fault was found with the company as the photographer’s flash powder was not recognized as a hazard until after the accident.
The Bristol Light Infantry now Company B of Rhode Island Militia will be mustered in next Monday evening. Seth Paull’s new coal elevator sent its first carload of coal to the coal-bin at $4.50 per ton. The Usher Brothers sloop Hamilton sank near the Langley street wharf in Providence. Thomas Carpenter of the Leonard House Westerly leases the Bristol Hotel estate for five years. The first open air strawberries of the season were picked Thursday by Charles Bowler near the Narrows.
The Phoenix of Saturday, June 5, 1869 reports that the Plains will be stripped of buffaloes within five years. It notes a widow of Mr Colt of pistol fame earns an income of $400,000 yearly and that fourteen ships have sailed across the Atlantic since October and likely foundered with all hands. It also describes A Geisler's revolving Christmas tree device with a windwheel and Mephaden fish haul in harbor, and St Marys Church relocation and enlargement. Thomas W. Bicknell of Bartlett elected Commissioner of Public Schools.
The State Board of Soldiers Relief and guests held a shore dinner at the Soldiers Home in Mt Hope Bay. About 80 people from Providence and the local town attended despite bad weather, arriving mainly by autos. The day included a morning business meeting, grounds inspection, and a tent dinner at 2:80 served by James Peters of Providence.
Last night Snow Birds won three strings from Independents by default and Hay Seeds forfeited against Town Fathers, adding three strings to their records. Zambooracks and Millifinents also forfeited matches against Megoms, each adding three strings. Milli (Milli)fluents finish first with 57 strings in the tournament as it nears close. Odds favor Zamboornuks with two matches left against Moonshiners and Diccards. Wonders face three teams La Pipsisawas Chips and Mysteries. A nine-win Wonders and four-win Zamboornnks could yield a tie at finish.
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