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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1909
Page
4
George F. Parker in Mc Clure's describes President Cleveland's nocturnal work routine. He notes Cleveland often worked until about 3 a.m., sometimes 2 a.m., with doors open to feel a breeze, while Parker himself pushed to 2 a.m. or 1 a.m. to match the president's tireless pace.
Richard Duffy recalls New York lobster palaces, noting their gaudy mood, crowded noise, and the clash of diners, waiters, and orchestras at midnight. He contrasts the experience with the lobster eater’s focus on the meal and cites a joking remark by a young woman about bones in the lobster.
A new conductor, eager to speed matters, overreacts to a woman with a two dollar bill. He dispenses with the usual fare request and counts out change, interviewing passengers to gather small coins. At the end he asks for fare, the woman offers a nickel, then frets that the two dollar bill could have been stolen.
A letter from Troms Plougastel to the New Orleans Times-Democrat highlights the labor of French peasant women, noting their hard work in fields, handling cattle, and operating farm machinery. It laments whether husbands value their effort, referencing ballads like Dear is my good wife Jeanne and the sorrow over a wife's death.
The Mennonites trace to four Dutch Flemish and German Baptist sects. Named for Menno Simons, a 16th century leader born in 1492 and died in 1587. Simons published True Christian Belief three years before his death, and after his death the sect split and shifted creeds.
A senator recalls Washington noting the churchs feasts and fasts are well kept up with the rich enjoying feasts and the poor fasting. He says Washington was not cynical but spoke hard truths in a blunt manner about religious practice.
A collection of witty remarks from a candid author and a skeptical politician. The jokes touch on book reviews, constituent trust, and the idea that ideas stay with a person longer than money, highlighting satirical takes on public life.
An old advertisement warns kidney disease as a leading danger and promotes Swamp Root by Dr. Kilmer & Co as a quick restorative. It asserts kidney treatment prevents heart failure and other fatal outcomes, touts ease of use, and offers free samples and literature via mail.
Otto de Guericke, burgomaster of Magdeburg, created a towering twenty feet thermometer decorated in blue and gilt. A copper globe and tube form a U tube filled with alcohol, with a float attached to a pulley cord lifting a gilt angel that points to a painted degree scale.
The text describes two boys Maurice and Harry who are rude to their mother and pretend to sleep as their father climbs the stairs. Maurice says here comes papa while Harry plans to rise and dress, illustrating a domestic moment with a playful yet tense mood from Ladies' Home Journal.
Lincoln, ill with variola, faced his doctor with a rueful smile and quipped that ill winds blow no one good, claiming finally he has something the office seekers do not want.
A teacher asks Harry to divide a mince pie among Johnny Tommy and Willie with each getting one sixth and Harry taking half. The prompt implies the remainder after these shares is sought, illustrating a fractions puzzle in a classroom exchange.
A succinct reflection quotes Seneca on misfortune and the limits of personal trial, noting the tragedy lies in lacking the opportunity to test oneself and grow through effort. The maxim emphasizes the value of risking effort despite adversity.
Synge quotes fourteenth century hints to success for physicians. Do not dine with unpaid patients and prefer earning via inns. Exclude patient friends during treatments to avoid disturbances, though fainting by onlookers can yield higher fees. Emphasize obstruc tion of the liver as a common misdirection.
The Bachichi, a secret Sese islander society in Uganda, is noted for interest in deaths and burials. Sorrowing relatives in retired villages reportedly transport the body wrapped in bark to a forest site and abandon it. Nearby Bachiebie relatives avoid burial by eating the deceased to show respect.
In a Life magazine excerpt a woman recalls an old acquaintance of ten or fifteen years and reveals she once considered marrying him. The exchange leaves the man feeling dejected as she affirms she remembers him yet hints at a past possibility that did not come to be.
A distinguished Episcopal bishop, arriving late to a small town, finds the hotel closed. He bangs for admission and a neighbor taunts him with Say, stranger, knock the the devil. The bishop replies I don't know how.
In a Chicago Tribune excerpt Mr. Tucker explains three card monte as the “most diabolical, infernal swindle” yet unclear to Tommy. The dialogue hints at a gambling game with cards and danger.
A Philadelphia and a Boston girl discuss marriage habits in casual banter. The Philadelphia girl claims New England women are old maids while the Boston girl jokes that Bostonians marry only once, reflecting light social chatter from the Philadelphia Record.
A humorous courtroom aside recounts a prisoner claiming his wife removed two five spots from his trousers in the night with quiet dispatch. Judge comments plain and concludes the anecdote as a witty exchange about laundry mishaps.
A frail girl with a worn face struggles up a hill carrying a large infant who is her brother. A sympathetic passerby asks if the baby is heavy. She answers with a smile that he is not heavy at all because he is her brother.
A Chicago News quip depicts a new boarder recounting weather as metaphor while a comedian guest jokes about a steak and coffee. The landlady’s cold, stormy persona is noted as the diners exchange wry lines about months and moods.
A narrator enters a boarding house and endures social awkwardness among refined strangers. The humorous boarder dominates the room with witty lines while a young lady and gentleman react with polite disdain. The observer imagines fitting in, even as the joke of class and manners lingers.
Advert reads that Kickapoo Sagwa sales exploded in Bristol with many satisfied customers. It promises a two day offer: buy a $1 Sagwa bottle and receive five 25c Kickapoo medicines free, including Oil Pills Healing Salve Weed Worm Killer. One redemption per person.
Travelers Guide N Y N H Hartford Railroad Electric Car Service in effect May 27 1909 New Port and Providence Railway Company timetable outlines routes and schedule details for electric car service between Newport and Providence with stops and fare notes.
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