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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1907

Page

4

The Sultan's Screen of Human Skin

A New York Herald report describes a famed screen in the Turkish sultan's palace said to be made from human skin. Dating back two centuries, it commemorates twelve servants who perished rescuing a royal family member during a palace fire.

Turkey New York Herald

Visit to Abbotsford Opens a Door to Sir Walter Scott

A autumn trip from Edinburgh to Melrose reveals Abbotsford, Sir Walter Scott’s home, its red-tiled cottages and Tweed views. The mansion displays a scholar’s den, vast library, 20000 books, portraits, an armory, and relics from Napoleon to Rob Roy, culminating with a walk to Melrose Abbey and its Norman charm.

Melrose Edinburgh Randeau Abbotsford Maxwell Scott Sir Walter Thorther Chantrey Scott Rosslyn Chapel Holyrood Napoleon Waterloo Duke of Wellington Mary Queen of Scott Raeburn Maida Hermaster Hogarth Watson Armory Linlithgow Palace Hebrides House of Scott Qhatais Tehrive Ras David Edward Robert Bruce

Rich designs survive in church ruins after time and war

The rose window above the altar and the eastern choir roof show rich design. The chancel and cloister remain largely intact, with legends of the heart of Robert Bruce beneath the altar and burials of Alexander II and the Douglasses within the chancel.

Fies Robert Bruce Alexander II Douglasses

The Word Fellow in Historic Uses and Decline

The London Chronicle notes how fellow once connoted joint venture and property yet shifted to casual addresses and insults. It traces medieval servant usage, rise of companion and mate as slurs, and a Dorset court scene where witness replacement softened to man.

Branksome Dorset London Chronicle

Bristol Ferry and Sagamore Steamer Schedule Fragment

Reading shows times for Newport Providence Railway and NY services with Bristol connections. Mentions Bristol arrivals and departures, express and local trains, and ferries Sagamore and Car Ser Jone with morning and afternoon times listed in a fragmented timetable.

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