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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1893
Page
2
The Barstow Packs entered at the Post Office in Bristol as second class mail matter. Postage is paid by the Publisher with no extra charge to subscribers in the United States and Canada.
Reports describe St Louis boasting an Italian American cavalry unit. An electric road in Buffalo charges five cents per ride. Rome records over 50 000 influenza cases. Shippensburg Pennsylvania bans Sunday newspaper sales. Socialists organize in Pennsylvania coke region. East Providence widens many avenues for new electric railway lines. Missouri law imposes 200 penalty for telegraph failure to deliver message, split between sender and school fund.
The author criticizes Congress for repudiating court-validated obligations arising from misused Indian treaty subsistence payments and loyally supported Union requisitions. It argues paid claims, though delayed, are valid US obligations, equating them with bond interests and honoring private rights against government repudiation.
A divorced woman staying in a boarding house in El Reno Texas with her children faced financial ruin. Her ex husband learned of their plight and came to help, leading to a reconciliation and remarriage before returning to their previous home.
The article notes that English women may face tighter limits on gallery seating in Parliament. It contrasts this with better accommodations for women in U S congressional galleries and states access will be granted only on special occasions.
The article notes Chinese families send sons to England or America for schooling with about five years expected for a thorough program. Fathers often travel to bring sons home after completion. It also mentions Snohomish council approving whisky for smallpox patients at seven dollars a gallon and a rising epidemic.
Advertisement asserts eight hours of nightly sleep plus one hour daily preserves beauty and longevity. It links uterine and kidney ailments to sleeplessness and nervou sexcitement, pitches Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the cure, claims thousands saved, and notes druggists sell it with Lyvia E Powellam Exp Co Lynn Mass as address.
A spring day at Smith College Assembly Hall hosts Paderewski amid an excited crowd of college girls and city residents. The pianist’s performance inspires awe as critics note his flawless tone and expressive, masterful control, drawing a long ovation and two encores before a farewell parade through campus.
Mr William Fair was thrown and dislocated his shoulder while trying to stop a runaway horse on Wednesday. Drs Dillon and Hasbrouck reduced the joint under ether. A wagon loaded with Shade Roller Co. lumber was struck by an incoming train on Pappasquaw road Thursday. no injuries reported. Sam Loyd designs a late trick game for the New York Press Club Souvenir with prizes including a Beekman Salutary System and a Steel Clad Bath. Donation Day set for May 17 at Home for AGED Women seeking groceries and household supplies. visitors welcome.
The Bristol Home for Destitute Children held its board meeting at St. Michael's Chapel with officers elected including Wardwell Norris, Mrs. Lewis B. Waldron, and Mrs. Ambrose Waldron among church-affiliated managers. Treasurer L. R. Anderstrom reported balance and receipts for the year ending 1893.
Eugene LeClair’s petition to build a sewer from the harbor through Oliver to Bradford streets is approved with conditions. He must post a $5,000 bond and follow Sewer Commission plans, completing by June 20 1893, or bid by October 16 1893. Adjourned to May 12 1893. bids for crushed stone and sidewalk work also authorized.
Trends in dress feature velvet trimmings corduroy silks and hat silhouettes. Bell skirts remain in style with gored fronts while sheer stock hosiery shifts to French styles and bright silk English stockings. The Omega novel and Flam marion’s ideas draw interest. McCuir e’s Magazine plans signed field articles and Harper Black and White Series adds Howells and Coppee works with illustrations.
It describes Bessie H Bedloe in Burlington VI suffering a scalp disease with hair loss and harsh hair. Ayers Hair Vigor is said to restore a healthy scalp and thick glossy hair. It warns that insomnia rises with modern life and claims Ayers Sarsaparilla strengthens the nerves.
Samuel McKay and Emma Asvow wed on the sixth inst in a ceremony conducted by Rev H A Stevens. The couple ties the knot in Buietol with local witnesses in attendance.
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