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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1896
Page
4
In Ottumwa Iowa Judge Hendershott drills an Irish drayman on whisky delivery. The witness says a barrel was delivered to Pat Duffy, yet cannot identify its contents. The defendant is convicted. Washington Star.
The Cincinnati Times-Star reports a photographer Rogers allegedly fixes gaze on a postage stamp then creates a plate imprint showing two eye shaped stamps. The method is claimed to reveal thoughts and memories, enabling poets, lovers, and even criminals to expose inner images or past acts.
Article notes hydrogen peroxide as a future bleaching agent for wool and the role of ammonia in improving oxygen release. It also discusses a method to identify callers by ring pattern and the elevator bell as a proxy for gender and identity, citing a Buffalo Courier observation.
Major Slawson jokes about wife economy and wardrobe hoarding while recounting a tea party mishap that left five days in bed and $80 in medical costs. The tale contrasts frugality with excess as a gnat egg biology note follows about buoyant rafted eggs and their self righting valve mechanism.
The dig aging fish is a native of central Africa lakes and rivers. As the dry season nears it burrows into mud at the bottom of its residence to a depth of two or three feet and lies dormant until the wet season returns.
Henry Labouchere recalls a social blunder involving De Persigny at a London reception. He notes De Persigny’s honor and their lively talk despite the initial embarrassment. A separate item reports Dr Maunder's egg counts for several fish species, with ling laying about 19,248,625 eggs per season.
The article recounts a popular legend that the German death was dyed red by the blood of unbelievers during Charlemagne's efforts to force conversion on the German nation. The tale frames medieval religious violence as a national myth tied to Charlemagne’s campaigns.
The report notes that England has issued more than 400 patents for paper manufacture while over 500 patents have been granted in the United States.
A slim young man in a high collar and straw mackintosh enters a Bowery restaurant. The waiter retorts while the guest orders pie and coffee and insists on not being hurried. The man requests a cryptic dish “One in the dark and Eve’s gift to Adam on a limited freight for a Chol ly.”
A list of U S Senators whose terms end March 4 189 with Pugh Alabama Jones Arkansas Perking Galifor nis Teller Colorado Platt Connecticut Call Florida Gordon Georgia Dubois Idaho Palmer Illinois Voorhées Indiana Allison Iowa Paffer Kansas Blackburn Kentucky Blanchard Louisiana Gibson Maryland West Missouri Jones Nevada Hill New York Hansbrough North Dakota Brice Ohio Mitchell Oregon Camerons Pennsylvania Irby South Carolina Kyle South Dakota Morrill Vermont Squire Washington Gallinger New Hampshire Pritchard North Carolina Vilas Wisconsin.
A fragment from Florida Times Union and Chicago News features odd aphorisms about nature and daily life. A playful elevator anecdote from Monadnock Building recounts a toddler asking to ride to the top and then down, sparking amused exchanges.
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