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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1907
Page
6
The piece attacks Mrs Nellie Makham as a source of household misery and links female nervosity to organic derangement. It promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy and includes Makham's Buffalo address as client testimony.
A Fredonia New York resident Mrs Geo A James recounts severe nervous prostration from female troubles and credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with her recovery. She urges others to seek guidance from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts noting the remedy aids through the change of life.
A chaotic prison scene unfolds as a new prisoner declares innocence while the warden shouts for him to leave. The unfortunate inmate replies with politeness and heads toward the door amid tension.
The cowbird is a parasitic bird that never builds its own nest but lays eggs in others' nests, leaving foster parents to rear its young. To curb this, some host species, like the wobbler, build substructures atop their nests to bury the cowbird eggs along with some of their own, sometimes with two substructures observed after multiple cowbird visits.
Spottsylvania county preserved war and Revolutionary records including a 1766 entry naming Marye Scott and Clarissa Drury punished with lashes for stealing clothes of George Washington while he washed in the Rapidan River. The piece notes residents’ sentiment for rebuilding in the old courthouse’s style.
The article defines ice feld as a vast, invisible frozen water area, floe as a large mass with identifiable boundaries, and pack ice as broken floes wedged together by wind and currents. It notes sailing ice forms when pack ice thickens and traps a ship until winds or currents disperse it.
Vestris the famed dancing master died at eighty three after reading a newspaper advertisement seeking a dancing professor who must also be a skilled chiropodist in Calcutta. The shock of the ad, said to be the mortal blow, left him bedridden until death.
Wednesday night action featured team No 8 led by J F Farrally taking three strings from team No 4 led by J Lallaint. In the same match team No 38 under John B Newman won two of three strings against team No 5 led by R W Nelson, with team No 5 tying the single string record and nearing the three string score record.
J Stanton notes harsh discipline at West Point with demerits for minor faults such as gazing in ranks or cigarette odor in rooms. Cadets must pass a strict medical exam every few months to weed out the unfit.
A Lahore baba applied to attend his mother's funeral saying she went to eternity by vicissitudes of time and that he normally attends such rites. The Times of India reports this remark as the reason for his leave request.
Mrs Traddles warns Tommy not to fish with Peter Rishers who is recovering from measles. Tommy reassures there is no danger as he claims he never catches anything when fishing. The exchange comes from the London Tit-Bits.
A clipped dialogue snippet shows a nervous speaker stuttering about a proposal to Margareter and a reply suggesting shaving it off. A quote from Princeton Tiger notes education and self mastery as guiding traits, followed by a Peabody line affirming self control.
The Frank A. Robbins Circus drew immense crowds in Stamford, with two performances at Pacific Street grounds. The two-ring setup allowed viewers to see more acts, including the Twix Aerial Lloyds, Orton family trapeze, Heuman bicyclists, and a host of comical clowns, all praised for novelty and comfort.
A Philadelphia Record piece describes a detective speculating about a man seen on a street corner being a fare dealer. The detective notes pallor from artificial light and poor ventilation, smooth hands, and steady work habits as clues. The dialogue implies beliefs about professional gamblers and their habits.
An account details brutal African healing practices used by native surgeons. A man carrying Livingstone's body was shot in the leg and subjected to a pit burial with mud heat applied over the fracture. After enforced restraint two giants stretched the limb, splints added, and the patient declared on the path to a cure.
Naybor reports to Marryat that his wife was seen leaving home in a hurry this morning. Marryat confirms she went to the shopping district to arrange about fifty dollars of debts, admitting he once told her he had that amount in the bank.
The article notes a Manx legal quirk: larger thefts like a horse or an ox were not felonies because they could not be hidden, while small thefts such as a capon or pig led to hanging, illustrating an unusual ancient rule.
A London Chronicle excerpt features a lady asking a gardener if he read a gift book. He replies in Kentish dialect that he “reads a bit, thinks a bit, then gets a terrible headache.” The vignette satirizes literacy and manners with gentle humor.
The Minneapolis Tribune notes a playful exchange as a fiancee shows off a new ring. A friend jokes that in about two weeks the ring will leave a funny black mark on her finger, a lighthearted warning in a casual chat.
A terse quotation by Plautus laments that vulgarity pollutes fine garments more than mud. The line reflects ancient Roman wit on social decorum and cleanliness in dress.
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