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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1895
Page
4
A speaker recalls early worship of stone or wood idols, admits modern misinterpretation of their origin, and asserts two enduring claims: they did not come from Asia and they had no higher life. The verse contrasts ancient rites with modern debates.
A Wooster man Samuel P. Schuckers died recently. The narrative recalls a Lake Shore railroad sale bid in Cleveland by Schuckers with criminal lawyer John McSweeney present. The tale mentions surprising political fortunes and Napoleon’s famed memory.
Report notes a claim that Maud Makeface was arrested for intimidating voters with threats to kiss every man voting for Johnson. The Indianapolis Journal framing questions the incident and cites public fear during the election period.
Poem fragment describes Love using arts and strange devices to captivate and enthrall. It portrays love as a force that lures, crucifies hearts, and wrecks tomorrow without sorrow or warning, ending with attribution to Busie M Best.
The New York Advertiser reports two armored figures at Imperial funerals symbolizing life and death. One knight on foot collapsed from exhaustion at Nicholas I’s mausoleum, later dying, while a black armored rider also fainted and died after the czar’s funeral.
A rejected lover returns with costly gifts to a drawing room where a mother and daughter await. The daughter, still firm in her refusal to marry, jokes about an inquest on him as he enters in tears. The piece shifts to a literary aside referencing Sidney Smith and a dated quote about American literature.
A local shop advertises comfortable Cape and Outing suits in many styles including Eton and Blazer cuts. Prices range from 7.50 to 25 for suits, capes from 7.50 to 10, with silk and velvet trimmings and coordinated skirts and waist fashions at various discount prices.
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