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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1894
Page
1
Authorized by law to accept trusts and to act as Executor Administrator Guardian and related roles. Depositing money and property of estates with this company. Exempt by law from personal liability. Interest paid on deposits subject to check at sight. Also received a Participation account.
Deposits on participation account on or before the 15th day of November February May and August earn interest from the 1st of those months. Dividends August and February. This account offers savings with the security of the company’s capital stock.
Mate Bob Alliner recounts a sea ghost tale in a South Street sailors club. A fishing schooner sighted a pale blue signal light in fog off Newfoundland, with the phantom ship riding a gale and vanishing as the crew watched, after which the voyage returned with an altered crew.
A Bourget reflection on American labor and democracy contrasts the thriving working class with capitalist power. It notes high wages of about $1.50 to $2 per day, extensive mutual aid and education through societies, and housing secured by benefits, framing America as a paradise for workers while raising questions about competing viewpoints.
A quoted authority urges starting golf young while noting many quit late. The piece recalls a matron balancing dinner and fourball, a mother parted from children due to India’s golf links, and English women’s growing fondness. It ends with a quip about a bride who prefers golf over marriage vows.
Two years after leaving the normal school Clara and Ethel, once engaged to be married, reunite and boast about their husbands. Clara’s fiancé is a kind country editor in a yarn business and Ethel’s husband is a junior member in Hustle Catchum Co with a splendid income. Ridgewood News notes the lighthearted exchange.
In a San Francisco Argonaut excerpt, Thomas Sheridan who is the father of Lady Dufferin recalls his own father’s disapproval. The son responds with sharp indignation, denying any comparison between the two generations and asserting his allegiance to his own father.
A brief street exchange shows a solemn citizen declining a newsboy’s offer to shine shoes, while the boy insists the feet deserve a nickel even if the head does not. The moment captures urban humor in a Chicago Tribune vignette.
A report of Dr. Conan Doyle's reading on his life and works. The English author discusses childhood, influences, and schooling in Edinburgh, his early writing, travels, and the path to publishing Sherlock Holmes. He notes Thackeray, Scott, and Hawthorne among his inspirations.
The Sabbath is the seventh day kept holy in the old law while Sunday, the first day, is kept holy in the new law to honor Christ's resurrection and the Holy Spirit. The commandment bans unnecessary servile work but allows needed labor for God, neighbor, or necessity, such as repairs or urgent duties. The rest of Sunday recalls God’s creation and Christ’s resurrection, aiming for heavenly rest.
Trinity Church led by Rev W R Trotter offers free sittings with daily prayers 745 am 500 pm and Sunday services 730 pm 1030 am 745 pm Brotherhood of St Andrew welcomes visitors. Christian Church outlines 230 pm sermon on The Holy Spirit by Rev C H Kenney and 730 pm citation from 1 Cor 18. Advent Christian Church presents exegesis on The Inspiration of War and The Future Death at 230 pm and 730 pm with 630 pm social service. public invited.
Last Saturday Superintendent Manchester of the Bristol Gas Company assisted to his home the ill gas maker Adam Faulkner. Faulkner began duties 24 years ago and since then has worked seven days a week, twelve hours daily, with only two one week absences. He is recovering from shhill and valued for his faithful labor.
Agent Sparks lists November attractions at the Bristol Opera House including the Order of Alfredians Lecture by Professor Dowler on Nov 26, Hydraulion Fair from Nov 10 to 19, Epworth League Entertainment for Methodist Church on Nov 22, Pinafore and Variety acts on Nov 28 and 29 under O H Btmight management.
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