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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1907
Page
4
Women can craft inexpensive ribbon embroidery gifts for Christmas. descriptions include pincushions and photograph frames decorated with gold thread ribbon flowers and tulips in yellow pink and blue, suitable for dressing tables or parlors.
Christmas remembrances suggest gifts for invalids can be made at home. A hot water bottle case uses crochet and knitting with heavy fingering yarn, bone needles, and a two-needle knitted bag, finishing with an 8 crochet frill.
The article describes makeable hospital aids including a water bag case with a crocheted cover, a matching hand warmer cover with tassels, and a silk crochet warmer pouch. It also suggests a rug retention method, a pillow holder using ribbon and stocking suspenders, and a white satin embroidered gift strip.
A brief note describes small lace edged handkerchiefs repurposed into bags for powder puffs. The article explains the bagged puff is discreet, usable by women who know the trick, and designed to avoid detection by others.
Dr Earl S Sloan presents veterinary remedies based on twenty years in practice. He states his formulas aim to save life and relieve suffering, offering a free Treatise on the Horse to readers and detailing Pinsales for backache with a 80 days treatment at $1.00, sold by C W Sparks.
James Allyn laments repeated vandalism at the east cemetery by youths and local troublemakers. He recounts failed appeals to police and officials, vows to defend graves, and urges actions to drive out vandals, protect Captain Nathan Hayman’s grave, and restore law and order.
A shopper exhausted by late shopping boards a suburban trolley. A grimy youth refuses to give up his seat, sparking a remark about etiquette and fatigue. The tale ends with a resigned vow to avoid shopping late and the crowd’s inevitable jostling.
A London Chronicle excerpt notes Dr Mansel finishing a lofty stanza about the sun and sea fishes sweating. It recalls Dr Watson and a Cambridge inn sign swap by a publican, who replaced Bishop Blaise’s head with Bishop Watson’s, prompting Mansel to quip about rival clerics.
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