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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1907
Page
4
Mary recalls her father teaching proper walking with slow steps and turned toes while attending Sunday school. The teacher prompts for the meaning of walking honestly and Mary responds affirmatively, linking the lesson to her own cautious steps and honest conduct.
The Washington Star quotes a slow speaking person who prefers silence and solitude. He notes never feeling more alone than with a telephone receiver to his ear and only a faint low voice in the dark distance as he waits.
A humorous Chicago News quip where Chapleigh the druggist asks for lightening up and is told this is a drug store, not a night school, reflecting a comic clash of settings and manners.
The London Standard reports an elderly golfer asking about haying dogs as caddies. The novice responds that it’s a good idea and notes the dogs’ laughter would be absent.
A Philadelphia Press quip features two tomcats debating age. The younger notes Tom appears quite old, and the older retorts that in his youth he once claimed to have seen a bootjack. The lighthearted exchange plays on aging and memory.
An article describes holiday season gift ideas focusing on dainty calendars. It details an oval linen calendar with a white dogwood embroidery motif mounted on an oval mat, edged and pasted, with a ring and ribbon for hanging. A second variant uses white lawn embroidery with wild roses or buttercups on pink or yellow silk, also mounted on an oval card.
A useful gift for traveling women is a small linen case to cover powder leaf books. It can be hemstitched or buttonholed along edges, folded book fashion, with annual or floral designs on each cover. Tie with ribbon, washable, and allows easy access to new books.
A Japanese paper box with a frill and twisted top opens to reveal a second box like a flower. This tiny container serves as the repository for a small Christmas gift.
A pretty corset pad features a sachet in the usual shape, pale blue satin covered by a crocheted pale blue silk cover. The piece blends delicate fabric work with decorative crochet, presenting a refined accessory likely part of a vintage fashion ensemble.
George Friederici notes in a Berlin paper that weeping and howling marked joy among early Americans. He observes still common tears of welcome among Caribbean natives and Sioux and Algonquins in South and North America, concluding tears and joy were once inseparable.
Lablache presented to Queen Victoria joked about snuff boxes with leap year addition. Also notices in Bristol probate court 1907 for Harriet F. Sweet estate with administrator Elizabeth Pitman asking for balance distribution and fourteen day public notice.
The London Strand notes that the modern Turkish woman enjoys superior education compared with Western women. While Western women travel, attend concerts, or play sports, the Turkish woman remains largely confined yet mentally engaged, having seven languages, foreign governesses, and access to many books, allowing her to follow these pursuits in spirit.
A child named Gertrude gazes at a thunderstorm and sees a lightning flash along a telegraph wire. She says, “I just saw a piece of the sun fall down from the sky,” capturing a whimsical moment reported by the New York Press.
A compact quip notes that traditional wedding customs once used a sixpence to seal vows while modern lovers lack funds. The line from Puck presents a witty contrast on money and romance, implying affection persists despite financial strain.
A humorous exchange from Punch shows an enthusiastic amateur sailor declaring not guilty while a wary landlubber acts as decoy crew and refuses to touch the “beastly” sheet, highlighting comic nautical roles.
The text notes the average elevation of North America as 1,850 feet and South America as 1,200 feet. It presents a concise comparison of continental mean heights without further context or measurement details. The figures are given as direct values with no accompanying methodology.
The Order of the Golden Seal, founded March 11, 1902 in New York, reports over 1,000,000 in surplus and no stockholders, returning profits to policy holders. With 60,000 members, it offers aging policy benefits and dividends, now organizing a Rhode Island lodge in Bristol and Providence headquarters at 87 Weybosset Street, Providence RI.
The Women's Auxiliary to the Y M C A held its annual meeting in the association parlors with Mrs. Charles B. Rockwell presiding. Officers for the year were elected: President Miss Edith Howe, vice president Mrs. Charles H. Manchester, secretary Miss Cora M. Hill, treasurer Mrs. L. R. Anderstrom. A board of managers was formed naming representatives from St Michael’s, Baptist, Congregational, and Methodist churches. A cake and pie sale was approved for Rockwell Hall on Saturday November 23 from 4 to 6 pm.
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