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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1894
Page
4
A coastal verse describing a sturdy lighthouse by a wave washed shore. Boats return home past fog and storm as gulls cry and winds roar. The tower stands firm amid surf and spray, enduring through the years.
In a tale from Atlanta Constitution the jealous Mr Bashford forbids his wife from a masquerade. He disguises himself as an Indian chief to spy on her Turkish hooded costume, kidnapping the mistaken woman Emma Burch. The ruse backfires when his wife Louise reveals the deception and forgives the confusion.
A stranger and a schemer exploit a vacant West Side building to perform a fake escape fraud. The man at the window unveils a supposed Lightning Toilet Soap and Dirt Remover offer as bystanders watch. The crowd disperses after the plot fails, and the pair depart in disappointment.
A London Lancet report describes the thermogen, a quilt housing a gridiron shaped coil of wire in insulating material with a fabric cover. It heats to about 150 degrees and uses a fuse to shut off current if temperature rises, attaching to standard lamp terminals.
On the Castle McMurtry lawn the young Lady Constance confronts Earl Wyverne over bad news as a tale of sorrow unfolds. Constance's beauty and youth frame a grave moment when Laurant is reported dead, leaving her to bear a great grief.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a jumble of dialogue and captions about superstition signatures and a telegram. no coherent event or individuals are clearly identifiable for a proper news summary.
An amusement recounts Frank Buckland touring France and returning via Southampton with an overcoat full of natural history specimens including a monkey. The booking clerk insists on a dog ticket, Buckland argues it is a monkey, and a tortoise is offered as another animal. The clerk deems them insects and waives charges.
A 22 year old Detroit hunter visits a veteran to borrow a gun and dog for a day. The veteran declines saying he fears the hunter might shoot the dog, provoking the youth to anger. The exchange underscores caution in amateur hunting.
The Boston Globe reports on Australian youth employed in fishing where crabs are baited with a wagging big toe. Boys trap crabs by drawing up their legs and breaking off crab feelers for baskets. Deep sea visitors sometimes join the scene, attracting a loud response from the bait owner.
Concord grapes showed strongest results with single bud pruning, yielding larger berries and compact, well filled clusters. Unpruned vines produced poorer bunches and higher rot. five sprayings reduced rot to one fourth of untreated vines. Spray solution contained 24% pounds blue vitriol, 2 pounds lime, 82 gallons water.
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