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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1892
Page
2
Rutland became a city at 2 30 o clock Saturday afternoon when Gov Fuller signed the charter. The bill passed the senate without debate and without opposition. Vermont now has three cities.
A digest of former World events and critiques including Harper’s Weekly piece on the Washington “Capitals of the World” portrait by Henry Loomis Nelson and Reinhart, reports a canal drowning in Holyoke, Mass, with unclear cause, and commentary on Columbus from Harper’s Bazar noting Winsor Adams and Fiske as authorities and debates on Columbus’s legacy.
The fragment describes stereotypes of Ireland Equatorial Africa Sweden Japan Esquimaux Para and Portuguese or African mixed races. It claims crisis reports in Ireland are fewer, and asserts various dubious generalizations about wives hairpins linen garments house design morning habits gambling and social classes without reliable context.
The Primrose league with 54000 members remains devoted to Lord Beaconsfield's memory. Saint Lawrence is linked to the Italian spectacle of tears. Barcelona artists plan a Columbus centenary shadow projection on a mountain. Japan may send 2000 middleclass citizens to the Chicago fair next year. Britain to issue a fourpence half-penny stamp for telegraph and revenue use.
A Bohemian reformator prisoner makes a perfect straw watch as small as a shirt button, while a Merrinpen cutlery factory crafts a pocketknife weighing one eighth of an ounce. A London patent introduces a nearly invisible watch screw thread cutter capable of threading the finest human hair.
French florists cultivate a plant with a flower that changes color from white in the morning to red at noon and blue at night. Ice aids lasting cuts with refrigeration and salt plus ice sometimes better. Hampton Court's great vine yields nearly 1,200 bunches of ripe pes sent to Queen Victoria. The vine is England’s largest and about 125 years old. Californian roses yield twenty percent more volatile oil than French roses. Grasse, France employs five thousand in perfumery.
Population notes estimate seven and a half million young men in the United States while Greece has about seven men for every six women. A scientist projects earth's capacity at 5.204 billion, likely reached within 187 years. France counts 88,218,903 people with about two million childless couples and two million couples with one child. The Chinese empire and adjacent regions cover at least five million square miles, housing an estimated 450 to 860 million people.
A colonial Mexico jail is described as a live oak with a chain and staple. After Queen Elizabeth II’s death 8004 dresses were in her wardrobe, only two of satin. An iron bridge on the Farrar in Strathglass collapsed under a cart weighing about a ton. London cabbies include many ex-officers doctors lawyers a lord by courtesy a baronet several honorables and a former MP.
A fragment from a tale shows Mr X Pense debating a hidden word about Thanksgiving. The scene centers on a modest feast offsetting a year of labor and hunger with wood from Farmer Brown, ham, potatoes, jam, and a final shout of satisfaction at eventide.
A note from the literary column lists that Lord Lytton's remaining poetry will appear posthumously. It also mentions Lincoln's Gettysburg speech used at Cambridge as top English prose, and various writers with daily word quotas and projects. The piece lists notable literary deaths from Carlyle to Tennyson between 1881 and 1892.
A collage of brief clippings from various papers shows light humor and social quotes. Jokes touch on rain misunderstandings and aging, with a humorous exchange about insurance, manners, and fences. Several exchanges involve everyday encounters with clerics teachers and landlords, reflecting early 20th century wit and social remark.
A collection of domestic notes cites nitrogen need in grains and suggests barley as easy to digest for invalids. Also features a recipe for broiled scallops with bacon and a brief note on adjustable Arp beds designed to ease bed fatigue for the sick, promoting comfort and posture.
Reports from Bath county tell of a sharp crack shortly before a 44 oeneralite fell on Lawrence eman's farm. A brimstone match was described, a tiny six inch wood slip dipped in brimstone. A pear tree planted by Gov. John Endicot in 1680 near Danversport still blossoms though fruit is poor. Northern British America woods harbor a large wood buffalo, a rare bison species.
Tomorrow is the first Sunday in Advent and St Andrew day comes next Wednesday. The Hydraulion Engine and Hose Co fair ended after ten nights with a Monday close. Rev O Benton will preach in the Providence District on Sunday afternoon. Rev Calbraith B Perry officiated at Trinity Church last Sunday in rector Wm BR Trotter's absence. Eleven of twelve sheep on Thomas Poppasquash farm were killed by dogs on the night of the 17th. The remains of John G Harding were brought from New Bedford for interment at North Cemetery. The Rhode Island Women’s Relief Corps will visit Babbitt Post 15 on Monday. A grand winter lecture course is planned in Bristol. An illustrated Town Hall lecture on Columbus Washington and the Civil War was held, proceeds to St Mary’s Church. The Rhode Island Society for Domestic Industry meets in Providence December 7. Thanksgiving service was held at State Street M E Church with music led by John B Pollock.
At the Hydraulion Engine and Hose Co fair in Town Hall last Saturday evening awards were given for popular driver Morgan W Fish and on the combination ticket gold watch to John L Shepard steel engraving to Eugene LeClair and a clock to James N Ballock. A large Democratic delegation traveled to Providence Monday to attend the State convention with a float for Cleveland fishing designed by Wilhaw A Manchester. The group left town on the 7 o'clock train after a 4 pm start.
Sirdon's Cleopatra starring Mass Fanny Davenport opens next Monday evening at the Providence Opera House. The production will retain its grand scale with new improvements and more magnificent costumes. Davenport has used her vacation time to refine every facet of the performance, aiming for near perfection and likened to a pursuit of theatrical mastery akin to Henry Irving.
A local call offers a free trip to the world’s fair and numerous premiums including a doll, watch, bicycle, organ, or other items for a small pleasant task near home. Details and free information available by writing W F Kellogg Box 188 Boston Mass.
Local reminiscence charts Bristol's 19th century sea and agricultural era. It recalls whale men, shipyards, and merchant vessels like Charlotte and Aquilnet, with perilous voyages, family longings, and the change to modern opportunities. Thanksgiving notes, social life, and local fashion tips close the piece.
Friday night storm at Kingston frightened Mrs. John Jacob Astor as she and her husband crossed the river in their electric launch. Their boat turned back amid wild weather. Lane’s family medicine moves the Lowell each day. Most people need to use it.
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