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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1907
Page
4
A society gathering features Mary asked to perform piano pieces by Chopin, Beethoven, or Mendelssohn with precise technique while guests applaud politeness. Lucy Smith interrupts with a lively coon song, drawing mixed reactions as mothers note the contrast between penance and pleasure in music.
A humorous anecdote features Lord Lytton as viceroy of India seated beside Mrs Birch at dinner. The exchange centers on an improvised pun about the Birches and a playful remark by Lytton about kissing the rod. The anecdote includes a miscommunication when Mrs Birch reports the insult to her husband.
In a pointed exchange a dramatist notes the paradox of Manners toward the Legion of Honor. He asks the audience to imagine why the honor was given, answering that it was awarded because the recipient lacked it. The remark frames a sharp critique of recognition and merit.
The Chicago Tribune notes a claim that pipes made from French briar root are superior to American briar, citing a belief that French goods are tougher.
A playful exchanges scene from a Cincinnati Enquirer snippet describes a kiss between two girls with banter about waking, dream state and mutual certainty, capturing a light flirtatious moment from the era.
London Globe reports ichthyologists can determine a fish’s age by annual ring formation. White rings form February to June, black rings form July to October, counted in otoliths or scales. Flatfish favor scales, cod more reliably aged by scales. Otoliths remain constant within a species, aiding diagnosis.
A Baltimore News item recounts a strange tale of a laundress Susan who leaves no last name. After two weeks of continued washing the mistress learns Susan has moved to Pennsylvania and left a will bequeathing the clothes to a tall, bony messenger who collected them. The widow expresses no further action.
A south side hostess hosts friends and notices a guest’s carried package. A debate over ownership and indignity follows, with jokes about searches. The line ends with a warning that a guest could steal the grand piano next and escape remark.
A comic caption shows a quarrel between Skrappy and his wife over consent. The wife mentions the marriage itself should have warned him, and the husband calls her foolish in a humorous exchange from Illustrated Bits.
Chicago Post reports on an Ananias club rite with quip filled dialogue. The piece sketches comic lines about belief and disbelief as part of a humorous preliminaries section.
Obscure medicinal advert promises relief from constipation headaches and backache using DeWitts Little Riser Pills DeWitt Carbolized Witch Hazel salve for scratches bruises and piles and DeWitt Kidney and Bladder bills with a weeks treatment for 25 cents Sold by W H Baiffington and W H Buatstington.
Dr. W Fred Williams Bristol senator declines re nomination due to professional duties. Republican Town Committee reads his letter with regret and endorses Ezra Dixon for senator. Vacancy expected for Bristol representative with R S Cocurch M D among possible nominations. Rumors place James Or Oburchg and James W Franklin for Democratic assembly and Republican caucus seats, respectively.
The Bristol Female Charitable Society met at Mrs. Babbitt’s home at 8 80 last afternoon. Reports from secretary and treasurer were read and approved along with committee reports. All officers and managers were re-elected except Mrs. E B Grant. First directress Mrs. Spooner. second directress Mrs. Drury. secretary treasurer Mrs. Babbitt. auditor Miss Farrington. New managers include Mrs. Skinner, Mrs. Church, Mrs. Weeden, Mrs. Adams, and Miss Thompson. The secretary treasurer’s report will appear in the next issue. Attendees attended Mrs. Grant’s funeral yesterday. she served 23 years on the board.
A sequence of Bristol events includes DeRue Bros Minstrels at the Bristol Opera House on Friday evening October 4, a fair October 7 to 14 in Armory Hall under Bristol Train of Artillery, whist October 7 in G A R Hall by Babbitt Woman's Relief Corps, a dance October 9 in G A R Hall by A Bunn and John T Doyle, and the 33rd Harvest Home Festival at Trinity church October 10 at 8 o'clock.
A husband tries to drown a cat after an argument about temper. He places the cat and bricks in a floor sack, trips near the canal, and falls in with the sack. He drinks canal water, returns home soaked, only to learn the cat survived because the bag had a hole.
Miss Marion Coggeshall was pleasantly surprised by friends at her aunt Miss Augusta Coggeshall’s Central Street home on Wednesday. The birthday celebration included games, music, a collation and gifts, with attendees such as Mollie Peckham Helen Warren Helen Potter Rennie Sawyer George Rounds Charles Herrmann Emma Collins Mabel Walters Helen Gray Fred Wilbur Ethel Herrmann Mary Spencer Daniel Morris Harold Newman Bessie West and Ida Coggeshall.
An old traveler recalls mid ocean when fog shrouded a steamship hit by an iceberg. Passengers panicked until two evangelists in the saloon appeared with rugs and handbags. A cockney bystander asked for a cab, breaking the tension and staving off disaster.
A middle aged widow seeks a five year mortgage with little down to buy a house and lot. Her two daughters work as bookkeepers and would save the payments. The broker balks, fearing foreclosure, and insists on additional security, saying the daughters are too handsome and may marry and lose their jobs before five years pass.
A salesman sent to open a new railroad territory found no hotels as towns were new. He charged 50 cents per meal, but argued to the manager that 25 cents paid for the meal and the other 25 cents paid for the experience of meals at restaurants along the frontier.
The text explains that waves appear to move while water stays fixed. It notes that large storms produce forty foot waves with crests moving up to fifty miles per hour. A wave's base equals about fifteen times its height, so a twenty five foot wave has a 375 foot base. When breaking on shore, force reaches seventeen tons per square inch.
In a brief advertisement style assertion Thomas A Edison is cited claiming most illness stems from overeating and improper foods. It promotes Kodol as a digestant that helps the stomach by digesting what you eat, claiming it uses natural digestants and vegetable acids and is pleasant to take.
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