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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1909
Page
4
A volunteer recounts her first charity visit to a rear tenement on the third floor. A curious boy tells her he has fits and may have one anytime as she leaves to avoid distress. The scene captures a tense, humane moment observed by the New York Herald.
A Tennessee town tale recounted by Colonel Robert M. Gates features a high diver from a circus diving from the top of a tent into a shallow tank. Local chatter centers on feasibility and risk, with a punchline about a cousin who boasted of a Liverpool to New York dive that ended in Denver.
A German private named Andree recalls the Kaiser asking about his famous namesake and a humorous exchange about the explorer Andree and a captain. The captain supposedly wished to have joined Andree.
The old shipboard custom of displaying a broom at the masthead signals that a vessel is to be swept away. Originating with Admiral Tromp, it prompted the English fleet to answer with a masthead horsewhip. Sea lore ties many symbolic signals to nautical life.
A New York Tribune quote describes melancholia as a condition where the sufferer savors despondency and resists cure. A specialist recalls telling a patient to avoid fried foods, only to see her crave fried meals and bread fried in grease.
A witty courtroom exchange has the heiress seeking a lawyer’s title examination to avoid a potentially disastrous marriage. The judge remains a neutral observer as the humorous dialogue unfolds about property and nuptial risk.
A twelve year old girl asks about repartee. The father replies that it is back talk but warns to go smart with what you wish you had said. The exchange captures a concise lesson in wit and prudence.
Dialogue notes a joke between Hilda and Harry about roof gardens. The quip contrasts roof gardens with ordinary gardens, stating daisies bloom at night on a roof garden in a Chicago setting.
A playful exchange sets a definition moment as Jenny answers the prompt with a witty line about oceans requiring battleships. The brief dialect hints at a classroom or playful urban scene in New York Run.
The Kansas City Star notes seals originated in Assyrian and Babylonian ruins and spread to Greece, Rome, Europe, England, and America. Early seals linked to rings. biblical references appear in Genesis and Esther, showing seals used for pledges and royal writs long before widespread literacy.
The text recounts James R. Keene’s view on wealth and desire. It compares Keene’s unending pursuit of money to a dog chasing a rabbit, arguing that the urge to accumulate persists despite wealth. The quote from Harry Furniss in Strand Magazine anchors the analogy.
Dr. T. Zell argues animals gain wisdom through experience, citing beavers learning modern rifle ranges, greyhounds avoiding rabbits, fox hounds ignoring game, and predators like killer whales and gulls following whaling ships. He notes birds and quadrupeds ignore passing trains and horses dislike automobiles, with sheep dogs showing intelligent election.
A temperance lecturer described how total abstinence shaped his career. He recalled two coworkers who suffered downfall due to drink, one dismissed for drunkenness and another jailed for crime, and he attributed his rise to the audience’s reply that "Drink" raised him.
The narrator describes arriving in Cuautla and seeing a large sign advertising a public bath labeled Grand Banos. After a day’s ride he seeks relief and notes the price for a tub of water with towel at 138 cents and an extra 10 cents for water changes, with a 18 cent towel charge.
London Queen notes Swedes honor women who work for their living, saying female professionals from court families are welcomed in the court circle, reflecting social equality in Swedish society.
A vivid sketch shows Gwendolyn pacing before a cheval glass in her room, distraught and tearing at her hair. The piece, attributed to Puck, mocks sympathy as the actress works through a cosmetic preparation, noting she has not yet reached a dramatic breakdown.
A New York Press piece explains how seeds from silver maple ash and other trees act like tiny aeroplanes. It describes winged seeds tilting to generate air pressure, lifting seeds aloft for tens of yards, with linden seeds praised for strength and others like box elder pine and catalpa also relying on this mechanism.
A compact essay argues women’s fear of mice has roots in superstition. It cites tales claiming souls of the departed inhabit rats and mice, including a Thuringia anecdote where a servant girl dies after a red mouse emerges from her mouth and vanishes.
The oyster shell reveals yearly growth rings called shots. Each shot marks one year, allowing age to be counted up to maturity at four years. After that, growth becomes irregular and layers pile up, thickening the shell. fossils show shells nine inches thick, suggesting ages over 900 years.
A Dallas News style reflection extols cornmeal as a nutritious bone and tissue builder. It cites historical use on a corn bread diet by forefathers and notes stone-ground production preserves grain delicacy, contrasting with modern steam-roller mills for efficiency.
A New York Globe quip shows Mrs Binks reading about a scientific expedition into an extinct crater 2000 feet deep where at its bottom lies the hopes of a prehistoric woman. Mr Binks delivers the pun that a woman is at the bottom of everything.
A London Telegraph joke plays on horse pride with a dealer and a rider named Lord Churchmouse exchanging quips about raising a horse’s head height until it is paid for.
Irate passenger complains about rough driving as the driver defends skillful handling of potholes and stones on the road. The exchange appears in the Boston Herald, reflecting a period tone of a heated street encounter.
A pithy maxim states that a good and faithful judge prioritizes honesty over expediency. It reflects timeless judicial virtue attributed to Horace.
In Columbus Ohio letters praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound appear. Readers from Vermont and Graniteville share relief from change of life and nervous symptoms. The ads claim the remedy has long been a standard cure for female ills and restored health in many communities.
Franklin Clarkin argues in Everybody's Magazine that diamonds remain a perplexing natural oddity with uncertain origins. He notes some diamonds may arrive from meteorites or stellar remnants and cautions against assuming terrestrial formation or fixed locales due to geologic and glacial transport.
An elderly woman visits an optician and negotiates the price of spectacles with case. The seller offers five shillings or 4 shillings 10 pence without the case. She pays two pence for the case, remarking it would fit her lost item, and departs with the coveted case.
A humorous exchange centers on a Fitzboodle baby praised for inheriting both parents features and relatives quirks. The infant calmly chews his big toe while adults debate who the child resembles, prompting a playful remark from the mother and a sharp rebuttal from the father.
The essay argues that no universal maternal instinct exists. It notes female traits tied to offspring have biological bases, like wasps laying eggs on caterpillars and hens sitting on eggs. Observations from a party show girls respond to babies while boys remain unmoved, illustrating varied instinctive responses.
A witty exchange from the New York Press features a wife and doctor discussing a husband’s gas consumption with humorous lines about keeping him away from the meter. The joke hinges on the idea of excessive spending on gas and the comical image of damp, elderly study habits.
A mother recalls a Sunday visit where Johnny, a small boy, peeks through blinds and calls out from outside the home while family prayers unfold. She worries about explaining the situation to his grandfather and questions how to handle the child’s play turning into a family moment.
Dr. Cathelin of Paris argues that only those possessing six moral senses may practice medicine. The senses include duty, responsibility, kindness, manual skill, beauty, and social role. The article cites the Boston Globe noting duty requires altruism and detachment during operations on public figures.
A playful illustrated description claims lawn tennis began in England with Marie Stuart being forced to beat cats hung over a rail, then Elizabeth allegedly threw a dead mouse, and a flail kept mishap on the rail, while later lines describe two sets and players near the net attempting to speak English.
A Yorkshire newspaper entry from 1760 describes a London merchant's rapid eight day journey from London to Dublin and back. He departs Monday evening, reaches Liverpool Wednesday, sails Dublin Thursday, returns to Liverpool Saturday, and is back in London by Monday, with optimism for beating this pace soon.
A historical sketch notes Va tel, chief cook of Conde, who killed himself when the fish failed to arrive for Louis XIV’s banquet. It cites the Almanach des Gourmands for his panegyric and likens kitchen zeal to ancient Catos.
Thought Astor crazy for paying $1000 an acre for Aaron Burr’s tract of about 120 acres in Manhattan near Twenty first Street flow. The story recalls Astor’s sale attempts a decade later at $5000 per acre, noting he did not reach that price.
A quotation from the Houston Post argues that a man with no intimate friends lacks anyone to say bad things about him. The remark frames friendship as a measure of character and social presence.
A fragmentary passage discusses a character named Dumbleton Futter and his temper. The text notes his chief fault is temper and mentions suppression of worst behavior. It is a brief, non-coherent excerpt with limited context and no clear narrative arc.
A fragmentary note raises questions about patience and virtue, citing faults and self discipline as central themes. The text suggests a debate over speed versus restraint in moral conduct.
A fragment from Selborne’s Magazine discusses elder plants, their scent, and effects on nearby crops. It notes the elder’s strong odor repelling cattle and inhibiting growth, with claims that removing roots before replanting allows soil to recover and become fruitful again over years.
A dialogue fragment centers on expectations after marriage and who should contribute to living arrangements. The speakers defend their independence, with one insisting the other’s business is not theirs and noting envy from others.
A conversation notes a performer with a tremendous voice and frequent lifting routine, mentioning he lifts five or six times an hour while discussing his strength and presence. The exchange highlights admiration for the subject's power and stamina.
A Philadelphia Record item notes a playful hoax about Methuselah implying if he were a woman the world would not know how old she was.
Electric car service schedule in effect October 8 1909 for week days. Generated from travel guide listing routes and timings of streetcars operated by New Haven Hartford Railroad on weekdays.
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