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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1896
Page
4
A lyrical verse recounts enduring seasons and nature's blooms from daisies to hawthorn, over amber seas and distant shores, ending with the sorrowful note that the beloved cannot return. The tone mirrors nostalgic reflection and hopeful memory from bygone days.
A farm boy named Jimmy Saunders uses a common red lantern to signal a New York special carrying soldiers. As mob violence threatens, he races through darkness to warn the train, earning praise for his courage and quick action.
A man declines to learn bicycle riding after hearing a peculiar trait of the machine. He recalls that when starting to ride, if one wishes to avoid something, one is likely to collide with it. The dialogue, from the Washington Star, highlights his concern about wheel safety and his existing trouble with bill collectors.
Isabelle Kaiser, known as Mlle Kaiser, won the Swiss government prize for the best cantata to be sung in chorus for the opening of the co exhibition. The council of state sent a complimentary letter and bronze sculpture. she has won similar prizes since age 16. A summer new moon timing hints at fair weather for a day or two.
A compact, reflective line notes belief in ascent and fate. The fragment evokes rising, judgment, and transcendence, signaling a devotional or philosophical sentiment. The phrasing centers on a singular speaker or figure contemplating ultimate outcomes.
A dry goods man, weary after a decade in trade, escapes to Shadyslope for a quiet country break. There he meets Evelina Briggs, daughter of a local lawyer, and falls into a conflicted romance while considering an eventual wholesale career and a family alliance. The tale follows his guilt, longing, and the lure of affection against his worldly duties as the year progresses.
A narrator pursues Evelina while overhearing her engagement to Tom. He confronts Simpkins to dismiss his clerk, marries Miss Briggs, whose father dies, and later discovers Evelina remains in love with him. Simpkins is arrested for embezzlement as the tale closes with lingering doubt.
The London Truth speculates on Martian beings possibly possessing senses and forms unlike humans. It ponders their intelligence, control of nature, social structures, wealth disparity, warfare, governance, and even vices, using Earthly analogies to frame unknown alien life.
A New York Times item notes that raisins dates and chocolate tablets make good sustainers for a day’s tramp or run on wheels. A country physician, often missing meals, finds compressed chocolate cakes easily carried and eaten, his food salvation throughout the year.
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