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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1899
Page
4
A New York Evening World discussion notes that the desire for more male offspring stems from a traditional belief in a son’s family strength and lineage. The piece cites sentiments from young parents and an ancient idea of sons as defense and continuity, with a traveler’s tale illustrating the bias.
A reflective passage compares the Nile to a silent, mysterious river and camels with striking eyes that seem to judge intruders. The narrator notes the camels’ gentle gaze recalls human anxieties and moments of personal remorse observed in church and life.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt recalls a real estate agent noting how some buyers are hard to please. The agent predicts a customer will return in a week or two to claim swindling after buying a suburban lot at half price, then face a longer walk to the train.
The man had phoned regularly for some time and the woman proposed a shift allowing women to propose. He warned marriage might not come without such plans, but after a brief pause he affirmed his commitment and their engagement was announced the next day in the Chicago Post.
Austria's pension bureau must recognize polygamy among soldiers from Bosnia. A recent order says when a soldier leaves multiple legal widows, the pension must be divided equally among all widows entitled to pensions. The coin made in the Detroit Journal excerpt is quoted amid other literary notes.
A brief exchange from Chicago News and Boston Transcript notes on a daughter’s marriage. Biggs comments on the new son in law’s strike with a joke about a V or X. Fuddy remarks the Hulcums stay discreet, never smiling in public to avoid scandal.
The seventy foot sloop Athene built by Herreshoff for W G Gay of Boston was launched Oct 9 and towed to Boston by the steam yacht Squib. At 102 feet overall, 70 feet waterline, 20 foot beam and 11 foot draft the mahogany finished cruiser features a centreboard raised and lowered by deck mechanism.
In Wilmington Delaware on October 20 a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs W DeWolf Dimock. On October 22 a son was born to Mr and Mrs Michael O Brien in Dimock.
Married in Bristol on October 21 by Rev F FE Talbee, William Channing Go and Mrs Charlotte Ann Brotherton unite in matrimony in a town ceremony.
A fifty year old man would be surprised by today’s vast sandwich range. One large lunchroom offers sixty four varieties with over twenty on display. Besides ham and beef, fish options include sardine, anchovy, salmon, muskellunge and lobster sandwiches. Cheese options number at least ten, with numerous mixed meat or combined fillings such as ham and egg or minced tongue with chicken. New varieties keep being added.
In a Chicago News snippet, Mrs Harix chides Joshua for misreading affection while Melinda retorts. The exchange centers on pride and misunderstanding as the old man compares pursuit to a trap catching a mouse.
Mrs. S. H. Lincoln recalls a night of fear for General Burnham's widow in Machias as doctors warned she would die before morning from pneumonia. She credits Dr. King's New Discovery with saving her life after three doses, calling it a cure for throat chest and lung diseases. Trial bottles free at H. Young & Co's drug store.
A Bristol crowd lined Hope to Union and High streets to the Herreshoff residence where John B Herreshoff appeared on a veranda amid fireworks and cheers for Columbia. Nat Herreshoff greeted the townspeople at the DeWolf mansion with fireworks and a rare public smile. The procession then moved to the Sidney DeWolf farm before returning to town for bonfires and further celebration, ending with a late train to Providence.
A massive bonfire at the Rubber Works drew hundreds, followed by large fires at Hope and State streets and near the steamboat wharf. Fireworks lit several points as Hope Street crowded with revelers and a tar fire kept burning for hours. A cart owned by Fritz Beckhauser was destroyed as the town echoed with patriotism and late night horn blasts.
Warren high school football team trounced Bristol high by 23 to 0 on the common Saturday afternoon. Bristol lads, heavier but outplayed in every aspect, offered little resistance as hundreds watched. The piece also notes advertising as a selling agency integral to business.
In verse, Sir Lipton's ship Shamrock faced misfortune as Columbia sailed with a ready victory. The narrator declares Columbia the winner, noting the sea success and the cup remaining ours despite alleged tricks, painting the scene of triumphant maritime sport.
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