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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1909
Page
4
Harriet Quimby reports in Lestie’s Weekly that Caribs weave strong baskets and sell them at reasonable prices in Roseau. A peculiar device dubbed a wire catcher, made from basket straw, slips over a finger and tightens, once used as handcuffs for prisoners. Tourists often purchase them before leaving Roseau.
In Schoenberg a municipal savings bank issues a bank book for every newborn. Officials deposit a mark about 25 cents and grant interest. Withdrawals are forbidden for two years. The ordinance covers all children regardless of family wealth.
An old Turkish tale from Nasr ed Din appears in the New York Tribune. The story follows Nasr ed Din searching for his lost donkey while expressing gratitude for his own safety, noting that being with the donkey would have led to his loss as well.
On a ship the nuisance asks why the anchor is cast overboard. The old salt explains the theory of seismic disturbances, noting the anchor’s purpose is to keep the ocean from slipping away to the fog.
A humorous exchange from the Houston Poste turns on a proposal joke. The respondent says she sank on one knee for his proposal, prompting the quip that she sank on his knee, not hers. The brief exchange highlights witty social humor from the paper.
A tradesman refuses to offer a discount to a clergyman, arguing the goods are guaranteed and differ from ordinary items. The exchange frames a clash over assurance and pricing.
The New York Post notes Camillus Leonardus calling jet black amber with a tendency to attract light substances when rubbed. It describes thin smoke used by ancient Britons to ward off devils and dissolve spells, and Dr Young’s view of jet as wood in a highly bituminized state.
The piece traces snuff spoons from early 18th century use after Sir George Rooke’s Vigo voyage to their appearance in literature and on the Scottish border. It notes bone spoons small enough for snuff boxes, references a 1704 Oxford comedy line, and recalls a 1877 Norham-on-Tweed farmer seen using one, illustrating long cultural persistence.
J. J. Hissey recalls meeting a thirsty tramp on a shaded English road who asks for ale after a long day. The tramp, with humorous dignity, offers to pay for begging if a policeman were present, showing quick wit in a desperate situation.
A Westminster Gazette note recalls Coleridge as a youth in the Strand who, while dreaming of Hellespont crossings, was mistaken for a thief when his hand touched a gentleman’s pocket. The incident ends with the stranger admiring his imagination and offering a library subscription.
A court, hearing the evidence, ruled the assault justifiable after a traveler’s comic questions about cities and mountains trigger a sequence ending with a judge’s remark about the back. The dialogue framed as a joke underlines a legal outcome rather than a direct narrative.
A dozen or more women gathered for a society business meeting on Walnut street. Before business, one woman shared her appendicitis recovery, sparking a chain of past operation stories. A quiet member then quipped that the gathering had turned into an organ recital.
A large weapon called the key of death is shown among arsenal weapons in Venice. Invented by Tibaldo after a love disappointment, it contains a hidden needle that can be released by a spring. The needle causes almost instantaneous death with no visible wound.
The note measures three and one-eighth inches in width and seven and one-quarter inches in length. It sustains without breaking lengthwise a weight of forty-one pounds and crosswise a weight of ninety-one pounds. The notes are printed four to a sheet, the sheet size eight and one-quarter by thirteen and one-half inches. One sheet lengthwise will suspend 108 pounds and crosswise 177 pounds.
A daughter’s suitor defies a father by entering through a window after being told not to cross the threshold. The exchange captures a tense domestic moment reflecting persistence and boundary lines in a strained relationship.
The narrator jokes that he could live comfortably on about 10000 dollars a year until his wife discovered the amount. This exchange reflects a humorous view on income and domestic expectations cited by the Chicago Record-Herald.
A fragment reflects a tense scene as a guest refuses to sign a document without reading it first. The quote hints at a charged moment involving authority and personal caution during a registration or admission process.
A fragment from the Atlanta Constitution contemplates time and tide, urging that a dreamer should not wait for fate but try to outpace it. The quote imagines heading off tides, selling three for money, and turning a mill wheel through effort and intention.
Milwaukee woman claims total recovery from female troubles backache and tumor after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Letter to Pinkham Medicine Co praises the remedy and urges other women to seek advice, noting thousands of grateful letters received.
A hot afternoon scene in front of a leading hotel shows traveling salesmen dispute loungers for chairs. A drummer asks questions about local buildings, and the loungers refuse. the man finally asserts he is paying for accommodations and takes a chair from a lounger.
The Temple of Art hosted the sketch duo Biff and Bang to a packed audience. They played off each other with comic gibes and jokes about minds and noses, drawing loud applause and praise as the best act yet.
A neighbor comments on a baby’s weight while a young mother explains the name John Wesley is a compromise between John Calvin and John Wesley. The exchange ends with a humorous aside about the origin of the names.
A group of miners visiting an inn in Llangollen during the landlord's absence were shown to the best room. On the landlord's return he remonstrated, but his wife explained that much money had been spent and seven bottles of claret had already been drunk. He denounced the claret as divine mess and recalled the last bottle.
A London Globe reflection on sneezing as a wholesome habit and the comic, contorted face it provokes when one tries to suppress it. The author derides the universal but vain urge to stifle a sneeze and notes the humorous, if unavoidable, facial gymnastics.
The Wood hall spa near Lincolnshire arose two centuries ago when a coal shaft flooded, releasing waters rich in salts bromine and iodine. Geologists view the site as ancient tropical lagoon once buried by sea and river deposits, now yielding healing mineral waters through a sandstone layer.
In historic tea drinking, cups and saucers were passed to the hostess in a batch for replenishment. Spoons were numbered to ensure the right cup returned, and even a child was taught to place the spoon after the first cup. Tea was once costly, so questions over a second refill were rare.
A New York Press note describes a private hospital uptown where a sister recovering from surgery stays with her relative. The facility offers light, comfortable rooms, customizable meals, and generous visiting allowances, with meals for guests priced at two dollars and a half per person.
A passenger crossing the Atlantic asks the purser if the ship is divided into tight compartments. The purser affirms. The passenger sighs that he may have to endure the single cabin unless he can improve. The anecdote ends with a comic note on cramped travel.
A muddled OCR fragment describes a man with a megaphone in New York's financial district shouting to a couple about keeping purses secure. The garbled text mentions Wall Street and Indy urging vigilance as a country setting is implied.
Fragmented OCR style text cites a line about premonition and a dialogue about its meaning from a Chicago News item. The readable pieces hint at a discussion of fate or warning, but key names and full context are missing, leaving an enigmatic snippet.
A short, humorous exchange shows a barber letting a boy shave the man as a birthday gag. The line ends with the boy’s playful remark and the man’s surprised response, reflecting a lighthearted moment.
Fragmentary quotation from a Shakespearean line appears in this OCR snippet, lacking clear article context or identifiable names, dates, or events. The readable portion emphasizes a virtue ethics motif, but no concrete news item or entities are discernible for a full summary.
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