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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1895
Page
4
A vivid description of a cowboy race captures the clattering hoofbeat and swirling dust as swarthy riders charge forward. The author J C Davis invokes sunlit steeds and a dramatic gauntlet thrown, signaling a wild, upfront race atmosphere.
A first opera outing becomes a memory as the narrator notices Baron Kurz and his wife known for primulas. The box reveals the mysterious Rosine, a past wife, and a death outside the omnibus box ends the night, with Lord Saintsbury cautioning secrecy.
The article contrasts Mallorquin character with stereotypes noting lazy behavior yet honesty and peace among islanders. It describes Palma as quiet, inexpensive, safe, with little active labor, and a culture of siesta. It also notes Sonoma County’s ancient bridge bent of two redwood trees supporting a timber bridge former roadbed 75 feet above a ravine. called the only natural wooden bridge in the world.
A reflection on anticipation as a driver of happiness contrasts a schoolboy’s joy with adult desire for money. It notes how the lure of a dollar fuels pleasure and hints that passion fades after the moment. The piece then surveys Australia’s plutocracy, tracing wealth to convict origins and suggesting colonial magnates carry suspicion despite status.
Ex Senator Henry L Dawes heads an Indian commission aimed at settling town site questions in the Indian Territory. He notes about 800000 whites live there as tenants with no title to lands or voice in governance. He plans to secure titles for built towns and arrange allots ments to Indians. Fishermen of Preston Lancashire once fished on Sundays and burned a parody of a clergyman in effigy to avoid prayers.
An old note recalls a 1775 event where Murcia Spain reportedly saw hailstones weighing 20 ounces. The quote from Emile Zola and a remark by Boyer Collard frame a reflection on prosperity and theory.
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