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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1896
Page
4
A verse from the Boston Transcript compares love to a fragrant flower that blooms in dew. The speaker praises the beloved's soul beauty and soothing, divine influence, describing joy and tenderness that brighten life.
In Osten's casino grounds a glamor girl Bertha Yeend stakes all she has after her lover Leslie Penstone reveals a ruined marriage. She wins big, breaks the bank, and discovers Yeend dead from a self-inflicted gunshot as fate mocks them all.
In Brixton an old gentleman keeps a garden and labels flowers with scientific names he does not understand. Rows read Nux vomica and Ipecacuanha while another is marked Nisi prius and Particeps criminis. The folly shows ignorance despite wisdom, amusing observers in a curious horticultural display.
Berries on spike peppers are harvested when red to prevent loss from overripe drops and quality decline. De Candolle studied wheat origins and argues native Armenia wild growth. Also notes liver veal prep briefly with boiling water, and a Berlin doctor’s tuberculosis research on goats.
At a Memorial chapel meeting the Congregational church accepted Mr Stevens resignation by a 13 to 12 vote. Although some present abstained, motions offered vacation with salary continuance were rejected as Stevens plans to retire. A committee Coggeshall Easterbrooks Church was formed to urge a council and arrange invitations and dates per church polity. Speakman presided.
Michael Riley was severely injured on Tuesday when riding the shafts of a coal-dump cart at Wardwell Lumber Company. He fell as the cart entered Cranston Mills yard, a wheel passing over his head and slicing scalp to skull. He survived the shock and was taken to Providence Hospital with guarded recovery prospects.
Town Council meeting as Board of Canvassers partially canvassed electors list with deaths and absentees stricken and some names added the list to stay open until today at 2 pm A church invite was received for the 75th anniversary of the Methodist Episcopal Sunday school Rev Dr N A Reed an obituary note states his death in Minneapolis born 1815 and longtime Baptist minister Also an ad urges parents to watch for croup and touts Chamberlains Cough Remedy available from W H Baffington
A historical note records that rice cultivation began in 1695 using seed brought from the East Indies, marking an early cultivation effort in the region.
An articulation of Tennyson's portrayal of women as noble, devoted, and central to home life. The piece argues he did not fully embrace modern feminist notions, yet his writings elevate maternal sentiment, domestic virtue, and the cooperative bond between husband and wife, guiding both generations toward higher virtue.
A 1895 publicist argues that appearance sells as much as intrinsic value. The essay stresses that wall coverings piano veneers and clothes seams reflect outward perception, and that visible advertising signals progress to attract customers. The piece asserts that the appearance of advertising drives business and that the advertiser influences others to engage.
In a folksy exchange Pat and Moike debate politics and coinage. The speaker, Patnam Patriot, calls out the idea that voting 16 to 1 and voting silver equate to one act of political allegiance, while a jokey admonition highlights perceived threats from an alphabetical cipher.
A Warren Gazette correspondent uses a Massachusetts preacher anecdote about Samson and foxes to critique Mr Bryan and his many sided supporters. The tale shifts to a satire where some foxes in a populist scene may have been woodchucks and polecats, suggesting the fiery rhetoric will harm the cornfields unless it cools.
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