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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1917
Page
4
A promotional notice urges readers to study the advertisement and vote in a library competition. It claims bonuses up to 50 000 and 1000 votes issued with every dollar spent, with extra votes for certain brands, and warns merchants not to influence choices while urging customers to vote for preferred books.
A historical newspaper snippet lists last day bonuses and vote values for several trade marks and products. It mentions coupon schemes for Warren Shoe Store Excelsior Grocery etc and rewards from toothpaste to coffee and tea brands with varying vote counts.
The Hartford Courant reports a Cuban cure claim sparked a medical inquiry in Havana. In Wilkes Barre a leper, Joseph Norman, is released from quarantine as blood tests show no disease though nodules contain bacilli. Social backlash is anticipated despite improvement.
A French commercial traveler seeks a large order but finds the shop closed. He learns the proprietor is at a village fete and pursues him to an outdoor balloon ascent. He buys a seat among the aeronauts and, once aloft, delivers his pitch in a humorous line about calicoes.
Seven year old Willie at the dinner table presents his grandfather with a note from the public school principal requesting attendance at a PTA meeting. The grandfather pretends to misread a harsh line, prompting laughter and a child’s correction about keeping a note from his own father.
The article lists sea lore and theater folklore such as witches songs in Macbeth believed to cast evil spells, sharks shadowing ships foretelling death, and Mother Careys chickens signaling storms. It also notes omens from birds, dolphins, warship naming, starboard and port list meanings, and clothes thrown overboard during calms to summon wind.
An electrician at a New York hotel reveals amber lighting as the secret to making women look more attractive. In the roof garden, amber lights make guests appear peachy and refined, pleasing patrons and enhancing the mood as patrons comment on the flattering effect.
Ruskin Butterfield explains curfew origins tracing to Chaucer's cur few tyme. Fire-preventing devices covered embers like metal tea cosies in Hastings museum. They shield homes from sparks, letting households safely heap embers at night and relight the fire in the morning.
Alfred E. Stearns argues in the Atlantic that modernists press a harmful doctrine of individual interest undermining scholarship study habits and rugged character. He warns against pandering to youth interests as a sugar coated pill and questions where to draw the line in guiding boys toward practical aims.
A blue eyed tramp in Union Square collected pennies from a listening crowd during an hour long talk. He praised action and urged each person to start a regular effort that day, then left the throng with a handful of coins as the crowd dispersed.
The passage describes Agra as a city of tombs and ruins tied to its celebrated Taj Mahal. It depicts Agra’s faded beauty, the grand mausoleums of kings and queens, and the famed queen’s tomb built for a ruler who dreamed of heaven.
In Cincinnati a merchant used a “sure-thing” gambit to provoke a man by criticizing his look then betting he lacked a complete shirt. The crowd, including the merchant and bystanders, would retire to a room where the man revealed only half his shirt, proving he did not have a whole shirt on his back.
A brief excerpt from Brownling's Magazine features a playful exchange where a child mispronounces asking for her age. The dialogue showcases comic malapropism and informal speech, reflecting lighthearted social observation.
In a tense exchange a man recalls hearing a new rig while another questions the exact count of 17 as they discuss a quiet entry. The dialogue hints at a disputed incident and a cautious, uneasy atmosphere.
The passage treats Tennyson's poem as symbolic with no real island or Camelot. It notes multiple readings, including the idea that the Lady lives in a conventional world behind a mirror. Critics cite living in shadows until passion reveals realities beyond illusion.
A humorous piece extols the upper berth beyond its rail function. It suggests comic turns for travelers, surprising homecomings, and playful mischief like peeking over the curtain and tapping a sleeper’s head. It even imagines hens setting eggs from the space.
A suitor pressingly professes love to Cordelia and vows to travel the earth for her while she disarms him with wit. He boasts cash and property worth 100000, and she agrees to marry, praising the idea of wedding bells without delay.
A New York scientist finds many tales of savage shark attacks exaggerated. Most large species have weak jaws and teeth and struggle to tear meat from a dead whale. Some sharks rely on tail blows rather than jaws for an attack.
The passage warns that merely starting right is not enough and urges constant practice to avoid symmetry loss. It cautions against relaxing vigilance, following the path of least resistance, or letting sympathy distort character and faith.
A courtroom moment centers on Blackstone amid a dance of legal terms as a judge warns that reversing himself is poor procedure while still signaling a rethink.
Readable content is minimal and disjointed, noting stray phrases about practice and a neighbor. No coherent event, names, places, or dates emerge to form a factual news item.
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