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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1878

Page

3

Grocer Gags and Household Quips Blend In Paper Silly

A collage of jokes and anecdotes finds a grocer advertising with ham and cigars as a quip, a birthday nose remark, early rising jokes about dryness, a girl mishearing ears, Polish immigrant tailors, playful court banter about wet goods, and a Webster anecdote about trout in a farm stream, all in a light, bygone-era tone.

Turkish Marriage Customs and Whistler Breakfastes

A Pall Mall Gazette note explores Turkish marriage practice where dowry and family oversight shape unions and brides rare glimpse via veil. It also parodies Mr. Whistler's breakfasts in London with deviled beetle imagery and a parade of eclectic dishes. Plus a naturalist description of Cuniots Trophic Tree forms with varied root projections and trunk indentations.

Whistler England London Colorado Mr. Whistler

Respectful Under Difficulties in Westminster Abbey

A London Letter notes an American matron moving reverently through Westminster Abbey and stepping on notable tombs drawing hushed reproach from companions. The piece contrasts reverence with discomfort as she quips about touching Ben Jonson Dickens and Dryden. It shifts to American attitudes on women performing large parts of agricultural work in Europe, with men supervising and absent in beer gardens and armies.

Effendi Mussulman Pall Mall Gazette Westminster Abbey Westminster Anna Ben Jonson James Macaulay Mr. Jones Charles Dickens Dryden Cantebury London Chicago Tribune Simmons Liver Regulator Simmons Alex. H. Sephens John W Beckwith Georgia John LB. Gordon T. S John Gill Shorter Bishop Pierce J. Edgar Thompson Hill John, Bireckinnridge David Wills D. D Hiram Warner Lewis Wunder P.M. Phada J. H. Zeilin & Co Philadelphia

Beggar Chooses Hats From Hallway in Old Adage Twist

A hallway incident reports a beggar selecting three hats one umbrella and linen dust er from a hat rack challenging the saying beggars cannot be choosers. The scene notes the act as a twist on the old adage and reveals a unexpected display of demand.

Epland Geo. W. Simmons Eits Church Street Barrington

Humble Hop Bitters Promise Universal Cures

Proponents claim Hop Bitters cure many ailments using common plants like hops buchu mandrake and dandelion. Testimonials from diverse social ranks and professions urge readers to try the remedy and doubt no longer. See other column.

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