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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1908
Page
3
A bizarre tale ends with an American suitor waking on the floor, after a dream in which he negotiates a marriage with the heiress. The father questions the cash settlements and debts, but the count remains eager as father wakes in disappointment.
Edgar Saltus discusses entry to society as requiring treasure temperament and tact. Treasure underpins allure, temperament is the art of asserting oneself amid experts, and tact aligns one’s vibrations with others. Those who possess tact can navigate social space and reach their goals, while taste is branded mercantile and unbecoming.
A mnemonist lecturer, awaiting a London rail departure after a Canterbury talk, entertains the Vokes and staff with memory feats. Amid skepticism, a final whistle triggers a dash to the London train as the inn parlor scene ends with the waiter noting the scholar’s forgetfulness about his umbrella.
A fragmentary story from charitable columns describes an American boy mistakenly giving a beggar in Constantinople a gold coin. The beggar, after a polite servant explains the master is dressing, returns the coin and remarks the error is embarrassing. The tale appears in Charities and Commons.
From Pall Mall Gazette account the average storm wave is about thirty feet high. The highest storm waves measured range between forty four and forty eight feet. The force is shown by cliffs and rocks torn from shorelines off Scotland with masses up to seventy two feet above sea level and rock weighing thirteen and a half tons displaced by waves.
A New York clergyman recalls Dr Morgan Dix delivering a droll wit about aging and knowledge at a medical school graduation. He quoted Dix saying physiologists claim the older a man grows the smaller his brain becomes, explaining why the old man knows nothing and the young one everything.
The excerpt shows a humorous exchange: Good Advice scolds a father for a harsh thrashing while Napoleon sympathetically minimizes the harm. Both speak in a playful, mock-solemn vein as they trade quips about worth and honesty in a London Scraps tone.
Managers of Bristol and Warren agree to a three game series under American League rules to decide Bristol County supremacy. Local players only, rosters capped at 15, umpire from outside both towns, venues at Warren Bristol and neutral ground if needed. Proceeds split 60 40 to home and visiting teams with third game split evenly. A $10 guaranty deposited, decision by a third party if disputes arise. First game hoped Sept 26 with Providence Journal umpire Mr Carroll. Practice starts tonight at 6 on the Common. Bristol to face Fall River Athletics next Saturday. tensions rise over a hurt catcher.
Chief John H Morrissey and Officer James W Gott raided a speak easy Sunday at 3 pm located at 55 Congregational Street owned by Charles Mann. Inside fifteen men were found with signs of illegal liquor traffic and police confiscated ninety eight pint bottles of lager beer a dozen bottles half full and two partly filled kegs. Legal proceedings are expected.
Albert Perry of Providence and Miss Maria Cunha of this town were married Saturday morning at 7:30 o'clock at St Marys church. Rev John F Downing officiated and also celebrated the nuptial mass. Mary Oliver attended the bride and Antone Cunha served as best man. A wedding breakfast followed at the Hotel Belvedere and the couple departed for a weeklong trip to Boston. They will reside in Providence where the groom works at St Elizabeths Home for Aged Women. Perry was formerly a coachman for Dr A M Merrill in this town.
A letter responds to a Player about umpire changes and scoring practices for the Defiance league, defending Wetherill and Trainor, detailing lack of an official scorer, editor and paper constraints, and explaining game totals and pitching notes amid a specific Independents versus Defiance match.
A brief letter from L S Rbeals signs off as a response to A Player. The message expresses hope that the preceding content will serve as a satisfactory answer.
Letter writers discuss Devoe paint value per gallon and how many gallons are needed for houses. J J Hall of Sheffield and N Avery of Delhi compare paint usage on identical houses, detailing gallons used and leftovers. A M Miller asks what price one would pay for those oil paints, noting painting costs must be considered.
A proverb-rich reflection notes that wisdom shows when one stays quiet amid uncertainty while cautionary words about charity reveal how small acts can create outsized noise. The piece uses metaphorical language to urge restraint and thoughtful action.
Transit notice for the New York Hartford Railroad Electric Car Service on weekdays starting June 15, 1908. Lists multiple daily departure times from early morning to late evening in a dense timetable format.
Bristol arrivals mixed in with delays as time tables appear incomplete. Sparse OCR yields unclear company name and dated references, leaving readers awaiting precise schedule details and transit updates.
The Barrington Warren and Bristol line begins July 1 1908 with weekday and Sunday timetables. Weekdays start from City Hall Providence at 5 45 am hourly to 6 45 pm then 6 15 pm and hourly to 1 15 am. Bristol departures at 6 15 am hourly to 7 15 pm then 7 45 pm and hourly to 10 45 pm plus 11 45 pm and 12 15 am to Riverside Oar House. Sundays run Providence City Hall 7 45 am hourly to 9 15 am then half hourly to 6 15 pm then hourly to 3 45 pm. Bristol 7 15 am hourly to 10 16 am then half hourly to 8 15 pm then hourly to 10 15 pm plus 11 15 pm and 12 15 am to Riverside.
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