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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1893
Page
1
A Century writer recalls Napoleon’s fury over his brother Lucien marrying the widow of Jouberthon. The First Consul orders the notary to produce the marriage register at St. Cloud and threatens annulment. The notary stands firm as Napoleon confronts the document.
Paris news reports a novel practice where women journalists use male “fighting partners” to answer duels. Mme Severine’s articles trigger Massard’s offense, with Labruyere acting as her representative. The duel, fought with foils, ends when Massard wounds Labruyere’s forearm after five rounds, and honor is deemed satisfied.
A lighthearted note claims that holding one's breath makes skin impervious to bee stings. The author asserts long observation across 25 years and notes a physician assist when a bystander laughed, suggesting breath control may block pores and reduce perspiration, though not scientifically proven.
Montmorency Crane learns from his mother that wealth and social standing are his only path. He pursues a western bride Edna, elopes, and then faces public disgrace. He later marries Jennie, loses status, works in a dry goods shop, and later secures a pork-packing job with help from Edna’s family, while his mother retreats to Italy.
Montmorency, under his mother’s pressure, becomes engaged to Edna Barlow of Chicago. A flirtatious attempt ends with a sharp rebuke from Edna, revealing her coercive situation. After a tense moment, Montmorency shows sympathy, and they reach a calmer, more cordial understanding as their engagement continues.
A Paris corre spondent cites a Daily Beggars Journal issued only to the mendicant guild. The paper, hektograph copied in limited numbers, lists district notices and tips for beggars including daily baptisms weddings and funerals schedules.
The piece surveys the Netherlands royal line, focusing on Wilhelmina, twelve, as the last Nassau Orange direct heir. It discusses Luxembourg’s union risks, potential coalitions with Belgium, and possible republican or new monarch outcomes, plus a brief note on the Orange dynasty’s history and status.
The Boston Globe portrays Emperor William as playful and elusive in Berlin nightlife. He supposedly enjoys music halls under disguises and joins sailors and soldiers in drinking booths, debating royal life while keeping his identity hidden. A comic anecdote follows about Herbert Ward and a native quip on descent from monkeys.
A prospective investor seeking a Vermont farm near a village with thousands of idle acres and a small woolen mill was told the land price would rise after the mill extension was added, the owner citing improved prospects as the reason.
A four year old boy named Douglas attempts to draw a railroad track with cars and a train. He presents a picture with two parallel lines and explains the trains are waiting and out of sight. His father notes the clever misdirection and the child’s humorous imagination.
A collage of miscellaneous quips appears from the Atchison Globe and Indianapolis Journal. The lines touch on virtue, ambition, theft, humor, and human nature with dated voice and ironic twists.
A Washington Star quotation notes a Chicago hope that criminals and lawmen will eradicate each other. The scene includes Mrs Prickly taunting a tramp who claims to have carpet beating experience and Moldy Mike boasting he has never beaten a carpet despite claiming a teaching past.
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for nervous fatigue headaches and weak digestion. It claims to rebuild vigor, purify the blood, improve appetite, and cure indigestion heartburn and dyspepsia.
The notice claims Hoop's Priis are easy to take and easy in action with a price of 25 cents a box, suggesting a straightforward purchase and reliable results.
A reminiscence recounts Union loyalties and Butler’s stubborn command style. It documents Col. Martin’s reinstatement battle, Hawley’s bold defiance, and Butler’s public-spirited acts for the poor, tempered by strong opposition and insistence on duty. It also notes a separate report on nickel slot newspaper vending machines developed in Ohio by Hazlett and Hawk.
Epitor and editor debate the worth of publishing verses after a poet's death. The editor notes a posthumous poem proves no further works will be written by the author, a point the poet questions. The dialogue appears in a Brooklyln Life excerpt.
A reflective piece extols marriage as the union of two hearts and lives. It describes marriage as the highest school of virtue that redeems individuals from selfishness and elevates the duties to husband, wife, child, and home.
The passage criticizes people who are restless, claiming such men possess ability yet fail to achieve life success. It labels them as “respectable tramps” always moving between vacations, waiting for “something to turn up” like Micawber.
Two readers credit Ely's Cream Balm with curing long standing catarrh. Clarence L. Huff of Biddeford Maine reports seven years of symptoms ended after using the balm. Milton T. Palm of Reading says twelve years of remedies failed before success and no recurrence after over a year.
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