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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1906
Page
4
The Newport and Providence Railway Company releases its time table in effect on June 10 1906 for week days. The schedule lists arrivals departures and service intervals for commuter travel between Newport and Providence with stops along the line.
A tall man named Legrand was mistaken for a madman by a mayor, a gamekeeper, and a butcher who took him to St Genines asylum. On the way he was intoxicated, and the telegraph confusion with two words led the governor to Detain the wrong man. The error was only found three days later.
Wrangel angrily called diplomats gallows for spoiling operations and pressed Bismarck at the king's table to forget. Bismarck coldly refused then, after a pause, granted forgiveness. The breach between the two men was healed.
The Scientific American notes redwood forests resist fire damage during dry seasons. Lumbermen felled trees, peeled bark, and burned wreckage without harming saw logs. Redwood contains no resin, resists cracking, and extinguishes easily with water, appearing like burnt cork and harder to ignite again.
A writer notes a Paris market as a social equalizer where working women can swap items from head to toe. Mimi can trade a hat for a straw one and even buy a modest dinner, flowers, and sweets, while the wealthy seek marvels and the wooden leg buyer seeks a boot in exchange for tins and gloves.
Lord Kelvin faced an extreme electrical demonstration before students claiming 300000 volts would be harmless while 3000 could be fatal. He refused to show it on himself, then, with a quiet look, stepped to the apparatus and safely infused the high voltage into his own body.
A description notes Chinese women carry a small scented gum bag akin to ancient Egyptian cosmetics. Recently unearthed jars from Pyramida reveal perfumes used by Egyptian princesses, bearing similarities to today’s fashion among China’s elite.
A dialogue contrasts two women shopping and fantasizing about purchases they cannot make. One laments choosing not to marry George Seads, while the other questions the pleasure of browsing stores without buying. The exchange reveals themes of regret, consumer drift, and romantic longing.
A Washington Star quote shows Mr GCumrox stating he admires but does not envy world men of genius. He defines a true genius as one who receives a monument after death rather than three square meals while living.
A brief exchange recalls a past engagement ten years ago. She remarks on a gesture of closeness, then he jokes that his arm has not grown longer, highlighting shared memory and a touch of humor.
A quotation from Ladies' Field observes that the average Englishman prefers his wife or sister to be dull, valuing a beautiful and amiable diet of feminine perfection as an ideal. The remark reflects social attitudes toward gender roles and domestic expectations of the period.
Boon Hert notes that moonlight is simply reflected sunlight and its intensity is far from magical. He cites estimates that 618,000 full moons would equal one sun's light and that moonlight heat is minuscule, nowhere near the sun's heat on a July noon.
The rhinoceros bird or Buffel pikker from the Transvaal is noted for its remarkable habits and unusually plumage. Small flocks accompany large antelopes in South Africa, riding their bodies to feed on files and insects while signaling enemies with alert posture. Its plumage appears satin like, a cinnamon brown body with yellow beak and legs.
A London woman owned a large picture she believed was by Turner. Five or six top dealers refused to buy, claiming it was not Turner's. Months later a family document showed the work was specially painted by Turner for the husband of the owner, selling for £2250. The note laments dealers' reluctance to touch Turner's works.
A quotation from Mary Bronson Hartt in Woman's Home Companion points to the chaotic, rule-free nature of English spelling. The piece notes tangled letter sounds, multiple letter correspondences for sounds like N and er, and many irregular spellings that challenge learners.
The piece argues color and aroma are poor guides to coffee quality. It explains color comes mainly from roasting and does not reflect true flavor. Even fine coffees, when properly roasted and brewed, color water little while the flavor comes from unseen essences.
An Australian university professor told students that the darkest hour of the day is at 8 am, and later apologized for the complexity of his remarks by saying an easier explanation would be harder to provide. The exchange highlights confusion over paradoxical phrasing and teaching style.
A customer in a Milwaukee restaurant with an orchestra asks the leader to play something sad and low while he dines to see if it will soothe his Break. The moment centers on the musician’s response and the unusual request in a dining setting.
A father tells his son that many rich men started poor and urges thrift. The son replies with a paradoxical wish to begin life poor, exposing a comic take on wealth and budgeting.
Miss Gusch asks if Mr. Kidder has a delicate wit. Mr. Chellus counters that it's more than delicate, calling it sickly in a Philadelphia Press item.
A Baltimore American item notes Miss Posey showing warm emotion toward you while her manner appears cool, illustrating a playful contrast between feeling and demeanor in social exchange. The quip underscores public interest in personal bearing and sentiment.
The text describes emery from Naxos in the eastern Mediterranean. It notes beds in the northeast of the island, extension to neighboring islands, and lenticular deposits on schisty layers near Paros marble. About 800 men work the trade, all required to marry before entering the fraternity. The material is extremely hard. large fires crack blocks then levers pry them into cubic foot masses for shipment. Claim of 20,000,000 tons remaining. Emery ranks next to diamond in hardness. crystals include ruby and sapphire.
A smoker demonstrates lighting a pipe in strong wind by shielding a parlor match inside an envelope to protect the flame. He explains a second method using a piece of paper to spread the spark over the tobacco for a better light, as cited from the Providence Journal.
A passage from Outing Magazine argues against raking clippings after mowing. It says clippings mulching nourishes soil and that frequent mowing keeps the lawn looking neat. Leave at least two inches of foliage and set mower blades high.
The coyote is a prairie wolf known in Mexico as the coyote and in the old world as the jackal. It measures thirty six to forty inches long with a sixteen to eighteen inch tail. Its color is dull yellowish gray with black cloudings and white tint on the underparts. It has a barking bark and is found on the western plains from Mexico to latitude 55 north. It hunts in packs and is very fleet.
A snippet from Lippincott's Magazine presents a street overheard conversation among African Americans in a southern city. The exchange imitates white speech patterns with humor, featuring greetings and comments on feelings, health, and appearance, including remarks on complexion.
In Turkey divorces are easy and couples may remarry up to three times. To wed a fourth time a woman must marry another man and be divorced. This led to a curious profession, proxy husbands, usually blind men who readily relinquish their brides for money.
A Chicago Record-Herald quote contrasts knowing a phrase like savoir faire with recognizing someone who smiles and pretends interest when a story is retold. The dialogue frames savvy social behavior as genuine interest rather than rote repetition.
A short exchange depicts Bobby pleading to his father to bury the last man who dies. The father agrees after a pause, framing a quiet, domestic moment as a child questions mortality and duty.
A fragment hints at a dialogue about mortality among great men. Jones dismisses the need for a doctor. The snippet suggests a broader discussion of aging and health in prominent figures.
The text notes that Olympiads were counted with alternating durations of forty nine and fifty months, describing a cadence in the historical time-keeping system used for the games and their cycles.
A Boston Herald note recounts linguistic mix ups by Franco Canadian workers in New England cotton towns. A grain dealer in Somersworth New Hampshire received a written order containing phrases like Please send I bag hole corn Time field five pounds acid. The clerk correctly interpreted as whole corn mixed seed and five pounds of grass seed or hayseed. Another order asked for corn broke and corn not broke.
A comparative anatomist argues the little toe is a useless appendage destined to be phased out. He cites horse evolution losing four toes and claims humans may follow, with the big toe becoming the sole surviving digit while the mid toe dwindles. The idea frames pedal evolution across species.
A compact ad advises mindful courtesy in busy life and promotes Kodol For Dyspepsia as a remedy to ease indigestion. The copy promises it digests what you eat and restores stomach comfort, noting sale through W. H. Buffington.
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