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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1894
Page
4
Subscription Rates and Postage Listing
Rates show one year paid in advance for two dollars or five dollars with postage. Six months costs four dollars, three months two dollars. Single copies are five cents. Entered at Bristol Post Office as second class matter.
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Bristol Post Office
Fall Signs and Fairs in Briefs and Notices
The item notes the lake fishing activity and autumn mood with political jabs about mugwumps. It reports Pawtucket planning another daily paper, Woonsocket and South County fairs active while Bristol has none. A Tripps Corner granger offers a pig picture with each pair sold.
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Woonsocket
South County
Bristol
Patriotism in American Mechanics and Cabinet News
Washington notes show enthusiasm for the flag as cabinet members depart the capital while the Prince of Wales is ridiculed for disagreeing with Gould. Walter Q. Gresham faces criticism for Samoa policy and lack of diplomatic triumphs under Cleveland.
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Prince of Wales
Gould
England
Ploughman Vengefully Tangled Cows’ Tails Across Farm
A ploughman in an English village fell for a milkmaid from a neighboring farm. Rejected, he bought a rope and tied the cows’ tails together, prompting shock and gossip in the rural community.
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Massachusetts
Wheat feeding for stock shifts prices, says Pacific Farmer
The Pacific Farmer argues that Eastern farmers should start feeding wheat to horses and other stock for a few months to raise its price to fair levels. It notes wheat is currently good feed and the cheapest cereal, and Eastern buyers at current prices would aid Western farmers.
Local papers as engines of town prosperity and growth
The piece argues that a town’s prosperity hinges on a well financedLocal paper, rich with fresh local advertising and accurate reading matter. It asserts enterprising citizens rely on a truthful paper to reflect community character and attract investment, comparing good editors to bonds.
Etymology Quest Beats Words for Love at English School
A dialogue shows a suitor unable to find words to express love. The English and Classical School promotes thirty years of practical study of boys needs, aiming to make healthy minds and bodies and noting graduates’ success in college and careers.
Novelty in Butterflies at the New York Office
Editor Gibson creates a paper butterfly for an amateur naturalist Schmidt in a humorous office prank. A cockroach with tissue wings is placed on Gibson desk, Schmidt exclaims in German, then discovers the wings detach and storms out in disgust.
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Puck
Gibson
Schmidt
Bunner
Mr. Gibson
J. Taylor
Himmel
Geebson
New York
Pitt the Elder Refutes Criticism with Swift Command
In a Youth's Companion recount, Pitt the first Earl of Chatham silences a Commons speaker who misuses a phrase about king Lords and commons. Pitt orders the wording taken down and admonishes the member to say nothing when it means nothing, urging restraint and acknowledgment of error.
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Pitt
Earl of
Chatham
House of Commons
King
Lords and Commons
Commons
Lords
Mr. Pitt
House
Cyclone Pit Mystery in Cumberland Mountains Farmyard
A Detroit Free Press tale recalls a mountain household with a front yard cyclone pit. The farmer avoids direct explanation, suggesting his wife’s absence, while the narrator presses for a purpose, highlighting regional humor and curiosity.
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Cumberland Mountains
Perzackly
Detroit Free Press
Newspaper trade gag from London Tit-Bits
A quip follows Gibbs buying a country paper and entering the press world. Dibbs remarks it costs nothing to manufacture newspapers while Gibbs notes clothing costs money, ending with a pun and a parted way.
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Gibbs
Dibbs
London
Remarkable Child Fannie Erdofy Learns Languages
Four year old Fannie Erdofy, living in New York, speaks four languages. Her mother writes and speaks six, her father knows ten plus many dialects. Arthur Erdofy, a Ellis Island registry clerk born in Budapest, and his wife share Magyar roots and multilingual talents.
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Fannie Erdofy
New York
Fannie
Erdofy
New York Press
Remarkable Young Banker Miss Comstock Leads Two Banks
Miss Comstock, president of the Comstock Banking Co in Green City and cashier of the Comstock Castle Bank in Green Castle, Mo, started as assistant cashier and bookkeeper in 1889. By 1892 she became president of the Green City bank and cashier of the Green Castle bank, doing the real work herself. At 21, her success is noted as remarkable in Women's Progress.
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Miss Comstock
Comstock Banking Company
Green City
Comstock Castle Bank
Green Castle
Three Tentions for School Success from a Railroad Platform
A writer recalls a railway station moment where an old gentleman teaches three tentions intention attention and retention. He advises children to intend to study, attend to lessons without distraction, and retain what they learn for future use. Christian Work
Prodigy Edna Grace Hain Plays 80 Pianolife Pieces
At 53 cents a year, Edna Grace Hain, a blind prodigy, can produce 80 different airs from a piano after seven months of practice. She locates unseen keys instantly, can imitate melodies on a covered keyboard, and keeps perfect time without reading music or words. Her skill includes transposing unseen notes and learning new tunes by listening.
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Edna Grace Hain
Philadelphia
Singing Baby Delight of Pottsville Family
Little Marion Dungan at 17 months impresses with a long repertoire including Little Birdie In a Tree May Nellie's Blue Eyes The Minuet Sunshine Will Come Again and more. She sings in perfect time though cannot pronounce many words according to the Philadelphia Press.
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Marion Dungan
J. K. Dungan
Pottsville
Birdie
Nellie
Philadelphia Press
The Girl of the Period Boxing As Exercise Trend
The piece notes society women pursue straight posture and suppleness through boxing and bag punching. It describes hanging an inflated rubber bag to rebound and be struck on its receding motion, with blows from the shoulder and a face toward the bag. The bag is described as rugby football sized, air inflated, and secured to ground and ceiling with rubber bands.
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Chicago Times
Willard Credits Five Meals a Day for Health Gain
Frances E. Willard cites England's five daily hearty meals as key to her improved health and weight now 142 pounds after a near skeleton two years ago. She has resumed cycling though in modest attire not bloomers, calling the former attire too flashy for her recovery.
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Frances E. Willard
England
Philadelphia
Miss Willard
Suffrage Debate Says Sex Not Bar Until Unfit
A Massachusetts Ploughman argues voting should be restricted by merit not sex and that selling a vote or ignorance should disfranchise. He asserts limits may be needed, but sex alone should not bar voting unless a person is unfit to own property, follow laws, or share in national duties.
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Massachusetts Ploughman
California Daughters Reveal Women’s Power at Midwinter Fair
The women’s congress in California linked to the Midwinter fair showcased vast talent in literature science oratory and leadership. Audiences from east and west judged papers and speeches, boosting female activity nationwide. Carrie M. Watson librarian at the Kansas State University spoke on the Kansas bibliography and recent publications by Kansas authors.
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Woman's Congress
California
Carrie M. Watson
The
State University
Lawrence
Kan
Kansas Academy of Language and Literature
Kansas
Novelty Curtains and Cure All Mentioned in One Note
A lace middle strip in vestibule curtains brightens halls by admitting more light and adds charm while keeping privacy. Eugene resident A M Bailey reports his wife relieved chronic diarrhoea after Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy, claiming prompt relief. bottles priced 25 and 50 cents sold by druggists everywhere.
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A. M. Bailey
Eugene
Oregon
Chamberlain
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