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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1885
Page
2
Two cases of mercury poisoning linked to fulminating caps used in shooting galleries are reported. Such venues should have ample ventilation. The Catholic community in Hyde Park Massachusetts dedicated a church with Archbishop Williams officiating. Rev Bishop Wattergon of Columbus preached the sermon.
The Rhode Island Press Association plans its sixth annual trip from Providence to Pemigewasset Valley and Franconia Mountains, departing this morning and returning next Tuesday evening. A Norwegian missionary group aboard a ship bound for Madagascar and South Africa includes a nephew of Zulu chief Chetewayo, educated in Stockholm, who aims to preach Christianity among his people. Cholera is spreading in southern France with eighty deaths in three weeks at Manosque and additional deaths in nearby towns. the epidemic eases at Salon. Germain Lee notes pneumonia can be epidemic from a parasite, not cold, unlike bronchopneumonia where cold triggers the inflammation and parasites play a minor role, with a typical nine-day course.
A descriptive feature by George P. Lathrop lauds Hartford as a model state capital. The piece includes portraits of Senator Hawley Charles Dudley Warner Mark Twain Mrs Stowe Gen W B Franklin and Trinity College President and pictures of Warner and Mark Twain residences.
After days of excitement the Puritan leads Genesta in the race for the Americas Cup. The swift American yacht secures victory, signaling a national triumph and a noted improvement in English sailing as descendants of English builders and sailors push the sport forward.
The October issue opens with the first installment of Dilettante Days a travel serial by Fannie Aymar Mathews across the Atlantic via Liverpool Chester and Warwick. It also presents Love's Harvest and What She Made of Her Life enjoyable fiction along with parables sacred music sketches and Bible history items. Published by Mrs Frank Leslie Park Place New York at 55 cents monthly 2.50 yearly.
Our Washington letter notes a resumed city life as schools open and rents rise with fewer summer vacancies.Political talk centers on the Forty-ninth Congress Speakership with Carlisle unopposed and Republicans weighing Long Hiscock Reed candidates and committee roles. In Kentucky, the Southern Exposition in Lorumsville attracts visitors with fruits crafts and California exhibits including mammoth tree sections redwood planks and mineral displays.
A Swedish engineer announces a novel explosive named vomite claiming it holds great strength and low cost and will not explode unless ignited, suggesting a controlled or unique ignition requirement.
The October issue of The Magazine of American History will feature a facsimile of a previously unpublished autograph letter by General Grant. The letter discusses the character of Alexander H. Stephens, Vice President of the Confederacy.
A renowned author of a prize essay on blindness argues that increasing short-sightedness among readers accounts for about ten percent of one-eyed blindness. He also warns that moderate tobacco use can cause partial blindness.
The Inspector of French Public Works reports Gascony dunes exceed 200000 acres in area and rise over 250 feet, spanning three to four miles. Since 1780, efforts to stabilize the sands with vegetation have halted inland encroachment and created a protective dune forest. A wooden palisade blocks new dune formation as the sea builds a steep bank.
English experiments show removing or watering dust within six yards of shot-holes can obviate dust explosions in coal mines. Separately, W. Mattieu Williams claims mosquitoes chiefly thrive around the Arctic Circle, not the tropics, with swarms hampering ships on North Cape voyages and sometimes blinding game and even bears.
The article notes Autumn begins next Tuesday and lists local events and visits. Reverends Vincent and Hall are abroad. entertainment by Haworth’s Grand Hibernica and Dublin Dan Comedy Co. drew a full Town Hall audience on Thursday.
A Wednesday concert with Mr and Mrs Bosworth draws local pride for Bristol talents. The Bristol Train of Artillery Veteran Association launches fall and winter entertainments at Town Hall starting October 2 with Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pinafore under H O Farnum. Proceeds fund uniforms for the B T A V Battalion. The piece also discusses amateur theatricals and praise for Edward P Coward and performers like Miss E Byron Diman, the Williams sisters, and the North sisters who contributed to successful summer shows.
The Artillery's Armory on State street undergoes repairs under Col. Clark H. Straight with re shingled roof new doors fresh paint and improved interior. The September Bristol County Supreme Court session opened with Judge Matteson presiding and a varied docket including a divorce granted in Chace v Chace and a burglary indictment against Charles Burns resulting in a year of hard labor.
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