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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1896
Page
2
A 19th century note discusses starting cheap advertising to break into steady print work, citing a barber shop napkin ad and a tradesman who rose to newspaper columns. It recalls a Free Silver controversy attribution and classic election notices, with town council actions and local tax and sidewalk concerns.
A sizable audience attended Miss Helen Kelleher of San Francisco at the Opera House last night. She displayed strong elocutionary power, won audience favor with frequent applause, and delivered the Chariot Race from Ben Hur with artistry. She also performed dialect selections aided by local artists including Louise on piano and James O Donnell on bass, prompting an encore. Ivy Club held an evening program at St Michael's chapel featuring readings and piano solos by local performers. An advertisement extols Hires Root Beer as a healthy temperance drink and campaign favorite for parades.
Bristol and Vicinity notes new mail times with closures at 6.50 and 8.45 a m and 12 20 8 45 and 20 p m Mails open as nearly as possible at 8 a m 2 5 8 p m and the system outlines daily departures and returns for patrons.
H H Tilley attends Worcester festival. Warren mare Melba wins in War ren rdces class. Newburgh pants, 98c to $3. New York Store. Horse frightened at Wardwell Lumber Co. clam bakes and social events at local halls. Whale of ads for wallpaper, new parish house, and McKinley flags. Public notices on jury, real estate sales, and local civic debates voiced by Fampnay.
A Wall Street News analysis argues that melted U S currency loses value, noting silver dollars melt to five cents per ten and gold dollars melt to ten per lot, questioning why lawmakers would legislate money value through such “equations” and urging the poor to resist devalued dollars.
Albert Lyndh, famed French artist, creates a distinctive American girl type after returning from recent extended visits to this country. His portrayal of young American womanhood intrigues as the work of a critical student, a skilled painter. Lyndh was commissioned by The Ladies' Home Journal to depict the American girl he saw, with the picture to be reproduced in the October issue.
Michael Tella Jose Margins and John Coogan were brought from Cranston jail to plead before Judge Douglas. Coogan pleaded guilty to theft of a sailboat in Warren last June and awaits sentencing. Tella pleaded not guilty to assault with intent to kill his wife on July 1. Margins pleaded not guilty to aiding Tella’s escape on July 11. Trial for Tella and Margins set for 10 this morning. O L Bosworth represents both Italians. Coogan awaits sentence.
Auburn resident Elder Harry Nicholas will deliver sermons Sunday afternoon and evening at the Advent Christian church, inviting parishioners and community members to attend both services.
The baptism of infant Julia Jones, daughter of Rev. Dr. Calbraith Perry, took place September 16 in Silver Creek, within the grandmother’s house, a ceremony rich with Revolutionary era relics and notable Pilgrim-era families. Survivors and guests included descendants of Griswold, Perry, D Wolf, and Bradford, with Bishop Griswold officiating and a marble font bearing an 1747 inscription. The event linked Rev. James DeWolf Perry and Rev. Calbraith B See to an era of old St. Michael's house and church relics.
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