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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1894
Page
1
Our New York Letter outlines the fashion vibe for fall and winter with updates on dresses coats hats and millinery trends. It notes tailor gowns light melton cloths and tweeds plus popular colors and fabrics and urges readers to request Beat Co catalogs for mail orders.
Joseph Harris, a chimney repairer, narrowly escaped fatal injury while working on a 165 foot chimney at the Domestic Sewing Machine company in Newark New Jersey. He observed Jack Phillips known as Steeple Jack, repairing a 330 foot chimney at Clark O N T Thread company about a year earlier and began in the business. The Domestic Works chimney top has been crumbling and superintendent H A Davis weighs several repair plans that avoid fires and a plant shutdown. Harris offered to fix the top described as a “little pipe.”
The Evening Sun recounts Dr. Depew’s Central Park unveiling remarks praising Columbus as a beacon of liberty. It notes his view that New York should derive lessons from the navigator’s life, while detailing Columbus’s genius, risks, and religious conflicts, and ending with a tribute to Columbus as hero and benefactor.
A neat woman drummer, Miss Braner Braner from Dayton, registers at a Louisville hotel and plans to depart early for Frankfort. She earns a handsome salary as a paid performer and supports a mother in Ohio, with a reputation as a hustler among female agents and road workers.
Elizabeth A. Edwards of Oklahoma writes from San Antonio remonstrating against Bishop Johnston of Texas. She argues women today seek equality and makes a case for woman suffrage, noting men vote for themselves and urging the ballot to influence home life and children's destinies.
The article notes women can achieve dainty looks with linen dimity undergarments in ecru color and dark silk embroidery. It advises avoiding old silk leftovers for ruffles and recommends buying good silk for durable, stylish skirts.
The London Correspondent reports 244674 total signatures for the women's suffrage appeal with regional breakdowns: 60918 from Scotland, 6880 from Ireland, 51186 from London, the rest from England and Wales. Signers include heads of nearly all colleges for women, many head mistresses, guardians and school boards, and leading women in medicine, literature, and art.
Complimentary note in The Musical World of Paris praises Miss Fannie Edgar Thomas for her October departure to pursue music abroad. The Musical Courier correspondence is highlighted for its significance as she reports on Parisian musical genius and becomes a trusted emissary and friend to leading artists.
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