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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1928
Page
3
A hospital dietitian plans meals for hundreds, balancing dietary needs and appetites. The article notes use of fresh and canned fruits and vegetables, salads designed for efficiency, and large-scale storage of meat and canned goods to ensure nutrition and appeal for patients.
Carpenters repair a six room home at Seventh and Brandywine, Philadelphia, once lived in by Edgar Allan Poe. The dwelling, now worn but revered, draws visitors from around the world, with artists painting the yard and writers crossing the threshold to reflect on Poe and his brief, tragic years.
Reports from Paris say the antipneumococus vaccine from the Pasteur Institute greatly reduces deadly pneumonia among Madagascar natives. Immunity lasts about a year, and authorities pre-treat malarial patients with quinine to prevent fever misattributed to vaccination. No results yet from this double treatment.
Kansas professors conduct experiments with about forty bull snakes to measure rodent consumption. They report a three pound snake eats more than six months worth of rodents equal to twelve pocket gophers annually and could clear an acre and a half of alfalfa land. Estimated farmer saving is about 8.75 dollars per year. The snakes are described as gentle and easy going in Pathfinder Magazine.
The Museum of the Peaceful Arts in New York has acquired a fragment from a 1770 lightning rod setup at St Pauls Cathedral in London. Benjamin Fragin directed the removal of the old arrester and a newer rod was installed. The 10 percent inch piece was sent as a gift and will become part of future exhibits on history science and electricity.
In Paris, Doctor Martine offers timid patients a simple cure with luminous bed texts for 80 francs. The eight slogans include I am or I am comfortable everywhere and I am a new person. Over a thousand people have written to him.
Miss Jessie McCaa, single woman carrier on village route No 2 in Franklinville New York is the only woman in the United States delivering mail in a city rated post office. Appointed in 1920 under wartime measure she served until the Franklinville office shifted to city delivery when she was briefly reduced to a clerk but reinstated soon after.
Ancient writers Xenophon and Aristotle note early protective footwear for beasts with leather soles and socklike bindings. Hippusan dals and winged clips varied in form, with nails and hooks later standardizing the nailed shoe before Gaulish subjugation. Gauls credited for early horseshoeing with light shoes fastened without clips.
Mythic figure Orpheus, famed poet and healer of ancient Greece, famed for lyre mastery received from Apollo. He joined the Argonauts on their voyage in search of the golden fleece.
Town Clerk John W. Church announces annual dog licensing for Bristol in April with fees for male and female dogs and spayed or unspayed status. Licenses available starting May at the Town Clerk’s office with specified prices and collar requirements.
Probate Court of Bristol on March 22 1938 hears petitions to determine if Rose Kershaw and Eleanor May should receive legacies under the will of Samuel Pomeroy Colt. Hearings set for April 16 and April 17 1938 at 10 o'clock A M with notices published weekly for 14 days in the Bristol Phoenix.
John Mee Magee of Bristol named administrator of Mary E Magee's estate. Creditors must file claims by law, starting March 20, 1928. Proceedings held at the Bristol Probate Court with a hearing set for April 4, 1928 at 4 PM.
Notice of probate admission by the Probate Court of El Belatol Town for the Last Will and Testament of Anna B Remington. The executor’s bond is to be set and filed in the clerk’s office. Court actions and dates appear listed, with names and references to the town and year.
In the Probate Court of Bristol County a notice is issued concerning the estate of William Dove Treu late of Bristol town deceased. The court calls for claims and qualifications by March 23 1930 and sets a hearing date.
A social gathering ends awkwardly after George’s brother confronts him about a reckless action. The scene features a calm, restrained girl as the focus of the evening, with dinner and dancing going smoothly until a sudden outburst interrupts the progression.
The marquis of Reading recalled his ascent from a cabin boy on an old clipper to vice royalty in India. He said two years before the mast taught him more than the world’s greatest college would have.
A fragment from a Farm and Fire side column presents a wry critique of political platforms as tangled and difficult to navigate, using sharp, compact wordplay characteristic of the era. The line reflects humor and social commentary typical of rural newspaper pages.
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