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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1931
Page
5
Angelo Delmonico born April 7 to Mr and Mrs Donato Delmonico of 163 Bradford Street this town aged 18 years.
Paris has been France’s capital for centuries with a brief period from 1871 to 1878 when Versailles served as the seat of government. The shift reflected the Franco-Prussian War aftermath and the reestablishment of the capital in Paris.
A brief excerpt reflects on folly noting that men are inherently fools in a higher folly to avoid being one. The quotation emphasizes philosophical self awareness and human misjudgment.
A reader invites written comments on Timely Topics affecting the town’s welfare and interests. The column offers space for residents to share views, raise concerns, and discuss local issues in a community-minded forum.
A poem urging residents to spend at Bristol stores during a hard mood to support local shops. It argues outside trade drains town prosperity and praises home merchants for quick service and without fuss. The author signs as B. J. C.
A wandering critic scoffs at fast dancing claiming true It is only seen on the American stage after watching a Hawaiian dancer with her graceful wares.
Town of Bristol requires all traders using weights and measures to bring them in for adjustment and sealing by May 11 1931 at the office of Domenico Mascolo Senter of Weights and Measures Makowsky Block Hope Street Rhode Island General Laws Chapter 221 Section 11 notice to all public weighers and sellers in the town
Abel Se quiera Vicoro of Bristol has qualified as Administrator of the estate of Mary Ernestina Vicora alias Mary Vicora alias Maria Sequira, deceased. Creditors must file claims within the time required by law, beginning April 10, 1931, in the clerk's office of John W Church.
A dense price list from Bristol offers numerous groceries and household items with per unit and bulk pricing. Items include eggs, butter, cheese, flour, bread, juice, soap, laundry, canned goods, coffee, tea, cereals, fruits, vegetables, and snacks with varied quantities and promotions. No narrative event, just shop inventory with prices.
The article traces how timekeeping evolved from sundials and water clocks to medieval wheel-based devices. It notes Egyptian origins, Roman adoption, and later medieval monks advancing clock mechanisms toward modern precision.
In a train from the English Derby editor John Corlett of the Pink Un chats with a race course tipster. The tipster claims with Carlyle and humor that for every fool born there are ten seeking him, a boast noted by J B Booth.
Associate Professor Tracy I. Storer of the University of California found humming birds spend about 18 percent of their time chasing rivals. In a 25 minute observation one bird perched 782 seconds, fed 420 seconds, and chased invaders 269 seconds on a fuchsia bush.
Reports describe two buoys three to five miles offshore put out their lights due to heavy hornet swarms. A lighthouse service inspection found the buoys clogged with hornets preventing lamp flames from burning. Hornets are said to have arisen from past horsefly disturbances.
Ranger naturalists note that in Yellowstone National Park bears and buffalo dominate, with males always leading due to the apparent absence of female suffrage among these animal kingdoms.
An investment in oneself yields the best return as training and turning ability into money boosts earnings. Those with modern information and education command higher prices today. A person who adds knowledge to their mind gains greater earning potential.
Sunday morning scene ends in a tense exchange as Enlightening Him Young Smith confronts his girlfriend with another man. She answers with a witty retort about his place in the band. The incident concludes without further altercation.
The columnist dismisses SO 8 as a myth for “Save our ship” and explains it is just a simple dot and dash pattern readable by amateurs, clarifying its practical use in distress signaling.
Paris correspondent reports Doctor Lakhovsky claims raw onions prevent and cure cancer due to radioactive properties. He cites statistics from various regions where raw onion consumption correlates with low cancer incidence among Jewish ascetics in Russia and Poland, and among Serbians Bulgarians and Caucasus communities.
The New York Evening Post notes panacea means a universal cure for everything not just a remedy for a single ailment. It criticizes overuse and misapplication as observers discuss solutions seen as panaceas rather than specific cures.
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