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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1928
Page
4
An advisory warns that driving on the left side of the highway in opposition to traffic causes many accidents. It cites 14 observed cases in a single hour on a busy main street, including trucks and passenger cars. Officials urge drivers, especially truck operators, to stay on the right and avoid drastic measures.
The article explains old Palm Sunday practices of tossing cakes and palms from church towers and a subsequent procession of choristers and clerics. It notes many church accounts record purchases of cakes and palms and debates what the palms were, suggesting willows were likely used in villages while real palms appeared mainly in major cathedrals.
Representative Clark Burdick reports final government steps on purchasing a 63 by 10 foot parcel from New England Telephone & Telegraph and Jacintha Pimental to provide a rear driveway to the Federal building. Treasury will mail checks once title transfers, with about one fifth of a $5,000 appropriation used. The driveway will ease mail and coal delivery to workrooms at the rear.
A critique argues schools face covert propaganda from private interests and commercial pressure. It condemns outside promotional projects and “Special Weeks” that tilt programs toward sponsors, urging impartial, universal public backing for the core curriculum.
A cryptic remark from Hi Ho the Chinatown sage on discreet friends and hidden loyalties. The speaker notes that jealousy can bar open service and hide true friendship, reflecting a wary view of social bonds in a crowded community.
A witty exchange reveals the bride’s dismay at discovering twin beds in their bridal suite. The bridegroom quips about privacy, while other remarks reference a novelist's method of inspiration and a doctor’s “new lease of life.” The dialogue captures light, humorous domestic tension.
A compilation of humorous exchanges and quips from various 19th and early 20th century papers. Jokes span everyday scenes with a Scot and Irishman, courtroom banter, operetta misunderstandings, and pithy one liners reflecting social norms of the era.
An artist agreed to paint a portrait of a beautiful young girl in a lavender evening gown. The mother, after consideration at home, preferred a yellow dress. Days later the painter received a telephone message from the girl saying her mother hopes she wears yellow and that the painter hasn’t bought the paint yet.
The Fortune Teller tells a young woman she will be discovered by a moving picture director and rise to stardom. The Flapper responds humorously about a friend named Rosa, noting the trend among young ladies.
A columnist asks if the story’s ecstatic male lead who felt he would spatter against the moon is less happy than the cow that leaps over it. The piece explores comic overreach and domestic sentiment in the famous magazine fiction.
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