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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1922
Page
3
Bristol residents clash over site for Guiteras Memorial Building with a long critique of the East Burial Ground. The writer argues for relocating historic stones to a protected plot and outlines safety and upkeep concerns at the cemetery.
The Perry land at Silver Creek is offered in three parcels for the Guiteras School. One 34 acre parcel is $8,000, an adjoining Bourne-Bosworth-Perry house area is $6,000, and land west of Hope street at Town Badge totals about 6 acres valued at $14,000 for 33 acres $8,000. The school should be endowed generously. One first parcel at Silver Creek includes frontage on Hope street about 260 feet between the Perry house and barn which are in poor repair.
If the second parcel at Silver Creek is chosen a home must be provided for WoW Perry and wife as long as they live. The Perry house must be kept in repair a retaining wall must be constructed to guard against tide flooding a large section of the property and grading landscaping and other work must be done. This will eat into the endowment fund or be paid by the town. The plan also notes a potential radical improvement at Town Bridge a new entrance to Bristol raising and widening the road and a park at the west side of Hope street though rail right of way may encroach on 84 feet of strip owned by the railroad.
A plan proposes one mile or less two sessions daily for youths ages 11 to 15 to channel energy. The approach envisions a morning and afternoon walk reaching a playground area, about 13 miles from the community center, with each session lasting around 20 minutes and four taps of the school bell if two sessions occur.
Notes describe a three acre East Cemetery site opposite a twenty acre town common now owned by the town. The text indicates the land is currently town property and available for future use.
The document outlines saving from 8000 to 14000 to add to the fund for the school purchase price. If Wood street frontage is 350 feet and Mt Trupe avenue frontage is slightly more the lot is a core net parcel. A cemetery site balances the block with St Marys Church nearby and landscape work may deplete the fund, while rock on site could supply foundation material.
The article argues the Town Bridge location offers fair chances for improvement without harming taxable property or homes. It emphasizes turning the 20 acre common into a practical, attractive park with drainage, walks, shrubbery, benches, a restored bandstand, and a supervising officer to keep order.
A Brookyln Engle article argues that ash length alone signals manufacturing quality more than tobacco. The ash flick test shows the burning point and color reflects tobacco strength, with white ash from cheap blends and black ash from strong Havana varieties, and imperfect burning may result from poor lighting or construction.
In 1837 the Sauk leader Black Hawk traveled with Keokuk and other chiefs to Washington and then to Boston. City officials hosted them at Faneuil Hall and the statehouse, war dances were staged on the Common, and a Gil dwin Forrest performance at the Tremont followed. The visit proceeded without major incident aside from a sudden war whoop during a play that startled women and children.
The article notes codfish as highly fertile with estimates of enormous egg counts in large specimens. It describes cod as widely distributed beyond North American banks, long fished by northern European fishermen since early history, and valued for its abundant schools where food is found.
Chinese women wear baskets under cloaks to heat themselves in severe weather. Plain wicker beating baskets hold charcoal warmers that radiate heat for hours. The charcoal is mixed with chemicals that generate oxygen so it burns continually even when sealed in the container.
The text discusses a short walk from the town center near the Congregational Church, noting the youthful population center lies east near the N I R Co. site. It highlights a proposed attractive high ground location with good drainage, visible from Washington and High streets, across from the deWolf house, designed to spur neighborhood development and improvement, including the Fast Cemetery site.
Harold DeWolf describes a memorial building in an ideal setting visible from three directions. He notes its construction provides a sentiment that appeals to everyone and invites readership to view it as they wish.
On the Falun outskirts in northern Sweden lies the world's oldest copper mine. Begun in 1225, it once powered Europe’s copper needs, later yielding sulphur pyrites for acids. It remains archaic, with ice walls, ladders, and antiquated pumps, also producing gold for Sweden’s crown and coinage.
The article recounts Tara’s rise as seat of 120 Milesian rulers, the Ollav Feis founder Eochy, and the Feis Tara as Ireland’s historic national parliament held at Samhaintide. It notes Tara’s grand hall 800 feet long, the last king Diarmaid, and Tara’s decline from the hill’s glory.
An article notes metal girdles with ornate decoration becoming common in women's fashion as a revival of ancient practice worn by men and women. Historically girdles bounded garments, supported weapons and tools, and even served as book bindings. In some cultures the girdle remains a practical sheath for sword blades.
Detective Brandenburg spots a blind man on Central Avenue Friday afternoon, suspecting the man may be watching him as reported by Arkansaw Thomas Cat.
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