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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1924
Page
3
The text defines epoch as a fixed time point used to start a year while era may be epoch dated from a specific event. It notes some writers treat epoch and era as distinct for chronology. It cites the birth of Christ as both an epoch and an era under this view.
A description of petroleum jelly as a solidified, transparent product made from various quarters of petroleum. It can be cut and carried like a solid, with properties similar to liquid petrol, slow evaporation, high heating and carbureting power, and it burns like wood or coal without melting.
A New York Sun and Globe writer explores the mystery of the unidentified stenographer who works across from readers in a windowless building. The piece notes neighbors wonder about signs for offices and the challenge of recognizing people who appear different in street clothes, suggesting visible identifiers.
The article surveys many rumored treasure sites across the world. It notes failed attempts at Cocos Island and Pagán Island in the Ladrone group, with only a few successes such as John Adams on Auckland Island and William Watson on Queen Charlotte Islands, plus Handley and Cross on Oak Island, Nova Scotia.
Two men fish in a river and one spots a man apparently falling from a cliff. They joke about a cinema stunt and discuss the danger, concluding that if the man drowns he isn’t.
A dancer and her partner go to supper while a waiter stares, saying it’s not rudeness but genuine admiration. The waiter notes this is the fifth time she has visited supper that night, highlighting the dancer’s long evening.
William Dullworth, seven, of West Union, West Virginia, had his own tonsils removed and, while recovering, attempted more surgery by locating a dog's tonsils. After failing to locate them, he cut off the dog's tail and sought medical help.
A fragment of coal embedded in the eye of Jesse A Wright of Seaford Md for 35 years finally worked free after a 1888 Choptank Md canning house explosion left him badly injured. A physician removed the piece following recent eye trouble.
Premier Edward G Theodore outlined Queensland housing policy under the labor government. The state has built and sold 8 000 to 9 000 worker homes over eight years, financed by land purchase and weekly installments, with eventual ownership after 15 to 20 years. Queensland plans 1 000 more dwellings this year at 2 million dollars. Theodore also discussed loans, arbitration, and potential US farmer migration to develop cotton fields with government support.
Scientific American notes elephants are recovering in East Africa after past slaughter. Wise Jews are praised for reducing destruction and British protection helps. South of Zambesi elephants nearly vanish, while Mozambique becomes ivory trade center with most exports to Bombay and Europe. World ivory supply around 250 tons annually.
A New York morgue caller insisted the body in Harlem river was not his own. He said the report was an error, noting friends have feared he is a ghost. The mixup arose from papers in the dead man’s pockets bearing the caller’s name.
A nonchalant burglar entered the apartment of the assistant city treasurer and then another unit on a different floor, singing throughout. He attempted a wrong key, but moved on, scaring residents who thought him a harmless peddler before leaving leisurely.
A young bride of twenty helped restore a church near New York by painting a steeple 75 feet above ground with members of the congregation assisting in the repair effort.
A young Bristol woman wins the international knitting contest and takes the $1000 prize plus a silver cup emblematic of the championship amid thousands of competitors worldwide.
The census bureau places Massachusetts center of population eight tenths of a mile southwest of the Sudbury post office in the Wayside Inn neighborhood.
Judges award France’s Mme Marcell Pledy the title for possessing the most beautiful shoulders in the world at the Monte Carto international contest.
The piece discusses why fiction appeals across ages and social classes, suggesting it mirrors our experiences and emotions. It cites John Masefield on shared human motives and the thrill of venturing into another world through narration.
The Place of Wailing a small quadrangular area near the Mosque of Omar in Jerusalem is bounded by dwellings on the west and by Haram’s ancient wall on the east. Jews believe the wall to be part of Solomon's temple court and mourn here for Israel’s calamities while praying for the Messiah.
The article argues that Magyars, especially those in Hungaria, received little recognition for over a century while the Yurks reached their peak, standing as the bulwark of Christendom against them.
An advertisement claims Doan's Pills aid weak kidneys with a Bristol testimonial from Spencer Rounds of 17 Pierce Ave. He reports back pain relief after using Doan's Pills through Hope Drug Co. and reiterates satisfaction in 1921. Price 60 cents at dealers. FosterMilburn Co. Buffalo NY manufactures.
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