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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1918
Page
4
A child named Ethel begs to join a masquerade while her sister and cousin prepare. Her demand is denied and the girl bursts into tears on the bed crying that she was born too late.
A safety device integrates a cork life preserver with a light metal breathing chamber and a rising spout above water. A tube from the fetal changer connects to the face mask, allowing the wearer to breathe through the system.
Alfred M. Coats Rhode Island Food Administration head appeals to college women urged by Mr Hoover to prepare for government service in food conservation. Letters outline diverse tasks in production distribution use and public presentation with emphasis on chemistry physiology economics and related studies.
Allied demands push for 75 to 90 million bushels more American wheat, with savings from past harvest exported to aid Allies. Americans urged to cut wheat use and shift to other foods as rationing tightens. Officials warn hoarding is illegal and will be prosecuted to ensure supplies reach both sides.
A two part recipe outlines making rye meal bread with yeast and rye flour plus a second batter for muffins. It covers mixing, rising, and baking steps with amounts for meal rye flour salt sugar soda milk eggs and fat, plus fat and molasses notes. The text preserves historic kitchen directions and measurements for home baking.
A Lagrange North Carolina customer describes relief from a chronic cough after using Vinol. The testimonial claims improved sleep and weight gain and labels Vinol as a tonic and tissue builder. Hope Drug Co Bristol endorses the product with a money back guarantee and formula disclosure.
The Christian Herald notes a Siberian fossil ivory jewel box at the Museum of Natural History in New York. Sides and top use fitted flat ivory pieces with dovetailed corners, depicting a northland hunter and reindeer. Box made from ancient mammoth tusks, some weighing 200 to 3800 pounds.
The history begins with Great Britain issuing stamps in 1840 under Sir Rowland Hill. The system spread to Mauritius and other colonies and to Brazil, France, Switzerland and the United States. Early stamps varied shapes but most nations returned to the rectangular form.
Embezzlement is the fraudulent appropriation of another's property by someone to whom it was entrusted or lawfully in their possession. It differs from larceny where the intent to steal exists at the moment of taking and the initial possession was not lawful.
The piece outlines the ancient settlement of Bessarabia by Cumnerians and later Scythians and notes its strategic location as a gateway to Byzantium. It traces successive invasions by Trajan’s Dacia, then Goths, Huns, Avars, and Bulgarians across early Christian centuries.
A wealthy Russian distiller advertised for strong couples to settle on his estate. He paid marriage expenses and granted land to suitable applicants. As babies arrived, he provided annuities of fifty rubles to each child, supporting population growth.
A boy admitted to kicking another in the stomach during play and said he did not intend to hit him there because the boy turned around at that moment.
The article traces salary growth from 1789 when the chief justice earned 4000 dollars, associate justices 3500 each, and district judges 1000 to 1800, to contemporary levels of 15000 for the chief, 14500 for associates, and 36000 for district judges.
Electors vote for a tax on real and personal property to fund Bristol's 1918 budget. Assessors announce May 22 to May 24 as filing period, with oath required for accurate accounts. Exemptions for War of Rebellion veterans and heirs. returns due to Town Clerk or Board of Tax Assessors. Executors and trustees covered. penalties for failure.
Town of Bristol announces annual dog licenses due in April and May 1918. Licenses require registration and collar with owner's name and license number. Fees are 1.15 dollars for a male, 5.15 dollars for a female in April, or 2.15 dollars for a male and 6.15 dollars for a female in May. Licenses obtainable at Town Clerk office after April 1, 1918. John M Coggeshall, Town Clerk. Bristol R I March 22 1918.
On April 10 1913 in Bristol Probate Court Clyde R Stearns and Jake H Stearns nephews request appointment of administrator for John Stearns late of Bristol intestate. The matter is set for May 6 1918 at 10 30 AM with notice to be published fourteen days weekly in the Bristol Phoenix. John M Cogg shall probate clerk.
A mortgagee's sale bid is announced for a farm of about forty seven acres on Walnut Street Bristol with two parcels described and bounded by Walnut Street Metacom Avenue and local landowners. The sale is set for May 13 1918 at noon under a 1916 mortgage to Lillian M Gooding recorded in Bristol.
Everett LeB. Church and Otto F. Siegel, executors, present their final account for the estate of Carl Siegel, deceased. The court schedules a hearing for May 6, 1918 at 10 30 A M in Bristol Probate Court Room. Notice ordered to be published for fourteen days in the Bristol Phenix.
Ephraim Gifford announces appointment as administrator of Sophia L. Gifford's estate by the Bristol Probate Court. Creditors must file claims at the clerk's office within six months from the first advertisement. April 15, 1918 notice date.
The Executrix Nellie Josephine Manchester announces acceptance of the trust under the will of Henry Rhodes Manchester deceased Bristol Rhode Island probate admitted. Bond filed as required. first advertisement completed.
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