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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1924
Page
4
Peasants in Spain light homes at night using cork tree bark heated in a kettle to emit a burning gas. Several kettles may be used if families stay up late, but the method is inexpensive. The carbonized cork residue, sold as Spanish black pigment, is saved and sold, lowering lighting costs.
A humorous exchange shows a farmer lamenting a failed crop on a poor sandy plot while a neighbor pitches a comical finch chaser that laughs when tickled with a hoe. The vignette highlights rural mocks and rustic banter.
Scientists show dreams unfold in an instant as a man experiences a life in a flash after a few water drops awaken the unconscious. The rapidity is attributed to the mind displaying all life experiences at once within a second or two.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch remark quotes a merchant who, after a charitable act at dinner, explains he refused a clerk's salary increase so the man could marry. His wife expresses happiness at the story.
In a French report, the Hungarian government plans new banknotes showing a portrait of Baroness Szegedy, claimed as Hungary’s most beautiful woman, with the note noting the appeal of elegant designs over traditional motifs. The piece questions why not to feature a prominent woman on currency.
The article notes that albinos are delicate and prone to defects in humans and animals. It states pure white dogs are often stone deaf and white cats, poultry, and rodents are highly susceptible to disease.
The line denies artifice, saying a real face cannot be faked and a mirror cannot reveal truth. It cautions against deceptive appearances and stresses genuine character over surface.
Local and visiting fans attended an evening of boxing bouts and a wrestling match at Italian Hall Wood Street under Bristol Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles. Fights featured Delaney vs Frisco Kid and Morris vs Britt, plus six and eight round bouts with Ferreira Goldstein and Conley refereeing. A 20 minute bout matched Almeida and Killam. Dominick Langello refereed the wrestling. An orchestra supported the event, with a committee led by John Powers and involving James Holmes and others.
The Romanian peasant bride is expected to cry during marriage proceedings as part of the coronation rite, a belief tied to the ceremony where she prepares her headdress for the important coronation.
A schedule of upcoming events in May including breakfasts, plays such as Daddy Longlegs, dances at Columbia Hall and the Pastime Theatre, minstrel entertainment, musical recitals, private dances, a rummage sale, community suppers, bazaars, and a food sale. Hosted by local clubs, schools, and organizations such as the Ladies Benevolent Society Bristol Athletic Association D A R Chapter Providence Rabbi Samuel Gup Green and White staff.
Public auction to be held May 20 1924 at 3 PM for a Bristol Rhode Island Swift's Point lot described as Lot No 24 on the plan by Frank E Waterman Co dated April 1920. Mortgage by Deda B Macdonald dated August 3 1922 recorded in Land Evidence Book 83 page 368. Sale subject to conditions and restriction on outhouses. Attorneys Hinckley Allen Tillinghast Phillips 1310 Turks Head Building Providence RI.
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