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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1915
Page
4
Orrin Swift, a 20 year recluse living in a Rincon to Ventura cave, defends a philosophy of frugal living and slavery of wage dependence. He argues worry and taxation destroy peace, while living in garbage offers sustenance and contentment as officers observe his rational, if odd, discourse.
The Fair Haven town paper honors Mose a yellow cat who joined every town event and church service. He visited the Register office and store often winning friends with faithful presence and gentle intelligence. The eulogy notes his kindness innocence and popularity as a model for human conduct.
August listings include Bristol Aerie clam bake at Prospect Farm on Aug 1, St Andrew's Club Newport excursion Aug 4 on Sagamore, garden party at E C Larned Aug 7, Sunday School Newport excursion Aug 11 on Sagamore, lawn fete by Young Men's Parish Aug 11, St Elizabeth’s Parish lawn festival Aug 14 21, and St Alban’s Lodge outing Aug 21 at Col John H Bailey Jr Prospect Farm.
A nostalgic poem celebrating Narra gansett Bay island life as spring returns. It catalogs many birds from robin to gull and kingfisher, praising nature and inviting readers to flee hot cities for the island seascape.
Two men described as equal in misfortune, one seen as a failure and the other as a self-made success through work and advertising, share a common lot. The piece contrasts luck with effort and business promotion.
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills in glass bottles with 36 sugar coated pills for 25 cents. It claims one pill with water before bed relieves constipation by morning and promotes ease and economy.
Rhode Island adopts Chapter 100 allowing the State Board of Education to contract with institutions for the care maintenance and education of blind infants. The law, signed April 23 1913, enables placement via Mrs W W Flint Providence and Mrs Cynthia Westover Alden New York.
A wry remark from J Fuller Gloom on a Kansas City Star quote about a traveling man whose wife was absent upon his return, implying a comic or ironic twist about domestic expectations and reception.
A humorous quip contrasts a man’s twinge when his wife draws a hairpin to remove a cork with her own reaction to his attempts at needlework without a thimble. The analogy playfully links shared discomfort in domestic tasks.
Sackville McKnott reflects on the boss figures with sinister countenances, questioning how some rise to power while noting the contrasting morale of smiles and success across the workplace in Kansas City Star.
A covert Paris paper printed by night on river ships exposed state secrets. Authorities raided vessels along the Seine, delaying action to plan a citywide night operation. The paper announced it would not publish the next day as the raid was intended that night.
General Alvaro Obregon, a Sonoran farmer turned soldier, joined Francisco Madero’s cause during the uprising, raised a 350 man force, returned to his farm after Madero became president, then led again as events shifted. He is described as about 33 and previously invented an agricultural machine sold to an American firm before buying a small farm.
A Michigan food inspector at a stand is targeted by a playful trick as a passerby offers a half eaten soda cracker with ice cream and challenges him to judge its cleanliness. The crowd reacts with amusement as the inspector is drawn into the gag.
Fragmentary dialogue references a fashionable surgeon and a deceased relative. The OCR text is garbled with missing words making it impossible to identify names, places, or concrete events. The extract shows informal humor about a brother and medical work but lacks verifiable details.
Arrangements provide free training for disabled English soldiers with three months of tuition, two months by correspondence and one practical month on a farm. The aim is to place them on poultry farms after the war, addressing economic hardship for about 240000 veterans unable to return to prior work. A poultry expert notes the egg shortfall near six armored cruisers in weight, while Britain’s prewar egg imports of 41 million dollars from the continent have halted. Poultrymen estimate 60000 soldiers can earn about 310 a week replacing foreign egg supplies.
A visitor to New York notes spring's arrival as boys play marbles in an uptown street setting. He recalls boyhood phrases like fens and knuckle down tight as a single crowd of familiar characters competes, with a sharp shooter and a cheater among them.
A Royal Flying Corps officer sought to rejoin his regiment, saying he could not bear to see brothers in trenches face all risks while he flew in safety above them. British airmen echoed this view, noting surprisingly few air casualties since the war began.
German physiologist Th Weber describes a technique where fatigued muscles rest while a fresh group works. Increased blood circulation carries away fatigue toxins and replenishes oxygen, potentially raising total work by 20 to 40 percent.
A narrator recalls revisiting an old swimming hole last summer. Boys paddle and practice swimming while a simple brook sings in the background. The memory recalls carefree country life and childhood rhythms that echo into adulthood.
A reflective piece questions how to respond when a man realizes the tall woman beside him is the mother of the woman he plans to propose to that evening. The scenario probes social awkwardness and the pressures of romance in everyday public life.
A reflective meditation on choosing to retire within oneself for quiet and freedom from trouble. The passage emphasizes inner examination as a path to perfect tranquillity and self contemplation.
In the mid sixteenth century trade between Russia and England started by the White Sea. The voyage was dangerous and costly. Richard Chanceller led three ships in 1558 and two crews perished from the cold including Sir Hugh Willoughby.
Bacteria may be described as immortal as they divide every fifteen minutes. A single bacterium could reach an astronomically large number in twenty four hours if conditions remain ideal, potentially multiplying without limit.
Expeditions to hunt pearls in Lower California often lose money on pearls worth far less than the voyage cost. In many cases the only profitable aspect is mother of pearl if no boats are lost and expenses exceed $10,000 with pearls below $1,000 in value.
land at the head of Wall street belonging to Trinity church and cemetery measures 391 feet by 227 feet and is valued at 17 million dollars.
A mansion in Germany built in 700 is claimed to be the world’s oldest inhabited residence. Historians note its survival across centuries and assess its architectural significance as a rare early medieval dwelling still in use.
A Boston Globe writer recalls recalling memory of grandmother from age nine teen months, noting long memory and framing it with a Cleveland Plain Dealer quote. The piece explores how early childhood recollections persist across generations.
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