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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1920
Page
3
Thieves visited the deWolf Farm in Popasquash owned by Mrs Marguerite de W Mudge and entered the kitchen save area after a prior fire on Oct 19 1919. They stole valuables kept there and used false keys. No clues found. They also stole a large glass vase from John Young's grave at North Cemetery.
In the tale Pollyanna brings a creed of joy to her Aunt Polly after her father dies. Her smile changes the town as she helps Jimmy Bean, softens John Pendleton, and leads Aunt Polly to seek Dr. Chilton. A paralysis accident finally reveals the power of her optimistic faith.
The schedule features Clara Kimball Young in The Eyes of Youth a seven act dramatic hit plus The Lurking Peril Fox News and Monkey Business On Wednesday Gail Kane stars in Love's Law with Courtenay Foote as Andrew Hamilton Cast includes Reed Hamilton Augusta Perry and more Thursday brings Dainty Corrine Griffith in The Garter Girl plus The Third Eye and Billie West in Dont Park Here Friday showcases Peggy Hyland in Black Shadows a society drama of love and hypnotism Also Young Buffalo the famed rodeo star.
A queer African snake species feeds on eggs and has a toothlike spike on its backbone behind the head tipped with enamel. When swallowing, the egg passes to the spike which breaks the shell, allowing the fluid contents to remain intact.
Catherine of Stefanos devoted her life to good works and divine love. She brokered peace among rival states in the fourteenth century and helped restore the pope to Rome. Canonized as Saint Catherine.
A gold brick sold to "easy snarks" is copper alloyed with zinc and coated with real gold. Mercury is added to create a smooth look, then evaporated by heat. A final varnish of gilding wax provides a convincing luster and sheen.
Thomas Coggeshall Church 78 years old died Sunday at the Benjamin Church Home for Aged Men after months of illness. A native of the town he was a gardener by trade and later a businessman with his brother in Providence. He served on town council and as board president. Survived by son Stephen T, sister Mrs Sarah Church Spooner, and other relatives. Funeral today at 2 from the Benjamin Church Home with services by Rev G E Edgett. burial at North Cemetery.
Jerome L Barrus recalls Civil War service and the National rubber industry pioneer J A Banigan, noting a bronze tablet on the old shop wall as a testament to soldiers and industrial pioneers who endured and thrived beyond battlefield glory.
Homeward Land Trust Co transfers two lots and buildings to Lucia Dos Santos and family, then conveys the same property to Sebastiano Correiro and wife. Harrison C. Swift of Attleboro Massachusetts sells a lot at Bristol Narrows Swifts Point to Waldo I. Cook of Beverly Massachusetts.
On August 2 a son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Harold C. Peckham, grandson to Mr. and Mrs. W. Young of this town.
Joseph Albert Lemieux of Warren married Mary Agnes Flynn of this town on August 3 in a ceremony conducted by Reverend T J Gillan. The couple plans to reside in Warren and begin married life together.
Obituary notes the death of Auguh Thomas Coggeshall Church aged 78 in this town. He lived a long life and was known locally. Funeral arrangements are to be announced by his family.
The article portrays New Zealand as a land of mountains, gorges, rivers, and fjords. It notes snow capped southern Alps peaks, vast glaciers, and cold seas with no corals. In the north Island volcanic activity persists with geysers and hot springs rivaling Yellowstone.
W H Buffington advocates Hokara a skin healer sold to Bristol residents claiming quick antiseptic cure for pimples blackheads herpes acne eczema and more. He offers money back if it fails and sells a liberal jar at a favorable price.
In a park little Jeanette and her grandmother observe a worm described as a "dad dy-long-legs" by the child. The girl exclaims the worm walks on his whiskers with his face in the middle, adding a whimsical moment to the day.
The earth's atmosphere stretches about 40 miles from the surface but becomes too thin within a few miles to sustain life, according to the article.
The oldest bank note lies in the Asiatic Museum of Petrograd and dates to 1889 B C. Chinese chronicles claim bank notes circulated in China as early as 2608 B C under the name flying money. The notes were likely written and used as money.
Report notes that banana skins are being used as slippers in London amid talk of fashionable reuse. Details mention Bughty and a variety of skin-based footwear ideas circulating among readers.
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