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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1927
Page
4
A health column urges corrective care and ongoing good habits as essential to well being. Experts emphasize routine checkups, balanced diet, exercise, and mental health care to prevent illness and improve quality of life.
The term electricity comes from the Greek elektron meaning amber. Greeks first used the name for the unknown force causing attraction repulsion and sparks from rubbing amber and other substances.
Russian peasant tales called Shazki blend fairy tale and myth with Christian doctrine. Shazki is plural and shazka is singular. The collection examines how these wonder tales reflect folk beliefs and religious themes.
A pithy reflection on pity urging compassion for physical ailment but warning against pitying folly. The quotation contrasts pity for unfitness with the greater misfortune of being a fool and emphasizes wisdom over mere sympathy.
The article discusses how oranges are not native to India or southern China yet have spread widely across subtropical and warm temperate regions, highlighting agricultural and distribution patterns.
Eighth Sunday after Trinity service at St Michael's Church at 10 30 a m with Holy Communion and sermon by Rev Reginald Pearse of Newport Evening service omitted
Schedule shows 700 a.m. Holy Communion 1045 a.m. Sung Mass and sermon 12 noon Church School and Bible Class 730 p.m. Evensong and sermon collecting a full day of services at the church.
Sunday morning worship at First Congregational Church from 10 30 to 11 45. Sermon by Rev Gideon FE Burgess. Quartet singing with Roswell S Bosworth as baritone soloist.
The State Street M. E. Church lists activities at 256 Hope Street. Friday prayer meeting at 7 30 PM and choir practice at 8 30 PM. Sunday services include preaching at 12 00 PM and Sunday School at 7 30 PM.
Friday night service at 7 30 and Sunday morning service at 10 30 led by Pastor Harold W. Baker. Sermon titled The Cost of Spiritual Neglect and The Life of Jesus From His Arrest to the Ascension illustrated by colored views at church school 11 45 and 7 30 pm address by the pastor.
Rev Thomas Armstrong of Pawtucket will officiate all services at Court Street near Hope. Morning service with sermon at 10:45 a.m. Sunday School at noon. Young People's meeting at 6:00 p.m. Evangelistic meeting at 7:00 p.m. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. You are invited.
Large crowd witnessed a Tuesday afternoon program with boys and girls competing in 50 yard dash underwater swim diving flag race and relay events. Peckham Brightman 13 earned a gold cup and three badges while Fred Gladue Alfred Tamburro and John McCarthy also earned top places. Girls under 15 contest featured Margaret Cerchia and Mabel Rawson winning multiple events with Margaret Cerchia securing the gold cup.
The city of Hankow suffered severe internal disorders and widespread destruction after bombardment. The Han River and Yangtze waterway influence played a key role in the revolt, with more than two thirds of Hankow ruined by fire during the upheaval.
Some countries in South America plan to build roads instead of railroads to districts poorly connected to the rest of the country. The move aims to rely more on motor transportation for the future.
Camp Takarest activity schedule includes merit badge testing and a Court of Honor for scouts at Mount Hope Bay. Week's events feature volleyball baseball swimming contests berry picking campfires indoor sports and barnyard golf. A Wampanoag Tribe outing and a King Philip Braves meeting are planned with a ceremonial. The Bristol District exhib its masonry and painting merit badges.
Archaeologists report primitive wall decorations in southern Europe dating from the sixth to the eighth centuries BC. The crude paintings appear on living space walls and mainly depict the hivevatine on which early peoples depended for faced.
An archival note suggests Sir Walter Scott’s influence on Edinburgh gas affairs, mentioning his role as president of a gas committee and reflecting on charitable and industrial ties. The text references debates during his lifetime about public sentiment and economic direction.
The tropical medicine school in San Juan Puerto Rico opened in September 22070026 and claims to be the first college of its kind established in the Americas. It notes that several leading medical schools in North and South America have tropical medicine departments.
The term Dead Sea Apple or Apple of Sodom describes a fruit famed for its outward beauty yet vanishing into smoke and ashes when plucked. Some writers identify it with Solanum sodocum, a prickly shrub producing small yellow tomato like fruit.
An enthusiastic Topeka poultry man outlines five qualifications for success in work. He lists desire patience determination management and hard work as essential traits to achieve success. The remarks appear in Capper's Weekly.
In Dearborn Independent reporting from California forest patrols, rangers create an asbestos coat for a messenger dog severely burned while carrying orders between sectors during a forest fire. The action underscores efforts to protect working dogs in dangerous conditions.
A short Grit style reflection contrasts men who face the wind and overcome obstacles with those who turn away and drift. The message asks readers if they are facing the wind and taking responsibility.
The Smooth Cayenne pineapple from Jamaica became Hawaii’s dominant variety thanks to Captain John Kidwell and James D Dole who built a small cannery in 1900. The Hawaii fruit industry grew to export nearly two hundred million cans yearly, making pineapple a major global canned fruit. Recipes showcase pineapple with rice, salads, and curry, highlighting its versatility in meals.
A Popular Science Monthly snippet explains drying damp footwear using a lighted electric bulb or extension cord. The lamp emits mild heat and can be inserted directly into the shoe or boot for about half an hour to thoroughly dry.
Public notice directs creditors to file their claims within the time limits set by law beginning July 22 1927 in the clerk of court's office under John W Church.
In Bristol on July 28 1927 the Rorate Court orders that Susan M Sheple petitioning for guardianship of Daniel I Salisbury be referred to August 15 1927 at 10 A M in the Bristol Probate Court. Notice must be published for fourteen days in the Bristol Phenix as a citation.
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