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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1925
Page
3
In a hospital room a devoted nurse cares for a gravely ill man. As he recovers he thanks her for kindness. He asks why she helped, hoping for a confession, but she replies with a sharp, pragmatic line about not wanting a widow with three children.
The passage distinguishes between great artists who expand art by transforming new subjects into beauty and lesser artists who fail to improve what they touch. It portrays beauty as the measure of true art and emphasizes active artistic growth over mere replication.
A Lavater quote on quiet speech and a single timely word that can silence the loquacious, framing the speaker as a genius or hero.
A London dealer offers 10 000 beer bottle labels in 15 albums for 275 dollars. The collection includes fine clean specimens from nearly every brewery worldwide with artful designs. A longtime collector spent 50 years gathering them, many breweries are now closed and brands obsolete.
A badge system uses nine rank buttons for civil and military officials. The highest rank features a transparent red ruby button, followed by coral, sapphire, lapis lazuli, crystal, white, plain gold, worked gold, and plain gold with an engraved character for the ninth rank.
A quirky dialogue from the Boston Transcript shows a hostess and a caller trading quips about marbles. The unnamed hostess boasts a stash while the caller wonders how the marbles were threaded, framing a light salon moment.
Dudley Shallcross of Seekonk shot 98 of 100 to lead a Bristol Gun Club registered shoot at Fales Farm as the club gained National Amateur Trapshooting Association authorization. Thirty five shooters competed from 10:30 to 5 with 75 spectators. winners across four classes named by the field committee.
Matthew Vitello of Somerville Massachusetts received a 75 dollar fine and court costs totaling 7915 after pleading guilty to reckless driving. The incident occurred Friday night on Ferry road when his car collided with Henry Brownell’s vehicle at Wood and Hope streets causing significant damage but no fatalities. Carlo Nastri sustained facial cuts requiring medical care.
The Brother, Bristol YMCA official organ, releases a new issue detailing a proposed ten thousand dollar campaign. It includes pieces titled Thought Thumps Just a Word or Two to You The March of the Ants Thou Shalt Not Steal Ideas Vision and a three year statement of the Ladies Committee earnings. Copies are free at the YMCA office.
A Bow Street reporter recalls a case from William Evens story where a jailer calls a boy the worst in the district but his mother defends him. The son funds his mother, grows into crime but later reforms, supports her, leads her to church, and after her death helps other boys avoid crime.
A Philadelphia public school faced a cap theft mystery as children’s caps vanished. The blacksmith brought four caps to the principal claiming his dog delivered them one by one. The dog then appeared with a cap, leading to the discovery of an assorted stash tucked away near the workshop anvils.
Francis Vera and Joseph Goulart of this town completed a third annual bicycle trip through New England and New York covering 2400 miles. They rescued a drowning girl at a bridge in Rye N H and aided a heat‑stricken woman, won a swimming race at Forest Hills, and recovered a dropped gold watch from a pool in Salem.
White Eagles of Warren edged Bristol Oaks 6-5 at Jamies Park last Friday night. Eddie Parks pitched well in key innings to hold off Bristol as Rinaldi led Bristol with the bat and Sousa made a standout fielding play. Next Friday the Oaks face Warren Independents at 6:15 p.m. with lineup listed.
The Bristol community aims to raise the remaining 7430 toward a 250000 National Navy and Marine Memorial in Washington DC. Contributions are requested in small amounts and may be sent to the Phoenix Office or left at local stores, with many local individuals and organizations already contributing as listed.
In the first of a three game series on the common, Playgrounds defeated Hurricanes by 3 to 0. M Joseph pitched for Hurricanes, Sousa struck out two. Chick Marabella played clean defense but fanned four times. Mansi also struck out four and had two errors.
Basil King aboard the Mauretania on the way to Spain defends the modern girl as prudent and clear minded, noting she has greater strength and courage while rejecting charges of audacious dress. A Montreal girl chats with him over tea about men and bargains, warning that a girl who cheapens herself learns soon.
A woman telephoned Detroit News headquarters sobbing that her dog had been captured and was in the pound after being kept unleashed as health officials require. She learned the pound opens at 8:00 a m the next day and pleaded that the dog be kept on its diet. She also asked if the dog would be bathed before returning. the reply assured bathing before return and continued diet though the dog faced a long wait.
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