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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1915
Page
3
Advice on facing reverses calmly and proactively. Seek support from a trusted friend, avoid venting to many, stay cheerful, and help others despite your trouble. Adversity fears a brave front, and compassion can lift spirits, even when personal hardship remains. A fable notes a man who invented glasses to see faults and died of starvation.
Reports of a Zeppelin raid on eastern England killing nine women and four children and injuring fourteen. India torpedoed off Norway. Germans take Lomza and press Russians. British hold Hooge near Ypres. Gallipoli gains noted. US rejects Austrian arms plea but accepts Berlin Frye settlement. US battleships head to Vera Cruz. Britain expands contraband list. Wood urges defence, denounces volunteers. Carranza protests mediation interference.
The poem urges against longing for grand fame and distant stars. It emphasizes everyday acts of service as essential, noting that even a tiny candle can brighten local darkness. Each humble deed, done well, ennobles the day and fulfills a personal mission.
Quotation from the Philadelphia Record advising balance between effort and rest. It urges not to exhaust oneself and to reserve energy for self praise and reflection.
The Sunday School of St. Michael's Church plans a day outing at Mrs. G A Lang's grounds at Pappoosesquaw Point on Tuesday. The chapel service precedes ticket distribution and transportation to the grounds with lunches and refreshments available. Games and contests are planned for attendees.
The funeral for Thomas Francis Davoren took place Wednesday morning at 8 30 from 1302 Hope Street followed by a 9 o clock requiem at St Marys Church led by Rev Francis Buffy. A large crowd attended with many flowers. Bearers included Town Councilman Peter Gasper Edward J Quirk Moses E Connery and Charles P Brady. The body was taken to Holliston Massachusetts for burial.
A sequence of summer gatherings listed for August and September includes St Elizabeth's Parish lawn festival on Wood Street August 14 to 21, dances at Bristol Yacht Club House August 16, ivy guild outing to Newport and Rocky Point August 19, dam bake by Kirkemuit Grange August 19, St Albans Lodge outing August 21, moonlight excursion August 24, clambake August 29 at Prospect Farm, St Elizabeth's Sagamore trip August 30, and Defiance Hose Co clambake September 6.
List of names includes women Marion Lewis and Mrs John Straw bridge and men Joe Blakeley Domico Fais Souza Lyman L Vance two entries, and foreign Elenora T Romano D G Coggeshall PWM.
The notices report multiple births in this town. Names include Gray Perry Pan zarello Caizza and Cirello with parents listed and birth dates in August.
Mrs Josephine A. Bosworth wife of Bradford D Bosworth died in Holbrook Barrington on Aug 11 aged 61. Arthur Holbrook died in Barrington Aug 10 aged 31. Oren Newton Goff died in Rehoboth Aug 9 at age 86.
Essay urges teaching children aggression equals selfishness and warns holding back aid is selfish. Argues nations are defined by how they treat people, stating nations are only men. Quoted as Popular Edonatan.
In a corner store a mother with her young son Robby faced an awkward moment when an unfamiliar man chatted with them and left. Robby then asked in a clear voice, Mamma, what is the man's name I want to tell papa, eliciting embarrassed laughter from patrons.
The Wichita Beacon jokingly lists one hundred possible uses for marshmallows in an advertiser’s remark. It notes a few playful ideas such as a pencil mark eraser and a bath sponge for infants while acknowledging there are ninety-three more unspecified uses.
The passage tracks life expectancy from four centuries ago to today. It notes averages of 18–20 years four hundred years ago, under 30 years a century ago, and nearly 40 years in the present.
A local report denounces daily food waste in New York City, claiming enough nourishment is discarded to feed about 10,000 people. The piece highlights policy concerns and public outcry over wasteful practices.
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