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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1918
Page
4
C E Beswick of Ogdensburg N Y reports three to four years of nervous sick headaches and dyspepsia. after using Fruit-a-tives or Fruit Liver Tablets she felt relief the first day and offers testimony to others. price details include 50c per box six for 2.50 and 25c trial size from Fruit-a-tives Limited Ogdensburg NY.
A dye expert from New York declares American dyes are as fast as German dyes across classes. The discussion covers speed hierarchies from the 2.04 class onward and urges keeping betting out of the sport to preserve its noble character.
A reflection on a war torn world describing widespread grief and ruin. The speaker urges living Christians to stop faltering and to devote effort to comforting the sorrowful and aiding the injured in this vast task ahead.
A study of 125 murderers shows 96 seldom or never dreamed. The data imply larger crimes correlate with reduced dreaming, suggesting criminals tend to have fewer nightmares or none at all.
A quotation from Coleridge dated 1805 argues that peace driven by weariness of war and a desire to rest subverts the war’s legitimate aim. It likens peace seekers to a wounded foot traveler chasing a coach moving away from reason and justice.
A girl explains she earned a penny after a conflict with Carter. She planned to fight him but asked for an enemy in exchange for peace, and he obliged, yielding the coin.
A chemical process makes a viscous substance by boiling seaweed with soda and treating filtrate with sulfuric acid. The resulting material stiffens textiles and is presented as superior to starch and gum arabic for fabric stiffening.
The Monitor's armament consisted of two eleven inch guns firing 180 pound shot.
A motor truck equipped for cooking travels through distant rural Rhode Island areas spreading Hoover and Goats rules and food conservation guidance. Donated and rebuilt by Dutee Wilcox of Providence, the vehicle operates under Mrs. Albert D. Mead and Mrs. Ida S. Harrington with foreign language pamphlets to aid foreign-born settlements in conserving food for the war effort.
Edward Bok urges readers to sacrifice nonessentials to fund Liberty loan bonds. He argues small savers can steadily invest in every loan, building a national nest egg while backing troops. Emphasizing patriotism and tax relief, he calls for universal bond ownership and collective effort to end the war.
The effect of Liberty Loans and War Savings Stamps on savings banks deposits shows a small decline in New York State deposits by 8 million while the number of depositors rose by over 21 thousand. Economists note England’s experience and predict a similar American trend as wartime savings grow.
The War Finance Corporation wired Federal Reserve banks in Dallas Kansas City and Minneapolis to alert banks and trust companies about advances to lenders who funded farmers and cattlemen. Drought across these districts worsens farm conditions and prompts relief measures. Secretary McAdoo stressed wheat corn livestock and food output are war essentials and urged banks to loan on farmer notes.
The excerpt reflects on Samuel Taylor Coleridge's idea of a future United States a vast nation spanning oceans and islands. It asserts the current era expands that vision beyond geography to moral greatness, fairness, and global influence, claiming the United States fulfills a grand conception surpassing Kubla Khan’s imagined realm.
The piece urges citizens to economize in consumption to free labor, materials, and transportation for government use. By saving and lending the resulting funds to the government, money becomes available for war needs and production, reinforcing the public duty of individuals.
A reflective piece compares life to a stack of glass panes. Removing the first pane reveals clarity for present duties. It urges living each day individually, facing dawn with purpose and fulfilling responsibilities faithfully.
Smokeless powder reduces smoke, keeping gun location secret and preventing the shooter from losing sight of the target. It avoids a smoky pall that could blur vision and hinder the gunner's aim.
First called sleuthhounds for tracking deer boar or wolf and trailing wounded game to the blood trail, the dogs gained the name bloodhounds as their nose helped pursue quarry.
The passage defines writer's cramp as a middle age disease with involuntary thumb and finger muscle control loss. It notes the typewriter as the best resource for sufferers, suggesting a practical remedy for those who write extensively.
Washington Star quote about wisdom and conversation ends with a witty remark. The speaker says they talk with a man until they find a topic the man knows nothing about and then pretend to explain it. The line highlights humor and irony in dialogue.
Amos A. Gorham announces tax collection for 1918 in Burnside Memorial Building Bristol RI. Office hours September weekdays 9 to 12 and 2 to 5 with some evening hours September 27 28 and 30 7 to 9. 5 percent discount on taxes paid by Oct 1. Taxes due by May 1 1919 or per law.
Jacob Benjamin as guardian petitions Bristol Probate Court to sell the minors Helen, Benjamin, and Haskell Benjamin's undivided two sevenths interest in a 60 by 181.6 foot Bristol lot. The sale aims to pay debts and fund better investments, despite a $1200 mortgage. Public notice ordered for fourteen days in the Bristol Phoenix.
The mortgagee will sell at public auction on September 7, 1918 at 11 o'clock A M at the premises in Bristol RL for two lots numbers 3 and 4 on the plat of heirs of Angel Ryan. The lots at the northwest corner of State and Ryan Streets total eighty feet frontage and one hundred feet depth, bounded by State Street Ryan Street and adjacent lots. The sale is by the holder of the mortgage due to default. attorney James F Lavander acts for the holder. Bristol RL August 45th 1918.
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