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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1919
Page
4
Sufferer in Centra Wuart Bostox Mass says three years of constipation dizziness and violent headaches vanished after taking Fruit-a-tives Liver Tablets. One box led to two dozen boxes and full recovery. Price 50c six for 2.50 trial 25c. From Fruit-A-Tives Limited Ogdensburg NY.
A sprawling city tale follows Ruth Roland’s urban crime world exposure as Charmian helps Richard facing financial strain and a secret surgical remedy. The plot unfolds through intertwined temptations, family memory, and a hidden double life tied to the late Lady Beverdy.
David Griffiths new Artcraft drama True Heart Susie plays tomorrow at the Pastime theatre. The story centers on Susie May and her devotion to William Jenkins, including her sacrifices to fund his schooling, his later parish career, and the tragedy and eventual realization of love that follows.
Jonathan Godtrey of Bridgeport Connecticut wed Miss Pstelle Mudge of this town on August 21 1919 in a ceremony conducted by Rev Anson B Howard. Harry Ho Bullock married Pauline Lo Sylvester of this town on August 20 1919 in Fall River Massachusetts conducted by Rev Wo Gifford.
Fragmentary notice mix lists deaths in 1919 including Ellen Bullock widow of Amos Bullock aged 74 in Burdict Porestville Conn and references to Martha Burdit widow of Dr Burdint and others. Names and places are partially garbled in the OCR text.
Fragmentary notes discuss camels as ancient domestic animals, noting varied sympathy from humans and their harsh, independent behavior. The text surveys camel use, diet, and adaptability across desert environments with terse, observational phrasing.
In April and May a notable church gathering occurred, with attendance rising and notable figures from the community present. The event highlighted religious activities and hosted several speakers, drawing local interest and coverage.
A screwless corkserf device uses a pivoted lever to drop a cork through a metal piece, aligning the cork to fall at the correct angle beneath a thrusting point. The design aims to control cork release and vertical alignment in the mechanism.
The Columbus Citizen reports a paradoxical discovery where a shorter man gains a clearer view by looking up, contrasted with a tall man looking down failing to see as far. The remark hints at perspective shaping advantage in observation and insight.
A terse sermon argues that people reveal character by company kept and compounds by the men within. The note links personal associations to collective spaces and moral outcomes.
Dr Edwin Grosvenor notes Belgian origins in 1830 after a Catholic revolt against the Netherlands. A 1831 conference set borders favoring Dutch and Belgian divisions. Belgians total 7.75 million in 1910 with Flemish speakers 3.22 million, French speakers 2.83 million, both languages 871 thousand. Belgium spans 11 373 square miles today.
Entomologist H F Wilson of the Wisconsin Experiment Station notes the 17 year cicada, called locusts in error, are common and not highly destructive. Eggs hatch in twigs causing branch dieback. pruning affected parts is the advised treatment. Broods charts show No 10 this year, with prior Wisconsin sightings in Dane County and statewide in 191.
Dr Arthur Trevis once Haiser's dentist says the crown prince is the most statistical person he has tied. He recalls an incident at the front with captured paige thawing and a soup officer retort. The exchange centers on royal pomp and proof. Tribune content notes a chaotic quoted dialogue.
In a sharp anecdote of legal wit, TOA Strahan recalls a judge famed for terse notes of evidence. In a potential appeal, parties arranged a shorthand, but the appellate court found the note useless until a crude drawing labeled The Plain tiff clarified the opposite.
The Right Place store owner in Petunia addresses local loafers with a sarcastic offer of pine boxes on the shady side of the shop. He says they can sit, spit, whittle, and curse the government, and argue from morning till night without interruption by customers.
In Philadelphia a wedding was held at a graveyard to shield orthodox Russian Jews from influenza. Over 1,200 spectators watched a rabbi unite a couple, with gifts totaling more than 1,000 dollars given by worshippers. The feast followed as aid from the faithful arrived.
Joseph Arch died at 92. In 1885 he was the sole workingman member of the House of Commons before Labor existed. He led 200 farm workers into the National Agriculture Labourers' Union in 1872 and campaigned to improve peasant conditions. He was popular with constituents including the future King Edward VII and also a Primitive Methodist preacher. He valued his pipe and occasional ale.
A mining operation in Ohio extracts coal and sand from a 150 acre property. Surface shale sits above a 4 to 5 foot coal seam. nine men can load about 400 tons of sand daily using steam shovels, with sand shipped to foundries across the county.
Bishop Ernest Harold Pearce of Worcester faces debate on whether clergy should be required to reside in a castle when the diocese and people bear the cost. A sermon proclaimed no bishop truly desires such housing and urged parishioners to cover the financial duty if imposed.
A large body of pitchblende ore with radium content was found in Hampstead near Dartmoor. Samples were tested by the Ministry of Munitions mineral resources department, which reported 26 percent oxide content, richer than similar ore imported from America.
The piece argues Iceland is misnamed and misunderstood as a cold, barren land. It clarifies that Icelandic winters resemble Canadian ones, residents are not Eskimos, and Norse explorers chose the name lightly. It notes seasonal warmth, hot springs, and a prosperous yet challenged nation.
United States Geological Survey reports well preserved impressions of leaves from ash oak beech and hickory plus three living species found in Gulf Coast states. Nuts survived as intact shells after burial in sediment and pools of water, within a clay deposit at least a million years old.
The piece argues that art history links to race and thought, noting that every major style shift reflects changes in living and thinking. It asserts architecture must reveal life and social responsibility, countering views of architecture as esoteric and detached.
A London Tit-Bits item recounts a diner faulting pepper as half peas. The head waiter defends that the pepper is ground in house while the customer insists on a punny plea, then notices his threepence short change and accuses sixpence for peas. The moment ends with a smile and a quick check of the bill.
Helgoland lies in the North Sea about 40 miles northwest of the Elbe mouth. The 184 foot high rocky plateau spans roughly 128 acres with a firm southeastern sand strip. Kaiser Wilhelm reportedly spent 50 million on reconsolidating the island, which is fortified with 16 foot thick granite buttresses and 240 foot high walls, with cliffs filled and bound by ferro concrete. The Little Island is fully encased in a cemented armor belt and armed with modern ordnance.
The note argues the phrase is common but misinterpreted, tracing its origins to Shakespearean Latin roots. It cites fico as a Roman finger-snapping gesture, suggesting the expression once carried real contempt rather than casual indifference.
The piece argues that courage sympathy and self mastery are forged on the hard anvil of distress highlighting enduring moral growth through hardship.
The line suggests deep breathing as a key to relaxation for the weary. It presents breathing as the simplest path to rest and renewal.
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