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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1921

Page

4

Annual Parish Supper Promises Big Appeal and Music

The Trinity Parish annual supper returns on September first with tickets mailed to parishioners and on sale at Rev Frank D Dam rosch Jr Women's Exchange Miss Hamill Hope Drug Co and other outlets. Committee chair William Remieres says dances and lectures are planned to fund parish activities with performances promised to rival past events. Supper runs 6 to 9 with dancing afterward and proceeds support winter parish house lectures.

Sese Alba Trinity Bate Henry ‘Wright Frank D Damrosch, Jr Women’s Exchange Misses Hamill Hope Drug Co William Remieres Norman Brownell Henry Wright

Marriage Intentions for Local Couples

Mauro Troiano and Miss Mary Grace Castello of the town announce marriage intentions. Louis Travares of Warren and Miss Rose Marion Silva of this town also announce their plans to wed.

Mauro Troiano Mary Grace Castello Louis Travares Warren Rose ‘Marion Silva

The Dial cartoon caption about safety in numbers

The caption states that the combination of a safe proves safety in numbers, a wry Car toons Magazine line highlighting humor in security concepts.

Cartoons Magazine

Lies and deceit shadowing public trust, cited by Seneca

Lucius Annaeus Seneca notes that many tell lies to deceive others or to provoke false anger. He observes motives from spite to mischief, aiming to split friends, provoke suspicion, or enjoy watching others quarrel from a safe distance.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Serenity and happiness for all ages

A speaker urges calm enduring disappointment with philosophy and kindness. The text advocates being serene, happy, forgiving, and generous, noting that such resolve can yield a virtue better than youth.

Quote on permanence of images by Ruskin

A fragment quoting John Ruskin on true artists seeking permanence in images over narrative driven design and passion. It contrasts elevated aims with inferior branches tied to acute emotions and changing events. The passage emphasizes observer calm and enduring representation.

Origin of the Jazz Sand and Cat Orchestra Tale

A French paper traces jazz origins to the Directory era. At Cat orchestra concerts, twenty cats lined the harpsichord keyboard and, when the performer struck keys, the cats’ tails triggered caterwauls that allegedly resembled a jazz band.

A Lone Star Sign of the Times

A Dallas News item notes a social irony: a married woman buying candy is described as a personal sign she purchased herself, reflecting changing attitudes in Texas society. The brief observation comments on individual autonomy and consumer signals in public life.

The Times Dallas News

Fragmented Tribune snippet on a neighbor and trash scene

A garbled Chicago Tribune fragment describes a neighbor involved with a donor and a garbage can. The passage references a pudding for a donor and a scene of emptying a trash bin, suggesting social friction or a personal dispute.

Bate Chicago Tribune

Salute to the Chinese Emperor is Described

The text explains the imperial salutation kowtow as the act of prostration with a forehead strike while speaking the words Hall son of Heaven to honor the emperor, detailing its ceremonial meaning and form.

First Sleeping Car Patent Dates to 1854

The first patent for a sleeping car was issued on December 2, 1854 to Theodore Woodruff the inventor. Webster Wagner developed the idea two years later and George Pullman further advanced it in 1859.

Theodore Woodruff Webster Wagner George Pullman

Seeley Claims Spermiatic Shield Covers Rupture Without Surgery

F H Seeley announces a new device called the Spermiatic Shield for rupture treatment, claiming instant, lasting support without surgery. He states government documents support the device and offers free demonstrations to charity cases, with verification before federal and state courts.

Philadelphia Providence Seeley England Spain Seéléey United States Washington, D. C F. H. Seeley

Unclear OCR fragment on local event or notice

Fragmentary text from an OCR page shows partial names and phrases. Some names like Singh and Pete appear amid disjointed terms. No coherent event or date can be established from the readable portion.

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Pete Standard Oil CO. OF New York Broadway Socony Suniroret Duality Socony Botric Silas Burton “Street Everett West Wood Street Franklin Street Antonio Mazza Isaac B. Munro Garfield Avenue Sodini William W. Franklin & Co Wood St Bristol Guilti State Street Bakers Robert J. McKay GW. Simmons Undertaker William Street Freeborn R. Cole Cooke Street Dorchester Mutual Boston E. L. Watson & CO Industrial Trust Co R. L Bailey
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