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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1924
Page
4
A concise quotation argues that individual freedom is limited by social life. It claims adults relinquish some autonomy for the polity's authority, noting no person fully possesses themselves within a community. The text emphasizes tacit compliance with collective governance as essential to society.
Not sentiment but business governs state management as a practical discipline rather than an emotional stance. The statement frames governance as a calculated, outcome oriented process emphasizing efficiency and results. It contrasts feeling with fiscal and administrative considerations in public leadership.
The piece explores a fascination with words beginning with the syllable sn. It cites Emerson and Mrs. Emerson on the term snob while Noah Webster notes many sn words. It lists sneer snick snatch snore snarl snob snub and snorted as expressive examples.
A mountain doctor Dr Henry Drury Hatfield once saved a mountaineer's wife from pneumonia and was humorously offered a cow as payment. The mountaineer later walked back with the animal, and Hatfield ultimately received five dollars after asking if the man had walked the cow home.
Adolphus Annum, a longtime late clerk, claims his wife gave birth to a son last night. The boss retorts with a sharp joke about an alarm clock, highlighting the humorous tension between work punctuality and personal news.
The text discusses how late fall or winter cutting influences wood quality, arguing proper care reduces checking and borers. It notes warm weather and seasoning affect decay, yet moisture content in green wood differs little between winter and summer.
A Royal Geographical Society member reports discovery of a primitive people in north Africa, a few hundred miles south of the Mediterranean coast. They dwell in underground homes accessed by sloping tunnels, number over 12,000, live without tents or houses, and are described as Muslims with extreme fanaticism.
Mrs Blair and her pupils watched a sweet tooth squirrel at a sugar maple by the Epping schoolhouse gnawing the limb and hanging by its four feet as it sucked sap oozing from the wound. It repeated the act several times.
A four year old Dorothy recites the Bible text Love one another and explains its meaning at home. She states the line shows she and her mother are different yet must love each other.
The Romans loved roses and their rulers used great masses of blooms at feasts. Nero showered roses on his guests and rose perfumes flowed through his palace during luxurious festivals.
A reader suggests placing a pitcher of cold water in a room will absorb impurities from the air. The colder the water, the more air purification occurs, but the water will become unfit for use in a few hours.
In Wyoming a deal was struck for fifty thousand lambs at seven dollars per head with none yet alive. The sale reflects the practice of selling sheep before birth in wool producing western states.
The fate of Muascezel who in 398 reclaimed Africa for the Roman Empire remains a major mystery. The common tale holds he was drowned on his return to Italy by orders of Stilicho.
The classic work Don Quixote is one of the longest novels, estimated at about 491000 words. It began in prison with the first part published in 1605 and the second part released ten years later.
William H. Seward praises John Quincy Adams as beneficent and content, frugal yet generous, never seeking office or party favors, yet receiving honors beyond partisan reach after a long, varied public life.
A brief quotation from the Louisville Courier Journal notes that many husbands admire their wives and that many wives may admire their husbands, countering the speaker’s doubt with observed affection.
A reflective line notes that hair on a coat collar should not alarm a healthy person as hair naturally ages, falls out, and is replaced by new growth, suggesting calm acceptance rather than worry.
The Boeotians inhabited Boeotia with Thebes as its capital. Athenians mocked them as dull and rustic, yet Boeotia yielded notable figures like Hesiod Pindar Plutarch Epaminondas and Pelopidas. Thebes led Greece in Epaminondas’s era.
A map created by Christopher Columbus, valued for its potential link to his discovery of America, has been located in the National Library's collection. The find highlights historic cartographic work tied to the explorer and his era.
The Hens of Mount Atlas are described as the largest of their species and able to endure extreme cold. They are noted for traveling long distances through deep snow.
Roger writes that defined erve is trying to sell accident insurance to the man you ve just grazed with your car. This note appears in the Boston Transcript.
A columnist notes that a person described as a Somebody fears subpoenas more than germs, reflecting on medical and legal pressures. The piece juxtaposes vulnerability and authority within public life.
The Romans used word forms for numbers and operations, not symbols. Abbreviations like centum for 100 and mille for 1000 appeared as they computed, often on the abacus, a bead-frame device similar to modern kindergarten frames.
Archaeologists report seven story structures at Carthage dating to before its fall to Rome in 146 B C. Findings suggest advanced urban planning and tall masonry in the ancient city.
The wise bank teller keeps his mouth shut in a telling situation as noted by the Philadelphia Bulletin.
A Chicago Journal correspondent recounts a downtown scene where an elderly woman shouted for Edna and John, prompting a confusing mix up as John embraced the narrator. Clerks aided the narrator, but the old lady and onlookers mistook the reader for Edna, leaving with puzzled expressions.
The ideal state roots good morals and education as core for both individuals and rulers. A complete citizen participates in both judicial and executive government, and education should unify a multitude into a shared civic community.
An excerpt from Liber Festivalis printed by Caxton in 1483 explains Palm Sunday uses yew in processions because olives bearing green leaves were not available. The passage notes the substitution of yew for palm and olive and the day’s name stems from this practice.
A Louisville Courier-Journal extract recalls a joke about beauty aids. Hoffy claims five bracelets improve beauty and ten make you irresistible, while Cuthtbert adds the Congo belle wears about sixty pounds of assorted junk.
A Milwaukee Journal noted the double standard in judging behavior by gender. It argues that a man praised for carefree living is labeled a loser, while a woman acting similarly is called a peach, highlighting ongoing unfairness toward the sterner sex.
The French Post Office now offers handwriting transmission by telegraph as a regular service. French banks are honoring telegraphed checks, enabling a perfect electronic reproduction of the sender's signature.
In 1534 Johann Bockelson known as John of Leyden established Zion in Münster Westphalia and was proclaimed king. His fanatical rule led to imprisonment and death.
Estimates show Americans spend over 5 million dollars annually on tree surgery with most funds directed at preserving ornamental shade and historic trees.
The famous Seventeenth century Cossack hetman Mazeppa served at the Polish court but endured a brutal punishment bound naked to a wild horse and driven from Poland, a dramatic royal legend.
Scottish poet James Hogg born at Ettrick grows known as the Ettrick Shepherd. By age twenty he earns renown as a songwriter and friend of Sir Walter Scott.
A quotation from the Atlanta Constitution speaks of a man who acts without fear of rain and reflects on his deeds only after completion, noting the speaker’s view that even then he may appear insufficient to him.
A dated note links May 1 to Charles I's 1688 emigration restraint order. It mentions Oliver Cromwell and John Hampden aboard boats ready to sail, suggesting their fate affected Charles I's life and kingdom.
The speaker proclaims fame as secondary to basic needs like beer and security. A reflective line expresses prioritizing shelter and drink over celebrity status, highlighting a rural or traditional voice lamenting public attention. The fragment suggests a humorous or folk sentiment on fame.
The notice lists a Lawn Party on Sept 11 Thursday afternoon at the Home for Aged Women and a Community Supper on Sept 18 Thursday evening in the YMCA under the Ladies' Committee auspices.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Mc Adams in Natick Massachusetts on July 31. Mrs. Mc Adams previously Mary Murphy of this town.
The piece surveys claims about Edward the Black Prince, noting Foissart's and Strutt’s attributions of the name to fear or prowess, while Meyrick and Shaw argue his armor was not black, and the common view links the title to armor color.
Public auction in Bristol Rhode Island on September 20 1924 at 12 16 noon under a mortgage deed dated September 22 1923 by Manuel Madeliros Fernandes and Maria Jowana Fernandes. Property in Bristol described as 25 by 54 feet, with buildings, bounded by Prospect Street and adjacent lands, subject to recorded encumbrances. Attorney J Henry Griffin to file bids. Aug 29 Sept 5-12.
A 1924 sale is scheduled for the property in Bristol described as a 54 by 40 foot lot bounded by Catherine Street Prospect Street and adjacent land of Patrick McVay and wife, recorded August 6 1923 in book 89 page 24. The conveyance to the mortgagors is noted in the deed from the mortgagee with the same date.
Probate court in Bristol admits the Last Will of Frank T Remieres and names William H Remieres as executor. John W Church serves as clerk. creditor claims must be filed starting August 22, 1924 according to law.
Meta Williston, guardian of Henry Dreyer D Wolf minor, files final account for allowance. Court receives and refers the matter to September 15, 1924 at 10:30 AM in the Bristol Probate Court for consideration. Notice ordered to be published weekly for fourteen days in the Bristol Phoenix.
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