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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1933
Page
4
A Corona via Hope Street shop displays mechanical toys and Corona typewriters ideal for gifts. The store features a 20 pound model train with an observation car and five coaches, plus an extensive card selection and a wide range of girl and boy gifts. Prices are described as remarkably low.
Miss Wilson offers a refined display of millinery hosiery gloves handkerchiefs dresses and lingerie at 450 Hope Street. She is Victor Cleaning Co. agent and can arrange service satisfaction with Christmas selections and reasonable prices.
In 1782 Paris King Louis XV ordered gates of St Medard cemetery locked with a sign declaring that, by royal command, God is forbidden to work miracles in this place. The message reflects the era’s superstition amid reports of alleged miracles.
The wedding bands for Queen Mary the princess royal and the duchess of York are reported to be fashioned from Gold mined at Waites in Wales. The rings symbolize royal ties and historic sourcing of precious metal.
Helen A Taylor daughter of the late Samuel and Nancy Bullock Taylor aged 62 died in Bristol. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm from the State Street MFE Church Bristol relatives and friends invited to attend.
Director Earl Hobson leads the Nut League as the Peanuts face the Cocoanuts and the Beechnuts meet the Walnuts in the season opener. Foxy Marshall referees as the two half schedule sets up a later championship between half winners.
Max Baer says he will not slack in training as he faces Primo Carnera. He emphasizes diet quality over quantity, balancing meat vegetables and greens with careful dessert choices. Pineapple features daily, cited as a long trusted aid in training camps.
The text notes the early life of a Royal Academy educated painter who became a leading British artist in 1815 and created the illustration for the first crown sponsored penny envelope. A critic praises the design for its variety of scenes from the Orient to Africa and America, highlighting a mother reading a letter from a boy as the stroke of genius. The envelope debuted May 6 1840 and Mulready died in 1863.
The article explains that the German police dog is classified as a shepherd dog by the American Kennel Club, with variations in naming across countries. It notes the historical distinction from the farm shepherd and traces the breed’s mid nineteenth century emergence, without evidence of wolf blood influence.
Poison Ivy of the cashew family is easily recognized by its three leaflets with the central leaflet on a longer stem. It clings to supports with rootlets, secretes poisonous resin from underleaf surfaces and stems, and bears small five-part flowers. The fruit is a white to yellowish stone berry.
The text traces Latin as a living language evolving like Romance tongues, noting growth from an unknown origin and major literature between 200 B C and 500 A D. It highlights Christ era as peak Roman culture, the Twelfth century revival, and scholarly clergy efforts to restore original Latin style.
A lengthy critique discusses Warwick Deeping on a train journey with mixed praise for the prose and narration. It highlights the book’s simple elegant language, steady plot, and lively surprises while noting Elsie’s depiction and references to the gay nineties era. It emphasizes reading opening pages slowly to savor the artistry.
Miss Helen A Taylor longtime resident dies at 63 after long illness at 2 Howe Street Born July 22 1871 daughter of Samuel and Nancy Bullock Funeral service 2 PM Thursday State Street M E Church Rev James E Greer burial North Cemetery
Second and fourth Thursdays at 8 P.M. Doric Club card parties. December events include Venetian Bazaar for Our Lady of Mount Carmel at BTA Armory and Meat Pie Supper and Christmas Sale by Vestry of State Street M E Church. Other activities span December 6 Parish House Trinity Church, December 8 Guiteras House bridge events, December 9 sales at First Congregational and St Michael's. mid December Old Fashion Social by Colonial Co. C. January 19 1934 Hope Circle D of I entertainment.
The Indus river falls more than 18 000 feet along its 1700 mile path to the Arabian Sea contributing 41 000 cubic feet of water per second to the flow.
An analysis explains annual Atlantic ice drift from both polar regions could blanket all land with a foot of ice. The study outlines the vast scale of drifting floes and their global impact on climate and navigation.
The oldest McIntosh apple tree on a Canadian farm produced fruit from 1796 through 1908, a span of 112 years.
In the Dutch East Indies taxes on land may be paid in rice. The note highlights payment options and local practices for settling obligations with agricultural produce rather than currency.
The extract tannin or tannic acid is used to convert rawhide into leather, imparting durability and flexibility. Both wood and bark supply tannin, with bark yielding more. oak and hemlock are common sources, and chestnut woods formerly provided large amounts before blight.
The Alleghany reservation in Cattaraugus County covers about fifty square miles, making it the largest in New York. The next largest lies in Cattaraugus, with parts in Erie and Cattaraugus counties, while the Onondaga reservation near Syracuse includes several hundred Indians largely employed in the city.
In Weinheim’s Count von Berckheim Park German grounds host black walnut hickory and sugar maples from American origins. Similar trees also stand in Harbke near Helmstedt in Brunswick. Planted in 1765 these are among Germany’s oldest of their kind.
The readable text is highly garbled with missing words and punctuation, mentioning women, killings, and fights but lacking coherent detail to identify people, places, or events. No clear entities or facts can be established for a valid summary card.
A report discusses a proposal to require light transparency in green cellulose packaging to prevent fats in food products from going rancid. The rule targets limiting exposure to wave lengths that could accelerate spoilage.
Town Clerk announces applications for non intoxicating beverage licenses in Bristol. Notices name Hepat Pharmacy and others, with hearings at 8:00 PM on the 16th, open to remonstrances and comments. Issued by Town Clerk John W. Church.
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