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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1922
Page
3
A bronze tablet embedded in a large boulder honors Fred eric W. Galbraith Jr the national commander of the American Legion who was killed in active service at this spot on June 9 1921. The inscription states the dedication by the Legion and its auxiliary to their beloved commander.
John Shoemaker, known as the Kid Corporal, earns a presidential appointment to West Point after a Phoenix American Legion campaign and support from Maj. Claude Decatur Jones. He enlisted at fourteen and served two years in the Fifty-fourth Infantry with the AEF in France.
The Polish government asked the American Legion to explain its unemployment relief method used for former service members in the United States. The Legion provided a detailed outline and received a thanks from T Heinke of the consulate general. More than 400000 ex soldiers found at least temporary work in the first week, with over 600000 now in permanent positions thanks to the Legion.
Ex-Tommies at the first British Legion conference in London rose to cheer H. Nelson Jackson national vice commander of the American Legion as he read greetings from Commander Hanford MacNider and the American Legion to their buddies in the mother country. Field Marshal Earl Haig received the message of good will and comradeship.
Many penniless World War I veterans traveled by box cars to attend the second annual convention of the Disabled American Veterans of the World War in San Francisco. Raymond Creelman and Robert M Smyth report on the hardship and lack of government compensation.
A London Tin Bits column argues goat keeping offers a cheap, tuberculin free milk source. Goats yield about 250 quarts annually, cost little to feed, and provide rich milk suitable for children and invalids. Proper care makes goats docile and productive.
The text explains that people often perform two or more tasks at once yet only one action uses conscious attention. Habits allow piano playing or knitting to occur automatically while other tasks like singing or dancing are managed subconsciously.
The author warns that both work and play are essential and must be balanced. Extremists overcommit to work, leading to thin output and self-slavery as the body tires and ages prematurely, while proper proportion preserves health and longevity.
During his Elba stay in 1814 1815 Napoleon Bonaparte earned the sobriquet Corporal Violet a violet badge worn by loyalists who predicted his spring return Ladies wore violets in bonnets and tiny flower pictures hiding his likeness were sold as a symbol of the banished emperor.
A vivid scene depicts a thriving farm with a pond full of ducks and fields of sheep and cattle. Maize is scattered by a girl as hens and pigs interact, pigs biting grains with iron jaws, pullets moving gracefully among the feed.</analysis>
Rev William A Thomas and his wife, the only white residents at Point Hope Alaska, debunk the myth that Eskimos need soap to be clean. He reports Arctic climate requires clean skin for circulation and notes Eskimos use ample soap and remove facial hair to stay hygienic in igloos and huts.
The article traces the origin of banns from Saxon terms to proclaim. It explains 1215 church rules requiring three Sundays notice to prevent abuse. It notes Puritan practice of public banns cries and Britain’s modern law, with licenses dispensing banns. Canadian licensing is described as a dispensations system.
A moral judgment states that without the habit of saving money a man will rely on relatives or charity in old age when he can no longer work. The argument frames thrift as essential for financial independence and dignity in later life.
The line compares a well set clock to a body, noting it keeps good time but risks alarm if tampered with. It likens discipline to accuracy and warns against excess or indiscretion affecting timely outcomes. The quote is attributed to Bishop Hall.
Administration notice for the estate of Harriet Davies Waldron of Bristol announces probate admission and executor qualification. Creditors must file claims with the Bristol Probate Court within six months from the first advertisement. H. W. Church is the clerk and George H. Manchester is the executor, dated December 18, 1915.
November 29 1922 administrator notices posted for the estates of Mary A Coggeshall and Anna R Thompson in Bristol Rhode Island. Executrix Anna B Coggeshall and executor Charles O F Thompson are named with bond requirements and six month claims periods.
Bristol probate records present an instrument claimed as Lodovina Pereira Coito’s last will for probate. The court schedules December 18, 1922 at 10:30 AM for consideration and orders fourteen days of public notice in the Bristol Phoenix.
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