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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1920
Page
3
The text recalls early overhead trolley lines circa 1884 with overhead conductors and wheel-on-wire devices. It then switches to a wary quote about character and the nose as a key facial feature, noting physiognomists value size and shape for significance.
The author recounts two trips to Newport Richey on the Cotie River near Tampa, describing brisk land speculation, new settlers chasing a sunlit dream, and ruined ventures left behind. A New Haven writer arrives from New Haven to stake a claim, while locals warn that fevered enthusiasm overshadows real needs. The piece notes hardy river fishing and a growing but fragile Florida boom driven by climate glamour.
The Sunday School presented a Christmas program directed by William C Hobbs with violin and other students. Readers, recitations, songs, and choir numbers showed a long list of participants including Miss Dimond Miss Skinner Mrs Hasbrouck and Pastor. A finale featured Silent Night and Across the Silent Midnight with the choir.
Boy Scouts of America Troop 2 holds weekly meeting at 7 30 pm with Cordpass competition as main event. Final plans announced for the eighth anniversary banquet at the Scout building Friday. Troop guests include Greater Providence Council officials and Bristol Veteran Scout Association members. Weather permitting Thursday an all day hike departs 9 15 am through East Warren Tomsett Swansea with a return via Warren Troop Cabin. each scout brings lunch for one meal.
A humorous verse frames a salesman’s nightly prayer for peace with sales quotas. The speaker hopes for steady weekly results and a painless accounting of his effort, hoping the boss accepts the loss if his death comes before payday.
Levenie P. Greene widow of George A. Greene of this town died suddenly in Fairhaven Massachusetts on December 24 in her 62nd year.
Bristol Troops of the Boy Scouts of America collected discarded toys and clothing, repaired them in handicraft class, and distributed more than five hundred items to 108 needy children on Christmas morning. Scoutmaster George R. Fish led the effort with Assistant Scoutmaster Herbert W. McKay and others, using a loaned car. The Handicraft Club thanks all contributors and plans to repeat the event next year.
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A pageant organized by the Congregational Church unfolds with committees cutting sewing writing and phoning. Pilgrim seers angels Indians and colonial figures appear in a lavish night performance praising Dame Barker for the event and its success.
At the Central YMC A in Brooklyn a Monday night gathering featured Mr Lindsay discussing Life in a Scottish Village. Audience questions touched on Scottish customs thriftiness whiskey kilts and the nation’s contribution to civilization with quotes from Andrew Carnegie and Carlyle.
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A Birmingham Age Herald quip frames a lawsuit where counsel jokes about fencing off a handicapped client on the witness stand. The exchange highlights courtroom tension and the defense strategy.
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