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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1932
Page
3
10 30 A M morning worship led by Rev Herman W Watsen D D Providence subject good news for the new year 11 45 A M church school 6 30 P M J O Y Chapter C E meets in the vestry Fred W Marz Jr leader evening service omitted
Rev. Herbert D. Graetz leads 10 30 A M communion service with church school at noon. Men’s Union and Junior Christian Endeavor gatherings follow at 12 noon and 5 30 P M. Miss Hazel Nettleton hosts an evening service at 7 30 P M on Where Are You Going with Herman Wilbur as soloist.
Acting pastor Rev Joseph Sarzana oversees services at Mt Carmel Church with weekday 7:30 a m masses and Sunday masses at 8 and 10 a m.
Whitechapel in Stepney borough forms part of East London. It includes the Tower of London and the London hospital within its bounds. The area is described as crowded with squalid streets wretched houses and poor inhabitants.
The Naval observatory notes that Saturn rings and Jupiter satellites can be detected in favorable weather with a good opera glass and appear clearly in a small field glass with magnification of five to ten diameters.
Local notices list mass times at St Elizabeths St Marys and St Michaels churches with pastors Rev Manuel Barros Rev Thomas Gillan and Rev A R Parshley New Years Day Holy Communion and church school sessions included State Street M E Church also notes Bible School session and evening service times for the day.
Rev. Nelson Kellogg rector announces Masses at 8 and 10 45 AM with 7 30 PM Evensong and Benediction at Trinity Church.
A young woman patient had her foot amputated under ether without her knowledge. She asked when the surgeon would begin and the physician, joking, displayed the severed limb. A witness reported pandemonium in the operating room.
An overview of vitamins identified in organisms, named in 1906, produced mainly by plants, and essential for animal and human nutrition, supporting growth and health.
An inventor in Paris pursues turning sand into gold using ultra violet rays claiming earlier success with Mediterranean sand. A French scientist observed a nickel plate accumulate metal and, after mercury treatment, produced a fraction of an ounce of gold, fueling the quest rooted in alchemy and radium analogies.
Dr. R. Henry Field of the Field Museum presented evidence to the American Anthropological Association that the Arabian Desert near the Garden of Eden region was once a well watered paleo lithic habitat. He notes ancient humans likely lived there for long periods and cites a 1500 year old Roman stone cistern as proof of historic water abundance.
The article outlines events leading to British Columbia's founding. In June 1858 gold discoveries near Vancouver Island sparked a rush. Governor James Douglas maintained order as the territory and nearby islands became a British colony.BC joined Canada in 1871 with Victoria as capital.
Mythic king Jaminshyd, fourth ruler of the Pishdidian line, is said to have reigned 700 years and held the Deers as slaves. He possessed a seven ringed golden cup tied to heavenly omens and guarded the elixir of life, hidden by the gens while Persepolis-Washing foundation was dug on Star.
Sponge supply is centered in two regions the Mediterranean and the Gulf of Mexico with the West Indies noted. The Mediterranean fisheries are larger and exploited mainly by Greeks though Americans also harvest sponges. In the western hemisphere two Florida fields are most valuable with Tampa Bay and Kes West among them and Rahwines and Cuba producing most West Indian sponges.
The text recalls 1820 laws granting four year tenure for many offices and the 1882 Varery quote praising spoils. It notes the National Republicans in 1832 denouncing the Marcy doctrine as corrupting morals and endangering liberties, framing a clash over patronage and efficiency.
The term salad days refers to youth and early experience. It contrasts with earlier use where salad meant greens and uncooked vegetables. In Antony and Cleopatra Cleopatra says she was green in judgment in her salad days.
Olympians beat Taunton five 26 to 24 in a closely contested game at the Yo gym. St Angelo Cardoza and Bishano fueled the home team with sharp passing and decisive baskets as Soares led Taunton, while Chassie LeClerc sealed victory with a late field goal.
The report notes J Lee as scorer and Leo Mansi as timer with the game divided into four ten minute periods.
The text notes Harvard College in Cambridge Massachusetts founded in 1636 as the first US college. It mentions the first building completed in 1687 and Nathaniel Eaton's tenure and dismissal for misconduct after teaching there until 1680. Rev Henry Dunster was elected president in 1640.
A Washington Star quotation attributes a dour remark to Hi Ho the sage of Chinatown about indifferent singers. The line frames a reflection on culture and sentiment in urban life.
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