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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1918
Page
2
Emergency kitchens operate in The Hague serving daily meals at four, twelve, and eighty cents. The municipal site offers one four cent meal to the truly poor with a weekly menu including oatmeal and beef. The Dutch Society of Housewives runs a 12 or 10 cent dine in for small salaries. A private kitchen serves better paid workers at eighty cents.
Robinson Smith, a Hoover helper, spots a Norfolk-born man on a Belgian road and hires him as cook for relief corn. Hidden in a car, the anonymous worker dons a chef’s uniform and prepares corn pone, bread, and cakes, making the cargo swiftly usable for Belgian relief.
An American arriving at an Atlantic port recounts a tale from Russia about Kerensky era banknotes that were copied by counterfeiters who printed across them Our are just as good as yours The anecdote is offered as a bite of Slavic humor reflecting governmental chaos and skepticism of authority.
Scientific American reports findings by Prof. H. C. Ball after a month at Rebecca Shoal lighthouse. Mosquitoes reached the remote outpost 12 nautical miles from land, carried by north and east breezes and, in one case, a strong southern wind from Cuba 95 miles away. Some may come from Tampa Bay 180 miles distant, along with house flies and other insects captured at the lighthouse.
A stranded passenger fears foul play at a lonely station as a boy porter explains the station master passes the time by setting the timetable to music for porters returning from the war. The vignette captures wartime routines and the station’s quiet awaiting atmosphere.
The dowager empress of China died in 1908 and left 48 motor cars among her estate. Most were lavish gifts and none were used by her. Today China has about 400 cars, mostly driven by Western traders and officials, with limited roads and strict access in major coastal cities.
The article discusses analyzing a man through visual examination of physical mental and spiritual traits to determine abilities and suitable work, suggesting placing employees in roles matching their will and character rather than past tasks.
Alonzo C Burroughs a Navy veteran died at his Norfolk Virginia home on April 16 at age sixty six. He enlisted in 1878 served on ships and stations and returned to duty at the Norfolk Navy Yard at the outbreak of war. He rose from ship's carpenter in 1879 to chief carpenter twenty years later while serving at Newport News. His cruisers included the Monocacy Vermont Independence Franklin Lancaster Yankee Iowa and Texas.
Britain shows a rising star in Lord Beaverbrook the minister of information. He is under forty, son of Max Aitken a New Brunswick clergyman, built a fortune in Canada, moved to England eight years ago, entered parliament, was knighted by Asquith, made a peer under Lloyd George, and now strong in the cabinet.
A Bowie officer captured says European troops are tired of war while Americans stay eager for action. He adds Americans are always trying to start trouble and make them uncomfortable.
A large dwelling with extensive land has been acquired near Queenstown for an American naval hospital. It will serve men from American warships and will add wooden dormitories to reach 250 beds. Dormitories are built in sections in America and shipped to Ireland in knock-down form.
A Saturday Evening Post naval officer describes convoy duty in wartime. Lookouts on a troop transport keep silent danger as a Spanish fireman briefly shines an electric torch causing a near miss. Five days solitary confinement follows. navy discipline on merchant ships preserves thousands of lives.
Dr W G Hudson of Du Pont argues in a medical association talk that risks in explosive manufacture are exaggerated. He cites railroading as having higher injury rates and says most factory accidents stem from worker carelessness rather than explosives, noting increased use of machinery to cut hazards.
A Panama Canal blasting barge uses a distinct whistle to warn nearby vessels before detonation. Popular Mechanics notes wild birds swarm from all directions after underwater explosions, attracted by dead and rising fish. Canal workers and locals also benefit from the birds' feeding frenzy.
In American Magazine the author Bays argues that believing one is tired causes fatigue and urges embracing work. He cites Edison Bell Ford Hoover Wilson and Pershing as figures who thrived on intense effort, suggesting modern business cannot tire the healthy individual.
A Scribner's Magazine writer foresees French influence on American English as soldiers return from France and Britain. He predicts new ideas will spawn new word shades and eventual use of French terms or altered English meanings, with many examples soon to appear in postwar literature.
An advert promotes a 20 tablet cold remedy with a red top bottle. It notes a 24 hour effect claim and a three day guideline. Mentions Mr Hill and locations in drug stores selling the product.
The Rhode Island Company's suburban line, effective December 26, currently runs from Providence to Bristol on a fixed two hour cadence with the last Bristol to Providence trip at 9 15 p m. A petition by workers teachers and parents seeks later times including a 10 30 p m departure from Warren and a Bristol to Warren return, plus earlier morning service and a 4 15 p m homeward run to aid students and residents attending events and towns north of Bristol.
In yesterday’s fifth district session Judge F H Hammill disposed cases including Maria Catalano vs Gesimondo Formisano continued two weeks Giovanni Ruggiero vs Michele Yacovelli settled by agreement John Hodson vs Jerry Monro unanswered and continued one week Chief of Police Thomas Dwyer vs John Pierce va grancy sentenced to state work house six months bail two hundred dollars Amelia Pan zzarella vs Vincenzo Quardrupolo un week Juvenile session placed a number of boys on probation
Roswell S Bosworth and Edith Evelyn Howard were married at the Unitarian Church parsonage Providence by Rev George E Hathaway. The couple will reside with Mrs Clark in Providence while Bosworth plans to sail January 13 for Buenos Aires to help establish a City National Bank of New York branch.
The funeral for Henry H. Posytam died after double pneumonia was held Saturday at 8:30 AM from 61 East Catherine Street. A requiem high mass followed at 9:00 AM at the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel with Gregorian chant and a Pie Jesu solo. Bearers were Lollo Santulli Garisto Gemato Pila Barbato. interment was at St Marys Cemetery.
Deaths listed in Rhode Island on December twenty ninth include John Blease aged 60 at Rhode Island Hospital Providence with funeral January first at 2 30 pm from 99 Union Street, Joston and New York papers requested to copy. Goddard aged 33 from 15 Burton Street with funeral Wednesday at 1 pm. McCormick in Providence sudden death Marjorie daughter of Mary R. and William A. McCormick aged 24. Peterson in East Greenwich Harry T. Peterson formerly of the town aged 42.
Classified brief advertises a one bedroom set with single bed and a complete oak dining room set plus rockers for sale It also lists a fine house for rent on High Street with no further details.
A historic tally of World War I losses is reviewed with figures for Britain about 706,000 and Italy near 500,000, France over 1.07 million, Russia around 1.7 million, Austria and Germany heavily damaged, and Italy reporting 2.8 million total casualties involving killed wounded disease and prisoners. Excerpts note disease tolls and discrepancies in German and Austrian totals.
The First Bristol Troop, Boy Scouts of America, calls an important Thursday 7 30 PM meeting at the scout building. A troop band bazaar for the building fund will run Saturdays January 4 11 18 and 25 1919 in G A R Hall with dancing and Wynne's orchestra. Band members are urged to attend rehearsal Thursday night.
The War Savings Stamps and Thrift Stamps retain value regardless of partial filling. Lewis B. Franklin of the Treasury urges holders to keep certificates and cards intact, noting single stamps grow as with a full set and government redemption remains $5 per stamp, $100 per filled card. New blue stamps issued after January 1 require new certificates, but old ones still redeemable.
The United States Department of Agriculture urges increased vegetable planting for an unprecedented harvest and encourages home canning drying brining or storing to ease transport and boost home self-sufficiency. Women new to canning should learn the skill while experienced canners prepare to take on more work.
A chart on food values shows canned peaches cost three times as much as dried peaches while providing a third of the calories. Canned pork and beans run about twice the price per unit of food value compared with dried beans. Prepared dried goods require cooking, canned goods are ready to eat, relevant for reducing living costs.
The piece notes Longfellow created a beautiful narrative not as history but rooted in the expulsion of the Acadians from Grand Pre. It emphasizes the tale is fictional beyond that real event.
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