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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1917
Page
4
A Pittsburgh Gazette Times inspired tribute extols good fellows as brave, adaptable men who oppose cowardice and stand for the right. The piece argues their virtue spans sexes and eras, celebrating their enduring role in guiding society through danger and hardship.
The piece argues ancient style storytelling for children and adults alike, emphasizing drama over eloquence. It asserts tales should feature heroes for readers to admire and compare to themselves to teach better actions through dramatic interest.
An emblem found on historic physician prescriptions shows the letter R with a diagonal tail, linked to the ancient belief that planets governed daily life. Historians connect the mark to Jupiter, interpreting it today as a symbol meaning take or take thou.
A wounded officer in Hampshire is treated in a hilltop hospital. A nurse struggles to push an invalid chair up a chestnut and beech lined slope as an old lady helps. The officer peeks from a ward window and asks if anything is happening. He confirms the figure, noting the woman as the Empress Eugenie, not his grandmother.
A U S Forest Products Laboratory in Madison Wisconsin reports using green cottonwood as a substitute for spruce poplar and ash in butter boxes. Tests show seasoned cottonwood boxes leave butter free of foreign flavor after a week. If adopted this could free millions of pounds of timber for paper annually.
A Birmingham Age-Herald quip captures Mr. Jibway replying that a wife’s late returning speech has been heard for seven or eight years and still not memorized. The exchange frames a domestic wry observation with dry humor.
A narrative recounts Kavass of K troop, a horse trained with maternal kindness by Micky Medill. Kavass overcomes fear, wins steeplechases at Fort Meyer, travels to Cuba, is wounded, and earns army hero status. Medill rises to stable orderly and sergeant.
A New York Sun writer argues fashion mocks women not men as skirts shoes and hats manipulate female attire. He envisions a day when simpler Grecian draperies reveal natural grace and the aureole ribbon crowns will highlight the brow, freeing women from male ridicule.
A Boston woman has built a profitable business from butterfly collecting, employing trained collectors worldwide to gather about 700,000 specimens annually. Originating from her Harvard entomologist husband’s work, these insects now decorate jewelry, floristry, fashion, and related trades.
A Canadian Geological Survey paper by Charles Camsel shows the unexplored region of Canada may exceed common estimates. Using a 15 mile wide exploration strip along routes the unread area reaches about 901000 square miles, not counting blocks under 4000 square miles, about 28 percent of Canada excluding Arctic islands.
The essay recalls how light shifted from candles and kerosene lamps to gas and electricity. It notes that past generations toiled to improve illumination, while modern life enjoys instant electric light, highlighting the progress and credit due to forebears.
A eighth grade Byfield School pupil Luciana Capon matches Lincoln’s early life from a Kentucky birth to his rise as a lawyer and politician. The essay details Honest Abe, his anti slavery stance, 1860 election, Civil War victory, Booth assassination, and Lincoln’s enduring legacy.
An Austrian experiment at Eiisenthal shows three trees cut at 7.35 am, stripped and pulped by 9.34, printed and folded by 10.00, delivering the first copy in 145 minutes. The process demonstrates a rapid conversion from trees to newspapers.
A reflective line from sacred verses extols the blessed man as fearless before all people and beloved by all gods, highlighting virtue and courage beyond mortal fear.
A framed aphorism credits hidden skill with the idea that true power lies in concealing one’s abilities. The line, attributed to La Racheafanranla, echoes the value of restraint and subtlety.
Denmark Sweden and Norway issue an identic note to Germany denouncing the February war zone decree as a violation of international law and a deadly attack on neutral ships. The three governments urge adherence to prize court rules, condemn sinking without warning, and warn of moral consequences for German actions.
The New York Times reports that the empire is waging war using criminal methods as the conflict intensifies. Officials condemn the tactics and call for international intervention and accountability.
The poem recalls the destruction of the battleship Maine in Havana harbor and the ensuing national mourning. It honors Captain Sigsbee and the sailors, describes the explosion, and assigns blame to the Spaniards while invoking moral judgment.
The mortgagee will sell at public auction on Saturday March 10 1917 at 2 pm the leasehold estate consisting of Lot 34B in the School Lands Bristol R I and Lot 35 on Third School Street Mount Hope Avenue Bristol P I. The sale is by the transferee of the mortgage with bid rights on adjournment. E F Lavander attorney for transferee 54 State St Bristol RI.
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