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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1930
Page
4
Long winter months invite simple elegant lunches for a few friends. Two-course menus feature baked Oysters Mexican style with pickle and a custard pie, plus rice flake muffins and marshmallow cookies.
The De Laval Bureau of Dairying says dairy families gain 25 to 50 percent profit by joining a cow testing association. Monthly cow testers measure milk yield butterfat and ration balance, saving money by improving separators and skim milk quality, with many farmers benefiting from organized contests.
Farmers are urged to test skimming efficiency by reskiming five gallons of skim milk in a good separator. The Babcock test can reveal butterfat losses and show how much is fed to hogs and chickens, likely offsetting separator costs.
The Boston Transcript notes ancient brick tablets from Ur of the Chaldees and references to brick use in the Bible. It cites the Tower of Babel building with brick and mentions the Israelites being commanded to gather straw, highlighting long history of brickmaking.
An 1781 Elizabeth New Jersey epitaph warns travelers with Stop Passenger and extols a woman’s virtues. The inscription recalls a British raid on the village temple and her peaceful death as she sought heavenly pardon for enemies. Early epitaphs often listed virtues rather than warnings.
The London Daily Chronicle recounts Cowes rise as a shipyard town long before the regatta. It notes its fame from wartime shipbuilding and repairs and explains the town’s name from two Henry VIII fortifications guarding Portsmouth harbor. Today one fort houses the Royal Yacht Squadron HQ.
Kansas City Browning society notes a luncheon tale about Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning not eloping. The dog went along to prevent spoiling the plan as Barrett’s father disapproved of the marriage, and the anecdote hints at how the owner’s fears shaped literary history.
A New Yorker attends the same theater production for two weeks and keeps noting a pivotal moment in the second act when the husband and lover appear. The anxious pattern includes a seller remark about being stuck on the show and an anticipated escape window scene.
A historical note explains the phrase sweeping the board meaning to win all stakes in a card game. It illustrates usage showing a participant overcoming opposition to achieve a spectacular victory. The passage links the idiom to card room expressions and universal success.
The article notes that wild animals, including the weasel, hoard surplus food as a trait from the ice age. Hunters then buried leftovers to retrieve later, but modern weasels may kill more than they eat and bury it without returning, due to abundant fresh food.
Bristol Town Council hears from Harbor Master Wardwell on Henry Wilcox’s petition to lease 250 acres in Bristol Harbor. Wardwell argues the lease includes a natural quahog bed and would bar free fishermen from gathering shellfish there, urging benefit to residents after pollution cleanup.
Guardian appointed by the Probate Court of Bristol for Elizabeth Eins personal estate. The guardian must file bond and qualification. all creditors must present claims within six months from the first advertisement. Clerk of the Court, John W Chadwick.
The Bristol Probate Court presents the draft wills of Henry M Thompson and John A Ellas for probate. Notices will be published for fourteen days in The Bristol Phoenix. The proceedings are set for March third, 1930, at 10 AM in the Probate Court Room in Bristol.
The estate of Marguerite deWolf Mudge of Bristol is presented for probate and referred to March 3, 1930 at 10 A M in the Probate Court. Notice to be published for fourteen days once a week in the Bristol Phonix. Clerk John W. Church.
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