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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1926
Page
4
A 1926 letter argues that vivisection advances animal welfare by enabling disease research. It cites Pasteur and serums for anthrax and cholera, notes USDA leadership, and claims substantial savings and relief for livestock despite animal sacrifices in experiments.
An American visitor ignored posted notices and walked the private side of the Devil's Glen where a land lord confronted him. The visitor exclaimed upon meeting the proprietor, quipping about trespassing and recognizing the place as the Devil's Glen.
Ruth Cameron counsels against fretful worry saying energy is wasted on false emotions. The Boston Evening Transcript highlights her calm guidance urging focus away from imagined fears.
A reflection on conscience producing specter like thoughts as mere phantoms rather than real dangers, suggesting inner fears manifest as empty apparitions.
In the Savoy Hotel winter garden a double tragedy struck the goldfish Er nest and Eva after a guest dropped cigar ash into their fountain poisoning them. A second fish named Peter had lived 14 years in St Andrew by the Wardrobe’s garden fountain. Legends like the Kilkever Holy Trout endure in Irish wells.
The text traces the constitution as an accumulation of statutes customs and decisions. It cites Magna Charta as a starting point and highlights rights declarations, habeas corpus, and the franchise as core features. It notes the sovereign’s acceptance of gifts by ministerial advice and consent.
A fragmentary hammer and a Roman tile were found together, suggesting a Second or Third century origin. The tool mirrors a modern upholsterers horse with identical claw bevel and rivet pattern, prompting commentary that some designs resist improvement while their purpose endures.
The article notes prospectors search for specific plants believed to thrive where mineral deposits lie, using vegetation as a guide to ore-rich soils and potential mining sites.
The article discusses Druidic circles and Stonehenge as symbols of a broken inner circle. It notes the belief that a horseshoe facing upward wards off bad luck and the superstition’s persistence after Druidism. It mentions the lost meaning of the points up symbol and modern sayings about preventing luck from running out.
Clare Sheridan in Hearst is International Cosmopolitan argues that women are not inherently more vindictive than men. The piece asserts that the harshest reputational damage comes from men who are refused, not those who pursue, and notes this extends beyond any single race or group.
Historic Carlisle cathedral bells have been rehung and augmented by nine new bells to end a century of silence. The oldest bell dates to 1410 and another, cast in Carlisle by Oliver Cromwell's order, is believed to be the only bell sanctioned by the Protector.
Real Frigidity Johnny is rebuked by a minister for swearing when displeased. The minister recalls a tale of a boy whose father caught his nose in a clothes wringer, implying a tough lesson about courage and propriety.
Asbestos a native fossil stone that can split into threads resists fire and was used by Egyptians for cloth and Romans for napkins. Spinning asbestos appeared in Venice in the sixteenth century. Extensive deposits are being worked in eastern Quebec province.
On March 18 at 6 30 PM the YMCA hosts a men's get-together with an evening of music and athletics followed by an address by Prof. James L Dealy of Brown University and The event promises a brief program and community fellowship.
Rhode Island Bristol warns electors to assemble March 15 1926 at 7:30 pm at the town hall to vote on taxation and budget items. Includes lists of proposed appropriations for schools roads bridges police fire sewer water and public projects plus other town business. Town Sergeant Thomas E. Johnson signs the notice.
A terse reflection on secrecy as the chief trait of capable men, noting that secrecy is not weakness but a deliberate stance or tactic used by the cunning and proficient.
Town Clerk's Office Bristol announces canvassing of property voters lists for financial meeting. Sessions held March 9 and 11 1926 at 7 16 PM in Memorial Building Council Chamber. Personal property taxpayers on voting list must be tax assessed by canvassing day to qualify.
February 19 1926 probate court in Bristol receives an instrument purporting to be the will of Lewis Herreshoff deceased and orders a March 15 1926 hearing with fourteen days notice to be published in the Bristol Phenix. Clerk John W Church oversees the proceedings.
Probate Court of Bristol appoints an administrator of Dora May Slade estate and sets bond. creditors must file claims with the clerk starting February 19, 1926. The notice informs all interested parties to comply with probate requirements.
February 3 1926 probate filings in Bristol for Sophie J I Wolf estate show James Francia TY Wolf administrator filing final account for allowance. Hearing scheduled March 1 1926 at 109 o clock A M in the Probate Court Room with notice to be published weekly for fourteen days in the Bristol Phoenix. Also Gordon S Holmes estate presented by Merton A Cheesman for first and final account with notice to be published weekly in the Bristol Phenix.
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