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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1925
Page
4
Roger notes Nerve is attempting to sell accident insurance to the man just grazed in the car incident. The Boston Transcript remarks on bold persistence in the wake of a minor collision.
Multiple estate matters. Albert Peck appointed administrator with a 5000 bond. Katherine Walker appointed administratrix with a 1000 bond. John J. Lavander appointed administrator with 5000 bond. sureties listed include James Lavander Louise Lavander and Maria Morris. Appraisers named Emocenzio de Camara Stephen Hop. Waiver of notice noted for the Lavander case.
The Bristol Y M C A basketball team beat Middleboro 81 to 51 Saturday night in Middleboro, lifting Bristol to second place in the Naragansett Bay Y Two-State League. First half 35 24 Bristol. Key players Blackman Coggeshall Eisenberg Head Hill R. Smith S. Smith. Next Bristol travels to Fall River for a return with the Delphis in a second meeting after Bristol won 21 17.
At the annual meeting of the Ladies Benevolent Society of St Michael’s Church held yesterday in the Holmes House officers for the ensuing year were elected: President Mrs Benjamin M MacDougall Secretary Mrs Edward G Easterbrooks Treasurer Mrs Edward I Brownell. The organization, instituted in 1849, is the oldest in the diocese.
Coming events list 8th annual fair in G A R Hall January 3 to 31 on Saturdays at 8 pm hosted by Dreadnaught Hook Ladder Hose Co No 1. January 19 a Monday public whist at Bristol Casino for Women’s Exchange benefit. January 22 a Bristol Casino dance hosted by United Brothers' Social Club.
A father asks Ethel to take a young man around the back of the house to view the sunrise, a small domestic moment captured in dialogue. The line hints at family routine and simple hospitality within a quiet morning scene.
In a Bristol lineup tight with names like Nickerson House McGrath Bisbano Kennedy and Velleca the game featured Nickerson House NLL players Kennedy and Velleca leading in scoring with multiple baskets. Foul trouble hit Kennedy and others as Mancini Kearney Batastini Gorman and Day contributed to a tight stretch with several players logging baskets and fouls.
Andrew Carnegie argues the top position is earned not inherited and urges daily self dedication to reach the head role with untarnished reputation. He urges seeing oneself as a future partner or firm head and pursuing peak excellence in any business field.
An elderly man in a Southern city near a seal tank told the zoological park superintendent he needed pointers. He claimed to have just joined a lodge and been elected grand keeper of the seal, insisting no harm but needing guidance.
The federal constitution recognizes German French and Italian as national languages. A 1910 census counts 2,594,200 German speakers 798,200 French speakers and 502,500 Italian speakers. Romansch speakers exceed 40,000 though the language has no official status.
Prof Paul Lindner of the Berlin Fermenting Industry Institute explains ants make their own drink by yeasts fermenting milky juices from aphids they keep for this purpose.
The Devils Tower rises with columnar ribs and a vast base over a mile in circumference. Indigenous lore says three Sioux maidens escaped bears by climbing the rock as it grew. Thunder God drums atop the tower during storms. White settlers used it as a landmark during westward exploration and Indian wars. Access via a seven mile side trip from the Custer Battlefield highway. Moorcroft is the nearest rail point. Carlisle is the nearest settlement.
The text traces how umbrellas shaped fortunes from ancient courts to modern times. It notes a Persian monarch's parasol privilege and Samuel Fox earning 2.5 million plus heirs’ share in a grooved rib and frame, then speculates on origins of common property ideas.
A Hawaiian editor notes Hawaii’s extreme elevations and climate. He describes Mauna Loa summit camping on August 1 with 18 degree temperatures, six inches of ice, and ice cut for ice cream that night amid cane fields, palms, and coffee blossoms.
Swedish scientists have created a copper aluminum alloy via a patented process that resembles real gold in look. It withstands acids and alkalis, resists corrosion, and is nearly as hard as steel, now manufactured domestically according to Popular Mechanics.
A sign painter crafted an ornate W that read as BM to many onlookers. A passerby quipped to the proprietor that the mix of businesses sounded like intensive selling.
Readable fragments describe a local item or event but lack clear names, places, dates, or outcomes. The text appears as garbled OCR with scattered letters and partial phrases, offering no definite facts to identify a person, organization, or location.
The American Legions soldiers relief committee of Oklahoma reports veterans in state penal institutions face mental deficiency or disability. Of 358 inmates, 45 percent white and 10 percent black are mentally deficient or psychopathic. 150 have physical disabilities. Recommendations include federal rights awareness, a full-time neuro psychiatrist, psychopathic ward, segregating first offenders, and vocational training.
Asa W. Candler national American Legion leader in Georgia pledged the Avenue post's moral support and active aid to the Atlanta police department. He praised the force for enforcing law and order and noted the Argonne post has over 1,200 trained members ready for emergencies.
A Sunday school talk ends with a child asking the minister if he wears a shirt under his garment. The moment captures a simple, humorous exchange reported in American Legion Weekly.
The Advertising Men's post in Chicago with a membership of TOO is the citys largest post and second largest in the state. Don Jones Mojica tenor of the Chicago Civic Opera company recently sang at a post meeting.
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