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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1915
Page
4
The text notes Dickensy names surface in unlikely localities such as Burgundy and Macon with a Rue Wombey and fifteenth century timber houses. It mentions a village named Boz near the Saone river about seven miles from Macon, hinting at curious local toponyms.
An interested visitor making the final call in the tenement district asks a submerged woman if he can help. She replies politely that she has no time to go slumming and does not intend to return the call, ending the exchange with a courteous refusal.
A reflective note citing Gladstone on spending life in continuous effort to improve guiding principles and actions. Emphasizes striving to know what to believe and do for a well lived life.
A tale about a mother asking Doctor Johnson about turpitude for her son who robbed an orchard. Johnson notes it depends on the weight of the boy and recalls David Garrick, a small robber, while recounting his own childhood when a tree broke, leading to a judgment and the image of justice as scales.
A reflective piece argues that happiness comes from losing wealth and living simply, noting the contrast between high living and the freedom found in poverty and privation. The author claims the happiest people are those who once enjoyed wealth but now savor ease after losing it.
In common belief Abelard and Heloise lie together in Pere Lachaise. Contrary to some, Heloise died after Abelard, about twenty two years later, in 1164.
The article notes 19 US rattlesnake varieties plus the cottonmouth and copperhead. It describes the timber rattlesnake as common and reaching up to five feet, though usually two to three feet. It says it inhabits woodlands in hills and mountains, and both it and copperhead prey on rabbits and small animals at night.
Bennie ties candle wicks to goose tails to provide tail lights after his mother finds him at work. He explains the honkers in front need lighting, a quirky family scene reported by the Youngstown Telegram.
A Pacific island under French company control is believed to hold 10,000,000 tons of high grade phosphates with many more million tons of lower grade material.
The hill farmers of the Norwegian fjords dry grass by erecting three barred fences with bars about a foot apart and hanging the hay on them. The regions are sparsely populated and many farms lie two days from the nearest village.
Corporal Phillip of the Twenty-fourth Colonial Infantry earns the Military Medal for gallantry. He led 25 men to the crest, infiltrated a German trench, killed a sentry, swapped uniforms, and repelled a Bavarian counterattack. He was wounded but continued fighting for 24 hours, dying in action would be survived.
In Providence nearly everyone buys their clothing at Barnaby's. The shop appears to lead local fashion choices with broad customer appeal across the city.
Probate Court of Bristol reads an instrument as the will of Annie E Jackson, late of Bristol, presented for probate. Hearing set for Feb 1, 1915 at 9:30 AM in the Probate Courtroom with fourteen days of notice to be published weekly in the Bristol Phoenix. Clerk: John M. Coggeshall.
The executrix of Peter Reilly's will in Bristol announces probate acceptance and bond filing. Creditors must file claims with the Bristol Probate Court within six months from the first advertisement. Elizabeth Reilly is named as executrix.
A sarcastic remark in an armchair leads to a wry joke about a Society for the Promotion of Higher Barometric Conditions. The line wittily critiques reform committees arising after bad weather with grand titles.
A reflection on how men prefer being misunderstood so they may explain themselves. It notes talk on future prospects interests family and business, but stresses earnest self discussion when men speak of themselves.
The Belgian legation received trench editions of Belgian newspapers with personal paragraphs to soldiers listing family whereabouts and urging them to send news. The editions aim to reconnect front line troops with families scattered in France England and Holland while also carrying war news and anti enemy cartoons.
Berne reports a nineteen year old recruit at Kenitz West Prussia who trained well in rifle practice before authorities discovered she was a girl She pleaded to go to the front but was sent to Danzig to train as a hospital nurse.
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