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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1917
Page
4
Mrs Mabel L Todd praises the children of Tripoli for fast language acquisition and carefree learning. She describes exotic Barbary music with drums flutes and bagpipe like instruments, performed by tall dark men and black boys amid dawn light and moonlit streets.
A young man admires Mrs MacGregor describing her by the beatitudes seen in her life. The girl questions the phrase and realizes the woman lives the virtues of mercy peacemaking hunger and righteousness, praising her as beautiful and blessed. The exchange centers on how a woman appears to embody spiritual ideals.
The Flemish form Vlaenderen shows Flanders as a medieval self governing county at times under France or the empire. Today it lies mainly in Belgium with East and West Flanders provinces. The Low Country title describes its low flat terrain and the Ypres region extending to the North Sea.
The Youth's Companion recounts an early experimental telegraph message from Sept 2 1837 by Morse and Vail. It used V shaped characters mapping numbers to words before the dot dash alphabet and a dictionary by Mrs Morse linked words to numbers.
The Telegraph reports 204 two to five room cottages erected at West Ham England. Blocks include gardens front and rear with 40 foot roads and ample light. Rents range 6s6d to 12s weekly with baths copper ranges gas lighting and indoor lavatories. Wardrobe cupboards and meat safes add to commodious cheerful interiors.
The article praises a spring gardening program where 15 000 Washington children participated. It cites educational gains teaching nature, food sources, and real dirt experience, arguing gardens combat artificial urban life and instill thrift and grounding in reality.
The article lists desirable annual climbers and trailers for shade and beauty. It highlights morning glories cypress vines sweetpeas gourds nasturtiums Japanese hops wild cucumber hyacinth beans and the memorial rose Rosa Wichuraiana. It notes trailers such as Virginia creeper honeysuckle moon vines and sweet potato or dew berry for edible trailers.
The Playground and Recreation Association of America reports 432 cities maintain neighborhood playgrounds under play leaders. During the year 1,000 new playgrounds opened, totaling 3,294. 1,063 leaders served in over 100 cities. Municipalities administer playgrounds in 256 cities, 70 cities offer training classes, $4,066,357 spent last year, bond issues in 17 cities total $1,663,750, and private donors funded 49 neighborhood playgrounds.
The essay praises school gardening as a remedy for educational defects and a path to wholesome citizenship. It argues that boys gain from garden work and physical exercise, showing more moral value than studying long passages like Paradise Lost.
Bradstreet cites over a quarter of failures to incompetence and five percent to inexperience. The piece notes growth strains when proprietors micro manage, likening them to marathon runners nearing the finish. Luck can save some firms, while veterans warn entrants to seek challenged firms to learn.
A Youth's Companion reminiscence recalls Major Thomas J. Jackson, later Stonewall Jackson, as a stern mathematics and artillery instructor at Virginia Military Institute. Students stage a mock runaway gun, but Jackson remains statuesque in range of a near disaster, earning respect for his discipline.
A public clock within St. Mary Abbot's church tower in Esington chimes quarters and hours but has no dial or hands. The design arose from aesthetic concerns about tower height and limited funds, so the clock operates unseen from outside while still audible to passersby.
A devotional note urges rejoicing and grateful praise as evidence of returning health. It frames praise as an open door no one can shut, through which good flows when kept open. It links praise to spiritual growth and positive development in life and affairs.
A historic note traces Gloucester Mass launch of the world’s first schooner in 1718 with linguistic quirks and branding of early seafaring terms. It recalls Meloney’s Heritage of Tyre and contrasts US and British maritime activity leading into the Civil War era. Then a King Philip’s Banquet report covers a Suffolk fire engine company event with speeches, orchestra, and Bristol Hotel supper.
A Philadelphia Public Ledger writer praises James Fenimore Cooper and urges railroads to build stations as monuments to historic sites. The piece notes Monmouth Junction, Paoli, Valley Forge and Jeru salem as places with insufficient signage or reverence at stations, calling for commemorative markers.
The article notes contrasting views on African dental health linking diet and climate to tooth beauty. It describes teething rinses with native tree leaf infusions to shrink gums and relieve toothache using plant roots and seeds. It highlights a wooden tooth-cleaning substitute used by savages, renewed frequently and considered wholesome.
The first women’s delegation to a Roman senate challenged a proposed tax on 1,400 wealthy matrons during the civil war. Hortensia spoke against the levy, asking why they should fund a war and government they did not control. Her argument reduced the tax to one third.
A humorous quip contrasts a man who has seen Niagara with one who has not and a ham sandwich. The punchline notes the ham sandwich introduces the bite, implying a practical or literal payoff in the joke.
Two women with children visit the Chicago Art Institute. Passing the Winged Victory a boy jokes she has no head. A girl hushes him and says that is art and it does not need one.
A niece misplaces a scrap paper, then jokes she always goes to used to places. The exchange playful line highlights memory lapse and pun on “used-to” locations.
Tax records list Lot 92 Bay View Heights and Lot 44 Bristol Terrace in Bristol with owners William J Sheldon and Peter Hand. Amounts due include 1910 1915 taxes ranging from 1.37 to 16.51 dollars and 3.02 to 3.20 for later years. ten Juniper Lane lots show 1910 1915 totals. Zebedee Paull house taxes at 288.00 in 1915.
A condensed list of community events scheduled from January to February 1937 in Bristol. Activities include dances at G A R Hall and Court Foresters, a private dance, basket ball games, masquerade balls, officer installations at Nant encampment I O F, hydrualion hose company fair opening, Eagles banquet, and a two night miniature H M S Pinafore by the First Bristol Troop of Rhode Island Boy Scouts.
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