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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1915
Page
3
The Disentis monastery, founded by an Irishman, houses Father Placidus a Speacha a famed eighteenth century climber. His aim was to conquer the Todi peak at 11 887 feet though rivals cast him as atheist. French demands, Austrian imprisonment, and his later aging end in quiet reflection as the chamois hunt the summit.
A philosopher notes how hotel washroom attendants provoke mixed reactions. If attendants pour water or hand a towel the man feels exploited, yet if ignored he feels underappreciated, revealing quirks of human perception and self-image.
The piece rails against a health reformer who calls the bathtub insanitary. It contrasts England's household habits with American skeptics while denouncing the ban on common sanitary items as an outrageous fad.
Nuremberg Bavaria known since the middle ages for its toys. It produces the largest number of German lead pencils and hosts the world’s greatest hop market.
The quotation urges perseverance as a constant ally and experience as a guiding counselor. It frames caution as a senior mentor and hope as a protective guardian through life’s pursuit of success.
The Bristol Rhode Island branch reports weekly pledges of 7.50 per week and subscriptions totaling 199.30 with proceeds from entertainment 85.00 sale of wool 8.30 and individual gifts to 199.30. A letter from William Beresford notes upcoming shipments of knitted articles to the British Navy and asks for completion by late January.
The Primate of Ireland read an extract from Captain Norman Leslie's letter to a friend. He urged not to dwell on war, to value collective action, and to face great dangers as one united unit, accepting that some will die and others live with honor.
William Aldrich Brownell died Tuesday after a long illness at age 75 at 283 Wood Street. Born in North Scituate, he worked as head accountant for S. S. Sprague & Co. in Providence and later as a bookkeeper for the National India Rubber Company in town. He is survived by his wife Mary Fenner, daughter Emma Tarr, son William A. Brownell Jr., and two grandchildren. The Civil War veteran and Trinity Church member was honored at a morning funeral from his Wood Street home with burial at Pocasset Cemetery in Providence.
Edward B. Clark surveys American military inventors praised for naval and army devices. He notes secrecy and study drive progress in weapons from torpedoes and aeroplanes to armor cars, disappearing gun carriages, rangefinders, and magazine rifles, with civilians contributing innovations before adoption abroad.
London discusses the harsh fate of large naval artillery in wartime. A big gun is expended after about one hundred shots as its rifling is worn away by hot gases from the explosive, not by shell friction.
A plan to beautify London provides work for the unemployed. Two thousand four hundred forecourts along public thoroughfares are to be laid out as gardens creating jobs and improving the cityscape.
A December donations list for the Children s Home includes milk from Mrs A W Anthony Cereal from Mrs J P Reynolds Sewing from Miss C Slade Candy from Congregational Church Billing shows gifts for ten Providence trip by Mrs Theodore Gladding and many other items such as sugar clot hing and fruit. A clock memorial to Mrs Jackson is funded by gifts from Congregational Sunday School and others.
Captain Henry Blachford, an elderly West Yarmouth seaman, defied a rebel fleet at Rio de Janeiro by hoisting American flags and forcing entry. A shot crossed the bow, yet Blachford entered the harbor, inspiring other vessels to follow and helping end the blockade. Fighting Bob Evans later congratulated him on the feat.
Sailors' Paradise called Mdder's Green an Elysium a land flowing with rum and lime juice a place of perpetual music mirth dancing and tobacco in the period depiction of nautical culture.
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