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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1921
Page
4
The Ohio State Journal extols home gardening as yielding regular and seasonal dividends. It credits the gardener for soil preparation and daily care, noting improved health and cheaper meals as harvests arrive. The piece celebrates backyard plots as a solution to high living costs and tastier, healthier produce.
Beautify empty spaces in yards and along alleys by borders of flowers. Plant pinks daisies forget-me-nots alyssum candy tuft and verbena for poor soil, or hollyhock poppies and sweet William for taller borders. Add a bird house and shrubs to complete the home picture.
John A Sutingsen argues that relentless urban promotion of growing populations risks urban sprawl and farm population decline. He predicts the 1920 census will show five million fewer rural residents and no national population gain, warning of serious food shortages if cities cannot find substitutes for bread, meat, and potatoes.
The piece notes about 12000 small towns in the United States with many under 1000 residents. It argues rural communities closely depend on local markets for goods and produce and warns against delaying school improvements sidewalks water systems and sanitation plans until a future year.
An editorial denounces billboards as urban blights, citing dangers from toppled signs in storms and fire risks of flimsy boards. It notes how ground-level boards invite refuse and criminal hiding, reduce sunlight, and argues cities should limit height and width to preserve breathing space around buildings.
The text explains varying aquatic abilities across species. Gulls keep dry wings to rise, moles and rabbits drown when fur is wet, monkeys struggle, jaguars swim for joy, hares swim when hunted, bears and rats swim well, horses cross wide rivers, and deer and caribou swim long distances to escape danger.
The Nations Bulletin reports governments study nontraditional alcohol sources for fuel. Potatoes, artichokes, cereals, and the mahua flower in India are examined, while coke oven gases yield ethylene for possible synthetic alcohol.
A 1778 portrait of Benjamin Franklin by Duplessis, once in Paris and later owned by Chaillot engineers, has arrived in the United States. It was gifted by Franklin to the Freres Perfer and purchased by Michael Friedsam this year, displayed with a serpent-carved frame.
The sole surviving okapi in captivity has been brought to Antwerp from the Congo. An adult about five feet tall, the okapi resembles a giraffe in shape but with a shorter neck and proportionally longer hind legs. Its head sides are light fawn and the body shows a dark purple coloration with distinctive black and white transverse stripes on the rump and upper legs. It was first discovered in 1901 in the Semliki forest region.
The actress reportedly fired on a manager who refused her engagement inquiry, then attracted several offers. The incident follows her attempt to secure a role and public attention surrounding the confrontation.
A humorous exchange notes a wife who remains the house’s sole “kick” as she resists drying up. The speaker teases about the marriage while playfully defending his spouse.
A Staples Minnesota farmer Howard Kirchgesner injures a hand while farming. Neighbors led by local officials gather in overalls with hoes to tend his farm from dawn to dusk, milking cows and keeping crops and weeds in check while he recovers. The piece highlights community spirit.
Figures released show a total presidential popular vote of 26,759,708 for seven parties, against 18,515,310 for five parties in 1916. Harding leads Cox in key states, with New York 1,868,411 to 780,714 and Ohio 1,182,022 to 780,037, plus nationwide totals and party breakdowns for Debs and Prohibitionists.
Mrs Rosina Pearce Taylor widow of John Taylor died Sunday night at her sister Mrs Nancy Taylor’s home on Howestreet after a long illness. Born December 9 1851 in Swansea Massachusetts she was a daughter of Amos and Amy Bullock. She lived most of her life in Bristol and was a member of State Street M F Church. Survived by two sisters Mrs Nancy Taylor and Mrs Amy Horton of this town and two brothers Frederick and Charles Bullock of Providence.
Resolutions from Chevra Agudas Achim Bristol acknowledge the death of Sarah Reffkin Markoff on January 3 1921 at Rhode Island Hospital Providence Rhode Island. The tribute lauds her civic benevolence and service to the synagogue and people and extends sympathy to Mr Markoff and his children.
A writer in the Los Angeles Times argues against valuing cities by size and skylines. The piece contends that cancerous growth in urban centers fuels unrest and rising prices, urging focus on beauty, comfort, and good citizenship over sheer scale.
Star Tuesday offers Frank Mayo in Honor Round a tale of a society ne er do well given a last chance to redeem himself while latent powers win back love. Also The Mastery of 13 screens Fox News and Sun shine Comedy.
The advertisement touts Hokara as a pure grease free antiseptic cream with cleansing ingredients that absorb into marred skin to heal. It claims rapid relief for itching pimples blackheads acne barber’s itch salt rheum and eczema with noticeable whitening and softening effects. W H Buffington druggists offer a whole size jar for 35 cents with satisfaction or money back guarantee.
Thepiece argues that true progress is measured by the good a person does for others, not wealth shifts. It notes how moving to a smaller town can reveal opportunities and spur development, while progress requires effort to improve local facilities.
Women of Wellington Kansas transformed a 30 acre swamp into a city park named Community Park. The site features an artistically laid out landscape with trees shrubs and flower beds, plus a park house in a stone building with reception dining and kitchen rooms for about 250 people used for entertainments banquets and parties.
A prepared board statement from the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World in Indianapolis urges courteous service. The message emphasizes that providing information and benefiting the public earns trust and goodwill for the organization and its members.
A civic message urges residents to grow their town through personal responsibility and quality citizenship. It emphasizes individual duty to self and community, linking town growth to citizen virtue and engagement.
Dorothy Dalton and Charles Richman headline the screen drama Half an Hour based on Sir James M Barrie with Richman as a wealthy art connoisseur who buys Lady Lillian and the ensuing scheme. Hugh Paton is killed and the missing dinner hideaway unfolds in a swift narrative. An extra attraction features Buster Keaton in One Week.
The text records a resolution to spread upon the journal of our records and publish in the Bristol Phenix. It requests the Committee members Fred E. Suzman Max Rowe and Israel Goldstein to transmit a suitable copy to Mr Aaron E Markoff and his children.
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