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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1928
Page
4
The text recounts a joke among college presidents pondering post retirement roles. One would like to run an orphan asylum but fears no letters from parents, another aspires to be a penitentiary warden with no alumni visits, and a comic aside ends with a remark about Harper's Magazine.
The tally of American dead and wounded in eight years of fighting in the American Revolution stands at about 20 000.
A Wool sorters vs N. I. R team ball game ended with a shares 6-3 score as Crowded stands enjoyed a Saturday. The article tracks the incidents at the game plus a late afternoon band concert on the common and the carnival tensions with Bristol Town Council restrictions. The narrative names players such as Flanagan Emmett Cavallaro Menard Gallagher and Mortenson and mentions the Colonial Band of Providence along with civic events during the religious feast.
Studebaker introduces updated models with slender radiators winged headlamps and chromium trim. New color schemes luxury interiors hydraulic shocks and exclusive ball bearing shackles aim for greater ride comfort. Inspect at 20 000 mile intervals with lubrication as needed while offering three models at factory prices.
Sealed proposals will be received at the Town Clerk Office Bristol R I until 7 30 P M Tuesday July 17 1928 for the construction of brick chimney in the Town Hall on Bradford Street Specifications may be obtained at the Town Clerk s Office The Town Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to award the contract as they deem best in the town s interest By order of the Town Council John W Church Council Clerk
Town Clerk's Office Bristol R L invites sealed proposals until 7 30 oclock PF M July 15 1928 for about 750 feet of concrete sidewalk and 780 feet of concrete reinforced curbing Specifications available at Town Clerk s Office Proposals may be rejected and contracts awarded as Town Council deems in best interest of the town By order of Town Council Bristol Town Clerk 7 6 10 13 17
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