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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1918
Page
4
The Government asks American business to pursue a non profiteering policy during the war. The company states it has followed this policy and will continue to uphold it while keeping quality high and prices reasonable.
Chinese cinema fever drives women to dress in silk and jewels for all day movie attendance. Ernest Young, after years in the Orient, notes natives demand long shows with constant thrills and lively comedy. Audiences cheer the hero saves the heroine with rousing applause.
Storied Seville building Casa Lonja houses the general archives of the Indies a vast collection of unpublished and original documents detailing Spanish colonial administration in the Americas. It is described as a priceless repository of reports contracts cedulas letters and official communications illuminating early U S and Latin American history.
The Provi dent Journal notes over 60,000 educated women in Britain now work in dairy farming market gardening poultry pig rearing bee keeping public parks and flower culture at royal residences and other gardens. One woman earned £30 last summer selling salad plants and onions to a military depot using a simple glasshouse and seeds.
The Humane Society of Kansas City and other groups condemn using electricity to kill unwanted animals. They conducted interviews with electric experts and ethicists who say the method causes severe pain and advocate milder alternatives for euthanasia.
A California firm offers a gold palladium alloy named Palau as a cheaper substitute for platinum iridium used by chemists. Tested at the U S Bureau of Standards a crucible reached 1370 C, matching an 80 percent gold 20 percent palladium composition. The ware shows promise for laboratory use as a platinum substitute.
In Franklin Park a child asks about a bear’s species and the guide identifies it as a cinnamon bear, noting its cinnamon scent. The exchange highlights a playful moment as the child queries the animal’s type and the guide explains.
The mountain lion also known as panther cougar or puma is the largest American wild cat. It ranges from southern Quebec to Patagonia and from coast to coast. Though powerful, it is timid and rarely dangerous to people, but it preys on large game and livestock, especially young horses, calves, and may hinder horse-raising in western states and Mexican tablelands.
A letter from an eager admirer extols the British tank describing it as marvelous. He claims the tanks can seize prisoners, print and count reports, shred barbed wire, move debris, and even act as submarines across the channel. He asserts limitless capabilities and speed in all directions.
Popular Mechanics magazine outlines a system where every household keeps an official housekeeper’s book. Shopkeepers record all food purchases and a passbook is needed after a fixed date. The book, costing two cents or more, lists household adults and children, with separate columns for different foods for grange-wide visibility. Returns of old books trigger new issue.
The ally ration of the soldier lists bread 18 ounces butter 0.5 ounce jam 128 ounces potatoes 20 ounces bacon 12 ounces beans 24 ounces lard 0.64 ounce salt 0.64 pepper 0.04 vinegar 0.18 gill coffee 1.12 ounces sugar 9.2 ounces evaporated milk 5 ounces. It contains 4199 calories the highest after Russia which is said to have 4929 calories. French 3840 British 8292 and German 8147 calories.
A Popular Science Monthly note describes a straw hat that withstands storms without harm. The top can be inverted to reveal a folded waterproof cover that shields the entire upper surface. Normally the cover hides under the cloth lining with an elastic band keeping the lining tight.
A dialogue centers on a breach of promise case where one party asks if a woman who sued a man would still be considered for marriage and what damages were awarded in the suit. The exchange reflects social attitudes toward court actions and marriage prospects.
A compact essay argues humanity’s flaws stem not from drink or crime but from inequality and poverty. It links poverty to squalor, ignorance, and disease and suggests addressing inequality is key to redemption.
The piece discusses Irish wit as a sharp overstep of conventional thought, contrasting it with ordinary bull. It cites a Kerry doctor's quip about people dying this winter that never died before to illustrate a merry, quotable Irish bull. It also notes Napoleon's line as a pointed truth within a witty frame.
In a domestic scene, Mabel informs John her mother will visit for a month and is costly. John agrees to cover her railway ticket home, inviting her to decide when to depart and PN will pay.
An Irish gardener named Mike tended the furnace in his master's house. When the head of the house found no fire one night, he told Mike that the furnace fire had gone out. Mike replied with a sharp joke, saying So did I.
Public auction set for August 10 1918 at 2 PM on the premises to satisfy a mortgage deed dated November 22 1911 for lots 66 and 67 on the Box Hill Cottage plat Bristol Rhode Island. The property bounds include Fox Hill Avenue and adjacent parcels and was conveyed by Dunes C Silvin. William T O'Donnell attorney for the mortgage holder issues the notice.
R B O FLYNN government concrete inspector of Rochester New York says five years of stomach liver and kidney trouble improved after using Fruit-a-tives Liver Tablets. He reports great improvement after a 50 cent box and offers 6 for 2.50 plus 25 cent trial size. Sold at dealers or Fruit-A-Tives Limited Ogdensburg New York.
A party feasts on a bird pie after a long trout outing. Guests are unsure what birds are in the pie and a later group discovers the joke. The landlord stays noncommittal while the guests recall the meal and share quiet amusement at the expense of the first diners.
Robert D. Andrews announces acceptance of trust as executor for Elizabeth DeW Adams late of Bristol. Bond filed. probate admitted. Creditors must file claims with the Bristol Probate Court within six months from first advertisement. J Winthrop DeWolf of 61 Union Street Bristol RI named agent.
The Executrix of the Last Will and Testament of Paul Bruno, Bristol, Rhode Island, announces she has accepted the trust and given bond as required by law after probate admission. First advertisement appears July 12 with subsequent dates.
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