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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1923
Page
3
An article traces groundhog day superstition to German folklore about the badger and Candlemas. It cites Pope Gelasius and Pope Innocent XII linking candle rituals to pagan Februaria and the goddess Ceres, and explains Februarius naming and the pagan year’s end.
A newsboy in a Kansas City setting sells papers during the dusk rush. An affluent man pays with a coin and later realizes he was given too much change. The boy refuses to keep the extra nickel, saying others would take it, and the man praises his honesty.
A compact meditation on memory celebrates historical figures famed for recall. Cyrus the founder of Persia reportedly remembered every officer and soldier. Themistocles allegedly named Athens 20 000 citizens. Hortensius could recount auctions from memory. A Corsican youth could repeat 30 000 names in order and reverse.
A reflection on bodily indulgence vs spiritual sustenance. The excerpt contrasts a rich banquet with starving the soul, likening a lavish table to calamities like goats and dropsies and praising nature for simple, single-dish diets. It notes man’s indiscriminate appetite and lists various foods and indulgences.
An old story uses a gingerbread recipe told by a Black cook to a white neighbor. The humor centers on flour salt eggs baking powder sugar ginger spices cream butter and molasses. The maid explains glups as the molasses pouring sound four glups in the batter.
A collection of proverb examples from various cultures including Accra the Oji and Pashto. Sentences illustrate sharp folk wit with lines like The thief catches himself Nobody is twice a fool and Truth is only spoken by a strong man or a fool.
Six hundred fifty Greater New York scouts spent holidays at Bear Mountain camp for outdoor training and activities. In Chicago Kiwanis clubs donated cabins near an artificial lake, and Ames council ran a Christmas vacation camp with a ranger requesting help to build trails and maintain wildlife stations.
Harold Beal a thirteen year old scout from Westerly New York saved a fellow swimmer who sank beyond his depth after another boy was pulled under. Beal pulled the exhausted lad by the hair and, despite a second struggle, brought him to shore where life saving methods revived him. The rescue was aided by witnesses who urged reporting the act.
A department for troops not under council is formed to provide direct service. George W. Ehler will direct the new unit handling troop registrations, organization, merit badge work, and advisor support for scoutmasters and troop development.
The Atlanta board of education integrates a scouting based civics course into fifth to seventh grade curriculum. The program teaches aims and scope of the boy scout movement without granting scouting ranks.
Edwin Howard a scout from Du Bois town Pa used his stocking and a stick from a brook to make a tourniquet after his brother Warden cut an artery while playing. The doctor credited the boy with saving his life by stopping the blood loss following first aid guidance.
A Providence Superior Court decree removes a cloud on Linden Place title, concluding a 1880 quitclaim deed and 1893 declaration of trust were security instruments for Samuel P Colt’s estate. The Industrial Trust Company sues Henry F Colwell et al. to distribute the Colt estate, with Colt descendants named as respondents. The ruling affirms the deed and trust as instruments affecting title and orders a final decree per the bill.
A gathering of 133 members from Wampanoag Massasoit and Manchester Encampments met at Kirkemurt Grange Warren on Saturday for a joint outing to boost membership. Rhode Island clambake prepared by Jesse Munro and Albert Wheeler, followed by sports including a Bristol County–style baseball win 13 to 0 for Massasoit Wampanoag against Manchester Encampment. Tug of war and three legged race also featured with Massasoit Wampanoag triumphs.
The Employed Boys' Club led by George S. Pailthorpe held a Saturday outing at Howe Farm with 35 members arriving by auto. Events included multiple races won by Manuel Perreira and others, a Bristol Fall River baseball victory 9 to 7, and social diversions such as a cats feast. An August 4 bake and auto outing at Westport is planned with 30 spots and August 1 deadline.
The Tabs led by Francis Head defeated the Legion 6 to 3 on the common. Pierce pitched for the soldiers but was hit hard as McGinn delivered two doubles and two singles in four at bats while Maher and Moore added key hits. Jimmie Sullivan and Ed Freeman contributed solid defense and offense in a spirited opener. The Life Savers prep to meet Bristol A A tomorrow night with Rippel or Joseph catching for Bristol and Gladue or Ethier starting for Life Savers.
The Bristol Council No 379 Knights of Columbus Hope Circle No 70 and Daughters of Isabella hosted a week long bazaar July 14 to 21. About 5000 admissions were recorded and entertainment drew many patrons. Phinnes Humpty Dumpty Circus delighted children Saturday afternoon. A radio set demonstration prize went to Wailiam Demara.
A Bristol reader complains to the editor about shoddy sidewalk repairs in front of 485 Hope Street and questions town officials and salaries, calling Bristol’s repairs an ongoing embarrassment and urging better service.
Francis Vera and Robert Manning plan a bicycle trip through Connecticut and Vermont starting Saturday. Last year they rode over 500 miles through Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts and Rhode Island and now aim to complete a New England circuit. They are the only Rhode Island youths to bicycle through the region.
Industrial Trust Company trustee under Col Samuel P Colt will transfers to Algernon L Johnston and wife a lot at Hope and Court. Johnston and wife to Joseph F Farrally and wife a portion of the same corner lot. Guiseppe Marino and wife to Antonio da Cruz Almeida and wife land and buildings on south side of Valley street. Jose F E Costa and wife to Manuel Pacheco Monez and wife lands on east side of Usher street. Salvatore T De Felice to Carlo Carrelli and wife land on south side of Mt Hope avenue.
Calvin D. Wilbur aged 81, the oldest Knights of Pythias member in Rhode Island and first Chancellor Commander of Red Cross Lodge R of P Providence, was celebrated Sunday as 55 Red Cross and Palestine Lodge Pythian Sisters members joined the Soldiers' Home to honor his birthday. The event featured an orchestra, remarks by William H. Hanson, a welcome address by Mrs. Susan M. Sheple, multiple vocalists, gifts from the Pythian Sisters and Red Cross Lodge, and a luncheon of ice cream cake and candy.
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