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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1919
Page
4
Donut Lalonde reports rapid relief from indigestion and constipation after using Fruit-A-Tives tablets. The ad promotes Fruiti Lives Tablets at 60c a box and 2.50 for a larger pack, with a 25c trial size, from Fruit-A-Tives Limited in O Densburg New York or local dealers.
A Ontario woman remits to a Boston firm using 30-cent Canadian money orders. She explains the postmaster kept a stock of slow selling 30-cent orders for years, then ran out of other denominations.
Danish astronomer Roemer measured light speed by timing Jupiter moon eclipses. When Earth neared Jupiter eclipses appeared eight and a half minutes early, when far they were eight and a half minutes late. He deduced light needed 17 minutes to cross Earth's orbital diameter, yielding about 186000 miles per second.
Modern science weighs ancient mysteries and cites natural oil fires as possible causes for catastrophes like Sodom and Gomorrah. An August 1895 eruption in the northern Caucasus released 50 000 tons of oil in three days, while July 1908 at the San Diego Mexico oil field saw a well blowout burn for 58 days with a 500 yard flame breadth.
Silvered plate glass with beveled edges and intaglio figures originated in Venice. Mirrors remained small for centuries with five feet as a typical maximum, later built from multiple pieces. Louis XV decorated the Versailles Hall with extensive looking-glass panels.
A Bible translator asked for a precise New Guinea idiom for “Far be it from me to do this thing.” A native offered “May I speak to my mother-in-law before I will do this thing,” seen as a serious expression reflecting strict customs about men speaking to their wives’ mothers.
Longfellow is praised by Icelanders who shared their love for his poems as Professor Koceland left Icenad. Meanwhile in China a popular fan bore the Psalm of Life printed in Chinese, showing the poem’s wide reach.
Use plenty of newspapers on the floor to catch spills then gather them up. Prevent dampness and rust in summer by keeping any kitchen range dry. If using a gas range, maintain a large waste basket and dispose of papers promptly.
In England the saying stems from male willow blossoms known as cats and dogs. A heavy rainstorm would shake them from the branches and scatter them on the ground, giving rise to the idiom raining cats and dogs.
Francis Bowes Sayre argues that true freedom for nations requires a real international law and an organized League of Nations. He warns that without an enforceable global system to curb aggression, past cycles of war will repeat and liberty will remain illusory.
Boston Herald June 17 discusses Article 10 of the League Covenant. The piece argues the article requires ending external aggression and empowering peaceful remedies, not preserving current borders, and condemns misreading by radicals and Johnson critics. It urges America to avoid war and use economic pressure before any military force.
Citizens are urged to contact their senators urging immediate ratification of the peace treaty without reservations or amendments. The call emphasizes unity and swift action to secure lasting peace.
Thornton W. Burgess created the Happy Jack Squirrel to teach thrift in New England schools. Beverly public schools use the program to boost savings and War Savings stamps, with Mrs Chace noting hundreds of dollars saved by children.
Emily and Benjamin Franklin scheme to clean the attic and cellar, sell items to raise money for Thrift Stamps and garden seeds. They recover a long lost silver bracelet, pleasing their mother who doubles a prior reward and praises Uncle Sam's thrift program.
A thrift themed piece urges saving over idling, comparing ants and grasshoppers. It promotes weekly thrift stamps and monthly War Savings Stamps, urging readers to lend to the government at four percent interest and assess personal worth for the coming year.
A girl, caring for her sister’s baby, earns a penny and buys her first Thrift Stamp. She explains saving helps boys in need and urges regular investments in War Savings Stamps. Her brother follows suit, and they both keep saving, inspired by the coin and stamp program.
A brief urging readers to buy War Savings Stamps as a safeguard against emergencies, echoing the era’s rhetoric about preparedness and national economic security. The note references Napoleon's line about inevitability of change during conflict.
The article explains a "Scrape" or "Hérttpe" as a deer dig hole in the ground used seasonally. A boy or young man getting into such a hole is said to be doing deviltry in old terms, but the older meaning notes that a person often exits with a broken bone.
A compact reflection on discretion in speech highlighting Bacon’s view that prudent language matters more than mere orderly discourse. The passage contrasts the value of careful word choice with flashy or careless talk, urging measured expression.
By order of the administrator of the mortgagee the property of Ann Perry and Robert Perry in Bristol Island will be sold at public auction on August 15 1919 at noon. The sale follows a deed dated March 1 1889 and recorded in Book 562 page 203. The parcel lies at Catherine Street and Prospect Street with bounds on McVay Woods and Howard Woods. The seller is Edward Salisbury the mortgagee and intends to bid at the sale or adjournments.
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