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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1925
Page
4
The narrative traces the three Fort Mackinacs from La Salle's fort and La Motte Cadillac’s strengthening efforts to Detroit becoming a trading hub. It covers the 1768 surrender to Pontiac's forces, the British occupation from 1779, and the 1812 siege, ending with U.S. control after 1818 plus notes on garrisons and key leaders.
Sir Henry Robertson, official of the local government board for Ireland, hosted by an old priest, hid a grease laden pancake in a pocket and mailed one leather bag filled with papers to the government board. An angry HQ letter followed, while the culprit blamed careless farming and potato shortages.
The Fort Kent Mills postmaster Delia Austin owns a pet deer that has become tame and house trained. A small outhouse is provided for its use, and an electric light can be activated by a string. The deer noses the door, enters, and munched Aroostook potatoes stored in a bus as per a Boston Globe report.
Robert W Cham bers at a New York dinner notes academies favor insiders and bar notable figures like Zola and Dresser. He recalls Whistler visiting the Royal Academy in London and joking that many great artists began life as painters, underscoring the odd origins of famed creators.
Public notices list the administration actions for multiple Bristol estates. Names include Edward C Morrissey Jesse Steere Mary Peters Catherine O Mara and Gertrude M Hasbrouck with wardship and bond requirements and filing dates in July 1925 to July 1936.
A historical term explains minimum wage as the lowest earnings ensuring a worker and dependents can sustain life with full physical efficiency and social decency. It frames the wage as a standard to secure basic welfare for laborers and their families.
At a July 21 1926 Bristol town meeting the council voted to muzzle all dogs for July and August unless on premises or on a leash. Unmuzzled dogs on streets will be taken to the town pound and killed if unclaimed within forty eight hours. Unlicensed dogs will be killed immediately. The order takes effect July 27 1926. John W Church Council Clerk.
Listeners note the speaker's slow, clear start with pauses then a faster pace as the station official signals the limit nears. The judge comments on the need to fit the scheduled address within the prescribed time.
An airman on a mail flight from Omaha to Cheyenne shot an antelope spotted while flying over Nebraska. He stored the carcass in his plane and continued, later being apprehended and fined $155 by the game warden at Lincoln.
Chemical engineers report a castor oil based lubricant for the Chinese Eastern railway proving efficient and economical for cars. Castor oil is expanding into technical and medicinal uses and is even used as food in China.
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