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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1922
Page
4
More than 650 land bird species have been found in Costa Rica, a number well above the roughly 600 species known across North America north of Mexico. The figures illustrate the region's rich avian life.
A Pantin saying on friendship describes three types of friends as tutors. The loved friend teaches tenderness, the hated one teaches caution, and the indifferent one fosters self reliance among three men who are the speaker's friends.
Uncle Eben comments that the fable about the hare and the tortoise describes a fluke lesson. He jokes that if given a chance at that race he would bet on the rabbit.
A colored man questions his minister about easing strict preaching with new ideas. The minister replies that he aims for thunderous preaching, seeking a stronger, more impactful message.
Senor Charlotte Molino a famed Castilian matador performs bloodless arena battles across the United States to promote the American Legion. He battles a trained bull with a red cloth and agile footwork wearing a red velvet costume. In Jersey City stockyards a fence picket was used to maintain the bloodless illusion.
Alvan C Hap Hadley a Greenwich Village crayon expert and ex marine tours with a troupe and sketches to recruit marines. He drew many recruits during the war and his current show attracts audiences to see his images of American Legion members. He recalls a Paris Island sergeant who miscast him as a white washer of garbage cans in basic training.
Civic groups join the American Legion to place about 700000 ex service men into work. They push shifts and projects from bridge repairs to street paving and municipal utilities while promoting community gardens and back to the farm programs to restore employment for the jobless veterans.
Mixed Legion news reports on postwar costs and benefits. A Paris taxi fleet replacement is noted, a US ship sale failed, an Oklahoma sheriff allowed three killings, and Ardmore Post appoints a new commander. Referendum results hint at cash payment preferences for service members, while a theater scammer is exposed in New York.
Percival M Fielding, a tired army captain of London, traveled with Tazidah the Afghan gazelle hound aboard the White Star liner Adriatic after meeting her in Afghanistan. Tazidah, known for her large feet used as snowshoes, accompanied him from the hills of Afghanistan to a Mediterranean voyage, drawing admiring attention and sharing hunting prowess with the captain.
The late Marquis Okuma, famed Waseda statesman, refused to pick up a brush again after a failed handwriting attempt. A Chinese literature scholar, Kelu Nakamura, asked how to write a character and Okuma improvised by demonstrating the method using ashes and a poker.
London Times notes growing street bands in London with many unemployed forming ensembles or seeking melodious work. Marlborough Street police court reveals a street musician was paid over £7 weekly for obstruction, a sum musically unions say is common. Musicians say some refuse theater jobs offering less pay, preferring street gigs.
A Creosus like wedding in Stambul celebrated by an Albanian Turk who earned a fortune after the armistice. He hired 43 houses for guests and entertained them for a week with 100 motorcars and 3200 open carriages. A large school building hosted lavish tables for 300 guests each loaded with Turkish delicacies. Wedding presents reportedly valued at $30,000.
The American Museum of Natural History circulates a traveling exhibit to teach food values. It features 16 wax models of foods for ages ten to thirteen and charts showing the composition of six common foods and their contributions to the body.
A newly found coal field in Shantung province is said to hold vast smokeless coal reserves. Chinese and foreign engineers are exploring the site and plan development under Chinese auspices with an expenditure of 500000 dollars.
Star Friday and Saturday news notes Gaston Glass Vivienne Osborne and Gordon Griffith in a Camer on of the Royal Mounted production filmed in the Canada Rockies. The cast delivers a vivid western drama with authenticity and strong supporting players.
Doan's Kidney Pills praised in Bristol testimonials by William Martin age 68 and others as relief for back and kidney pain. Ad notes price 60 cents and urges readers to ask for Doan's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
In Bristol on June 5 1922 the court received a written request from Cor dela Lo Merriman niece of Ella Revere Lewin for appointment as administratrix of the estate of Fita Revere Lewin intestate. The matter is set for July 3 1922 at 10 30 AM in the Probate Court Room Bristol and notice will be published weekly for fourteen days in the Bristol Phenix.
Public auction notice issued by the Providence Trust Department lists the sale action to be held at a designated location with the date and reference numbers 1 26 29 6 2 6 9 13 16 26 23. The document calls for interested parties to attend and submit bids in accordance with the stated terms.
Town of Bristol Rhode Island orders a tax on real and personal Property to fund municipal needs. Assessors George Newbold Philip Brady John H Wall set June 15 1922 as the assessment date with sessions June 16 17 and 19 to collect returns for exemptions and valuations. Executors guardians and trustees must file returns. oath required. penalties for noncompliance.
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