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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1928
Page
4
A civic notice urges US citizens aged 21 with two years in the state to register by Saturday June 30 1928 to vote in town city state and federal elections. It stresses registration as both privilege and duty and advocates Republican affiliation for new voters and industrial prosperity in the state.
A London Evening News lampoons the shift from traditional English apple tarts to American pies as a symbol of change. It links apple pie to prosperity, claiming American varieties fuel dyspepsia and unrest, yet drive rapid material progress amid a shifting culinary scene.
A country man at a railway station in Philforte tries a slot machine that bears the instruction Pull the handle with a jerk. He inserts a penny and searches the machine anxiously, a porter asking if it works. The man replies he cannot find the jerk to pull, per the Weekly Scotsman.
George Sayer 18 Peck Avenue Frank Langello 29 Richmond Street and Carl D Alessio 101 Reservoir Avenue were injured when their car crashed into an electric light pole on Wood Street near Valley Street. Sayer sustained head cuts and body bruises Langello suffered a cut lip and facial injuries and D Alessio had facial head cuts and a bruised hip. Police say braking caused the skid after a nearby truck failed to signal and the sedan struck the pole. all were treated by Dr Harold DeWolf.
Antonio F Pinheiro aged 68 and a 23 year resident died at his home 3 Doran Avenue after a brief illness. Born in Portugal he came to the United States around age 45. Survived by daughters Mrs. Mary Castro Westport Mass and Rose Isabel Pinheiro and son Joseph of this town. Funeral from his home tomorrow at 8:30 am with requiem mass at St Elizabeths Church burial at St Marys Cemetery.
Word reached yesterday of Ozro Carey Barrows’s death at his home 3 Atlantic Avenue Pawtucket on Sunday. Former town resident he worked as a clerk at the National India Rubber Company and was active in Odd Fellowship. After funeral services at Carpenter Jenks Home Elmwood Avenue Providence tomorrow the body will be brought here for interment at North Cemetery.
A Detroit News item notes varied time reckoning among primitive peoples. It cites Alaska where a month marks scarce rations, Dahomey with planting and harvest cycles, Polynesians counting a month of grumbles, and Greenlanders said to stay at twenty, reflecting limited counting ability.
A switch engine on the Northern Pacific carries a religious plea asking for guidance to stay on the right path. It uses rail imagery to request prudence, love, the Bible as a lantern, and strict adherence to the Ten Commandments. The message ends with a blessing and a wish for eternal happiness.
Richard Magee of Bay View avenue was knocked down by an unknown driver while walking near Sherry avenue. He suffered a fractured nose head injuries and facial cuts. Magee reached home and telephoned a neighbor who took him to Dr A O Merriman for treatment as police and nearby officers investigate a hit and run.
A damaged passage describes Mildren Sturell and visitors discussing facial hair. An uncle arrives and asks about a mysterious beard, prompting a quizzical exchange about whether the fur is fox or cubbit.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday at 9 30 from the Franklin street home followed by a requiem high mass at St Mary's Church. Rev Eugenie B Hughes, nephew of the deceased, officiated. Bearers included Edward Newbold John Doran Owen Hughes Charles and Frank Keary John J Hughes. Burial was at St Marys Cemetery in Sto Mars.
The funeral for Quen Trainor was held at 7 30 PM on Saturday at his home 19 Munroe Avenue. A requiem mass followed at 8 00 PM at St Marys Church. Burial was in St Marys Cemetery Warren. Rural tribute included pieces from National India Rubber Company hand cutting department. The body of John Stamford formerly of this town who died in a hospital in Quine Massachusetts was brought here for interment in St Marys Cemetery.
Attendees from this and nearby towns joined a two day sale at 35 Burton Street to auction antiques and modern furniture to settle debts of Mbert Poe and Gertrude PF Peak. The sale, conducted by a local firm with Pred Mestorgot and others assisting, drew crowds and aimed to clear assets though some values remained unsettled.
A board meeting of the World Wade Boardoor was held last evening at the Past Baptist Church. Miss Harry Bullock presided with officers including Miss Olive Luther treasurer and Miss Barbara Phaelds secretary. Various committees were announced and a collation was served after the business session by Miss Dorothy Mott and Mrs Harold Pedley.
Passengers describe modern welcomes at stations as wives meet returning husbands with children and even pets aboard. The scene near New York mirrors a lively, circuslike greeting as families rush to greet fathers and husbands at sundown.
While touring England Mark Twain dined with Punch editors. He enjoyed a menu named after his books from Innocent Oysters Abroad to White Elephant and Puddyhead Cheese, a rare humorous honor cited as one of his happiest incidents.
The article discusses how mountain peaks at similar heights and latitudes experience different snow cover. It explains how eastern and western precipitation and average temperatures drive varying snow depths and snowy conditions year round.
The Pathfinder Magazine defines supplemental meal as titlin or tiff a light repast between breakfast and lunch It derives from the northern English tir meaning to drink sip or quaff In India tiffin is a general custom with curried foods and fruit Sometimes tiffin is used in England and the United States for any afternoon lunch between midday meal and dinner or supper
Repairing plaster of Paris in homes benefits from mixing with fresh milk instead of water. The milk enhances damp resistance though the plaster sets more slowly, providing more working time for repairs.
A concise aphorism from American Magazine argues that great men distinguish themselves by deeper knowledge of a single subject and applying it with greater confidence and power.
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