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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1921
Page
3
An old advertisement advocates Hall's Catarrh Medicine for frequent colds and acute catarrh. It claims internal use builds up the system cleanses the blood and reduces inflammation of mucous surfaces. Druggists offer circulars free and list F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio as the company.
Greater Providence Council Boy Scouts held their annual outing at Camp Taka-Lest with Scout Executive J. H. Williams directing. Officials and Bristol Troops toured the site, shared a chowder meal, and finished with an old fashioned clam bake and volleyball.
Steamer sails from State Street Wharf at 8 10 am 2 10 pm and 6 10 pm to Prudence and 2 10 pm to Conanicut Park Saturday and Sunday Extra Trip 10 10 am Single fare 25 cents to Prudence 50 cents to Conanicut Park
The piece argues thrift is not virtue but a practical need to maintain capital and progress. It condemns snobbish waste and those who sermonize thrift as a class-based demand. Without thrift, production cannot exceed consumption, risking extravagance and stagnation.
President Harding notes the reach of American ships as key to commerce. The piece highlights carriers and agents in New York City offering passenger and freight services with free Shipping Board access, urging readers to ship or sail aboard U S vessels for safety and convenience.
Notice offers details on steel steamers bath boilers burners and wood steamers with contact for further inquiry. Information available by inquiry or by writing to the U S Shipping Board Washington DC for passenger and freight ship sailings to all parts of the world and related details.
The mummy of Pharaoh Rameses I lies in the Egyptian museum in Cairo after being moved from Bib Anet Muluk and later hidden in a shaft at Deir el Bahri to deter grave robbers. It was found in 1881 and kept for display in the capital’s museum.
A Scientific American piece notes veneer waste from U S veneer factories could be used to produce high grade paper pulp. Veneer log cores and clippings offer profitable pulp stock, with species including red gum yellow poplar cottonwood birch tupelo basswood and beech. Many factories are near pulp mills and some clusters could support a central mill using 50 cords daily.
In Madrid playgrounds spectators hurl roars and insults at handball players after misses. Terms like Rogue and Thief mix with betting chatter as bookmakers and gamblers drive the scene into bedlam. The article notes women and men participate equally in the wagering atmosphere.
An early 16th century Spanish geographic work claims Labrador was reached in 1476 by Norwegian gallers led by John Scolvus or Jon Skolp. The note, once dismissed, gained support as new evidence suggests Scolvus preceded Columbus by about 20 years, prompting pushes to bolster Scolvus’s honorees over Columbus.
The Philadelphia Ledger notes that in 1919 South Africa exported 1,124 pounds of diamonds, about 125 quarts. The stones ranged from very large to small, with many medium sizes, traded in terms of bushels and bags of grain.
A seventy foot granite obelisk in Denmark will memorialize thousands of American and allied soldiers of Danish descent who died in World War I. Estimates put Danish blood in about 30 000 American soldiers in France and around 20 000 Danes in Canadian Australian British and French forces.
The narrative traces Louisiana from 16th century Spanish exploration by Alvarez de Pineda and De Soto to La Salle’s 1682 claim for France, and the founding of New Orleans in 1718. It covers the Company of the West, territorial shifts to England and Spain, the 1803 US purchase, Orleans Territory’s 1812 statehood, and the Pelican State nickname with Cap. Pelican seal.
A remark from the Ohio State Journal on achieving lasting success. The idea: spend decades mastering a simple skill better than anyone else and continue refining it daily to allow others to recognize its value.
A fragment suggests a regional claim that Spanish dominates the western area south of the Rio Grande alongside Portuguese as a dialect, highlighting rich natural wealth and vast trade potential.
The season offers a fine program with Miss Mildred Mac Donald performing songs in a lyceum act. A descriptive scene show follows with a children’s comedy. Marguerite Clark’s film A Girl Named Mary screens, then dancing on the gym floor with an orchestra and a prize waltz. Doors open 7 40, show begins 8 15.
A provocative remark framing national needs around labor and cultivation tools. The quote contrasts practical earth moving implements with can openers to imply deeper resource or agricultural focus.
A commentary argues that slow payers support expanding credit options to stimulate spending and ease cash flow. The piece contends more credit facilities would address liquidity concerns and boost commerce nationwide.
Purge free relief promoted with claims that NR Tablets improve digestion and bowel action, strengthen the liver and biliousness, boost appetite, and provide a full body cleanse. Box price is 25 cents, enough for twenty five days, sold and guaranteed by local druggists.
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