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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1931
Page
8
The readable fragment references peace and war anxiety surrounding Washington state and a figure described as a sage, implying ongoing conflict and concern about further hostilities.
A fragment notes an amusement tax in Philadelphia with costs listed as 3.30 dollars. The source text is incomplete but hints at a tax or pricing detail to be clarified.
A brief note warns against a man who refuses to stop watching a dog fight, attributed to Lord Dewar. The excerpt emphasizes restraint and propriety surrounding animal combat spectacles.
The text notes colors were first added to fireworks in the early nineteenth century during the first quarter. It highlights a change in display aesthetics as color became part of pyrotechnic shows.
Recipe notes from Louis Diat of The Ritz Carlton New York detailing Egg Plant à L Orientale and Maltaise Sauce. Steps include salting, frying egg plant slices, and making Portuguese sauce with tomatoes, butter, shallots, chili, eggs, sugar, and flour. Maltaise sauce uses yolks butter lemon and orange juice with cayenne and sugar.
Mortgagee Eva Makowsky announces public auction of a Bristol Rhode Island farm of about 57 acres on Walnut Street after Lillie M Gooding defaulted on a September 4 1924 mortgage recorded in Book 89 page 214. Sale set for Saturday July 18 19H at 11 AM Daylight Saving Time on the premises under the power of sale, with bid by mortgagee holder Emilio Tidianuccilid.
Sheriff sale notice announces a Rhode Island Bristol property levy on Metacom Avenue for 1931 sale at Bristol County Court House on July 16 1931 to satisfy a 1930 judgment in favor of Galas Pacquin against John Francis. Administration notice names Howard N earns as administrator of Rebecca A N Church estate with claims due by law starting June 26 1931.
Notice announces Margaret A Edmonds of Bristol has qualified as Administratrix of Catharine Maytum's estate. Claims must be filed within the legally prescribed period beginning June 26, 1931, with Clerk John W Church in Bristol.
A fragmented notice describes sending letters to unnamed townships in Maine. It notes mail routing via a post office gate and references townships known only by number range within a county, implying limited identification.
A historic note traces wood pulp's shift from a minor material to a dominant paper fiber over about six decades. It highlights its growing industrial importance and its journey from early use at sea to widespread application.
The passage describes bricks that are underburned and excessively soft, making them prone to crumbling and wasting away from dehydration. It notes some bricks may be removed and replaced by others that have been burned hard enough to resist deterioration.
Describes aircraft carrier deck gear where planes use a hook to catch arresting wires. The hook is released from the landing aircraft and engages the wires to rapidly decelerate the plane to a stop.
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