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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1924
Page
3
The piece urges choosing a qualified Executor and Trustee rather than a close friend or relative. It promotes Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company, noting 57 years of service to Rhode Island estates and inviting trust officers to explain benefits for heirs.
The YMCA ladies committee plans an annual rummage sale on Friday and Saturday July 1 and 19 to raise funds for the local association facing a financial crisis. They seek donations of clothing furniture bric-a-brac dishes books antiques kitchenware glassware lamps and more with pickup by card telephone or drop off.
Walter H St Germain and wife transfer cottage house and lot at southeast corner of Cook and Constitution streets to Charles H M Nelle and wife.
Bristol resident John A West testifies that Doan's Pills relieve backache kidney troubles and off color secretions. He recommends Doan's to neighbors, noting earlier positive results after several attacks. Manufactured by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Arthur Weigall former inspector general of Egyptian antiquities told a Minneapolis audience that Cleopatra was not a vamp but a domestic housewife with six children. He recalled King Tut discovery details with Howard Carter and described ancient female attire as hideous by modern standards.
National Geographic expedition led by Neil M Judd spent two months in the Vast Unknown region of Utah. They found ancient Indian habitation sites in canyons and primitive trails carved on rocks, while present-day Indians avoid the area and describe eerie tales. The sandstone coloring ranges from pale yellow to blood red with canyon shadows of blue purple and green patches of scarce vegetation.
A bridal couple departs with smiles as a man loudly wishes Miss Jones a pleasant journey. The bride nervously whispers to the porter who confirms the man is in the smoking compartment, a curious mix of courtship and misdirection aboard a train.
A very cold day finds an angler waiting by a stream when a second man positions behind him. The elder asks if the waters are private, and the reply denies ownership. The exchange ends with the statement that landing a fish would be a miracle rather than a crime.
A minister recalls an embarrassing moment during a wedding as a large groom, his demure fiancée, and a church parsonage ceremony collide. The minister notes his usual line to the groom and the groom’s awkward response as he addresses his new wife.
A quoted interview compares a scientist to a child asking odd questions and solving them. It uses a parable of examining a fat man to illustrate curiosity and inquiry in problem solving.
A look at how newspapers publish religious content from sermons to Life of Christ series shows society still seeks deeper meaning. The issue notes Hutchinson's novel as evidence of hunger for eternal truth and calls for preachers to provide real spiritual nourishment. The World Service School monthly missionary offering is due next Sunday, with praise and preaching at 7 thirty in the evening, sermon titled The Man Whose God Was Stolen.
The final merit badge Court of Honor is set for this evening at 8 at the Scout Building. First class scouts ready for badges should attend. The Port Bristol Troop will hold an outdoor supper hike and camp fire, meeting at Gooclock for a hike to Bristol Ferry. The Second Troop’s outdoor meeting on Wednesday featured a thunderstorm driving them to shelter, with the Express aiding transport back to the Scout Building and a later mock trial and a new recruit. The Fourth Troop hosted an outdoor supper lake on the east shore with a new recruit admitted. No drills next week. a battalion drill is planned for July 4 preparations, with stands on the common and committee planning sessions.
Russell A Gray acted as toastmaster at the St Marys Parochial School graduating class banquet held Monday afternoon in the school auditorium. The program featured Miss Georgiana Sylvia and others with music, recitations, and the class history.
Committal services for John Albert Cahoon who died Sunday at Howard were held at 2 PM yesterday at the mortuary chapel of the North Cemetery. Cahoon formerly worked at the Herreshoff Manufacturing Co boat shops.
Church notes announce Holy Communion at 8 am and morning prayer with sermon at 10 30. Church School is omitted. Evening prayer and address are planned for 7 30 in the CCMA St Michael's Church service.
The notices list a church service day with Holy Communion at 7 30 A M Matins at 9 45 A M Church School at 10 00 A M Sung mass and sermon at 10 45 A M and an Evening service at 7 30 P M to continue until fall according to the Second Sunday after Trinity.
Friday night service at 7 30. Sunday morning service at 10 30. Sermon by the pastor on How is the World to be Changed. Church School will meet at
A description of the stinging tree a luxurian shrub from Queens land Australia notes its peculiar odor and that touching it causes maddening pain with months of tenderness on the afflicted area The plant leaves no visible mark but reacts to wet weather and moisture during washing
The Boston Herald notes that widespread idealism emerges as a response when materialism falters, describing a collective shift toward principled values amid temporary economic strain.
The State Street M. E. Church announces Friday services at 7.30, Sunday 10.30 preaching, 2.00 Sunday School, and 7.30 Epworth League preaching. All strangers and others are warmly invited to attend any service.
The pastor delivers a sermon while Church School meets at 11 45 and an evening service at 7 30 features a special sermon and musical program attended by Burnside Lodge No 34 Knights of Pythias and Edgehill Temple No 3 Pythian Sisters.
Church of the Nazarene announces Sunday services at 10 45 a m preaching 12 noon Sunday School 6 p m Young People meeting 7 p m Evening Service Prayer meeting Wednesdays at 745 p m You are invited by Rev Thomas Armstrong pastor
The term Pinxit is a Latin verb meaning he painted it and was commonly used in Renaissance canvases to credit the painter. Similar to the term faciebat used by master violin makers, pinxit served as a formal signature of authorship on artworks.
A Hamburg capitalist lent 10 000 marks to a baker on a mortgage years ago and the borrower repaid the loan with a 7 cent cake.
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