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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1929
Page
3
A fragmented report describes a woman traveling northward who faced a disrupted journey after a beam failure on a tram. A guard assisted the traveler and she claimed a boy offered a sixpence for an apple bunbury as a possible odd encounter at the platform.
Fragmentary OCR like lines reference embalming materials in ancient Egypt and mention figures such as Chaucer era terms. The readable bits suggest discussions of substances used in mummification and historical contexts.
Excavations in the north Arabian desert reveal a Roman outpost marking the empire's farthest reach and guiding access to cedar forests of Lebanon prized for ancient timber.
A special edition notes Talley rands papers from 1780 revealing an astonishing 800000 francs paid to Talleyrand for ambassadorial services. The document, found with an autograph collector, is part of a large collection of letters and intrigues from French life under five Bourbons.
Canadian naturalists debate a national bird for the diamond jubilee. J Miner endorses the Canada goose, lauding it as noble and self sacrificing. He describes courtship, parental care, and sacrifice in flight and on the nest.
A self service Javanese delicacy called Rystafel appears in John O London s Weekly. In a Java hotel guests sample 40 items from a large shared bowl with rice, including curried chicken, fried bananas, dried fish, meatballs, duck eggs, ginger, onions, pineapple, herring, cucumber, peppers and chillies.
The passage notes extreme rainfall figures in various locations. London is cited as wet, with 8.12 inches in 24 hours. France reports 31.17 inches in the same period. Genoa 30 inches, Gibraltar 88 inches in 26 hours, and Khasi hills India 830 inches over five days.
Legends fill the record on the true cross with no authentic basis for its material. Critics note relic fragments are said to be pine. One tale lists four woods olive cedar and cypress representing the globe while another claims aspen explains the leaves’ quivering.
The curb market or curbstone market covers brokers buying and selling securities in the street or curbside. It handles many stocks not listed on the New York Stock Exchange and trades stocks in the period between issue and listing, known as when issued.
Woodmen News urges readers to discover their life's purpose and pursue it with determination. It emphasizes personal destiny, focus, and effort to achieve meaningful work and success.
The Class of 1929 at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church will hold graduation exercises Sunday June 3 at 3 p.m. in the parish hall on Congregational Street. Twenty four members will graduate with Rev. Joseph Poja addressing them. A reception for the class will follow on July 1 with Prof. S. A. Giglio's Orchestra.
The figure suggests Americans allocate about 49 million dollars per day to food purchases. This estimate reflects broad household consumption patterns and monthly spending trends across groceries and dining.
William H. Remieres Jr argues that Bristol Narrows will lack summer police protection due to equipment and staffing shortages. He cites rising disturbances in outlying districts and urges appropriation of 21000 dollars to improve coverage, contrasting with other towns.
A Florence Herald item notes a recent article praising contributors to women’s emancipation failed to mention the typewriter inventor, likely Mr. Sholes, or a similar figure, highlighting an omission in recognition.
A 17th century moral line asserts that self denial strengthens resolve raises affections and increases inward peace in the soul, quoting Matthew Arnold on tempering desire.
The Rev Graetz continues a Sunday morning sermon at 10 30 on Jesus Way to Immortality. Miss Aida Connery soprano soloist will perform during the service. Evening services at 7 30 feature soloists Bosworth and Coggeshall as Graetz preaches the final sermon in the Fingers of God series.
A historical note traces the letter U from its early rounded form and its indistinguishability from V. By the tenth century the shape shifted to c and the capital form emerged. The two forms remained united and were not separated until around 1800.
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