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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1928
Page
4
A suggested reducing diet emphasizes bulk and low calories with canned capple and lean proteins. The daily menu uses pineapple, bread, tomatoes, eggs, lamb chops, and vegetables, plus a pineapple salad and pineapple bouillon. Preparations include a butter flour roux dressing and a pineapple syrup mixture, yielding a fuller feel with modest calories.
A new bed devised in England rocks at eighty movements per minute to soothe sleepers like infants. The mechanism delivers rhythmic motion within a three-eighths to three quarters of a punch in range, aiming to ease sleepless nights.
The Desirable Dollar phrase marked early canal days as engineers shifted from service to wealth. An engineer reportedly retired from canal work because of the lure of filthy lucre, illustrating the era's tempting financial pull.
The article outlines Virgil born October 15 70 B C in Andes near Mantua son of a man who rose from servant to farmer. It notes Celtic roots cited by Kansas City Star, Milan education, Rome poetry circle, Ecologues in 87 B C Georgics seven years, lifelong work on the Aeneid, and death in 19 B C unsatisfied with his epic and never married.
News of gigantic animal remains found in Sonora Mexico reports a crocodile like ulosaurus tooth twelve inches long four inches wide insufficient yet weighs over six pounds. A creature eighteen feet high is inferred from the tooth. Full dental set possibly a quarter of a ton with a massive head and body likely tens of tons.
A biased 1930s-style essay contrasts Chinese women entering new roles in Hawaii with Hawaiians toiling in sugar, rice, and pineapple canning. It praises Chinese industriousness and traffic-police flair while depicting Hawaiians as fond of leisure, music, and gradual assimilation into American dress and summer factory work.
A tall royal bodyguard man saved a royal figure during a battle by slaying an assassin with a spear. He was knighted on the field, given a spear, and to walk before royalty for three generations. A scarlet cloth stall and estate near London followed, with court appearances required for protection.
In a domestic scene, Ethel bursts in during tea to say she cannot turn off the bath tap. Her parents scold the child for interrupting father’s reading and insist she wait. After a pause, she reluctantly reveals the water is running down the stairs due to the bath tap left on.
The text describes Montezuma Well in Arizona as a deep, clear, constant water body with precipitous walls reflecting in its surface. It notes nearby cliffs once housed a populous cliff dwellers’ community, marking a center of an ancient people amid civilization.
The passage argues thrift multiplies national capital by preserving earnings, enabling reinvestment and greater dividends. It frames thrift as central to available capital and broader prosperity within a nation’s legitimate business activity.
Multiple probate entries from the Bristol town court dated February and March 1928. Administrators and executors present first and final accounts for estates of Sally Murphy, William Dove Trevi, Winfred Lindsley, Allen Munro, and Celia McGourty, with notices for fourteen days publication and hearings scheduled in the Probate Court Room.
The term Salutation Sulaum derived from an Arabic root means peace. Mahometans use Salaam as a greeting among themselves with the response Peace be with you.
A Washington Star quotation notes Uncle Eben saying some men pick the banjo not for music but because the banjo is so small it cannot help itself. The remark frames a humorous critique of banjo players.
Warning from Bristol town officials outlines a March 19 1928 town meeting to vote on tax levies and expenditures. It lists proposed appropriations for schools highways bridges and town services and notes several special items including sewer work and water mains.
The Town Council of Bristol Rhode Island as Board of Canvassers will meet in the Corn Chamber Memorial Building on Thursday March 11 1928 at 730 PM to canvass the lists of property voters for the financial town meeting. Persons assessed for personal property on the voting lists must pay the tax by canvassing day to be eligible to vote. John W. Church Town Clerk. $29-13.
John H Newman guardian of Dorothy F Newman and John H Newman Jr minors of Attleboro Massachusetts petitions Bristol Rhode Island to authorize sale of a Lot 1 on the William Henry Church Estate plat to pay debts support and invest proceeds. Petition considered in Bristol Court Room and ordered for weekly consideration in Bristol Phenix.
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