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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1920
Page
3
The piece cites Sir Arthur Pearson arguing a 25 percent disability estimate for eye loss as more reasonable than blanket 50 percent. It explains binocular vision and compensation through memory, touch, and cues, noting infancy blindness and sudden loss differ in impact on daily tasks like pouring or hammering.
A vast rubber plantation in Sumatra covers nearly 100000 acres with five million trees tended by about 16000 laborers, mainly from Java. An American company developed the land within a decade, linked by sixty five miles of narrow gauge railway as roads connect estate bungalows and management offices.
Reporters covering the American Federation of Labor convention walked out after a delegate criticized convention reporting. They formed a list of demands, the body granted them by acclamation, and the reporters returned to their desks to an ovation.
A correspondent recounts hiring a long time blind tuner who brings a sighted man to teach him. The narrator discovers the stranger is not blind and reacts with disbelief, nearly fainting as she exits to dress. The incident reveals an illusion of blindness.
A London Chronicle cor respondent extols resilience after limb loss noting a person can perform tasks from tying a tie to riding, driving, billiards, golf, hockey, tennis and swimming with a single arm. He cites the cricketer and others as proof of adaptability.
James Shaffer of Uniontown Pennsylvania struck a foreigner after disloyal remarks. He was fined ten dollars, paid by ten members of the local Christian church who stopped at the burgess office on their way home. Each man contributed one dollar to settle the case.
An Omaha World Herald anecdote notes a local newspaper man bought a car last spring without paint. After discovering bad varnish caused blistering, the painter offered to redo it. The incident boosted the owner’s faith in human nature and reinforced the value of standing by one’s word.
William Lessig, a gateman at Erie railroad crossing near Ramapo New Jersey, recalls a fight between a four foot rattler and a pet cat. The cat seized the snake but was bitten and died, while the injured serpent later died after a crow carried it away.
The eighty three year old statesman eagerly awaits the watermelon season. He recalls childhood in North Carolina and often eats large red slices with no utensils. He judges ripeness by color and feel, liking sweet juicy melons as season arrives.
A miserly landlord collects rents and notices a young girl counting the money and receiving receipts. He offers her a peppermint, asking what she will do with it, and she calmly answers that she will wash it.
Women in England are buying farms or garden spaces as a postwar trend. Driven by wartime work on the land, many see farming as a profession and life work. Compact city locations ease transport, and garden truck and flowers sell readily in local markets amid growing opportunities for women with capital.
Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson recalls an old West Country parson who double calls in two churches. He starts the sermon but confesses he forgot it and then forgets the story as he crosses the moor, ending with a humorous anecdote about memory.
Tuesday features Bert Lytell in The Right of Way a modern Canadian love story of Charley Steele a brilliant Montreal lawyer and his entanglements with two women Fox News and comedies also listed. Wednesday Ethel Clayton stars in The 13th Commandment with cast including Anna Q Nilsson. Thursday Wanda Hawley Norman Kerry star in Virtuous Sinners with a focus on city and slum life. Friday Fox presents William Russell Agnes Ayers in Sacred Silence plus Pearl White in The Black Secret Matt and Jeff and Charlie Chaplin in The Vagabond.
A Friday night storm and Saturday blizzard brought 55 mph gales and falling temperatures to Rhode Island and New England. Snow and sleet drifted, rail lines froze, and suburban service in Providence and Bristol faced delays as the region’s trains and roads were crippled. Snow melt began as sun returned and temperatures warmed.
Samuel Gompers, AFL president, said in Miami that labor broadly opposes the Railroad Bill as drafted and that the President’s signing of the measure is regrettable. He spoke for organized labor and urged no further action on the bill. The Rhode Island caption notes winter regrets contrasting Miami sunshine.
Friday evening the Attaboys fell to the Allies three strings on the Casino Alleys in a King Philip League match.
About 30 young Eaglets were taught to fly Sunday at Columbia Hall Wood Street with help from Fall River New Bedford birds and a Fox Hill Billy goat. The event drew roughly 300 attendees including Bristol Eagles and delegations from New Bedford Fall River Warren and Mount Hope planning future flights when ice clears Bay.
The text states that Kaffir daughters are valued more than sons and kept at home until age ten. After that they must earn a living as a servant or help their father in farming. Suitors come once a girl reaches marriageable age, with beauty considered minor and a good girl valued at eight oxen.
Spanish mercury is mined in Ciudad Real Granada and Oviedo with the Ciudad Real Almaden works as the major site. The Almaden mines cover 485187 acres and are owned and run by the state.
The article notes that needles were first made in England by an Indian native in 1545 and the craft was lost after his death. Christopher Greening recovered it in 1560. An ancestor of the earls of Dorchester, Mr. Damer, settled at Long Grendon in Bucks where the factory remained into the last century.
Bristol citizen Mrs. Mary O Rourke of 39 Bourne Street reports backache and kidney related pains ease after taking Doan's Kidney Pills. She says a box stops attacks quickly and she would not use any other remedy. Price 60c at all dealers and Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY distributes.
March 11 there is Public Whist in Hasbrouck Block lodge room under St Jeane de Baptiste. March 8 13 a Bazaar at G A R Hall for Burnside Building Fund. March 26 Passion Play at Pastime Theatre via St Elizabeth's Church. April 5 Easter Monday Ball at Naval Armory via Bristol Council No 379 Knights of Columbus. April 6 7 Twentieth Century Revue at Pastime Theatre via Kearney Post No 6 American Legion. April 27 Salad Supper at G AR Hall via Bristol Woman's Exchange. May 10 11 Musical comedy Marrying Mary at Pastime Theatre via Bristol Council No 379 Knight of Columbus.
A small medieval fortress model carved from soft sandstone sits on a diminutive hill. The one-fourth inch to one foot scale was crafted by a mechanical engineer during his leisure, showcasing several architectural styles in the tiny castle.
A Long Island man reported the loss of a diamond scarf pin after noting a parrot in his home. He later recalled the bird pecking at the pin while banging it on its cage bars, linking the theft to his pet parrot.
The ore dock in Duluth stretches 2438 feet to claim the title of the world’s longest. Officials say the landmark will boost bulk cargo handling and attract railroad traffic to the port.
Miss Margaret McCaughey, engaged in American Red Cross Nursing in Siberia, re enlists for foreign service and sails tonight from New York City to Europe. She expects assignment in Eastern Russia via Germany and Petrograd. Her sister Miss Annie McCaughey remains in California aiding private nursing due to nurse shortages.
A stone coffin with a human skeleton was found at Wellbank quarry in Lochee near Dundee by workers cleaning loose soil. Authorities were notified and a scientific examination will seek to date the burial, noting no nearby burial ground and no prior disturbance of the site.
A fashionable church wedding turned chaotic as two cats leapt from a balcony onto the minister’s head. The ceremony resumed amid laughter with the officiant joining in, leaving guests recalling only the humorous interruption.
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