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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1927
Page
6
Lovers of flowers can dry blossoms in sand rather than pressing. Use a deep dish with at least one inch depth, lay sand half an inch thick, place stems downward, cover petals, and dust fully. Pack firmly and store. some blooms dry quickly, others may take longer to retain color and shape for years.
Marie Luhrs in Poetry argues that poets are not to blame for poetry's limited readership. She questions whether satire and mood drive poetry more than grand theories or social circle salons. An inconsequential leaf may seem vital to the poet but not to readers.
Public sale of a mortgaged estate described in detail under an execution issued by the District Court of the Providence district in Rhode Island. Property includes dwelling and passageway improvements with water access, located on a street in Providence, with prior conveyances recorded and the sale to cover the debt, interest, costs, and expenses. The auction is set for the Bristol County Court House in Bristol on the specified date.
The text recalls the superstition that rain on St Swithin day July 15 will rain for forty days. It notes the legend of St Swithin bishop of Winchester and his burial, the monks moving his relics, and the prolonged rain seen as divine disapproval. It also mentions the tale is mythical in part as St Swithin was never canonized.
In Ur ruins, tombs from the Lursa king period around 240 BC yielded sixty clay tablets stored in a jar. The well preserved tablets contain religious texts and hymns in honor of the moon god, dating to the time of Rint Sin, king of Luarsa, about twenty one centuries before Christ.
A garbled OCR fragment discusses poisons in world history, mentioning names, places, and long usage across cultures. It references Europe, Africa, and Asia, noting death penalties and medicinal uses, with numerous unreadable terms and misread names.
Public notice for interested persons to file claims with the clerk of the town court within six months from the first publication date. The matter concerns the estate of a deceased person and lists the office address and required filing procedures.
Rose Di Lello named guardian for Frank Dulello Nicholas Diflello Frances Tastello and Mildred Doatvetlo minors in Bristol. Court requires bond and public notice. Creditors must file claims with the Clerk within six months from first advertisement.
Lenten services are set for 7 30 PM at three Catholic churches. The St Michael s mission led by Rev John G Crawford from Wakefield s Church of the Ascension covered Alone With Your Soul What Think Ye of Christ and Well yesterday. Trinity Church hosts a mission service with a sermon at 7 30 PM this evening.
Rev Nelson Kellogg rector of Trinity Church spoke at Taft School Club annual meeting on guest day. Parish Aid Society members attended. Secretary and Treasurer reports were read and accepted showing the club in prospero us condition. Club songs were sung and sandwiches with tea were served by Mrs Frank M Gifford and hospitality committee members.
The Town Council met as a Returning Board and finished recounting ballots from Wednesday's biennial town election. Changes were minimal and the wardens' count was accepted. The newly elected council will meet at 2 PM tomorrow in the Council Chamber for organization.
Evening suppers and dances announced for March at Gran Army Hall State Armory No 13 Olympus Palace and Trinity Parish House. March 16 supper 5 30 to 7 30 at Gran Army Hall, March 17 St Patrick Day Dance at State Armory, March 31 chicken salad supper at NooR Hall, Lenten food sale at Trinity Parish House. Proceeds benefit local civic and church groups.
An obituary item lists several residents including Charles I Nikon of Providence age 70 and John Ingersoll College Street Windsor age 58 with funeral plans. A Requiem Mass is scheduled at St Marys Church Wood Street with relatives invited to attend and a service at 108 Loom Street on Saturday.
An article explains how nerves control speech and movement and how damage to the brain or telephone exchange can mute or distort sounds. It notes the brain’s complex role in guiding organs and the risk when lines cross or equipment fails.
A concise reflection argues that future lure stalls stem from personal shortcomings not external persecution. It urges looking inward to discover failure reasons rather than blaming others, encouraging self assessment and growth at home.
The passage recounts Oliver Goldsmith dodging arrest for unpaid rent and selling The Vicar of Wakefield to Samuel Johnson, who sold it to Francis Newberry for about 300 dollars. The manuscript funded Goldsmith’s basics until The Traveler boosted his fortunes. it notes Dickens Johnson Thackeray Addison Speed as other writers facing money woes.
The article notes New Caledonian natives carved terraced hillside valleys to channel mountain streams in zigzag courses. They built hollowed tree trunk viaducts to move water between slopes, with precise levels that rival modern engineering. Today few terraces are cultivated as the native population declines and shifts to plantations, cattle ranches, and religious observance.
A dried horned toad mummified among a cactus spines is donated to the University of Pennsylvania by Brot John W Harshberger of the botany department. The specimen shows no skin punctures, though hind legs were entrapped by thorns, suggesting a slow death from hunger and thirst. The plant life is noted to endure without water for several years.
A damaged and garbled note describes a restaurant in New York with strict return rules and alleged threats toward a patron. The text mentions Monte Carlo style betting, reimbursements, and a disputed policy impacting customers and staff, but specifics are unreadable.
The family of Olweote produced a congress representative who was the son of a president. The elder, connected to Indiana and a governor, and the descendant, Jovten Scott Plarrisoen, served in Congress and later retired to a North Bend farm, dedicating life to arts and letters. The article notes his death near North Bend Massachusetts.
A garbled quotation attributed to Robert Louis Stevenson contemplates travel as a practical occupation rather than mere leisure. It argues that life’s needs and hitches demand effort even on holidays, likening travel to hard work that steadies the mind amid a harsh present.
London Tit-Bits discusses the biblical origin of the phrase Tell it not in Gath from David’s lament for Saul and Jonathan after the battle of Gilboa. It explains the phrases meaning and cites Gath and Askalon as Philistine places linked to the saying.
Fitzroy Gardner recounts Joseph Pulitzer in London hiring a traffic-free Kensington mansion for a night only to be awakened by peacocks’ shrieks. He ordered his valet to shoot the birds, the servant resisted, and police arrived as the neighborhood panicked at the disturbance.
The piece explains that curling wrappers are not always due to poor construction but to a left handed cigar. A left handed cigar is rolled by the maker's left hand and may loosen if gripped in the right hand. It argues the cigar itself may be fine despite the misfit wrapper.
The Sydney Bulletin reports a method to control red meat ants by provoking conflict with soldier ants. A large uncoded bone near the nest draws both groups to feed, then the bone is removed gradually, leading to open warfare and heavy casualties until one army is completely exterminated.
An explanation contrasts whole wheat and graham breads noting texture differences and milling. It mentions graham bread made from graham flour or mixes of graham and white flour with varying ratios and hints at Alexander Graham bell in milling the entire wheat.
A fragmentary account recalls Turner refusing a painting offered for 7500 guineas. His nephew notes Turner’s claim of only a life interest, while another quotes a quaker remark that the work is the family “dead stock” costing seven guineas yearly to display.
The 1668 built Smiths Fort on the James River near Surrey Court House is tied to Thomas Waren and land bought from Thomas Rolfe, son of Pocahontas. A legend speaks of a trap door and hidden tunnel from an upstairs closet to the former Smiths Fort aiding escapes during Indian attacks.
At the International Congress of Plant Science experts note vast unknown plant diversity. Despite 500 000 named species only about 10 percent are cultivated and few provide major fiber and timber. New cultivation could reveal valuable traits and new species with benefits to humanity.
The exchange after Faraday showed the induction of current in 1831 highlights a quip about the use of the discovery. The note credits Faraday with foundational work for the electricity industry, which became a major source of corporate taxes in the United States.
The Christian Herald Tondeon describes a raft voyage on a frame of four wooden supports each fourteen feet by six feet, covered with sixteen goat skins. Four native crew members steered with long poles as rapids loom ahead, the raft nearly submerged by a wall of water.
A tour guide insists a bedroom is where Queen Filzabeth slept, while a visitor points out the bed is a replica labeled Tneodean. The guide defends the view as the visitor notes the queen ignored bed details. The fragment comes from the Weekly Scotsman.
The Sydney Bulletin reports scientific tests rank the tiger snake as the deadliest in venom strength compared to the Indian cobra and American rattlesnake, noting faster or slower venom action among the three. Death adders are said to have swifter poison than the others. It cites weight and size factors in venom power.
A motorist nearing a village encountered an elderly local sprinting along the road. He gasped that a wild beast show had broken loose, prompting confused questions about direction and the possibility of pandemonium as residents reacted with alarm.
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