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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1931
Page
2
Article by Prof Paul G Riley urges adequate hopper space for baby chicks to prevent slow growth and higher mortality. He notes seven feet of hopper space per hundred chicks and warns that crowding equates to cruelty to animals.
The quote contrasts pride with humility and love, noting that falsehood and imprudence harm character. Lavater’s reflection warns that steadfast hardness of heart yields poor judgment and broken friendships.
A reflective line on the pain of witnessing happiness not one's own, echoing themes of envy and longing found in Shakespearean thought.
In Belgium the border between French and Flemish has barely moved in a millennium. Enghien in Hainaut Province remains entirely bilingual, a single town reflecting enduring linguistic division.
The Exchange reports little change in trouser pockets this year.
A reader recalls 1860s New York city life from Sunshine and Shadows. Hotels like Astor House, Chelsea district reach, and Polo Grounds distant. dance halls, street walkers on Broadway. leaders like Miles O Reilly and editors Greeley Bryant Pulitzer Bennett. Wallack's theatre pricing. Elinor Glyn in London. Chaplin encounter at Empire theatre. a vagrant incident in a hotel lobby lingered in memory.
The firm Brown and Brothers, a prominent banking house of the era, was run by members from Ireland. Strict rules barred employees from drinking, smoking, playing cards or visiting theatres, and every clerk wore a black tie.
Jacob Littl was the first Wall Street bear and founder of Bearing Stocks. After twelve years in a small office, he rose to become a highly influential figure on Wall Street and earned the nickname The Little Father of the Panic.
Brief items note Katharine Cornell as a dog fancier and reference a breezy mystery story The Black Box by Mr Shiel. Questions about a American actress asked to leave England and a Golden’s valet appearing in stage productions are mentioned alongside W C Fields juggling, and a Park Avenue eight room apartment with eight private baths for servants and a gymnasium.
The 17th century refugees from La Rochelle fled persecution after Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes. Around 1686 Governor Lovell of New York arranged land for 30 families, purchasing 6,000 acres from John Pell for 1,675 pounds and a yearly calf tribute. A memorial in Hudson Park marks their landing site.
The piece notes that a Scot, not an Englishman, coined the name John Bull for the English. It identifies John Arbuthnot, a physician to Queen Anne and associate of Swift and Pope, as author of The History of John Bull in 1710. Arbuthnot used humor while mildly praising Tory peace with France and lampooning Scottish traits in the union discussions.
Dr George Duncan an authority on Biblical archaeology reports proofs of the Flood origin story at Kish and Ur of the Chaldees Belt Misrim mound excavated by Xenia Theological Seminary likely marks Canaanite city Kiriath Sepher conquered by Joshua Duncan cites sun and serpent worship evidence at biblical sites now being dug.
The paravene is a steel fish with sharp jaws used in war to snag mine mooring lines. It sails 20 feet from a ship's bow and, if touching a mine line, travels to the jaw and snaps in two. The mine then surfaces as a floating mine, making avoidance easier.
Essex county offers Roman Chelmsford Chigwell linked to Dickens Barnaby Rudge Colchester Roman remains and oyster feast Epping forest legends Greenstead St Edmund 1013 Thaxted Cathedral of Essex and Waltham Abbey Norman days highlighted by Exchange summary.
Describes drought rites where girls yoked to a plow or harrow traverse rivers and fields in India and Transylvania. Frazer notes rituals include water sprinkling, reins held by a holy man, and girls screaming and laughing as they seek rain.
A Kansas City Star quip portrays Satan guiding tourists through a fictitious underworld tour. He describes three levels with punishing temperatures from 200 to 2000 degrees Fahrenheit, featuring assorted hellish residents and curses for chain-letter victims.
A stray dog adopted by Junior causes neighborhood chatter. The dog’s name, Soon er, comes from a playful exchange about his breed and habits. The household notes he may prefer their meals to robbing garbage cans, as the tale ends with a humorous family moment.
Explains that drama is prose or poetry staged with characters and plot. Describes tragedy as solemn lofty themes and great actions, while comedy portrays laughable, satirical, or humorous situations in a familiar style.
C B Lister of the National Rifle Association argues that shooting matches between nations promote peace. He says bullets symbolize sport and competition rather than militarism, helping national defense while fostering international goodwill and disarmament through sport.
Colt Memorial High School lists students on the honor roll for six weeks ending March 10 under Principal Edward J. Fitzgerald. Names include top scholars with 90 percent plus in all subjects, then 85 percent and 80 percent tiered achievers across classes of 1931 to 1933.
The Board of Managers gratefully acknowledges donations for the period Feb 10 to March 10 including services of seamstress Mrs Rockwell and Mrs Levy, sugar from Mrs I Bosworth, and ice cream from Mrs Kinder.
A legendary blunder shaped Sir Arthur Pinero’s career. Wilkie Collins, watching Liverpool performances, mistook Pinero’s name for another on a theater program and helped spark the playwright’s ascent from a modest Scottish start to fame.
The old Brisant homestead in Cumminton Massachusetts, birthplace of William Cullen Brisant, now acquired for public enjoyment. At seventy two he returns each summer, recalling the boyhood to witness nature, and the aging scholar finishing translations and poems.
Alfred Nobel left a vast fortune in trust to fund yearly prizes for invention and discovery in physics chemistry physiology or medicine literature and peace. The awards totaling about 827000 annually have supported many scientists and scholars, enabling important work through their grants.
The harvest moon is the full moon nearest the autumnal equinox and rises near sunset for several nights, aiding harvesters. If full after September 28 it is termed the hunter’s moon.
Tartsmull Nastri of Bristol has qualified as Administrator of the estate of Zrelta non oe c late of Bristol. Creditors must file claims in the court within the time required by law starting March 13, 1931.
The Van Wolffs picked the Ritzup hotel in New York for a second honeymoon trip. Thirty years earlier they stayed at the Assa tor and have discussed the meals there ever since. After two days of Ritzup dining Mrs. Van Wolff complains that the meals are awful while her husband concedes they left home for a change.
Notice states George M Gray of Woods Hole Massachusetts has qualified as Administrator of Percy T Gray late of 8a Bristol deceased and has appointed W Vincent Sumter as agent in Rhode Island creditors must file claims within legally prescribed time starting March 13. Clerk John W Church.
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