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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Mar 23, 1926

Page

4

Lenten Sermons At Several City Churches Schedule

A Dominican Father preaches at St Mary’s Church at 7 30 tonight. Rev Walter E Borchert will preach at St Michaels Chapel at 8 tomorrow. Rev Albert C Larned preaches at Trinity mission service at 7 30 Thursday. Masses at St Elizabeth’s 6 45 and 7 15 tomorrow. Rev Francesco G Vierra preaches at 7 30 tomorrow evening. Stations of the Cross and Lenten services set for Friday at 7 30 in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church led by Rev Joseph Poya.

Walter E Borchert Transfiguration Edgewood St Michaels Church Albert C Larned St Davids Church Cranston Trinity St Elizabeth's Church Francesco G Vierra Cross Church of Our Lads of Mount Carmel Joseph Poya

Obituary of John Armstrong a longtime Rhode Island coachman

John Armstrong died after a five day illness at 146 High Street aged 72. Born in Ireland he came to the United States young and worked as a coachman for the Misses Codman and later for the Conants and Samuel Colt's farm. Survived by wife Bridget, his funeral was from his High Street home to St Mary’s Church with Mass and burial at St Mary’s Cemetery.

John Colt Farm Armstrong Samuel P. Colt Bridget High Street St. Mary’s Church Bristol Y. M. C. A Grace Mcoe Gomis Thomas H. Byrnes James J. Walsh Moses Connery Joseph E. Connell Patrick P Walsh John Ryan St Mary's Cemetery

Upcoming Community Dinners and Events Schedule

The list outlines March and April social gatherings in town. Notable dates include March 24 5 30 to 7 30 pm Cold Meat Supper at G R Hall by Babbitt Woman's Relief Corps No 19 and March 25 multiple events from dances to a supper at Congregational Chapel.

G . R. Hall Babbitt Woman's Relief Corps Armory Coll Congregational Chapel Congregational Club Church of Our Lady of Mt Carmel St Rita's Catholic Girls Hope Circle Daughters of Isabella State Armory Church Street Battery B Prof Chaffe Harvard First Baptist Church

Local General Store and Services Directory Listing

A dense catalog of businesses and services including candy cigars stationery printing photo studio tin shop tin plate work real estate insurance radio sets sewing machines and repair, and other trades with addresses and offerings in a historical city. It lists names such as Darling Henry M, Santulli Lawerence, Waldr on Company, and Keeler J M among others with street locations on Hope Street State Street and related outlets.

DuPont Express Offers Daily Providence Bristol Service

Providence DuPonts Express operated by Joseph DuPont proprietor at 8 Bourn Avenue and 74 Constitution Street provides daily passenger service between Providence and Bristol telephone 445 W Let us serve you.

Kfraans Edward F Constitution St Bristol Providence Pearl St Dupont’s Express Joseph DuPont Bourn Ave W. Daily

Shoe Repairing and Tailoring Services Listed

High Street shop offers modern shoe repair by Antonio Mazza with hand and machine work and guaranteed quality. Includes price guarantee and low prices with tel 71 R. John the Tailor at 301 Hope St offers distinctive custom tailoring with cleaning pressing and repairing services. Tel 486 W. B Troiano proprietor.

High St Antonio Mazza Prop Tel John the Hope W . B. Troiano

Grasshoppers as Food Across Cultures and Faiths

A Youth's Companion excerpt compiles testimonies on eating grasshoppers, noting their use in various cultures and by historical figures, including footnotes from General Daumas and remarks attributed to the Caliph Omar. It highlights methods of preparation and religious attitudes toward grasshoppers as edible fare.

Percy F. Bicknell Daumas Greaty Calif Omar

Niblick mishap during golf round ends in hammock search

Two novices played a round of golf when one vanished after slipping into a bunker. The other searched and found him relaxing on a hammock outside the bunker. The golfer joked that his niblick had overheated after the mishap.

Pigeon Extinction Attributed to Hunters and Fires

The biological survey concludes market hunters likely caused the passenger pigeon extinction. Once colony birds nesting in dense groups allowed mass slaughter with little effort, while forest fires in roosting woods also destroyed many birds per traditionных.

Not at first but the neighbor complaints follow a plane scene

A caller smiles at reassurance about her small son on a plane. She notes the boy did not enjoy it at first but later the neighbors complained, reflecting a comic tension between a child and surroundings.

Brown Waciclay

Ratabaga Introduction in Britain and Europe

Ratabaga is traced to Scotland about 1781 82 and to England in 1700 It appears in American gardens by 1806 and by 1817 an acre of the crop is recorded in Winds The names point to a Swedish or northern European origin It is sometimes called hanover after a Hanover Germany variety

Scotland England MacMahon Sweden Europe Hanover Germany

Franklin Street Taxi Service and Tru dell Trucking

Franklin Street Taxi Service operated by Frederick Middleton offers a seven passenger Buick for all occasions with an office at Franklin Street Garage and after 10 PM calls to 59 R. Tru dell John C. Trudell Trucking provides light and heavy steaming hay wood and coke and lists land for building purposes at 14 Second Street with phone 240 W.

Franklin Street Frederick Middleton Franklin Street Garage Trudell, John C Second St Tel

Necessary Deception in Conquer shows

A note on applying the play She Stoops to Conquer with emphasis on deception. The text discusses a heroine feigning surrender to win, contrasting with male characters who imitate the ruse.

Oliver Goldsmith

Disarmament, Power, and the Duke of Burgundy in Paris

Buckley recounts how a duke used a Parisian militia to seize control when armed citizens were disarmed. He notes the butchers retained weapons and the university protested without effect. The account hints at broader political maneuvers and public safety items as leverage.

Salem Paris Kingdom Charles VI Duke of Burgundy Count de St. Pol Duke of Burgundy F KR. Buckley Atfiventure Magazine

Old and Young Florida Adds Pirate Ship Appeal

Grove Patterson notes two new assets for Old and Young Florida to boost popularity the California earthquake and a discovered pirate ship in Sarasota Florida The find excites youth and stirs imagination about pirate adventures, suggesting renewed interest if more ships surface statewide.

Florida California Grove Patterson Columbus Dispatch Sarasota Fla

Lamps Without Filaments Through Filamentless Invention

Newark inventor Conrad Schickerling claims a filamentless electric lamp will halve lighting bills by burning longer and using less current. He describes a two watt lamp for signs and auto lamps without filaments and a vacuum tube grid for AC rectification in radio and B battery eliminators.

Conrad Schickerling Newark Popular Science Monthly

Wool growth invention boosts sheep yield at Chester meet

Professor Barker of Leeds University described an invention to accelerate wool growth at the international conference of sheep breeders in Chester Ile. He cited a Japanese doctor’s injected fluid that reportedly drives rapid wool growth, claiming two months' injection yields a year's growth, enabling two or three shearings annually.

Barker Leeds University Chester Ile

Woman inventor gains attention at London Exhibition

A device by Miss Verena Holmes enables importers operation for treating consumption at home, praised by the medical profession. Holmes, a qualified engineer, has other inventions including a promising new diving apparatus.

London Miss Verena Homes Miss Holmes

Salvador approves New Railway Contract to Guatemala Border

The Salvador government signs and approves a contract for a 16 kilometer branch railway from Ahuachapan to the Guatemala frontier north of El Naranjo. Construction must finish before April 24 1980 with plans to connect Santa Ana Ahuachapan line to Guatemala City.

National Assembly of Salvador Ahuachapan Department Guatemala Frontier el Naranjo Santa Ana Ahuachhapan Guatemala City Commerce Reports

Roofing, Sgatters, Teachers Promote Notch Quality Craft

Text appears to describe offering roofing services with emphasis on workmanship quality and fair pricing. Mentions workers like teachers? and evaluating costs. Focuses on informing customers about work to be done and obtaining cost estimates.

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