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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1923
Page
2
A woman rides a pay as you enter car to dine with friends. A large market basket and a huge bundle of turkey cause two trips to spill and rattle. The woman retorts with a sharp warning and keeps her basket intact amid amused passengers.
The Indianapolis News recounts Milburn misreads a Washington illustration. After studying the image titled George Washington, the Father of His Country, he diagnoses the caption as George Washington the father of the horse, prompting a proud reaction.
A burglar wearing a mask sneaks into a premise and confronts a man, forcing him to surrender. The intruder complains about mercy and mocks the victim before retreating, after which authorities note the scene and a weaponless outcome due to alarms.
An appeal urges planting trees to curb forest loss and offers free honorary membership in a tree association. It cites U S lumber production figures and laments dwindling forests while urging stronger forest protection efforts.
A veterinarian found a timber wolf in a yard where it had been kept by a local family who believed the animal was a German police dog. The wolf is now confined in a heavy wire cage in the back yard.
A lakefront estate buyer requested a dock for his motorboat and asked about nearby timber. Residents advised abundant hickory, and he ordered the dock built of that wood, joking to name it Hickory Dickory Dock.
A judge warns against courting a woman, saying marrying her leads to endless nagging and regret, emphasizing prudence in romantic plans.
Humphrey McBride former lieutenant colonel and district rehabilitation chair reports Missouri Kansas Iowa Nebraska district shortages and inadequate care for disabled veterans. He cites 1143 beds vs 1348 government totals and urges two 70 bed hospitals within the district to end distant placements and improve treatment for insane and tuberculous veterans.
Jack Lo Hamill of the Dwerrts third Infantry spent a year and a day in Sacred Heart hospital Spokane. Mrs John R Neely and Mrs Hobart organized a tea for him after national American Legion Auxiliary president Mirs Jowell FC Hobart visited the hospital. The tea was photographed as a souvenir. Hobart led a six week Western Pacific tour visiting over a dozen hospitals in June and July.
The Freeman excerpt notes J Brooks Atkinson criticizes Thoreau for detail heavy prose and lack of compression. It contrasts local Concord encounters with abroad travel and jokes that Thoreau found novelty outside his village while remaining familiar at home.
On Star Island off New Hampshire a small gray stone church sits atop the rocky summit. Since its early days it has served exclusively for religious services guiding fishermen, sisters, and lovers in prayer for safe returns. Each night a procession of men and women visits the church hangs their prayer strands on walls and sings hymns in reverent gatherings.
A reflection notes that true gentility lies not in self forgetfulness but in consistently considering others. The idea elevates civic kindness and respectful conduct as core character traits.
A humorous tale where Willie prefers preaching to listening, explaining he would rather stand in the pulpit and do the shoutin than sit in the congregation. His mother had urged a preacher’s path, but Willie reveals a sly reason for changing his mind.
A January sixteenth century note in Pepys diary describes marriage anniversaries at Sir W Pens and Sir W Batten's houses. Each wedding year prompts a special feast with pies: eighteen mince pies for Pens marking eighteen years married, and three pies for Batten marking their third anniversary.
In Aubusson France 24 miles south of Paris a century old center for carpet and tapestry weaving gave its name to Aubusson rugs usually woven elsewhere as well. The author notes Mount Vernon features two Aubusson rugs from Aubusson France used in the dining room and library.
Uncle Eben laments declining respect for music noting the old crowd played on bones while the new crowd rolls them. The piece then notes that most states set twenty one as the age to make a valid will while California Connecticut Idaho Montana Utah Oklahoma North Dakota and South Dakota allow eighteen.
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