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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1915
Page
4
A University of Missouri economics professor asked a coed what she would do after graduation. She replied she would marry, to which the professor quipped she should write a paper on the high cost of living. The remark appeared in the Columbia Herald.
A Boston Transcript quip recalls a judge asking the cause of the Taumpus incident. A policeman explains the pair involved were a married man and woman, prompting the judge to seek a second cause.
Floyd and Walter discuss two dead birds found in their room. Walter notes the birds are dead while Floyd insists they are stuffed, claiming they have many such birds. The exchange reveals a family chat about taxidermy.
The extract explains peat as a vegetable formation that can be spongy when fresh and wood-like in composition. It notes that bog bottoms may have peat transitioning to lignite or coal.
In this town on April 28 a son was born to Mr and Mrs Marion Pivor. In this town on May 2 a son was born to Mr and Mrs Leon Lemaitre.
Rev A P Rebello officiated the weddings of Er nest Ferreria and Miss Lena Barozia and Giuseppe Antinucci and Miss Assunta Cupola. Both couples reside in the town and were joined in marriage by the same officiant on May 3.
In this town on May 2, Annie May Dumoussaud daughter of Edgar and Elizabeth died aged 3 12 years. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the family.
The word Radical originated with Charles James Fox in 1797 when he spoke of the necessity for radical reform for a British political party. The reference linked the term to broader calls for reform in that era.
An old advertisement touts Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey as a health tonic from the Piney Forests that clears throat and head mucus. It markets antiseptic healing and urges purchase at all druggists for 25 cents, alongside Electric Bitters as a spring tonic.
The Austro Hungarian and German forces say they broke Russian lines at several West Galicia positions and captured 8000 Russian prisoners with cannons and machine guns. They report advances across the Dunajec and gains in the Carpathians while repelling counterattacks.
The annual meeting of the First Congregational Church was held last evening. Reports by the secretary, treasurer, and trustees were read and filed, showing small indebtedness after a year of reduction. Officers elected include Treasurer Parmen as Skinner Jr, Secretary Robert A McCaughey, Standing Committee Daniel G Coggeshall El nathan P Brownell J R Russell Pearse. Trustees for three years Parmen as Skinner Jr Frank M Dimond Robert F Munro. Supply Committee passed Flower Committee Gertrude E Church and her Sunday School class.
The King Philip Steam Fire Engine Company pool tournament on Thames street ended Saturday night after several weeks. Each team had three players. seven matches per team. The winning trio was Joseph Ethier, Joseph Gladue, and Peter McClure with seven straight wins. Captain Donat Gladue led a second place team with five wins and two losses, while four teams tied for third and two for fourth with three and two wins respectively.
The Narragansett Bay Fellowship Club comprising YMCA officers from Massachusetts and Rhode Island will convene tomorrow in Rockwell Hall Y M C A building. General Secretary George H Peabody of Pawtucket will preside with addresses by H. M. Fiske Alfred O Booth L. H. Frost Benjamin Moorby and others. Luncheon served by the Ladies Auxiliary. The annual outing is likely at Newport on June 7.
Last week registrations list owners and vehicles from Bristol Warren and West Barrington includingJosiah F Peckham Stephen J Romano Henry E Wilson Teal C Mello Frank A Sawyer Napoleon Paquin James H Foster Edward W Holden William McKnight George E Woodward and others. Many entries note Ford Studebaker Hupmobile and King touring models with locations Bristol Warren and West Barrington. Helped by Mother Nature.
An aphorism notes that one never completes all courses in the school of experience, suggesting that life’s lessons are costly and ongoing.
An Indianapolis Star gag line notes that many men fear not sinning enough for heaven but fear their missteps leading to hell, framing religious anxiety with humor and regional editorial tone.
A London correspondent notes a penny dreadful get rich scheme promising £4 for £1. Send £1, receive five forms, recruit five friends to remit £1 each, and the promoter pays out £4 plus the original £1, with profits escalating as each circle repeats.
A 300 pound burglar entered the home of merchant Thomas Cohen in Somerville New Jersey and looted the upper floor before slipping and crashing to the dining room floor. Cohen lit lights and neighbors pursued as the thief fled with the loot left behind.
Renaisesance of Bohemian glass brings pitcher and glasses with handles in a generous size for the summer bedroom. Modern plates reproduce Lowestoft patterns with a tan border and pink roses with lilies of the valley. The china combines old charm with summer furnishings and a distinctive air.
English horticulturist T Thorne Baker reports two years of radium soil studies. Mixing about one seven hundredth part of a grain of radium per ton of earth yields best results. Carrots and radishes show up to six times heavier growth near radium-treated soil using residues from radium extraction.
A fragment discusses evolving clothing with questions about phasing out the coat and collar. It considers a coatwaist merging coat and shirt features and notes a summer girl wearing a low neck with lace sleeves as an example, while joking about copying her shirtwaist design.
A Kasota Minnesota farmer wife praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for improving women's health. She urges other women to try the medicine and notes a belief in its benefits beyond advertised claims, while a local testimonial promotes the product through newspaper notices.
Verses about the Gaspee burning attributed to Thomas Swan are identified as authored by Swan’s ancestor, with a manuscript found by Mrs. Elisha Cornell. The poem recalls 1772 Newport intrigue, William Duddingston’s pursuit, and reward rumors as George III seeks leaders of the attack and the burned ship.
A reflective quip contrasts fools and philosophers, suggesting a world without folly would be dull and incomplete, as wisdom exists alongside folly to give life its texture. The comment hints at human nature and the value of diverse minds.
Daily Thought reflects on a famous remark by Ralph Waldo Emerson about friendship, praising a friend as a true measure of nature's artistry and suggesting the value of companionship in life.
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