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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1936
Page
2
The text argues for scrapping the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act and trade pacts, replacing them with import quotas based on needs, and tariffs to balance raw materials and manufactured goods. It questions benefits to farmers and suggests policy could worsen unemployment among rural workers.
Hope Circle No 70 will hold its second annual Communion breakfast on Sunday May 17 at 7:30 mass at St Marys Church followed by a drive to La Forge cottage in Newport for the meal The organizing committee includes Vis Varn Morris and others Plans also call for a salad supper at Kool hall on May 21 with a large committee Two new members were admitted and two applications received The circle will sponsor a Tercentennial bridge May 26 at the Biltmore Hotel and its bowling teams will compete at High Street alleys next Wednesday
A busy Bristol schedule features Babbitt Women’s Relief Corps bingo after Friday’s meeting in the Mello building and Italian Red Cross activities led by Dr. John R. Bernardo at Poli Hall. Hydraulon and fire companies plan monthly meetings, Italo-American hall hosts a charity dance, and garden clubs hear guest speakers.
Quiet five room unit with modern conveniences available for rent. Rent is reasonable. Apply at 27 Richmond Street or at the Phoenix Office for more details.
A pocketbook containing a driver’s license, keys, and $55 in cash was lost near 22 Bradford Street. The finder is known, and returns to the Phoenix Office with no questions asked. otherwise further steps will be taken.
A fragmented OCR item indicates Cumberland High School had an afternoon session canceled or altered. Reading is incomplete, but the main locality appears to be Cumberland with a Bristor area reference and a note on scheduling changes.
The text explains harvesting cactus roots for their value and describes drying, shipping to a factory, and boiling under high pressure to extract the plant's active principle. It yields a pale yellow liquid with low acidity, noncorrosive to metals, and mentions neutralization by lime and magnesia salts.
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