Trader Horn Story Bids Life From Johannesburg Flop House
The narrative Profiles Alfred Horn a river trader who after Africa adventures writes his life for a serial tale The piece credits Ltherreda Lewis the South African novelist as catalyst and notes the MGM film adaptation while detailing voyage logistics and a Gaboon field study for rubber and ivory trade discoveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Aloysius Horn
Africa
Livingstone
Stanley
Johannesburg
Transvaal
Ltherreda Lewis
Trader Horn
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Nina T
Trade Tales From Gaboon Now and Then
Fragmentary memoir describes ivory and rubber trading with Gaboon natives, hunter leaders Ritiga and Pip, and the art of bartering. It notes brutal weapons, cannibal rumors, and cures by native medicine men including leprosy and heart disease remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ritiga
Gaboon City
Survey Work Underway for Colt High School Site
Civil Engineer Charles F Chase and assistants survey the Hope and Bradford street site for the new Colt High School. Preparation to remove existing buildings is nearly complete and the structures are expected to be cleared within about a week. Plans for the new high school building are anticipated soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F Chase
Colt High School
Hope and
Bradford Streets
Local Ladies Auxiliary selects regular meeting schedule and officers
At a Burnside Lodge No 44 Ladies' Auxiliary meeting last evening the group voted to hold regular meetings on the third Tuesday of each month at 8 15 in G R Hall. Officers elected include President Arthur Des Laurier and Vice President Mrs W W Luther with Lena Bears as secretary and Mrs EF Lewis as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnside Lodge
G . R. Hall
Arthur Des Lauriers
W W Luther
Lena Bears
EF. [. Lewis
Carl A . Newmann
Carl A C
Mortgagee's Sale On Bristol Rhode Island Property
The mortgagee will sell at public auction on a Bristol property described as Lot Twenty Seven feet by Twenty Seven feet on Thames Street Bristol bound by the alley and adjacent land. The sale follows a default on a September date and will be held with taxes of Bristol assessed June 16, 1834 noted. The deed to Frank Cutnal from Antonio Rodrigues is referenced and the sale may be postponed or adjourned by the mortgagee.
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Financial Town
Rogers Free Library
Childrens Home
Town Common
Ins Retewa
Sewer Dept
Mortage
Prestol
Rhode Island
Thames Street
Bristol
Patrick © Mara
Patrick O Mara
Cenanter Peasterly
William HO Allyn
Charles Falugo
Charles Diman
Beachmount Land Company
Frank Cutntal
Antonio Rodrigues
Ted
Town of Bristol Weights and Measures Notice
Town of Bristol orders all public weighers to bring their weights and measures to the Sealer of Weights and Measures at Makowsky Block Hope Street by May 11 1931 for adjustment and sealing as required by law. Domenico Mascola Sealer. The notice appears in the public legal notices of Rhode Island.
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Bristol
Makowsky
Hope Street
Rhode Island
Domenico Mascola
Mary A. Sullivan
Daniel J Sullivan
Mary A Sullivan
Nick the Greek and the Tarnished Glamour of the Tenderloin
Nicholas McDol is a legendary New York gambler known as Nick the Greek. He wagers fortunes on cards and dice while mingling with galleries and operas, famed for calm losses and a cultured air. The tale blends high society, European roots, and a restless hunger for risk amid a roving life in New York and beyond.
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New York
Nicholas Nc
Dolis
Nick
Daihler pamMiog
Aeer
Arnold Rothtein
Rothstein Matenea Rool
West
Richard Canfield
Athens
Greece
Oxford
America
Hs Prient Isen
Lone Wolf
The Good Life in New Hampshire by Dr Samuel S Drury
Drury, rector of St Pauls School in Concord, writes a series piece on life in New Hampshire. The Phenix reprints his reflections from multiple papers showing local taste and rural character through the eyes of a native observer.
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Amara Re
New Hampshire
Samuel S Drury
D. D
Drury
Phenix
St. Pauls School
Concord
N. H
Invest in Rubber Boots for Springtime Health
The writer urges readers to spend time in open air through late September to stay mentally fresh. A playful bet from years past inspires a cash reward for a long walk, but the new plan costs about four dollars to buy rubber boots. He argues that wandering in swamps and mud renews youth, vitality, and a “mouldy mind,” with nature as the best healer and value.
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Harlem
France
Concord State House
Coming Events Schedule for Bristol and Colt Areas
May events include Bristol Chapter DAR annual meeting and election on May 11 and a Victory Dance by the Alumni Association on May 15 at Colt Auditorium. May 18 features a musical comedy Kitts by St Michael's Brotherhood. May 20 hosts a NT- R Co Girls Club Frolic. May 22 Prom at Colt High School. May 25 choir member entertainments at St Michaels Brotherhood parish house. June 26 brings Alumni Association Ball at Colt Auditorium. July 31 hosts Mid-Summer Charity Ball for Children's Clinic Fund at State Armory under Lions Club auspices.
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Kitts
St Michael's Brotherhood
Children’s Clinic Fund
State Armory
Lions’ Club
Bristol Rhode Island Seeks Coal Proposals for Fire Stations
Town Clerk announces sealed proposals due by May 11 1931 for Free Burning White Ash Stove and Egg Coal for fire stations and Burnside Memorial Building totaling 70 tons plus 24 tons. Envelopes marked Proposals for Fuel to be sent to John W Church Town Clerk with right to reject any or all proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol. RI
Burnside Memorial
John W Church
Public Auction On Bristol Rhode Island Mortgage Property
Title to a Bristol Rhode Island parcel and adjacent triangular strip will be sold at public auction on May 9, 1981 at 1 PM. The sale, under a 1927 mortgage deed by Ressuveiras Raposa et al, references Thames Street and John Street boundaries and an earlier conveyance to Charles F Nelle and Metta Nelle. The bid may be subject to a prior $3,000 mortgage and local taxes.
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Ressuveiras Raposa
Almarinda Sousa
John Raposa
John Sousa
Bristol
Rhode Island
Thames Street
John Street
Gideon Gifford
Maria Hargraves
Charles F Nelle
Metta Nelle
Jane Blount
Antonio Vargas
R. I
Bristol Probate Court Seeks Sale of Minors Real Estate
Philip Sansone as guardian petitions to sell one fourth interest of Pasquale Proto and Louis Proto minors in Lot 17 on the Ryan Street plat Bristol R I 1904. Sale aims to pay debts and support minors with proceeds invested. hearing set May 18 1931 at 10 AM in the Bristol Probate Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robate Court
Bristol
Pasquale Proto
Louis Proto
Philip Sansone
Daniel Ryan
Ryan
Raffelo Proto
Joseph Cruz
Francisco Cruz
Bristol Phoenix
John W Church
Probate Court Probate Notice for Ward Oskytel Clarke
Industrial Trust Company guardian presents seventh account for allowance in the estate of ward Oskytel H Clarke. Court receives the account and refers it to May 9 1931 at 10 AM in Bristol for consideration. Notice ordered to be published for fourteen days weekly in the Bristol Phenix.
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Robate
Bristol
Patiinef M. Doringh
Edaward Tl Watson
Harry P Cross
Pauline N Doringh
Bristol Phenix
John W Church
Probate Court
Oskytel H. Clarke
Ward) Industrial Trust Company
Oskytel H Clarke
Ward
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Pip
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Oguwe
Oguwe J
Ethelreda Lewu
Metropolitan
William T . Wardwell
Marguerite
Merchants & Miners Transportation Line
Norfolk
Clarksville
John Taylor Lewis
Lewis
Wardwell
Michael Vaccaro
Monroe Ave
Bristol Root
Town OF
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Meintyre
Homer Cray
Barrie
Meredith Nicholson
Carl Brandt
Carl Clarkman
Eve
H H Tammen
George Nathan
Paul Whiteman
Roy Howard
Sinclair Lewis
Eugene O'Neill
Gene ‘Tunney
Ted Cook
Joe Cook
Pelham Parkway
Mary Roberts Rineart
Bud Fisher
Daily News
Louis Mann
Wynn
Lyon Street
Roosevelt
Harper
Lionel Britton
al Smith
Optician
Percy Crosby
McLean, Va
Ashton Stevens
Phil Baker
McNan
Seedicata
Lac
Tussock
Daughters of the American Revolution
Alumni Association
Colt Auditorium
St. Michaels Brotherhood
Octave Leclair
Mason
Burton ST
Etelvina Do Carmo Cordeiro Franca
Etelvina doCarmo Cordeiro
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Bristol District Nursing Association
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