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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1929
Page
4
A shabby man recalls his wife sending him out seven years ago to finish making a present with a piece of vice he was told not to bring home empty handed. An old man, moved by compassion, helps by offering seven lace samples from his own pocket.
Frank Arnold of Wala ark shares a mock tale about a rich man who has his stomach replaced with a sheep’s stomach to settle a diet dispute. The punch line lands as the patient requests grass instead of beefsteaks, mocking extreme dietary fixations.
The white stone like objects inside a fish’s head have puzzled observers. Boys prize them as lucky pocket pieces while scientists debate their role in hearing or balance. The stones are mineral, soluble in weak acid, show growth rings like trees, and help determine a fish’s age.
A brief item notes a local event titled Bare on Your Old Iron. Details are limited in the readable text.
Ralph Demaree relates a Hygela Magazine story where a boy named Tommy turns cod liver oil into a playful game. His father calls it bart fled sunshine and Tommy imagines brownies living in a brown cod liver oil bottle, poured after meals with merriment.
Jim Bachelor now in Los Angeles joined the Boy Scouts and asked his father to lend his cigar lighter. The father, wide eyed, listens as Jim explains Scouts welcome tenders but he beats him to a planned lecture about making a fire without matches and tests if the lighter still works.
A young wife laments her husband’s absentmindedness after breakfast. A friend reassures her that such habits are common but she worries, noting slips like misplacing items and a lingering kiss when handing him his coat. The dialogue captures light domestic humor.
The father jokes about taking tomorrow's share as he helps himself to a second cake slice. Jean, an only child, eyes the last piece and quickly claims hers before the father can claim another share the day after tomorrow.
The article traces Mother's Day origins to 1908 and 1914 led by Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia. It notes Congress and President Wilson actions designating the second Sunday in May, the flag proclamation, and the white carnation symbol for deceased mothers and red for living ones.
Rhode Island State Board of Public Roads filed Plat No. 263 in Warren on April 26 1929 detailing land along Main Street and adjacent highways with rights of way and boundary lines described by station points and arc distances. The notice cites ownership links to Conway and Gareceau properties and references a highway easement.
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