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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1930
Page
4
The Department of Agriculture notes no authentic record of average sunflower height exists. It estimates a healthy plant typically reaches six feet. The quote contrasts with the American girl's varied learning pace in everyday tasks.
The Kearney Post invites all members to a regular meeting at 8:00 PM in the G A R hall before Memorial Day with important business to transact. The Hospital Committee plans a joint visit to Wallum Lake Sunday afternoon with the Auxiliary and Westerly Post to cheer less fortunate comrades.
May events include The Mikado at Bristol Train of Artillery on May 15 16. A May 19 bridge night by Girls Friendly Society at Trinity Parish House. May 22 23 stage The Missing Miss Miller at St Michaels Parish Hall by Young Peoples Fellowship. May 23 Eridas Dance for Wilariwinds baseball team at Candidates Hall. June events feature Mt Hope Chapter supper June 2 State Street MoE Church, June 12 Rockwell Hall bridge night by Excelsior Tennis Club, and June 23 St Albans Lodge Annual Ball at Naval Armory.
Francis Middleton, a Bristol Highlands resident for over two decades, died Sunday at Truesdale Hospital Fall River in his 70s. Born in England he spent years in the New York lumber trade before retiring. He lived with his son J Percy Middleton on Gibson Road. Burial followed at Cedar Grove Cemetery Long Island NY.
Mrs Mary Morris of 63 Church Street An nex Hill's Grove died Tuesday at St Josephs Hospital. A requiem mass was held at St Elizabeth's Church and burial followed at St Mary's Cemetery. She was born in the Azores and came to Bristol as a girl. Survived by husband William Morris and three children. Age stated 25 years.
A Malayan origin batik method is explained as coloring fabrics by covering designs with wax and then dyeing exposed areas. The wax is melted, applied to covered portions, dyed, and finally dissolved in boiling water to reveal patterns. The term derives from Malay batik.
Geologists report a cache of ten pearls found in California during rock digging. Ranging from three to five sixteenths of an inch, they are dated at twenty five thousand years old. The pearls remain partly lustrous and appear laid by a predecessor to the oyster.
The National Association of Book Publishers notes Americans are more book conscious as libraries report higher circulation. New titles and editions climbed from 6 187 in 1920 to 8 889 in 1928, and new book shops grew from 32 in 1919 to 206 in Wey.
The Colorado River forming the Grand canyon in southern Utah flows through Arizona to the Gulf of California draining 300000 square miles. Spanish explorers first noted it in 1540 with a crossing marked by a priest in 1776. Maj. John Wesley Powell completed the river survey in 1869 guiding later geological study and tourism growth.
The term Black Friday refers to multiple panics not a single date. It may trace to December 1745 in London after news of the Young Pretender nearing Derby, then to May 11, 1866 in Britain after Overend Gurney failure, and in the US to September 24, 1869 and September 19, 1873 tied to Gould’s gold corner and Cook & Co. failure.
Historic bells in Chartres Cathedral north tower date to 1840 with the tenor bell tolling the Angelus each evening. Four larger bells Anne Elizabeth Fulbert Piat follow dated five years later with a notable story of a boy released to Anne of Brittany who claimed she would give him a big voice. One bell rung for an hour each evening to ensure harvest.
The article explains a camouflaged trap for mice using a spring shaped like a paper clip and an old tin can. It notes that intelligent mice learn to avoid obvious devices by sight or odor. The trap design aims to trap the mouse inside with no escape.
Deep sea sponges inhabit darkness and are light colored, while shallow water species are bright. Color aids defense or deterrence. Sponges are abundant in Australian waters, especially the horny or highest form.
A large English reflecting telescope mirror weighing over 1.5 tons, sixty nine inches in diameter and ten inches thick, has undergone an extended cooling process. After molten glass is poured into its mold the blank must be kept hot by electric heaters and slowly cooled over many months to avoid defects.
Grandma arrived to celebrate Bobbie's birthday. After supper Bobbie fidgeted near her chair and asked which was the right side of her. He told his mother that if he stayed on the right side she might buy him a bicycle.
The Bristol Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution elected and installed officers. Regent Miss Cora M. Hill and a slate including Vice Regent Mrs Samuel C. Wardwell, Recording Secretary Mrs J Ellery Ingraham, and others were chosen. A corporation meeting followed with Miss Hill elected president and committees named. Hostesses included Mrs Edward P Church and Mrs Samuel C Wardwell.
The body is three quarters water and hydration renews waste. Water cushions tissues preventing irritation and supports mental and physical well being.
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