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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1920
Page
4
A Providence Journal reader argues that daylight saving and urban interference harm farm output. He warns of scarce food next winter, cites underproduction and transporter limits, and urges support for farming and waste reduction.
Saturday features Marguerite Clark in Easy to Get where a jealous husband’s boast triggers adventures and a ransom from crooks. A separate reel shows Mary Pickford in The Hoodlum as Amy Burke who leaves luxury to aid a friend, confronting street life and a family-funded downfall.
A brief aphorism about enthusiasm unlocking powers through devotion. The quote emphasizes the liberation brought by fervent zeal and sincere commitment.
The piece portrays General Leonard Wood’s career from World War I to his roles in public service. It notes his wartime leadership, dismissals, and later actions such as organizing veteran employment, handling riots, and guiding postwar troop training, while highlighting Roosevelt’s praise. Wood’s reputation as a physician, soldier, administrator, and executive is emphasized.
A collage of 1920s film bills from Star Theatre highlights Peggy Hyland in The Web of Chance with Jack Dempsey and Pretty Soft, plus J Warren Kerrigan in A White Man's Chance. Saturday shifts show Kerrigan Brunton’s The Silent Avenger and Come On In leads, while Anita Stewart stars Mind the Paint Girl with a rags to riches arc and stage ascent.
A quotation from the New York Sun and Herald urges a nationwide public strike by organized women to halt profiteering. It advocates boycotts, staying home, wearing old clothes, repairing goods, and pressing workers to sell cars and endure hardship to pressure factories to close.
A petition in writing requests appointment of guardian for William K Place of Bristol. Probate court orders fourteen day publication in Bristol Phenix and citation under law.
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