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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1922
Page
3
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, regarded as England’s greatest woman poet, married Robert Browning after he visited her in 1844. They wed in 1846 and lived first in Italy where Mrs Browning’s health improved. Her 1861 death shocked Browning who later returned to England.
The Hunter Vrader Trapper notes the skunk is slow to anger and bears malice toward none. It only becomes offensive when startled or followed too closely, with nervousness causing disastrous results according to the source.
Brief quotation reflecting on learning from those who oppose or contemptuously challenge you, contrasting lessons from supporters with harsh lessons from critics. A contemplative reflection attributed to Walt Whitman on growth through opposition.
A historical note recalls Moravian missionaries in Labrador who faced murder by Eskimos in 1752 near Makkovik. Despite early tragedy the mission later helped the Eskimo become noted for peacefulness and truthfulness, even to a fault in handling misstatements.
The piece urges that daily labor, though humdrum, shapes character as much as skill. It argues people are formed by their tasks and should value effort as a mutual creation between worker and work.
The text argues that individuals must act by their own standard, doing what is right in social and political relations regardless of others' actions or timing. It emphasizes personal responsibility and consistency.
Y M C A notes report the Industrial Twilight League captains will meet tomorrow to finalize arrangements for beginning games May 22. A tag day for Y amateur baseball is planned on Saturday June 3 with Girl Scouts canvassing. Memorial Eve May 29 features a dance in the Y gym, tickets via league teams.
A reflective piece argues that hope sustains vision and effort. It links hopeful belief to motivation, progress, and the pursuit of higher goals, noting that without hope a person sees no path to improvement or achievement.
Wednesday offers The Bonnie Brier Bush with Ary Glynne and Donald Crisp followed by Just Around the Corners starring Margaret Seddon Lewis Sargent and Sigrid Holmquist. Thursday presents The Man Under Cover with Herbert Rawlinson and Barbara Bedford and Hunting the Hawk, a secret service mystery with Fox News and Harold Shord comedy.
The Ameri cana Douglas Fairbanks film is booked for Wednesday and Thursday at Star, the first United Artists release in Bristol. It promises brisk high powered excitement with a mysterious hero seeking thrills and a home while the theatre keeps plot details under wraps. The production boasts costly scenery and impressive interiors and exteriors.
The London Daily Mall reports a unique bird that exhibits male traits yet lays large brown eggs. The creature has undergone a seasonal sex change, showing cocklike crowing while producing eggs, with sterile-feathered appearance yet strong masculine behavior.
In a small Ontario hotel a woman asked for a key to her room. The proprietor boasted they never lock doors and claimed the last key was taken 15 years ago. The woman persisted asking if the previous keyholder might return tonight.
The water spider Argyroneta aqua spends almost its entire life underwater. It breathes from an air bubble held by hairs on its abdomen and builds a submerged air-filled dome beneath the surface, releasing bubbles to stock it.
A fragment from the London Morning Post reports a humorous overheard exchange on a London motor bus. A passenger tells another she now likes her husband as much as ever, to which the other replies that she feels the same, in light conversational mischief.
A rough homestead vignette shows Billy shirking chores after growing weary of women’s nagging. His father points out his absence from work and Billy impulsively admits he could not stand it and felt henpecked.
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