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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1915
Page
4
A regional saying from Uncle Eben warns that a lazy man claims providence while relying on luck. The wry remark contrasts diligence with superstition, underscoring practical effort over chance in everyday life.
A series of break ins occurred last night at Miss Mary F Quirk’s confectionery on Wood Street and at Peter C R Morris’s saloon on Bradford Street. Entry came by broken glass and window pries. Morris reports seven to eight dollars in change and cigars taken. Vincent A O Reilly’s Mt Flane Avenue grocery was found with a broken pane near the lock and unknown theft. Charles F Dimond’s High Street shop was entered through a south side window with no precise losses named.
A schedule lists events from October to February including dances and motion picture nights at G A R Hall and Columbia Hall. Notable items include Nov 3 Whist benefit at 62 Franklin Street and Nov 9 Damon and Pythias at Pas Time Theatre under Burnside Social Club. The seventh annual poultry show runs Feb 1 to 5 under the Bristol County Poultry Association.
A speaker notes that BE is the most unfortunate letter because it is always out of cash and in debt yet most frequently used. The remark links the letter to perpetual trouble and danger while highlighting its high frequency in usage.
The Providence Automobile Show of 1915 opens at 8 pm Friday November 12 at the State Armory on Cranston Street. The event features a 26 piece Ladies Orchestra under Miss Edith A Hughes, a Palm Land decor scheme, uniformed attendants, and extensive automobile and accessory exhibits across nearly all makes in the territory.
Reports from Sofia via Berlin describe bombardment of Nish forts and Bulgarian advances toward Nish with Serbian resistance in the Morava region. Rumors claim Romania will join the Entente and allow Russian troops to cross to attack Bulgaria from the north. King George I’s condition improves after a horse accident. French gains in Champagne push German trenches on a 500 foot front. Japan and Italy join the anti-German peace accord. Petrograd cites German ammo shortages and difficult wooded terrain as reasons for stalled Dvinsk and Riga efforts. British casualties since the war began total 493,294. An advertisement for King’s New Life Pills closes the page.
The parish reports multiple Hallowe en events including Trinity Church Sunday School party with games and music. The Young Men's Parish Club held a masquerade dance in Guild Hall with elaborate decor, prizes, unmasking at 10 15 and refreshments. LA Lafayette orchestra provided music. Additional Halloween gatherings occurred at the Lavander home on Wood Street, Miss Katherine Callan's home on High Street, Wampanoag Circle Camp Fire Girls event at the Y M C A, Miss Elizabeth Peterson's party on Bradford Street, and National India Rubber Company women employees at the D Wolf Inn with games and refreshments.
Australian wild turkeys of both sexes lay eggs in shared nests, each female contributing to a common clutch of many eggs. They cover the eggs with soil and plant matter and leave them to incubate from heat of decay before hatching.
On October 18 1915 George H Waterman announces appointment as guardian of Charles W Greene of Bristol with bond filed. Creditors are notified to present claims to the Bristol Probate Court Clerk within six months from first advertisement. John Henshaw of Providence RI named agent in Rhode Island.
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