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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1915
Page
4
The quote urges that focusing on sincerity and truth reveals the silent victory of what you love, rather than dwelling on evil. It contrasts a gaze fixed on evil with one softened by tearful-eyed openness to goodness.
A brief note recalls the Greek tale that the red rose took its hue from Venus’ blood as she pressed a thorn of the white rose while aiding the dying Adonis. The legend links color to mythic sacrifice and beauty.
A sink with hot and cold water is convenient, but in a country home without this, pumps from cistern and tank may supply it. The text suggests avoiding carrying water from outside and adds that there should be a method to carry away surplus water and slops from the sink.
A concise aphorism urges steadfast practice of choosing the right. It argues that resolute daily effort toward virtue leads to eventual steady habit and moral progress.
A poem expressing gratitude for personal strength, freedom, and brotherhood. The speaker cites courage to strive for honest reward, avoidance of greed, support for others, and belief in enduring compassion shaping daily hope for a better tomorrow.
In this town on November 10 a marriage was performed by Rev. T Newton Owen assisted by Rev. Samuel W Irwin. The couple are Benjamin Moorby of Nashua New Hampshire and Eva May Cole of this town.
In this town on Nov. 10 Mary E widow of Frederick P Manchester aged 4 years 7 months and 30 days. In this town on Nov. 11 Mrs Frances R Silva widow of Thomas Silva aged 65 years 10 months 5 days.
A 1928 home fire guide advises using water in small amounts if needed and emphasizes not dousing flames from the source. A bucket of water and a broom can start a garden extinguisher, while a coat rug or flour can smother small blazes and a feather bed can choke a ravenous fire.
A London Opinion column mocks Scottish frugality and wealth, opening with a quarrelsome line about multimillionaires of Scottish blood and a joke about a Scotchman in a bar. The text features a speaker named Vic and a cigar smoke image as part of the rhetoric.
Uncle Silas declares son Bill has returned from a special college course with a certificate claiming an AM title. He laughs that, by breakfast, Bill acts more like a PM, fearing a possible mix up in authority or designation.
A boy named Bobby rushes to his father in distress asking for the state of comatose to be found in a geography book. He cannot locate it and pleads for help, highlighting a humorous misunderstanding of the book's contents.
Twenty seven Americans believed dead as the Ancona is torpedoed by an Austrian submarine in the Mediterranean. The Italian liner from Naples to New York reportedly carries about 275 dead, with 320 passengers landed at Tunis and 50 at Malta. Conflicting dispatches place the attack’s circumstances and losses, while Balkan fronts show French and British gains at Veles and renewed Austro German pressure in Serbia.
October and November schedule lists whist games dances sales and socials at G A R Hall State Street M F Church Columbia Hall and First Baptist First Congregational First Congregational Church Bristol County Poultry Association and Grand Calendar Carnival events hosted by W R C V and others with dates from Oct 16 to Feb 5 detailing venues and organizers.
The candle’s modest light is praised for ending the dark ages and advancing civilization until gas lighting emerged. It credits the humble candle as the era’s key illuminant and a vital servant to mankind despite its simplicity.
The passage notes screws were crude before 1836 and hand tools dominated. In 1836 machinery began to be built in the United States and abroad, establishing screwmaking as a thoroughly developed industry.
Agnes Laut in Century Magazine notes that what we give to life returns to us. Joy yields gracious gifts while constant complaint invites a wailing echo, and hopeful dreams brighten the day beyond dull shadows.
Edmund A. Ryan guardian of Mary J. Cunningham Edward H. Cunningham and Catherine Veronica Cunningham petitions to authorize sale of their undivided leasehold in a Bristol lot with a double dwelling. The plan aims to pay debts and fund better investment. Sale notice ordered for fourteen days in Bristol Phoenix.
Notices from Bristol Rhode Island Probate Court list Susie E Manchester as Administratrix of James T Manchester estate and Annie Riley as administratrix of John Riley estate. Readers are warned to file claims within six months and a November 15 hearing is set to consider selling part or all of the real estate to cover debts and funeral expenses.
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