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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1928
Page
4
The Toledo Blade quotes the notion that fundamental laws of health require a well balanced diet and proper exercise. It notes modest efforts to avoid conspicuous displays of virtue as a plus.
The Detroit News quotes Ludwig's biography describing Napoleon as exacting and relentless. It notes he drained workers of youth and health by demanding extreme effort. His private secretary faced late hours and sudden tasks as the consulate hours stretched long into the night.
The caller notes a remembered line about Lochinvar not honking an auto horn in front, a nostalgic reference to a poem in the Lafayette Journal and Courier.
The text lists foundations and charters of several universities including Paris at 1200 by Eugy Phil... II, Prague Bohemia 1348, Dublin 1501, Edinburgh 1582, St Andrews earlier, Harvard 1686, Yale 1700 moving to New Haven 1716, and William and Mary 1617 chartered at Williamsburg 1858, with scattered locations and dates.
The exchange centers on Marie rejecting a marriage proposal while remarking that she has eight proposals this year, one ahead of Dorothy who has seven. Laughter erupts as the moment blends wit with social rivalry.
The readable OCR fragment mentions an evening service and a 10:45 time with names Lester Bradner and references to sermons. Details are fragmented with many garbled words and do not specify a clear event or location.
The 24th Sunday Trinity service schedule lists hymns readings and liturgical steps from kneeling to standing with communion and sermon. A church school and Bible class at noon and Evensong at 7 pm follow, plus community events and upcoming Christmas sales and fundraisers in December by Epworth League Congregational Club and Parish Aid Society.
Friday night service at 7 30 PM and Sunday worship at 10 30 AM with theme Greeks and Bar barians. Sunday night praise and preaching at 7 30 PM on A Hired Servant. Church School assembles at 12 o'clock and will furnish special music.
Rev R J Chrystie Ph D minister services on the coming Sabbath include a 10 30am sermon themed How Old Art Thou followed by church school for all ages. The 645pm young peoples service will be led by George Richardson and at 7 30pm readings from Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress will continue. Any not worshipping elsewhere is welcome.
Sunday morning worship at 10 30 with sermon on The Uselessness of Disguise Church School at 1145. Evening service at 730 on Contrary Minds followed by an initiation and candle light service by World Wide Guild members.
The Church of the Nazarene on Court Street invites all to Sunday worship at 10 45 a m with preaching and a sermon at noon Sunday school at 12 location 7 pm evangelistic service. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30 pm. Good singing.
Truant Officer James F Meigens presented the October report to the School Committee. It lists 126 cases investigated with children kept from school and returned, 53 sickness cases, 41 truants, 13 absent due to illness in the family, 19 children found on streets and returned, and 5 court cases.
October 22 1928 Probate Court of Bristol schedules hearing on guardian Albert H Coggeshall petition to sell ward Gertrude F Peck real estate on Burton Street Bristol to pay debts support and invest proceeds. Hearing set November 19 1928 at 10 am in the Probate Court Room with notice to be published weekly for fourteen days in the Bristol Phoenix.
An instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of Charles A Johnson of Bristol is presented for probate. The probate court will consider it at 10 A M in Bristol and orders fourteen days of weekly notice in the Bristol Phoenix. Clerk John W Church signs the notice dated 11 29 16.
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