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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1928
Page
4
The three premier commercial fishing areas lie off northwestern Europe northeastern America and northeastern Asia. Shallow seas foster enormous sandfish schools that feed near the bottom attracting fleets seeking valuable catches.
The article notes croquet as a favorite of kings about two centuries ago and mentions theories that it evolved from paille maille played in Langue doc as early as the thirteenth century.
Instructions advise spraying house plants monthly with a soap solution made from dissolving half a cake of soap in eight gallons of water, adding four gallons of cold water, then applying with a whisk broom or spray and rinsing with clear water half an hour later.
Ancient Hebrews used chalus and collars of gold as ornament and official distinction similar to today. Persians highly valued gold ornaments with conspicuous among objects being changing styles.
An English writer debated whether a gentleman can be a comedian and argued comedy mocks the better parts of humanity. He suggested humor targets another person or their eccentricities and quirks, not the self.
A description notes pepsin as a stomach secretion in higher animals and states medicinal pepsin is typically sourced from pigs, sheep, or calves per an answered question in Liberty.
Observations indicate many people subconsciously pair colors with sounds. Pleasant waterlike tones are linked to soft shades, midrange notes to gold tones, higher pitches to silver, and harsh sounds to deep colors.
An old sheep herder argues money cannot buy success in farming. Farm and Fireside Magazine suggests true progress comes from starting young and growing into the craft through experience.
Fragmentary lines show Age pleading for mild pain relief and Youth demanding rightful joy. The quoted names Rohbert and Stevenson appear garbled, suggesting OCR errors. Overall, the snippet hints at a debate between generations about endurance and happiness without clear event or context.
British poets apply a sequence of vivid adjectives to the nightingale in a study of stylistic homage. Researchers catalog eight hundred seventy eight descriptive terms used to evoke the bird and its song across eras.
A 75 member Business Men's Association delegation from Pawtucket toured the Mt Hope Bridge construction site. They observed the bridge approach on the Bristol side, heard explanations from Dr D B Steinman and McClintic Marshall officials, and ended with a clam bake on the Portsmouth side. The project is about 70 percent complete with a formal opening aimed before June 1 1929.
Colt Memorial High School reports 11 graduates registered at Rhode Island State College Kingston this year. Names include seniors George Lincoln MacDonald and Frank Newton, juniors Father Peabody Carey, sophomores Joseph Laws Campanera and Joseph August WMurea, freshmen Oscar Paul Herzig and David Teviten, Morris Leva, John Lawrence Reeo, plus others. The article also notes a separate United Brothers installation with officers listed and a postponement of Noble Grand Albert Gale due to injuries.
September activity shows total care cases 59 and general care visits 354. Prenatal visits 5 and tuberculosis care visits 12. State Child Welfare visits 276, total care visits 645. Baby clinics 4 with 169 patients, clinics 1 with 6 patients, total clinic patients 175.
A quote urges balancing thrift with liberality, warning that strict frugality should not bar generous policy. It stresses that prudent economy must coexist with openness to wise spending, even in royal or official contexts.
John W. Vandercook recounts African tribes using telepathic signals through witch doctors to warn of approach and events. He cites drum codes and mental projection as proven across distances, noting natives accept the gift and claim it can be taught to any pupil but not to whites.
On transatlantic liners Roman Catholic and Protestant services are now routinely held at sea. Passengers from all cabins attend Sunday worship, invitations posted shipwide, with clergy assisted by stewards acting as sacristans. One major line maintains a Catholic altar on every vessel with altars prepared by Sisters of Charity in port towns.
Archaeologists report a canyon leading to an open chamber near a cliffed massif and a hidden city named Petra Same or Treasury of Pharaoh. They describe stone edifices carved from sandstone and dating several centuries before Christ, with Moses reputedly present.
The text explains a fuse as a protective device in a circuit. A metal link melts when excessive current flows, breaking the circuit and stopping current to prevent damage. The fuse and wire carry the current and act to protect electrical systems from overheating.
A tramp asks the couple for dinner or work. The husband returns with a plate of biscuits and orders him to eat. He warns that by eating them the tramp will have both food and labor, delivering a terse moral in a rustic tone from a farming magazine.
A patient saleswoman offers a seventeenth hat to a customer while her husband scolds that none suit the wife calling her angel. The saleswoman retorts they lack a halo and cannot satisfy the anger, ending the scene with nothing fitting.
A colored maid named Mandy returns from an afternoon off to tell Miss Cahtah she is married. The mistress congratulates her and asks about the husband. Mandy replies proudly that she found a good man, noting the warden “cot for months on his time.”
A report describes villagers disturbed by a strange creature made up of a shaved blue painted baboon that was released to join its fellows. The animal and its unconventional appearance caused alarm as the group fled the area.
The fund established by Queen Anne in 1704 to augment poorer Church of England livings augmented 170 livings in 1918 and distributed bene factions and grants totaling about £50,000. The capital fund then exceeded £7,000,000.
The American Bankers Association maintains the Educational Section to instruct bank employees. It operates about 100 chapters in various cities nationwide for ongoing banking instruction.
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