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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1923
Page
3
A thrift sermon notes that saving the first dollar creates wealth foundations. It argues the value of $1, not large sums, shapes fortunes and proclaims the importance of placing earnings in savings for future production. The piece cites a Thrift writer and common sayings about money.
E Alexander Powell writes in Century Magazine about the arid Northern Arabia where lakes are rare and wells are unreliable. Arabs carry goatskin water jars and can drink highly foul desert water, while Europeans would fall ill from such conditions.
The ironies of fortune appear in the story of Robert M. Womack, the cattleman who found the Cripple Creek treasure. He died penniless on August 11, 1000 at age sixty six after a long illness in a sanitarium supported by relatives, while Cripple Creek mines yielded about 250 million dollars in output.
Entomologists report ivy blossoms and Tow’s catkins attract insects into drunken-like behavior. The cellar fly and its kin show wine and beer as their preferred diet, with bees and flowers also displaying similar elevated antics.
A reflective admonition from Plato urging a youth to delay judgment on the highest matters as years pass. The quote emphasizes humility and evolving opinions with age.
Alfred H. Holt formerly of Oconto Wisconsin became the first commander of the Canton China American Legion post. He taught French English and military tactics at Christian college for Chinese students and led a young Legion group in Cant et. Holt organized an American Legion baseball team and studied at Williams College before a Plattsburg training camp and Camp Lee assignment. He aided the Canton mayor and Sun Yat Sen’s son during 1922 fighting and helped rally local veterans.
Dr Kate Waller Barrett national president of the Auxiliary announces big sister program for German war brides and babies. Savannah visit yields plans to track Rhine brides final destinations.
Providence door to door service advertises daily trips with moving and delivery options. Drivers Waldo Desilets and Clarence Desilets are named with Emery Desilets as proprietor and Bristol 397 Providence Union 0319 contact numbers.
A western veteran recounts war experiences to a friend at an American Legion meeting. A third man interrupts and questions his memory as the talk turns surreal with references to enormous figures and distant battles. The tale, sourced from the American Legion Weekly, blends humor with memories of service.
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