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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1931
Page
3
The author argues that most work involves drudgery yet can be noble and meaningful. He cites President Eliot and Christian thought to show that repetitive tasks become divine when done with intent, linking routine labor to progress, virtue, and a broader sense of purpose.
Vetooan Radio Pictures presents Transgression directed by Herbert Brenon with Kay Francis Ricardo Cortez Paul Cavana ugh Nance ONeill and others in a drama about marital strain and temptation. Ramon Navarro stars in a separate India saga with Madge Fyans, Conrad Nagel and Nigel de Bruh er in a perilous jungle tale directed by Jacques Foerde.
The page surveys several titles including The Good Earth by Pearl Buck, SEA CHANGE, Red Headed Woman by Katherine Brush, Thursday April, Higher Command by Edlet Karep, and more. It quotes critics, lists page counts and prices, and invites readers to order by phone or mail Direct to the newspaper office for COD parcel post delivery.
A man in a Chicago theater rushes to his wife in the lobby but discovers a stranger posing as his spouse. He hurries on with change in his pocket while the woman laughs. The incident interrupts his movie plans and leaves him flustered and bemused.
W L Holland notes naming fictional characters risks libel suits when real persons share a name. English cases prompted legal shields for authors who prove ignorance of real names. Example: Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner faced a Mulberry Sellers clash in The Gilded Age, a row over a real person with that name.
The persimmon is native to New England, found wild in Rhode Island and Connecticut though not hardy enough around Boston for fruit. It is prized for foliage and flowers, with wood noted as hard and dark, and the genus includes many species linked to true ebony.
The radiation discharges electroscopes and penetrates a 16 foot lead shield. Balloon experiments show the rays come from outer space and are independent of sun, latitude, or sidereal direction. Millikan identifies the radiation as cosmic rays and notes a wavelength about 0.00001 Angstrom.
William Gerhardt notes Lawrence’s concept that immortality is not a post death event but a living reality within us now, though often clouded by the illusion of time during a lengthy discussion sparked by a greeting interruption.
The garbard or gurnard is a curious fish found in all seas near shores. It emits a grunting sound when removed from water and is said to possess three fingerlike features, with walking poses noted for some.
London observes the 100th anniversary of David Hughes birth, inventor of the microphone. He first transmitted and received signals via the ether with a device built in 1878 from firewood, a match box, sealing wax and his wife's work basket, costing about five cents.
Whitman High blanked Colt High 22 to 0 on Saturday afternoon at Whitman Massachusetts. Colt failed to score until late in the second quarter and the Whitman defense limited Colt throughout. Pierce ran back a 40 yard touchdown after an interception in the fourth quarter.
A fragmented reminiscence of Broadway figures and nightlife in New York City. The author references Blanche Ring Charlie Winninger Mabel Normand Joan Crawford Pauline Frederick Walter Wanger Justine Johnson DeWolf Hopper Dr Rockwell Joe Weber Conrad Nagel and Kate Smith among others. Tales of banks executives hidden away and de luxe speakeasies serving lavish free lunches accompany barroom memories of Tia Juana and old Knickerbocker bars with figures like Gondorfs Caruso Nat Goodwin Wilson Mizner and Silver King.
Lawrence S Ashton acting Scout master of Troop 5 and an Eagle Scout will start a class for first class scouts to study Eagle rank requirements. The program, overseen by Awashanks Herd, will cover merit badges and required steps with District Commissioner George Robish and other officers assisting. The course begins next Saturday evening with the first weeks focused on merit badges.
At Eagle Hall last Friday 22 Sea Scouts gathered to observe Fire Prevention Week. Plans for the fall program were completed and the ship will meet each Friday evening hereafter in Eagle Hall. The Bugle and Drum Corps held practice in the Scout area.
A World first page moment notes cocktails at the Knickerbacular rising from 15 to 25 cents. An Evening Post editorial condemns the move as a dangerous precedent. The item paints a portrait of 1920s entertainment figures like Bill Tilden Adolphe Menjou Rudy Vallee Oscar Shaw and Jimmy Durante in a rapid collage of fame finance and culture.
The troop will meet Mondays at 6 15 in the Scout Building and hold patrol leader nights on Thursdays. Buglers rehearse Wednesdays and drummers Fridays. Troop 5 meets tonight, and Troop 4 observes Tenderfoot Night Friday with many candidates earning badges. District leaders plan winter work at 7 30. Court of Honor and Board of Awards meet Oct 28 at 7 15.
In Jonisville Times a dentist states that chewing an atrilein steak requires about 60 pounds of pressure. The report notes the claim and cites expert opinion.
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