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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1918
Page
4
A World War era item notes a stark ultimatum on wartime labor. The piece contrasts voluntary enlistment and compulsory service, underscoring national duty, production needs, and the risk of conscription amid manpower shortages.
The piece outlines Rhode Island’s royal charter of 1663, its democratic claims, and how it granted broad powers to the General Assembly while imposing a property based suffrage. It notes Williams’s land deals with Native Americans, oath debates, militia control, and the evolution toward a state constitution amid urban rural tensions and suffrage limits.
The article traces Rhode Island’s struggle for fair legislative representation from colonial times through ratification of the Constitution. It notes rural power, merchant influence, and the 1790 entry into the Union after fears of isolation and tariff penalties. It highlights reform pressures from 1829 onward and foreshadows the Darr War as a pivotal later chapter.
A collection of World War I era slogans urged civilians to buy Liberty Bonds. Phrases promote funding the war effort, shaming laggards, and portraying bond purchases as patriotic duty to defeat the Hun and curb German aggression.
A reader suggests a soap based treatment to preserve imitation leather and keep it soft. The method resembles oiling and a feather friendly approach to maintain a like new look.
A creditor vents anger over collected bills while the debtor counters with news of moving to the basement. The exchange suggests escalating tension as housing and debt issues intersect.
A compact quotation from Beecher on influence and example, noting how fragrance and influence drift beyond a person’s control and into perilous mission, reflecting on unseen consequences of one’s actions.
A reflective meditation on how daily choices shape personal history. The text argues every hour brings options to act or abstain, and our responses determine our trajectory and destiny.
A quip from the Cincinnati Enquirer notes a handsome man who forgets he carries his wife’s portrait in his watch when a pretty woman smiles at him.
A nostalgic glance cites 150 years of past taxes on public amusements statues clocks and guilty pleasures. It recalls the guinea pig tax powder vanity soap salt and glove levies that once shaped daily life and commerce in London society.
Professor Walker witnesses a beggar pretending blindness to guard a street corner. The man confesses he is not blind but holds the spot for the real beggar, who has a break to go to the movies. The episode ends with Walker’s indignation as the bus leaves.
A group of nine beavers in Bronx park demonstrate rapid dam repair as water bursts over a 200 foot long, several feet high dam. The beavers collect timber earth rocks and sod and rebuild the structure within an hour while officers remark on their skill.
The Deutsche Tageszeitung argues full beards enhance gas mask protection and deter enemies. Authorities split on effectiveness with clean shaven faces favored by some and dense facial hair touted by others as an extra filter. Gas tests in airtight cubicles occur every fortnight with bearded soldiers reporting added security.
In cold seas dense with ice, William Ransford seaman and Allen Jackson wardroom cook leaped from the forward turret to save seaman W A Wells who had fallen overboard. They could not reach him and Wells drowned.
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