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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1929

Page

6

Daughters of Isabella Officers Installed in Hope Circle 70

The Hope Circle No 70 Daughters of Isabella installed its new officers at the Knights of Columbus Home. Installing officer Mrs Mary Pendergast of Providence spoke as Rev Thomas Gillman and Mrs Agnes Bacon offered addresses. Officers include Regent Miss Winifred Walsh and other named officers with Mrs Sophie Coughlin and Miss Nora Dwyer providing vocal solos.

Hope Cicle Daughters of Isabella Mary Pendergast Providence Order Knights of Columbus State Street Winifred Walsh Margaret J Morris Mary Callan Nora FE. Dwyer Mary Lannon Mary Morris Thomas J Cullman Bessie Crowley Anna McCallum Marguerite Walsh Helen A Condon Anna Klowston Athe' Connery Kathryn Cgabson Prima Young St Itze White Bridget) Lewis Thomas Gillman Agnes Bacon National Catholic Welfare Counc Sophie Coughlin Arnis Knowlton Nora To Dwyer

Fifth District Court session tallies assaults and fines

A large audience observed the regular Fifth District Court session before Judge Frank Hamill. The assault case Mary Ferreira versus Manuel Alves drew keen interest and required an interpreter. Alves was found guilty and fined $10 plus costs. Other docket items included civil suits, vehicle violations, and continuances.

Firth District Court Frank H Hammill Mary Ferreira Manuel Alves Hamouill Tral James F Meiggs Ferreira Stephen Aves Alves Cass Vincent Oocherote Garfield Avenue Mt Hope Avenue Vincent Napprs Rechlesst Bay View Avenue Albert Diodati Barrington Anthony Puva Wood Street Catherine Street Henry Sylvia Eugene TeClair Domenico Romano Constitution Street High Street Garage Albert H Flint Jr Joseph SS Cavaca Charles Faluga Walliam J

Armistice Day Committee Plans Parade and Events

The Armistice Day Committee met at the Hotel Belvedere with Dr Charles JF Callers and Charles Ro Beals named as committee co chairs. They coordinated a town wide observance including a parade, entertainment, and a football game arrangement for the afternoon. Prizes were awarded in the ceremonies and the parade route would follow the same path as in prior years.

Belvedere Charles JF Charles Ro Beals Armstree

Teachers Annual Meeting Elects Beristol Officers

The Beristol Teachers Association held its annual meeting Monday afternoon in the auditorium of John Post Reynolds. Supt WJ Harper spoke and officers elected include President Mary M Connors Vice President Margaret Dwyer Secretary Annie Andrade Treasurer Margaret Morrissey and executive committee Eileen Moore Sadie C Callan Rose Pozzi.

Beristol Teachers Association John Post Reynolds WJ Harper Mary M. Connors Margaret Dwyer Annie Andrade Margaret Morrissey Eileen Moore Sadie C Callan Rose Pozzi

Blind Tom Token of a Pianist’s Life and Legacy

The article recounts Blind Tom whose mother Charity Wiggins and he were sold to General Bethune, after which he was known as Thomas Green Bethune. Born blind in 1849, he began piano at four and later gave concerts nationwide before his death in 1908.

Blind Tom Charity Wiggins General Bethune Thomas Green Bethune

Ancient Egyptian canning found at Fl Amuarnah ruins

Archaeologists uncovered a pottery vessel containing preserved meat fragments described as canned moon, indicating ancient Egyptians practiced meat canning. The site at Fl Amuarnah, once a luxury town famed for wealthy inhabitants, was abandoned after construction and forgotten for centuries.

Fl Amuarnah

Muscle Size Comes Naturally for Some People

A line from Americap Magazine notes that some individuals are born with naturally large muscles just as others are born with large feet or hoses, and these muscles do not require exercise to stay big.

Americap Magazine

Sign at Toronto church prompts sermons and tease

A Toronto church faced playful controversy as a sign fronted the building reading Do you know what hell is for Sunday evening sermon subject and below it a cheeky Come and hear our new organist. The humorous juxtaposition drew smiles from passersby.

Toronto

Public confusion over battle site info at Concord booth

Clerks at the public assistance booth in Concord report repeated questions from tourists seeking "the battlefield." They note the actual site is in Concord Massachusetts, causing misdirection and frustration among visitors unfamiliar with local history.

Concord N Ui Muss

First Woman Air Traveler Relates Feeding Cows Waste Paper

Lady Maud Hoare, the first Englishwoman to fly to India, described barren Persian gulf lands and starved cows. Upon landing she asked what the cows were fed, and the reply was waste paper from telegraph machines.

Persian Gulf Maud Hoare England India

Cave Men The Trouble With Husbands

A Versailles Leader quip notes that overly good husbands provoke faultfinding from wives. The grain of wit suggests men should be meaner and trifling to keep wives clinging, framing domestic humor.

Versailles

Splinters Spurs Advice On Foot Care And Sterilization

Guidance warns splinters must be treated promptly to prevent infection. It promotes heating a needle over a flame or burning match to sterilize before removing the splinter from the foot.

Poison in Daffodils Turns Greenhouse Job Peril

A Long Island man attracted to floras work in a greenhouse falls ill after an ankle abrasion becomes infected. Doctors find a hidden hazard in a bed of daffodils and he narrowly escapes foot amputation after months in hospital.

Long Island

Acidosis Defined by Physiologists as Excess Body Acids

Physiologists describe acidosis or acid intoxication as a condition where blood and tissues hold an excess of acids other than carbonic acid.

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