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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1924
Page
4
The excerpt notes that in Leningrad the longest day is 19 hours, in Tornia Finland June 21 is nearly 2 hours, in Wardburg Norway the day length runs from May 1 to July 22, and in Spitzbergen the sun stays above the horizon for three and a half months without setting.
Two boys travel in the country as a warning lingers about eating fallen fruit. The younger boy bites a green apple and faces a caution from a sibling who warns of apple-plexy. The tale appears in the Boston Transcript.
The United States biological survey notes rattlesnakes rarely climb trees but provides unquestionable proof they do so on occasion. The finding challenges typical assumptions about these reptiles and suggests occasional arboreal behavior.
The American is the greatest meat eater, averaging 180 pounds per year, while Italians average about 24 pounds annually, placing them far behind other flesh-consuming peoples.
A steamer sighted a flock of floating islands off the coast of Borneo. The largest island spanned about seven acres and rose over a hundred feet high with palm trees.
Forest rangers carry a sling psychrometer to measure air relative humidity and identify conditions favorable to forest fires. The device helps determine when fires are most likely, guiding prevention efforts and patrols.
Old folks suffer from backache and urinary ills as kidneys weaken. Doan’s Pills promoted as a stimulant diuretic claim to help before disease worsens. A Bristol user Mr. Spencer Rounds testifies he found relief years apart, encouraging others to seek the remedy with home testimonials.
A Phoenix reader criticizes Toupin and his push for a Rhode Island Constitutional Convention. He ridicules the speaker as conceited and untrustworthy, argues against abolishing the property qualification, and defends the Senate’s structure while urging straight Republican votes.
A reflective line from Kipling on inner counsel over external guards. The mind can reveal truths beyond seven watchmen in a high tower, urging trust in inner guidance over outward vigilance.
A reader muses on why metal can tabs and strips break when a can is half opened, suggesting a superstition about inanimate objects and noting the stubborn fragility that seems to defy belief.
Probate court in Bristol sets final account for Martha D Gardner estate and appoints guardian for Muriel Barbara Trudell minor. Hearings scheduled November 3 1924 at 10 30 AM with notices to be published for fourteen days in Bristol Phenix.
Industrial Trust Company as executor presents its first and final account for Arthur Sterling Lawton estate with sale of real estate details for November 3 1924 in Bristol Probate Court. Administration notice for Mary McLaughlin estate confirms appointment of administratrix Sarah Chughes and bond filing. creditors must file claims.
Industrial Trust, guardian for Emily French, presents the ninth account for allowance at 10:30 AM in Bristol Court Room. Public notice appears in the Bristol Phoenix dated October 17 24 31.
The speaker directs Lars Jonsson to clearly label medicines for an old woman and for a cow so nothing harmful occurs. He emphasizes avoiding any mishap with the cow.
Rhode Island notice directs Bristol voters to polling sites on November 4 1924 for President and Vice President U S Senator and Representatives to Congress and for state officers Also specifies district meeting locations time 9 AM to 5 PM and lists officials overseeing the election including Town Sergeant Thomas E Johnson
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