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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1927
Page
2
A fragmented 19th or early 20th century directory listing names H M Darling Y M C A Block Richard C Quirk Est Wood Street Daniel G Coggeshall I O O F Building James F Duffy Easterbrooks Block Julio F Xavier and addresses at 546 Wood Street.
Famous conductor Gui seppe Creatore and his orchestra will perform daily during the Eastern States Exposition in Springfield Massachusetts from September 18 to 24. A special Music Day program is planned with a governors reception and daily speed program appearances at the Coliseum and grandstand. Supporting acts include Pauline Talman, piano soloist, and harpist Marie Roselli, with additional concerts by the 104th Infantry Band and several orchestras.
A Bristol region list reports visitors and returns from trips to Baltimore Canada New York and Maine plus local social visits. It notes a chiropodist resuming practice on Hope Street and a park incident where a child was bitten by a dog near Church Street with police investigating.
Over Labor Day weekend residents hosted and visited friends across town and nearby cities. Guests from Springfield and Vineland stayed with local families while others returned from trips to Washington, D C, Canada, and Saratoga Springs. Police and club activities included a patrol vacation return and a major town anniversary parade with the Red Oak and Drum Corps.
Abbreviated social column records residents visiting relatives in New York and Long Island, trips to the Adirondacks and New Bedford, weddings, schools, club meetings, and motor trips. Names include Ida Newman, Mrs Vera, Ruth Sullivan, Salvatore Massano, and Andrew Cavle among others with events at Odd Fellows Hall and Rocky Port.
The article reports on the disestablishment campaign in Wales, noting Mr Lloyd George would not address a meeting as his chairman spoke to an enthusiastic crowd. The speaker claimed they had a match for the Bishop on the platform that night amid rapturous applause.
A reader quarrels over shall versus will and the use of shall in modern English. The letter discusses usage with examples and asks whether rules are changing in everyday speech.
A visitor asks a village boy if he is a native. The boy’s father interrupts to explain the question means whether the boy was born there or moved to the village before living there, then the father asks the boy to respond. The excerpt captures the rural dialogue and syntax.
An electrician named Sparks was arrested for assault and battery and brought before a judge. The judge asked for name, occupation, and charges, and then ordered the prisoner placed in a dry cell.
Cartoon dialogue shows Johnny and Capper's Weekly mock debate about schooling. They joke about belief in iron in blood and castor oil doses, reflecting light critique of education.
Two readers lament lack of time to read. Mabel admits spending hours in her car. A friend echoes the struggle to finish books, noting busy schedules and constant driving.
A fragment notes a purchase by the Mavsor on Nineteenth Street and mentions paving improvements with hopeful tones about better street conditions for residents.
A provincial quip notes that marrying a grass widow offers no guarantee of a green grave. The saying mirrors caution about secure futures and reputational risk.
In Cupper's Weekly a child named Joan gently reminds her mother to bless the day despite a modest lunch. She says there isn't much to be thankful for but one can still thank God for the pretty day.
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