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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1923
Page
3
An 30 inch tall cockerel exhibited in London at the International Poultry and Pigeon show drew a comparison to Edward I of England born 1289 famed as Longshanks. The bird’s height made it too tall for cages though it might be a grand fighter.
A New York Sun excerpt recalls young Jean visiting from the South and admiring her grandfather’s white goatee. She asks where the beard is now and imagines growing one when she is as old as him. The playful exchange highlights a child’s curiosity about aging and appearance.
The ghillie Tom had followed a fixed pattern each year coming in August and leaving in October. This year he asked to come later and was due the 10th. The pony walked over on August 5 revealing the correct travel date had shifted, prompting Tom to trace it and bring it home.
Sir Matthew Wood, an early 19th century London figure, was linked to Queen Caroline and earned the nickname Absolute Wisdom. He faced witty jests from contemporaries and served twice as Lord Mayor of London. After Victoria’s accession, she made him a baronet for aiding the duke of Kent amid debts.
The Jensheve pot facility uses an arc lamp with carbons impregnated with tron salts to emit ultraviolet radiation. The apparatus, termed tron arc, yields non heating ultra violet rays through screens. Substances fluoresce under the light, and emission depends on purity, enabling analysis of chemical purity.
In northern Scotland the gannet or solan gnose is hunted for its feathers. Birds hover 50 to 60 feet above sea level and dive for fish near the surface. They are lured by herring tied to flat boards that the bird fails to notice, diving to strike the plank and kill itself.
Winter camping draws Boy Scouts and dads to rugged weekends for skating snowshoeing and ice fishing. Camps emphasize freedom food and fun under leadership building republic values through expeditions tracking wildlife and recalling historical scout pilgrimages to Buffalo Bill Lincoln Fort Dearborn Valley Forge and Theodore Roosevelt sites.
Notice states all district nurse calls should be made at the Headquarters in Dimond's Block Hope Street with offices hours 8 to 9 am and 1 to 2 pm Telephone 129-M For emergencies after hours use 181-X.
August 27 1928 in Bristol Probate Court Mary Matione seeks guardianship of minor Zorra children Clara John Frank Manuel under fourteen years. Petition referred to Sept 17 1923 at 10 30 A M with notice to be published fourteen days in the Bristol Phoenix.
Scouts of Charleston Illinois found two year old Robert Mahan after twelve hours lost from a nutting party. They traced him to a hollow tree 15 feet from a bluff and delivered him safely to relatives.
The boy scout spirit of service was seen as 72 lost children were found while traffic officers managed six parades. Scouts assisted fair officers, escorted children in the baby parade, patrolled uniforms on the grounds, met arriving trains, and kept order in the information bureau.
Public notice dated August 24 1923 announces estate administration for Arthur Sterling with executor named and required actions or claims to be filed by designated dates. The notice lists court or jurisdiction details and deadlines for creditors and heirs to present claims.
Bristol August 23 1938 Estates of James Francis D Wolf minor James Francis as administrator of Sophie J D Wolf deceased guardian of ward presents final account for allowance. hearing set September 17 1923 10 30 A M Probate Court Bristol notice to Seisto fourteen days weekly Phoenix Dan W Church Probate Clerk.
Estate of Henry Dreyer D Wolf. James Francis D Wolf administrator presents final account for allowance. Hearing set September 17 1923 at 10 30 AM in Bristol Probate Court Room. Notice published weekly for six days. W Church Probate Clerk.
The undersigned gives notice of the admission to probate by the Probate Court of the Town of Beal of the East Inlet of Bristol, deceased, and the appointment of the executrix thereof by bond, as required by law.
Vague administrative notice fragment references a date August 20 and a local official action. The text is incomplete but indicates an announced deadline or event requiring attention from readers connected to city or agency records.
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