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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1925
Page
4
The Philadelphia Ledger reports a fund raised to erect a stained glass portrait of King Athelstan in the local town hall. Malmesburg residents commemorate his 10th century defense against the Danes, claiming he drove them out a millennium ago.
A new breed of watch wearing dogs appears in London as pets carry small timepieces on their collars. The dogs, not trained specially, parade with watches set to the hour and often feature bells. A San Diego woman is credited with starting the trend, quickly backed by Bond Street jewelers.
The bishop of London is linked to a Highlands incident where two ghillies discuss his merit and a salmon rises. One ghillie recalls a remark about his coarse swearing, and the bishop reportedly approves the pursuit of the fish despite the expletive.
The Lowell Courier-Citizen notes a sequence of tremors in New England with a recent quake centered off Long Island. Scientists say another shake will soon be felt in Connecticut but will not be serious.
The widow Mrs Hammond, wife of Methodist minister Rev. John Dennis Hammond, leaves a heartfelt will to her children. She asks them to value love over possessions, urges kindness to all, and requests a simple burial, hoping to remain spiritually close after death. Newspapers praise her faith as a model of American family life.
An ex-official recalls a dispute at Sandy Mush where a post office operator demanded mail access then fired the clerk after a confrontation. The official described the manager’s harsh way of running the office and quitting rather than continuing under it.
In the Yugoslav army formed by Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, Serbs favor comradeship with officers and men off duty, while Croats and Slovenes adhere to Austrian Prussian etiquette assigning soldiers as inferiors. A Slovene major resigned rather than accept a Serb colonel dining with a soldier.
In Transvaal a lemon tree trained to three branches now yields lemon, orange, and grapefruit from one tree. Each branch bears multiple fruits this year, with dark green leaves matching each fruit type.
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