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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1931
Page
3
The National Kindergarten Association based in New York issues weekly articles under Parents' Corner titled The Child's First School is the Family.
Mary Nyberg and Aunt Mary observe five year old Raymond’s harsh treatment by his mother. Raymond favors calm teachers like Mrs Wall and the kindergarten approach as a contrast. The piece cites Milton Bennion on child centered study and advertises the National Kindergarten Association in New York.
The article notes that the milk supply for milk chocolate is vast with 4,000,000 cows needed for daily yields. It cites 286,000,000 pounds of milk products consumed by the top chocolate producers last year, implying high output and many scrub cows in U S dairy herds.
A Bristol man who married two women besides his legal wife pleaded at arraignment that he had been out of work so long it was impossible for him to "keep out of mischief." The exchange notes mock the claim and suggests asylum as a better fit than jail.
G K Chesterton notes in the Illustrated London News that Victorians were not merely prim but indulged in extravagance. He cites George Meredith Diana of the Crossways and The Egoist as proof of clever, cryptic wit in verse and prose.
The saying you cannot make a silk purse from a sow's ear appears as an early English proverb. It is first attested in The Pigeon of Cotgrave (1738) and later in Swift's Solite Con versuation (1748) with further appearances in Richardson's Chrissa (1785) and repeated thereafter.
A four-eyed fish from Honduras was added to a Philadelphia museum collection, sourced from Rio Choluteca, with about 100 other fish specimens. A nine-inch moth dominated the insect display from the same locality. The expedition faced dense fogs hindering exploration near their cave headquarters.
A brief quotation notes that youth hearts are touched by fire and life is a profound and passionate thing, as expressed by Justice Holmes in a Memorial Day address.
German chemists Reich and Richter first identified indium in 1863 from a zinc ore sample using spectroscopy. The indigo blue line in its spectrum inspired the element's name.
Public auction scheduled for October 10 1931 at 12 oclock noon to sell two Bristol Rhode Island parcels described in a January 29 1930 mortgage deed recorded in Book 95 Page 534. The sale follows mortgage default and notes two prior mortgages held by Industrial Trust Company with the bidder to be the present mortgage holder.
Albert Wiggam cites Arthur Weigall to debunk the idea that Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Weigall argues Nero was away at his country estate when the fire started, rushed to organize fire brigades, and sang a funeral dirge as Rome burned, portraying Nero as an opera singer more devoted to music than arson.
The government says it holds documents proving the remains of Cortes lie on the central altar of the Church of Jesus Nazareno in Mexico City. Cortes died in 1547 near Saintesville, ashes sent to Mexico years later, with history noting removal in 1823 amid anti Spanish sentiment.
In Demen Mecklenburg Schwerin church tithes consist of 130 pounds of Mettwurst yearly. When tithepayers refused the measure the church sought legal aid and obtained the sausage quota, yet disputes over quality and thickness persisted, reflecting long standing parish tensions.
The ate rat castle of the counts of Eltz sits on a cliff above green woods in Germany. Dating back to the fifth century, its gray walls have witnessed many battles and it remains three castles in one around an inner court. The interior holds faded grandeur with carved doors heavy chests pewter and refectory tables once used for feasts.
The article recalls Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh and its faded grandeur alongside key events in Mary Queen of Scots era. It notes Lord Darnley’s murder of David Rizza in March 1566 and, twelve months later, Darnley’s own murder by the Earl of Bothwell who married Mary soon after.
The source explains that uttering and publishing refer to circulating counterfeit money or forged notes. It cites Bouvier's Law Dictionary defining uttering as offering or publishing and publish as making known. Webster and Wharton are quoted to define uttering and publishing as offering a document directly or indirectly by words or actions.
The Town Council of Bristol Rhode Island warns legally qualified voters to assemble September 21 1931 at 7 30 PM at the Town Hall to consider repealing a prior $15000 relief appropriation and to approve a new $15000 relief appropriation for the poor and indigent, appoint a committee to advise the Director of Public Aid and authorize cooperation with the committee.
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