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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1928
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR mentions costs to help friends succeed and inviting money for safe keeping. No identifiable people, organizations, dates, or locations are clearly readable.
Probate Court of Bristol appoints guardian of the person and estate for Mabel B Dickerman and requires creditors to file claims within six months. John W Church of Bristol named agent in Rhode Island. Guardian Mary C Burt, Fall River Massachusetts. Dates shown 9 7 14 21.
The Probate Court of Bristol admits the Last Will and Testament of Anna B Manchester and appoints executors Charles H Manchester and George H Manchester. Bond filed, probate begins September 7 1928, executors to file required bonds in the clerk’s office.
Maxim Gorky quotes his diary on people acting oddly and how small acts reveal madness. He recounts Chekhov guarding a sunbeam, an English clown bowing at his reflection, Tolstoy whispering to a lizard, and a priest testing his own boot, noting the humor in human vagaries.
Alfred McEwen of New York explains his method for engraving the Lord's Prayer on a needle. He cites a special reducing device with a diamond point that varies by less than a millionth of an inch and notes the work is usually done under magnification.
A reporter seeking comment from August Belmont after a long day of attempts gains admission to the Belmont party suite in a New York hotel. Belmont remarks that newspapers hire persistent reporters and praise their tenacity and brains for getting results.
A Kansas City Star report describes Bulgarian executioners as wandering Gypsies who perform hangman duties for condemned treasonists. The practice began after the 1925 Communist uprising when two Gypsies worked eight hour shifts with rope and sacks.
A Kansas City Times fragment describes Mrs Blank moving from southern Kansas to Topeka with many small items on a train. At Ottawa she halted the transfer, asked the brakeman about a missing parlor lamp, and he replied with a witty remark.
Pathfinder Magazine notes earlier beliefs that thunder came from a sudden inrush into a partial vacuum created by lightning. The Weather Bureau now holds that thunder results from explosive-like expansion of air along the lightning path due to intense heating ionization and possible disintegration of air particles.
A Los Angeles divorce case reveals a wife suing after discovering her husband kissing the maid. She explains she wants the suit not for adultery but to compel an answer about the motive behind the kiss, which the husband refuses to provide.
Ancient nations valued ostrich eggs and feathers for cup making religious relics and adornment. Mesopotamians crafted drinking vessels from ostrich eggs 6000 years ago. Spartans reportedly staged a religious fraud with an ostrich egg. Egypt China and Parthia exchanged eggs as tributes and curiosities.
Soldiers at Fort McArthur faced a nearby fire early in the morning as reporters rushed to publish the news. An insider at the arsenal phoned for information while a Times crew dispatched to the scene, and the soldier replied succinctly that the threat was close.
A dog named Wunkus is sent away for summer boarding. The owner notes the pet is fussy about food and claims the caretakers can satisfy him by a strict three day fast. A friend asks how it works and is told the method is simple.
In a London Chronicle note, a father finds disbelief as no letter arrives from Hugh who had been moved to another bank branch. After six weeks Hugh finally writes, mentioning weather and a tennis scene with Jack Hobbs and his team arriving Saturday.
Photographers often lose the shafted sunlight when shooting woodland scenes. Early morning shoots or misty air help the effect appear in the image. Printing on cream surface paper with a sepia tint enhances the final picture.
The food market is limited by the stomachs capacity as most farm energy goes toward feeding people. The comment appears in Farm and Fireside.
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