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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1933
Page
4
The readable fragments reference a person Herm Watlen D Providence and contact like 11545 Church Evening service. The text is garbled with repeated phrases and missing context, making it hard to identify event or action. No clear date location or organization beyond a church setting is visible.
Morning worship at 16:30 A M led by Rev Charles E McKinley D D with church school at noon. Junior Christian Endeavor led by Robert F Munro at 5:30. Alpha Chapter Endeavor led by Miss Hazel Nettleton at 6:30. Union service scheduled for 7:30 P M at the State Street M E Church.
Rev. Joseph Sarzana serves as Acting Pastor at Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church with Masses 7 30 A M on weekdays and 8 and 10 A M on Sundays.
Rev Manuel J Barros leads St Elizabeths Church masses weekdays at 7 AM Sundays feature a low mass at 8 AM and a high mass at 10 AM
Upcoming event listed for October 11 by Trinity Church Parish Aid Society. The supper will be held in the parish house and is hosted under church auspices.
Archeologists report a more primitive settlement beneath Pompeii once destroyed in 79 A D. The discovery adds context to the ancient city and its early human activity.
Across many countries travelers encounter a red cross on white ground indicating a first aid station along highways. The symbol marks accessible medical help for accident victims and emergencies.
Masses at 7:30, 9 and 10:30 AM with 7:30 PM Benediction announced for St Marys Church led by Rev Thomas J Gilian and parish schedule.
Rev. A. R. Parshley rector presides at Michael's Church on Sunday with 8 A.M. Holy Communion and 10:45 A.M. Morning Prayer and sermon in charge of the rector.
Rev James E Greer presides with Church School at 10 am and Morning worship at 11 am The sermon titled Power that is Different The 7 30 pm Union service features guest preacher Rev Leonard B Rasmusson of Warren
Rev. Nelson Kellogg rector conducts services at Trinity Church with masses at 8 10 45 A M and 7 30 P M Evensong scheduled in the day’s notices.
The old Indian name for Niagara Falls, Thunderer of Waters, was tied to a tradition of offering the fairest maiden of the tribe in a canoe loaded with fruit and spoils. Guides recount tribes yearly sacrificed to appease the Great Spirit believed to dwell within the falls.
Mrs. Flynn born February 20 1895 in this town served in World War I with Co F 325th Infantry 82nd Division. He was gas attacked in the Meuse Argonne offensive and later discharged. Survived by father and two brothers funeral Monday at St Marys Church with burial in St Marys Cemetery.
Retired Bristol businessman Raffaele Formisano died suddenly of apoplexy at 131 Bradford Street after a three day illness. Born in Scafati Italy in 186, he came to Bristol in 1901 and worked 20 years for National India Rubber. He leaves his second wife Margareta and eight children and seven grandchildren. The funeral is tomorrow at 8:30 from his home with a 9:00 mass at Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church. Burial at St Mary's Cemetery.
The Pointer is praised for stamina and endurance in upland bird hunting and for its keen nose and sharp eyesight. It matches the setter in hunting drive and obedience, though is less suited as a pet. The breed’s popularity stems from its field performance and masterful cooperation.
The article traces leprosy from Egypt to Assyrian and Babylonian records and notes its long history in India for at least 3,000 years and mentions Chinese and Arabian references dating back two millennia and before the era of Mohammed.
A noted religious educator argued that control of moral training from ages eight to thirteen could guarantee a child’s future. He asserted this vulnerable period stamps the character of the coming adult despite later influences.
The text explains how Nebuchadnezzar moved populations to Babylon and detached others to fill vacancies, gaining vast human power. It notes his control over large numbers of people and a wealth of gold and other riches from his campaigns.
The bat is a warm blooded mammal that bears live young and suckles them. Its four limbs are greatly elongated into wing like structures covered by a thin skin membrane, making bats the only true flying mammals.
Brigg England hosts a farm sale showcasing implements over a century old. Among items are chaff-cutters and single-knifed turnip slicers, plows weighing over a half ton with beams up to ten feet, and antique pole wagons with wheel bands an inch thick.
The article surveys Japan’s blend of ancient pride and rapid modernization. It highlights bustling cities with Showa dotl and Ginza streets, Western-influenced architecture, restaurants courting European tastes, and government railways with English as a compulsory second language on trains and ships.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes the Waldsemueller map of 1507 first bore the name America and was lost for centuries until found in a German library in 1901. It contrasts with Mercator who shifted from mythical creatures to a practical projection still used today. Ortelius’ theater of the world began in 1570, shaping the modern atlas.
Birds use plumage displays and dances to attract mates across species. Peacocks, turkeys, grouse, pheasants, nuthatches, woodcocks, horned larks and others show color and antics while some birds mate for life and others change mates yearly.
The Swedenborgians honor Emanuel Swedenborg the renowned Swedish mystic scientist and theologian. They praise his mechanical inventions including submarine and airgun plans as well as his mining related scientific works and his political theories supporting order and usefulness.
The text explains that many wildflowers require abundant light to bloom. It notes fewer wildflowers appear in beech woods than in oak woods because oak canopies let more light through due to leaf arrangement and branch structure.
A sphere of influence is an area where a nation's political influence is tolerated by others, allowing quasi exclusive control without formal protectorate or suzerainty. It describes regions under dominant nation’s sway without full international recognition or formal sovereignty.
The government of North Dakota sent 1 800 ring necked pheasants to Saskatchewan in barter for 5 000 000 pickerel eggs and Hungarian partridge. The birds were distributed across the province to aid breeding purposes.
The text appears to be a fragmented excerpt in a phonetic style referencing themes and a principal figure. It lacks clear event details, dates, or organizations to establish a full news item. The readable portions hint at a satire or themed piece without concrete outcomes.
A 1933 Bristol Rhode Island probate notice lists heirs and interested parties for the estate of H. Alger and others, with addresses in Bristol and nearby areas. The document names trustees and claimants, and is sworn by John W. Church, Notary Public, with dates in July 1933 and publication slots in August and September.
Probate notices in Bristol seek appointment of a guardian for minor William H Shayer Jr and final account in Rosina M Ellery estate filed by Benjamin F Lindemuth. Hearings set for October 2 and October 2 1933 with fourteen day publication in Bristol Phenix.
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