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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1925
Page
4
In Charles McGee Adama’s Atlantic Monthly piece a blind reader explains that echoes are not the only reflection of sound. He notes a subtle overtone effect aiding locating objects and gaps, especially by the blind, who use tapping or footsteps to sense reflected sound.
The piece traces early coinage from Aegina and Greek silvers stamped with a turtle to Massachusetts pine tree shillings. It notes the crown's 1684 closure of the Massachusetts mint and identifies 1793 as the year the United States issued its first government coins.
Each third grade pupil learns to borrow books and care for them at the library. The school librarian visits classrooms to explain library use and encourage reading. A letter to parents seeks cooperation and a leaflet titled How To Borrow Books is distributed to patrons.
In a village street children and a band lead a procession of barefoot youths in Sunday attire. Girls in white waists and aprons sing lusty songs while boys follow in step, offering a momentary escape from hardship described by Maurice Hindus.
A Texas farmer’s pig escaped back to its old home after sale while similar cases in Illinois show travel of 140 miles. Darwin and others cite pigs with high problem solving and trainability. Historic uses include as beasts of burden and even drawing a carriage for a British nobleman.
The article notes a fortification near Tarrytown attributed to a notable counter or fortification with Maj. John Andre captured there. It recalls Andre Brook and Andre's Tree, Vaughan's troops landing in 1777, and the capture by Maj. Hunt and volunteers. Tarrytown is linked to Washington Irving, Sleepy Hollow burial, and Sunnyside.
Shoppers chase happiness in a simple moment as they spend money on goods and services, framing a small, everyday measure of contentment in consumer life.
A brief notice notes that goldfish will not breed in small aquariums. The warning emphasizes habitat size as a key factor in breeding behavior and health.
The London Mail notes water birds carry an oil gland producing a waterproofing secretion to keep plumage dry. Without it, feathers soak, hinder buoyancy, and the bird may drown. Some land birds like hoopoes and hornbills also have glands. great hornbill oil colors neck and wing feathers bright yellow.
Industrial doctors have long sought the cause of business slumps. They classify business by size into under 21, 21 to 100, and over 100 employees. The thinking is that during downturns small firms retain workers better, while large industries see greater idleness and higher discharge.
A hat department clerk notes the odd behavior of men buying new hats. He explains customers instinctively touch and adjust a Kelley style hat after sellers step back to view its look. The clerk observes men develop a habitual fit and claim only they know the correct placement.
The Golden Horn forms a natural harbor near Constantinople. It runs long and half a mile wide at its peak, sheltering twelve hundred ships. On the eastern shore lie Pera and Galata. Galata is the business district while Pera houses European residents, embassies, hotels, and shops.
A practical plan to loosen a knot uses a hard object under the knot and a firm pound, followed by hot water. After soaking or dipping, fingers can usually pick the knot apart, with a skewer aiding when movement remains stiff.
The article notes that among Bahama tribesmen in Uganda fat women are prized as beauty marks. Girls before marriage are confined and urged to drink milk to gain bulk, as greater fatness increases the dowry received by their parents when husbands are chosen.
In a public seating scene a thin man and a fat man urged a lady in a wide hat to remove it. She refused, prompting a whispered remark from the fat man that hair might come off with the hat. The woman disproved the rumor and kept her hat in place.
A scientist discusses an artificial chemical screen to reflect light for submerged photography. The device could sharpen illumination on objects between screen and camera, aiding deep sea studies until submarine archaeology advances allow direct salvage of ancient civilizations.
A Washington information bulletin summarizes Czechoslovakia's 1918 act establishing an eight hour day and forty eight hour week. The study outlines application to railways, exemptions, administration, and the role of collective agreements in setting hours.
About twenty four years ago the Geographical Society of Philadelphia set 34 casks afloat in the Arctic Ocean north of Alaska to trace the Arctic current. Six of the casks have been recovered noted by S S T Wood of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Yukon. Wood reported one cask was found at Huskes Inlet south of Cape York in 1923 with a note to H M Bryant the society president.
Liverpool dock engineer reports for year ended July show six dredging units removing sand from the Queens and Crosby channels. They moved 7,602,300 tons in the period and 279,803,350 tons since 1890. Additional removals include 4,148,310 tons from dock entrances and 586,126 tons from the south side of the fair way.
Fred Theur of Stowe township Pennsylvania collided with a dump wagon, rebounded through the windshield, landed on dirt, was dumped into the street as his car passed over him, yet was treated with iodine and a clothes brush to seem almost unhurt in a Belton Globe report.
If ermine skins are stiff, render pliable by a five step process. Place the skin hair side down on a board and tack edges smoothly. Rub chalk on the skin side until it starts to fall off, then remove the skin from the board. Apply powdered alum, wrap tightly, and store in a dry place for several days.
A 50 foot long 12 foot high replica of Noahs ark has been built in mud flats near Baltimore Maryland. Owner Allah Risley plans to cruise the vessel which features six rooms and resembles an unusual houseboat.
Notice states dogs must be licensed starting April 1 1925 in Bristol Rhode Island. Fees are two dollars and eighty eight cents for a male or spayed female and six dollars and fifteen cents for an unspayed female. Licenses available from Town Clerk JOHN W CHURCH. March 13 1925.
March 16 1825 probate hearing set for the estate of James Tobin late of Bristol. An instrument purporting to be his last will is received and referred to April 6 at 10 30 o'clock in the Probate Court Room for further deliberation with notice to be published weekly for four days in the Bristol Phoenix.
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