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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1925
Page
4
The article explains heart massage as a rapid manual aid to keep blood flowing when the heart falters, allowing the organ to recover and beat on its own. It notes historical doubts about touching the heart, cites wartime successes with bullets and rents, and warns surgeons remain cautious with this vital organ.
In Argyllshire Scotland a cottage on a wide riverbank feeds fish rabbits and fowls by the shore. Eels attracted by waste have learned to surface to the flutter of pots and pans before any scraps are tossed. The feature notes visitors being entertained by this eel behavior.
A guide explains that a gray parrot trained patiently can become a talker. Start with indistinct attempts, reward with treats, and teach phrases like good day and Time to be going. Progress in weeks, with each sentence learned before the next. some may only whistle if progress stalls.
An article notes that English designs on face cards endure while French suits persist. It discusses portraits chosen by England, with Henry VIII and Elizabeth of York linked to the kings and queens, and explains the jack as the court jester. It also mentions the ace meaning origin and the deuce and trey from Spanish.
The article notes that ten of twelve famous works center on religious themes. It cites Da Vinci's The Last Supper Michelangelo's The Last Judgment and Raphael's Sistine Madonna among others, with several works by Titian Correggio Murillo Rubens and Daniele da Volterra.
A corner druggist amused patrons with a display of chorus products in his front window. As his friends teased the setup a dog leaped in and curled up to sleep. The druggist quipped that the dog was out of place and called it an assortment of barks.
A great commercial magnate ducked into a small candy shop during a storm. He watched the elderly proprietor patiently attend a child who hesitated at spending a cent. When the cent was spent the boy urged the magnate to hurry. The magnate offered him a job as head floorwalker in his department store.
The wife of a prominent surgeon is accosted by the gardener’s son who asks about smoking. She denies telling the father but notes that “some lobster” did. The exchange preserves a spicy, humorous tone without graphic details.
A light dialogue from London Tit-Bits shows Reginald urged to stay cheerful as his girl notes his mamma’s support and asks Reginald to not judge by appearances before papa.
A Scottish trout fishery on an estate faced collapse when a single blackbird began feeding on young fish at a shallow pond. The bird taught others the method, spreading the food source to all blackbirds. The owner resorted to shooting them to protect the fish.
A London correspondent reports Mary L. Lewes's tale of a ghost who shampoos women in a busy Kensington hairdresser. A red haired former assistant, who killed herself, is said to return, washing customers and then vanishing after they are billed.
The court heard a humorous civil action as a juror left the box to testify as a witness claiming he was the plaintiff after producing his summons. The judge reminded him he could not try his own case, and the juror admitted it felt like luck.
A young Washington man Dick excitedly tells a friend that after more than a year of pursuing a Chevy Chase girl she has confessed she loves him. The chat captures his pride and the shift from respect to love in their late night club encounter.
Three hundred years ago a Norfolk castle owner left £1000 to be divided yearly among the eldest youngest tallest and shortest brides married in the village. The custom still continues with the clergyman measuring brides after each wedding and the year's end record announcing the winners who receive the gifts.
The article notes that handshaking is an ancient social custom mentioned by Homer Aristophanes and Virgil and adopted vigorously by English speaking peoples. It contrasts greetings in French and Italian cultures and observes handshaking as mainly an Anglo-Saxon trait in modern times.
Esther Behring captain of the Prudential A A relay team and noted shot putter recalls a lifetime thrill from a Newark athletic meet photo with Paavo Nurmi of Finland. Behring, employed in Prudential’s Newark home offices, is a national prominence figure and record breaker who won the women’s shot put at the last A A U outdoor championships in Pittsburgh.
The Armenian people endured vast vicissitudes and preserved their nationality language and customs through history. Quoted by Herbert Welsh in The New Armenia the Armenians trace roots to ancient kin and noble titles over 3000 years before present, surviving alongside Greeks Italiotes Gauls while Romans founded their city Haik as eponym.
The article describes the drudgers or hitchers who dip coal from ships as they take in or discharge cargo. These small broad boats, called the drudging fleet, operate along riversides where coal spills. Drudgers wash and sell recovered coal to households at low prices, a skilled occupation passed from father to son.
A Louisville Courier Journal verse fragment recalls a poet distracted by a brunette then a blond and a red haired girl each adding lines to a song. The poet fails to sell the piece ending with moral irony about fidelity.
A football player reports to his fiancée that he has heard of prior engagements. She, recovering from shock, questions whether it is proper to rehearse with scrub teams before a match.
The article discusses protecting large tree wounds from branch removal by applying a protective coating. It notes white lead as a historic option and cites many waxes, paints, and washes tested. It concludes that non corrosive substances protecting heartwood from spores are satisfactory for the cut surface.
The Arms and Navy Union of the United States organized March 31 1888 with Peter Sneher of Cincinnati Ohio noted for February 5 1888 receiving 30 men cooperation through a notice A temporary organization formed that date and adjourned to meet February 19 when a permanent body styled The Regular Soldiers Union was established
The fragmentary text describes a Saxon castle near Eanswyth church, with a hall and convent context. It notes relics and discs linked to King Eudbaid, and mentions a nearby Saxon interior and ballidrn area.
Washington D. C. Dr L. Hubbard in Hygela health magazine argues a very hot bath can boost clear thinking. He warns it weakens some people but in an emergency the method may be worthwhile with paper and pencil ready to capture ideas.
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