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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1929
Page
5
In Indianapolis a girl Mary Ellen fears she lost her doll after a family shopping trip. A crowd in the basement stairs gathers as mothers cry, only to learn she kept the pocketbook. The next day she reveals 600 cents kept from the previous day.
An astronomer states the sun is a humble ordinary star mid scale brightness. It matches a common class in mass and temperature and moves at average speed. The sun lacks dramatic phenomena and sits in a peripheral position within the local star cloud, detached from galactic center concepts.
A girl applying for work at the National India Rubber Company used papers claiming she was 16 though she was 15. Investigations show at least 20 others had falsified age papers signed by the school board clerk B W Wall. State inspectors have discharged 32 children and will present evidence against the secretary of the school committee as the town questions the scheme to aid destitute families.
A Detroit News writer surveys ancient wealth, naming Rameses III as among the richest, estimated at 400000 talents or about 10 billion dollars in today’s value. He cites Croesus, Solomon, Nero, Cleopatra, and other storied rulers as era spacing alongside massive historic sums.
A hungry man halted outside a butcher shop and eyed the meat display. He asked to leave security for two joints and keep one until he returned, hoping to secure a loan of chops for later.
Victor Irving Miller longtime Supervisor of Drawing in public schools and World War veteran died at his home 460 Hope Street yesterday afternoon after illness of septic poisoning He was 84 born September 2 1892 in Riverside and attended Rhode Island School of Design He is survived by two brothers and two aunts and his funeral is set for 3 PM tomorrow at St Michaels Church with cremation in Boston and interment at North Cemetery Providence
The body of A J Walker of Bridgeport Conn formerly of this town who died Sunday will be brought here tomorrow afternoon for interment in North Cemetery. He was 36 and husband of Carne Newman daughter of the late Edward B Newman of 71 Church Street.
A historical note on the shrew describing how it is misjudged and killed on sight due to superstitions. It details the shrew’s insect-eating benefits to farmers, ancient beliefs about its cruelty and cattle poisoning, and a cruel folk remedy involving bored holes in ash trees to cure lameness.
The flute, a long reed instrument with no mouthpiece, produces its softest deepest tone when blown across the top at a peculiar angle. Arab flutes accompany love ballads and hero exploits, and sometimes religious talks, as described by V Q Bodley in Algeria From Within.
Rev Herbert D Graetz who has supplied for ten weeks at the First Congregational Church accepts the call to become pastor. He will assume duties after returning from Princeton Indiana where he will vacation before starting church work. Graetz is a University of Denver and îhiffe Divinity School alumnus with Yale Masters and high scholastic honors. He previously pastored in Colorado and will be installed in the fall upon his return.
Henry Bernstein hired a builder to install a sound proof room in his Paris apartment. The project cost 175000 francs but failed to be sound proof, leading Bernstein to sue and win 37000 francs in damages. Publisher Horace Stokes recalls Carlyle’s troublesome rooster anecdote to illustrate the futility of sound proofing.
National India Rubber Co fire brigade members and Fall River guests attended an all day outing at Wardwell farm near Soldiers Home. Despite heavy rain in the afternoon the event featured chowder, sports, a bake led by James A Munroe, and a mixed baseball game won 5 to 4 by the Benedicts.
Charles B. Roth argues that Americans err by overeating and under exercising. He notes diet as life’s bane and promotes outdoor sports like golf and rowing to encourage fresh air and deep breathing, advising men in particular to balance appetite with activity.
A silkworm at nine weeks spins about three hundred yards of fine silk around itself, illustrating the early stages of its life work and the remarkable production capacity of these larvae.
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