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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1922
Page
3
A Christian Science Monitor item recounts Pilgrims captured in Canada who escaped and lived on ground nuts during a harsh return. It notes the nuts of the dwarf ginseng, comparing flavor to coconut, and describes harvesting conditions, fragile stems, and April flower displays with starry white blooms and sensitive wilting leaves.
The Tabard Inn was a famed London stop for Chaucer's pilgrims by London Bridge in Southwark. It stood in the fourteenth century and survived a great fire repair before its name shifted to the Talbot. The building remained until 1866 when the Midland railway freight station was built.
On the eve of the Trafalgar battle Lord Nelson writes in his diary asking for care for Lady Hamilton and his daughter. England ignores the plea granting a brother he disliked an earldom and wealth while Emma Hamilton dies in poverty.
An overview traces how modern trousers arose from the shawl through the petticoat. Early cave dwellers used animal skins as wearable wraps, evolving from tunic sleeves to coats, then a shawl worn at the waist, giving birth to the first petticoat. A thorn in the fabric enabled hands free movement, culminating in trousers.
A Scientific American explanation shows radium costing 120000 a thimbleful powering cheap clocks and watches. Luminous dials use zinc sulphide with trace radium. under darkness tiny flashes occur about 200000 times a second, each flash stresses zinc crystals, which fail in about five years, while a one millionth gram of radium remains effectively energetic.
The Montreal Star columnist notes the potato appears lively and green yet yields paradoxical results. A robust green top often hides a small, shriveled tuber crop, while a pale stunted top can produce a large, stout harvest, making the potato a misleading root plant.
A 1500 strong all male Boy Scouts gathering in New York City honored volunteer leaders from Greater New York. The event at the Hotel Commodore, arranged by the national council executive board and Roosevelt chaired Greater New York, aimed to boost support for character building and citizenship programs and expand resources for more boys through borough councils.
During a Mason City Iowa blizzard last winter an old man lost his glasses in the wind. A boy scout offered aid and urged warmth inside a building while he searched. After nearly an hour he found the glasses and refused a tip, saying it was all in the day's work.
Pueblo scouts received national donations and local city funding totaling $8,000 for 1922, following last summer’s flood disaster. The backing credited the heroic service of Pueblo’s local scouts during the emergency and solid community support.
Scouts of Johnson City Tennessee plant trees in city school yards as a good turn for future generations. In Olympia Washington Boy Scouts finish city clean up in record time nearly a day early, praised by K E A McClarty water division superintendent for the performance.
George Santayana argues in a Forum piece that young America’s rebels lack clear aims and proper discipline. He critiques their flamboyant expression and excessive freedom, suggesting they need more structure rather than more spontaneity.
Mme Sofia Reyes de Veyra argues Filipino wives share in finances and property, with women serving as cashiers and guardians of their children. She notes women’s professional opportunities match men’s, push of 305 clubs forming a federation, and that she has four healthy children.
Two pairs of twin brothers, Louis and Andrew Hoover, and William and Charles Small, work in Indianapolis business. Confusion arises as each twin knows different brothers. A street encounter shows mix ups: Lou Hoover greets Charlie Small as Bill, and Charlie Small insists he is Charlie, not Bill or Andy.
A courtroom exchange questions a witness about birth date memory. The cross-examining lawyer challenges certainty by asking if the date could differ, prompting the witness to admit reliance on being told. The Birmingham Age Herald report frames the moment as undermining the unimpeachable character of the client.
The United States forest service has systematized forage crop regulation in national forests, generating an annual income near 2.6 million dollars for the federal treasury. Nominal grazing fees and range allotments have placed national forest ranges under practical, profitable administration.
An old lady questions a veteran about his wartime experiences in France. He replies he had five engagements and survived less than perfectly, adding with a twist that he married the fifth. The piece reflects a wartime humor tone from the American Legion Weekly.
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