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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1927
Page
4
Dr Harvey W Wiley argues in Good Housekeeping that women are not the weaker sex. He asserts women surpass men in vitality and disease resistance, noting their longer life expectancy by two years and their role in childbirth and child welfare, while sharing similar work burdens.
A Cincinnati Enquirer note quotes a wife praising her husband John for good nature as his collar button endlessly rolls under the chiffonier, provoking his laughter even when pressed by time.
A historical note explains that the name Illinois derives from an Indian term meaning river of men. It highlights the linguistic origin and its translation rather than a broader cultural context.
Treat ferns by weekly soaking in lukewarm water overnight rather than frequent watering. Keep soil moist but not soggy and apply castor oil bi monthly near the roots. Biweekly mix ammonia in water to cool the plant and spray with soapy water to remove insects. Remove suckers to encourage thrift.
The article lists the seven classical follies of science as the quadrature of the circle the duplication of the cube the trisection of the angle perpetual motion transmutation of metals fixation of mercury and the elixir of life.
A concise takeaway stating that success stems from mental attitude and that the right mindset yields achievements in all undertakings.
More than 35 members and guests attended Sunday's outing at Fales Farm under Bristol Town Football Team auspices. The event featured a football team versus married men baseball game won 5 to 1 by the football team. Winning battery Mansi and Cappucci. losers Angelo Marabella and Tony Marabella. Rossi's Merry Makers provided music. Football practice to start Friday afternoon.
A scientist reports that the average person achieves only about eleven and a half minutes of absolute rest during an eight hour night, with muscular or mental activity occurring most of the time.
Poetic lines compare love to a fire rather than a vase kept alive. The verse emphasizes love as a moving flame that fades when extinguished, contrasting fragile floral imagery with enduring passion.
A fragment seems to cite a saying about the perils of partial knowledge and a widow’s fate, framed as a quirky hardware motto. The lines mix warning and wit, suggesting caution in judgment and the risks of incomplete understanding.
More than 50 members of the H Circle No A Daughters of Tiabelles attended a Nantasket Beach outing on Sunday. Two buses left Wood and State streets at 10 o'clock, with one returning about 9 30 p m and the other at midnight. Committee members included Miss Winifred Walsh chairwoman and several others. The group reported a good time despite chilly weather and rain.
Miss Bebe Hale entertained twenty four clerks of the National India Rubber Company Saturday afternoon at her Swansea home. The guests arrived by automobile and light refreshments followed. An informal program of music and whist preceded a salad supper served at five o clock.
A reflection from the Atlanta Georgian notes that moral judgment is about context not character and warns against simplifying a bad man as a lost cause. The line suggests accountability rather than excuse.
The 1883 scene describes a farmer wrongfully on the rails and a costly mishap that spurred Ashland Baxter to seek a safer warning. George Stephenson, visited at Alton Grange, devised the steam whistle after this incident, replacing the tin horn as the standard locomotive alert.
A visitor who left England 35 years ago says Britons now show less individuality and character. He blames games and uniformity for duller faces and fewer unique traits, recalling past friends who stood out as true characters with zest and distinct paths. London Chronicle.
The sora, a rall family marsh bird of North America, winters from the southern United States to northern South America. It inhabits fresh or brackish wetlands and is a poor flier though capable of long migratory flights. In some regions it is hunted as game under federal law during open season.
A New York political boss testifies before an investigating committee about how he recorded favors. He noted a name with a cross when a petition was to be granted and added a second cross if he changed his mind. He cites examples like crossing Smith and Jones to illustrate the phrase’s origin.
Dr Heinrich Handel Mazzetti of the Vienna museum explains the edelweiss, long associated with Switzerland, is actually an Asian immigrant. His research traces its distribution from the Near East through the Himalayas to Indo China and across China and Japan.
An Australian fish peddler uses a repeated scheme against a jilted woman by stopping at her home twice weekly. He carries a bag to the rear, returns to his cart, and lines up many empty beer bottles beside the car, while neighbors remain unaware.
The proverb notes that prosperity draws distant kin close while poverty drives even close relatives away. It asserts wealth has drawbacks and requires wisdom to balance riches and power, warning that fortune alters family dynamics and judgment.
The great auk, a marine bird related to razorbills guillemots and puffins, once frequented the Orkneys Hebrides and coasts of Scotland Iceland. No living specimen seen in sixty years and eggs fetched up to 13 dollars as a prized relic.
The text describes an ancient royal forest in western Nottinghamshire between Nottingham and Worksop, spanning about 200 square miles and famous for Robin Hood. A small portion near Rotterdam remains while most of the land is now private parks and country seats with little remaining woodland.
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