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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1915
Page
8
Frances bursts into tears after school at a scene of an orphaned boy with ragged stockings shoes and no hat she says his parents are both orphans too and her mother heart aches in sympathy as reported by the Pittsburgh Press.
An English scientist asserts that women’s feet are shrinking as he cites a study on historical feet. He argues modern feet are more shapely than those of ancestors or savage races, suggesting damages from ill fitting footwear may have been overstated.
Experiments in France show that aralic numerals displayed from the ground provide the best signals for aviators. Researchers tested visibility of white numerals on black backgrounds to improve legibility for pilots.
Ma Tallgrass and Hiram Tallgrass discuss a newspaper report claiming Deacon Medders’s son Jim spent ten thousand dollars on a serial purchase ten years ago in the city. They joke about using the buy for breakfast food.
A magazine editor rejects a story because the author writes under a non de plume. The author reveals his real name John Smith, a household word in English language literature, prompting a sharp exchange about identity and publication norms.
A French inventor proposes a device to eliminate misdeals by automating the card dealing process. The machine aims to ensure fair dealing and reduce human error in games.
The first patent for producing nails by machinery was granted in 1617 to Sir Davis Bulmer. He introduced a nail making machine that addressed the high time cost of handmade nails and received substantial support from the British government.
The article notes nails were largely handmade until late in the eighteenth century and contrasts England's rapid adoption of machine made nails with slower foreign progress. It mentions France used wired nails for carpentry but continued hand hammering until about 1850.
A nervous old woman asks the druggist if the predicine is mixed right. The apothecary replies he followed the doctor’s orders but cautions against claiming exact accuracy.
The excerpt presents a stark, satirical plea for war violence that invites divine aid to devastate enemy soldiers and civilians. It condemns slaughter, widows’ grief, and widespread destruction as a critique of war’s preached patriotism and its dehumanizing rhetoric.
The gaucho, or cowboy of the plains around the Rio de la Plata basin, has inspired song and story as much as his North American counterpart. He is not always a cowboy but a rover, whose frontier knowledge aided Argentina’s Patagonian development.
A description notes that shrapnel shells are filled with shrapnel bullets and about a pint of boiling resin to hold all pieces in place until discharge.
Pasquale Vallaro pleaded guilty to carrying a concealed weapon a long knife and was sentenced to 30 days in Providence County Jail by Judge F H Hammill. He appealed and provided $300 surety.
A New York inventor showcases an improved torpedo propelled by electricity and guided by a single insulated wire. An automatic depth regulator maintains the required depth while the operator can reveal the torpedo’s location by a water jet or a light beam.
A young mosquito asks if humans are stronger than insects, and a parent replies that humans are stronger but the mosquitoes can compensate with greater mobility, suggesting strategic advantage in attack.
A Italian scientist develops apparatus that records earth movements minutes before a seismograph indicates them, signaling an advance in early earthquake detection.
An end user testimonial from San Francisco in 1915 touts Sloan's Liniment as relief for Chronic Rheumatism and stiff neck after a few days of use. The letter claims rapid improvement and notes the product cost 25 cents at druggists.
We have a full line of clothing for men women and children including suits coats shoes fur sets skirts dresses petticoats corset covers and children's outfits. Infants christening sets and holiday toys are in stock along with sweaters underwear hosiery gloves trousers hats shirts and shirtwaists. Green Trading Stamps available for your benefit.
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