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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1914
Page
4
The article notes that tree agriculture is old and has progressed in hot regions. It cites about 60 million coconut trees in Ceylon valued near 200 million dollars, supplying much food. It also mentions Pacific date palms and European chestnuts and olives as examples of cooler climates.
Quotation from The Greenwich Magistrate notes that some people enjoy comfort but turn ill at the sight of work. It reflects a sharp critique of reluctance to labor and the instinct to avoid effort when faced with tasks.
A commentary argues that marriages between American and French spouses should sign ante-nuptial agreements before living in France. Without one, France’s community regime grants the husband control over property and debts, potentially leaving the wife penniless if the husband incurs debts or mismanages assets.
The Gaelic alphabet links most letters to trees. Modern Gaelic uses 18 letters, with g t u as ivy furze heath not objects. The beth luis nuin name reflects first letters and tree lore in the old system.
A committee chair asks a candidate to accept a nomination describing him as strong brave and self reliant. The man is moved yet hesitates to confirm, saying he must see if his wife will permit acceptance before replying.
When you catch a cold or begin to cough, use Dr Bell's Pine Tor Honey for quick relief. It penetrates throat and lung linings and fights germs. The Williams family of Hamilton Ohio endorses it as a dependable remedy. 25c at your druggist.
Berlin declares two new German weapons have been perfected a long range howitzer claimed to reach 27 miles and a dirigible floating mine controllable up to 20 miles from shore by electricity. The secrecy surrounding their construction suggests immediate use or deployment.
A report from the Vosges near St Die details German grenadiers hidden among a party of French women refugees wearing French uniforms. The group fled when French artillery opened fire, skirts raised revealing boots. Many of the assailants were killed.
In a discussion with John Wilson Croker, Wellington says the English regiments were happiest when beef was plentiful, the Irish in wine regions, and the Scots when pay dollars arrived. He notes this as an epigram but asserts it reflected reality and that later campaigns showed improved spirits, order, and discipline after uniting temperaments during the Pyrenees crossing.
The text portrays the Zulu as propertyless except for his hut and a strict prophecy against foresight. It likens his lifestyle to a bird that stores nothing for tomorrow and notes his head adornment with feathers while lacking body clothing beyond coarse cloth.
A printer obeys a directive to spell Sunday as Sab bath in a United Presbyterian weekly. The editor reads the issue and dies of shock after seeing Billy Sabbath billed as conducting meetings in the town next month.
The text explains that an adult has about twenty eight pounds of blood and each heart beat moves ten ounces through the circulatory system. It notes pulse rates averaging 120 per minute in infants, 80 in adults, and 60 in old age, with women having slightly faster rates than men.
The first U S sawmill is said to have operated at Jamestown with boards exported in June 1607. A water powered mill was in use in 1625 near the site of present Richmond, illustrating early colonial timber operations.
A fragmented sale listing shows seedless raisins and mixed nuts with assorted prices per package and hints of fruit products like currants and citron. It also mentions various coffees with stamp offers and promotional freebies tied to purchases, including Alaska salmon and peaches in syrup.
In Berlin a patriotic campaign urges replacing Russian French and English disease terms with German equivalents. If no German word exists Latin or Greek terms may be used. A committee is proposed to compile acceptable German equivalents for commonly borrowed terms.
German postal authorities publish a table of Germanized city names in Belgium and annexed northern France. Calais becomes Kales Dunkirk Dunkirchen Lille Rys sel Boulogne Boonen Besancon Bisanz Nancy Nanzig Epinal Vasoul Spienelen Wisel.
Swanton Vermont reports a local company awarded a two and a half million dollar contract to supply rifle cartridges to a belligerent nation at war. The plant will be expanded with new machinery and operate day and night on three shifts for at least a year.
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