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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1922

Page

7

Fumes Prompt Laughs Shared In Humorous Clip

A fragment from a Boston Transcript aside notes the irony of a rugged boy scout begging his mother not to smoke. A playful exchange from Syracuse Orange Peel shows two men missing recognition after a hiccup filled greeting.

Boston Transcript

Life as Two Currents of Events and Thoughts

A reflective note contrasts two life currents: incoming events and opportunities, and the inner impulses and thoughts directed at others. It frames life as a balance between external happenings and internal communications shaping relationships.

No Nuts Served With 85 Cent Dinner Cited in Boston Transcript

A Boston Transcript notice reports a restaurant advertising policy limiting nut inclusion with an 85 cent dinner. The brief item notes consumer signage and potential dietary restrictions.

Boston Transcript

Labrador Rising From Sea Levels Noted by Shoreline Features

An official authority states Labrador is slowly lifting from the sea. Evidence cited includes raised beaches along shorelines where slopes are not too steep, appearing in multiple levels.

Labrador Venus

It All Depends on a Kiss and Divorce

Adam Breede quips that a kiss a day might deter divorce but only if the kiss is for the spouse. He notes many divorces arise from a daily kiss given to the wrong girl, a pointed remark from a Brooklyn Eagle piece.

Adam Breede Adam Brooklyn Eagle

Early diving bell feats by Greeks before eighteen hundred

The passage notes that the diving bell was not mentioned before the sixteenth century and records an 1588 Greek exhibition before Charles V, where divers descended into deep water in an inverted kettle.

Charles V

Fish as Staple in Chinese Diet Through History

The article notes that fish has long been a chief article of diet in China, highlighting its central role in traditional Chinese cuisine and daily meals.

China

Suburbanites Debate Hat Color and Psychoanalysis

Two on a New York subway discuss a pale woman and her flame colored hat. They claim subconscious motives behind fashion choices, while the woman reveals she did not choose the hat but was given it.

New York Sun

Gypsy Bands in Hungary Music and Myth

There is a vivid note on Hungarian gypsy musicians who often read no music yet create deep expressive sounds. The czimbalom and violin dominate, with the czimbalom tailored to Hungarian style. The piece cites Leland and Helen Ware on gypsy prowess and emotion over formal notation.

Hungary Leland Helen Ware

Roman Woman Fabiola First Recorded Nurse in History

Fabiola, a Roman woman around A D 380, founded a hospital and convalescent home for the poor after embracing Christianity. She started a society of wealthy women trained as nurses, while later women nurses faced loss of dignity as 12 workers at St Bartholomew's London in 1544. The shift to trained nursing emerged as doctors at New York Hospital began lectures on scientific cleanliness in 1790.

Fabiola St. Bartholomew's Hospital London New York Hospital

Telegraph language varies by operator study shows

Government investigators found telegraph operators all share a telegraphic language unique to each person yet mutually understandable. The greatest four letter word rate is 49 words per minute. Typical rate ranges 20 to 24 four letter words per minute. Senders often slower than receivers for beginners.

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THE Bristol “Y Both Colin T. Holm A. P. Nerone Hope Street Mammoth Cave Union Shay Hic Syracuse Industrial Trust Company U. S. Government Securities Tau Rhode Island Massachusetts Connecticut Banking Houses Snes Board OF Directors Samuel M. Nicholson Joshua M. Addeman H. Martin Brown Eben N. Littlefield Exra Dixon Lyman B. Goff James R. MacColl Harold J. Gross John S. Holbrook Edward H. Rathbun Henry A. Hoffman Alfred M. Coats Edward B. Aldrich Florriman M. Howe Frederic W. Howe Walter F. Angell Frederick L. Jenckes Edgar J. Lownes LeBaron B. Colt James H. Higgins George L. Shepley Harry ‘Parsons Cross Paul C. Nicholson Joseph W. Freeman Howard Johnson Greene Forrest W. Taylor Providence Pascoag Pawtucket Newport Warren East Providence Woonsocket Bristol Wickford Lanier Adventure Magazine L. F. Cohen the Watchmaker St. Michael’s Church Bristol E. E. Couillard D. C Bristol Baking Sreet Zepp YY. M. C. A. Barber Shop Y. D. Barber Frank B. Silvia Prop Expo Electricians Maes Stitt Bradford ST
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