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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1916
Page
4
The passage explains that mulatto or halfbreed describes a person of mixed white and black heritage. It notes the term does not apply to crosses between other races and clarifies that mulatto and negro refer to part Negro ancestry only.
Springfield reader A E Lerche recommends Rexall Orderlies to prevent and treat blues caused by constipation. He claims the laxative calms nerves and improves mood, calling it the finest laxative for all ages and the best antidote for the blues.
Prof John Aitken argues in Nature that seeing is believing may apply in ordinary matters but not in color. He notes that no two eyes perceive colors identically and that this variation affects color perception beyond color vision deficiencies.
When literacy was scarce a ring with a device identified the bearer and marked authorship of documents. Its impression lent authenticity to letters and contracts, and today we retain the legal fiction by adding seals to documents.
The plum is one of the oldest fruits with early mentions of Thebes Memphis and Damascus for their prolific plum trees. Wild plums grow in Asia America and southern Europe, from which diverse domestic varieties were cultivated.
An elderly Dodger in the village split a query into sides, but says he will not explain either side since he is not interested and believes the listener would not understand. The Kansas City Star reports the remark as a proverb-like anecdote.
In Rome at the signing of the marriage contract a feast followed and the groom gave a ring to the bride. She wore it on the left hand ring finger because Romans believed a nerve ran from that finger to the heart. Early rings were iron or copper with a key motif signaling the wife held her husband's keys. later rings grew costlier and more elaborate.
A reflection on friendship and its fade due to selfishness and misunderstanding. The piece urges constant meditation on the virtues of the departed to crystallize those virtues in the survivor. It quotes Herbert Hubbard on the exalted qualities remembered through memory.
A 360 square mile tract near Estes Park County is set aside as a national forest reserve making it the highest of Uncle Sam’s parks at two miles in the air. It contains 200 lakes and its beauty drew Lord Dun Raven an Englishman to hire an artist and writer fifty years ago to paint and describe its wonders.
A discussion on how stars appear with points due to eye perception and atmospheric haze. It argues that stars are round like celestial bodies, and that brightness creates the illusion of points though no actual points exist.
A meditation on forgiveness describing it as a noble trait. It cites a man who claimed to forgive all, every night, suggesting true compassion immunizes against serious enmity.
Editor Josh Lotts of the Smileyville Express asks a farmer about subscribing. Hyperbole Medders replies that it would be a useless extravagance and cites his wife's memberships in social clubs as reasons. The exchange is framed by a local judge’s quip.
An old advertisement advises parents not to scold fretful children and promotes Kickapoo Worm Killer as a candy laxative remedy. It claims worms and constipation cause nervousness and fever and urges buying a 25 cent box at local druggists.
A descriptive piece on Cornwall art and St Ives noting Newlyn and St Ives as major painting centers. It describes St Ives origins, geography, summer homes, mild winters, and the town’s balance of art studios and pilchard fishing businesses with visitors.
The Christian Herald notes how towers in Jerusalem and deserts, along with walls, fortified towns, and wells anchored in East Jordan during Uzziah’s era, shaped defense and water supply. It recalls Shobek near Amman with 365 rock steps to water and limits of cultivation set by rifle range.
The article notes a shift in dietary views, citing a U S Department of Agriculture bulletin endorsing cheese as a cheap wholesome substitute for meat. Swiss investigator Dr Burri reports that regular cheese consumption correlates with resistance to intestinal diseases and typhus, with the Swiss army partly replacing meat rations with cheese.
The London Chronicle notes confusion over Kuprulu Veles or Kuprili names for a town in Saloniki vilayet. Turkish Koprulu relates to a family of statesmen from the 16th to 18th centuries, while Bulgarian Greek forms trace to Polybius era Bylazers.
A South Side matron buys a motor driven sewing machine and her mother opposes it saying she has sewn by hand too long to be converted. She rejects the machine noting too much tickety-scoot about it and recalling her mother's critique of similar innovations.
Experts in wood technology have perfected moisture meters that reveal wood water content. Green lumber fresh from saw holds 400 to 500 pounds of water per 1000 pounds. Fresh-cut wood is typically at least one third water, with some species containing twice as much.
The article surveys diverse beliefs about teeth from mothers avoiding infant gums to amulets and religious relics. It notes shark and elephant teeth in Samoa and Malabar islands, royal teeth in Buddhism, and mythic counts of teeth in ancient Persians. It also mentions teething rituals in England with bead necklaces and cautions against discarding first teeth.
A London Chronicle report describes a giant wasp specimen found in a chemist shop window. The two inch blue black insect resembles a hornet with yellow stripes and a long sting like apparatus. The larva bores into timber for years before emerging as an insect with four wings and yellow antennae.
An explanation of how light reflects off water and surfaces. The piece describes mirrors in water, the bending of light at air water interfaces, and how reflections from trees sky and grass appear along the bank. It notes how viewing angle affects visibility of the underwater world and mentions bottom reflections.
A physician notes open necks and heelless shoes aid aging beauty. Tight collars may hinder thyroid glands and disrupt hormonal balance among head throat and chest glands. Thymus glands in the chest are emphasized for growing girls as vital to vitality.
A Kansas City Star quip by Professor Pate notes the humor in identifying professions by responses to the word quack. If he quacks back, he is a duck. if he says it is none of your business, a doctor. if silent, a toad or a diplomat.
A famous athlete stays fit through tango training. The exchange notes the man is a wrestler rather than a sprinter, suggesting dance as conditioning for athletic peers.
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