Bristol Traffic Report Finds Summer Peak Above Weekday Levels
A study of Bristol bridge traffic shows August Sundays average 3721 vehicles and Saturdays 1677, with a peak 4159 on Sunday August 3. Summer traffic runs about three times winter levels and plans for street changes to reduce congestion include limited 10 minute parking and curb set backs on Hope Street.
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Court
Ines
State and
Hope Streets
State Street
Hope Street
Last Minute Luncheon Ideas That Have Genuine Appeal
Busy cooks can transform pre prepared ingredients into quick meals with simple guidance. Recipes include Deviled Rarebit with ham and eggs, a Winter Supper Salad with beans and relish, Quick Supper Stew with Boston baked beans, and Mexican Spaghetti using ham, pepper, and onion. Serves 6 to 8.
Ancient Olynthus Main Street Uncovered by Johns Hopkins
Johns Hopkins expeditions led by Dr David M Robinson excavate an OKlynthus city block on Main Street dating to 400 B C The site reveals pebble mosaic floors in red blue purple and white with myths such as Bellerophon and the Chimera The city once housed about 65000 people and was destroyed by Philip of Macedon in 348 B C
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Olynthus
Greece
B. C
Johns Hopkins University
David M. Robinson
Doctor Robinson
Bellerophon
Child of Earlier Days Shielded From the Sun
A Washington Post note reflects on how George Washington cared for his stepchildren addressing health and sun protection. It compares his era to modern practices with sunbathing and beauty regimes, mentioning Miss Custis and Dolly Madison in historical context.
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George Washington
Miss Custis
Dolly Madison
President Madison
Dolly Payne
Washington Post
Butterflies as Long Distance Travelers Across Europe
The article explains the Cabbage White and Painted Lady butterflies migrate vast distances each year. Cabbage White travels across Europe from breeding sites in milder regions, forming dense swarms that drift over Germany as if in a snowstorm. Painted Lady’s origin is Central Africa with Sahara crossings and journeys to northern shores, Iceland among arrival points.
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Baltic
Europe
Germany
Central
Africa
Sahara Desert
Iceland
The Two Dollar Bill Hoax and Political Corruption
The piece discusses myths about counterfeiters abusing two dollar bills and claims that politicians used two dollar notes to pay for votes. It notes rumors and the 1925 government effort to place two dollar bills in federal employee pay envelopes, which failed to popularize them.
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Ihe Ormun
Soni
Nouwo Tt Tae
Census to Disprove a Pamphlet on German Races
After 1870 the French pamphlet by Armand de Quatrefages accused Germans of Mongol traits. Virchow conducted a census of eye and hair color in six million German schoolchildren to refute the claim. The solemn census surprised some children yet confirmed the rebuttal.
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Virchow
Armand de Quatrefages
Ralph H. Major
Color and light: how colors arise and are perceived
The text explains white is not a spectral color but a mix of all wavelengths, while colors arise from light wavelengths of varying lengths. It notes black and white are treated as colors in popular usage, and discusses color production versus reflection on white paper.
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Bristol
Newport
Newport County
Mt Hope Bridge
Providence
Fall River
Charges Preferred Against Bristol Chief of Police
Patrolman Henry J. Sylvia Jr accuses Bristol Chief Richard J. Kavanaugh of improper attentions to Sylvia’s wife, neglect of duty, beat changes leaving areas unprotected, and unauthorised absence from Jan 25 to Jan 31 1932. The Town Council may set a hearing date after a seven day notice prior to the council meeting.
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Kavanaugh
Henry J. Sylvia, Jr
Richard J. Kavanaugh
Providence Journal
Evening Bulletin
Sylvia
Bristol
Richard J Kavanaugh
Henry J Silvia, Jr
Sant
Henrys Sylvia, Jr
Rhode Island
Henry J Svivia Trans
Henry J Sylvia Jr
Richard J Kavanaug
Henry Jo Svivia, Jr
Sail
Richard J
Sheriff proposes council action on town security
Henry J Sylvia Jr as Chief of Police submits that the Town Council may take such action as seems advisable necessary and proper under the circumstances.
Greta Garbo in Susan Lenox Her Fall and Rise
Greta Garbo soars in Susan Lenox Her Fall and Rise directed by Robert Leonard from David Graham Phillips novel. Clark Gable co stars as the man who leads her astray in this dramatic screen portrait of a Swedish farm girl’s rise to fame and wealth.
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Greta Garbo
Susan Lenox
David Graham Phillips
Robert Leonard
Garbo
Clark Gable
Noted director Leonard crafts vivid drama with strong cast
Leonard directs a film from a noted novel adaptation with Wanda Tuchock as adaptor and Zelda Sears and Leon Gordon providing dialogue. The picture features a supporting cast led by Jean Hersholt John Mitlan Alan Hale Hale Hamilton Hilda Vaughn and others in a swift action laden production.
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Leonard
Wanda Tuchock
Zelda Sears
Leon Gordon
Jean Hersholt
John Mitlan
Alan Hale
Hale Hamilton
Hilda Vaughn
European Dairy Farming The Hohenheim System
The Hohenheim system is an intensive pasture fertilization and management method used across Europe. Pastures are divided into small fields grazed in rotation, proven highly successful. introduced in Germany about 30 years ago and named after Hohenheim, where Professor Warmheld studied it in 1918.
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Hohenheim
Europe
Germany
Warmheld
Bats Said to Emit Ultrasonic Sounds
Bats are described as producing sounds at such a high pitch that human ears cannot hear them, a peculiarity noted by observers.
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Josephine Gibson
Heins Foed Institute
Henry J Sylvia, JR
DE Meilleur
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Lake Placid
E. A. Skinner
Hope St
Bristol, R. L
Newman Bros
Ralston
Kenyon
N. B.C
Hamburg
Edison
Mazda
Best Foods
Newman’s
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