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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1917
Page
4
The text cites Bacon comparing riches to baggage that can hinder virtue and the army’s progress. It notes the Roman term impedimenta and warns riches cannot be spared or left behind without risking the march or victory.
A nonagenarian counsels reading newspapers and keeping youthful company to extend life. He believes in delaying old age and maintaining a lively outlook. The approach, while not guaranteed to reach a century, makes each moment worth living.
The passage argues that simply earning money does not prove success. It notes that wealth can show power to obtain money, but true success requires more than outward symbols like a mortarboard cap varsity attire or fraternity pins.
A reflective line states that a man's arrogance or humility aligns with his fortunes. It suggests character is shaped by circumstance and outcome.
A mixed record of maritime disasters and cross border fighting is reported. The Principe de Austurian sinks off San Sebastian with over 400 dead. Francisco Villa raids Columbus New Mexico, fires homes and kills an American. U S cavalry pursues Villa into Mexico. Carranza objects to foreign troops. By late March, two U S columns under Col. A Dodds and Gen Pershing advance. battles yield Mexican and Villista casualties. Other sea losses include the Steamer St Kirby in Lake Superior with 20 drowned and the Roanoke foundering off California with four crew lost.
A mid war chronicle notes Germany assuring the United States submarine warfare in the Mediterranean would follow international law, disavowing the Lusitania sinking and promising reparations for American lives lost while Sweden protests British commercial rights fractions. The record covers Feb to Dec events including naval actions, treaties, Irish rebellion, and U.S. domestic policy shifts.
A compact review notes King Constantine appealing to the United States, Japan's four to seven demands on China, Secretary of War Garrison resigning, and Wilson asking Congress to act on merchantmen. It lists Senate support for submarines, House approval of foreign policy, Brandeis appointment, and Iowa rejecting woman suffrage, plus conventions nominating Hughes and Roosevelt, with various Allied and Mexican border actions and election results.
A retrospective of 1916 highlights across the globe. Political upheavals, battles, treaties, and cultural events are recounted with brief notes on notable figures, places, and trends shaping the year.
A fragmented November clipping records golf champions, baseball pennants, and football results. Chapten Evans Jr. wins the national amateur golf title in Philadelphia. Giants extend a 21 game streak with a doubleheader sweep. Red Sox and Brooklyn claim pennants after decisive World Series games. College football shows Michigan over Syracuse 13 4, Ohio State 46 Indiana, Cornell 2 2 Michigan, Yale 10 Princeton, Brown 21 Yale 6, and Army 165 Navy, plus other regional results.
The 1847 Labrador fur post tale follows Donald Smith who built an extraordinary life from isolation. He bridged trading life with scientific farming, impressed the Smithsonian, saved money, and rose to Westminster Abbey as a notable North American pioneer. He describes a world of constant work and purpose rather than solitude.
A Youngstown Telegram op ed explains how rumors trigger bank runs, often causing unnecessary losses as deposits are withdrawn on fear alone. It notes most runs lack insolvency and that actual distress leads to unscheduled closures, urging accountability for those who spread panic.
The article traces early Hinduism in South India, noting Vishnu and Siva as current deities with roots in primitive serpent and tree worship. It highlights a seven headed serpent image in major temples and links serpent veneration to ancient human sacrifice and beliefs in rebirth through skin shedding.
The piece surveys Hebrew and Christian traditions on dreams as divine messages and signs of spiritual experience. It compares medieval figures like Luther and Saint Paul, noting their tendency to treat dreams as real events while seeking to understand their meaning and truth across centuries.
Opera began with ancient Greek choral declamation and dialogue. From those musical declamations the modern art form evolved through the librettos of Sophocles and Aeschylus.
A fragmented excerpt discusses thrift propaganda shaping public resolve to save. It likens sustained saving to building strength, comparing gradual self control to a Greek hero who trained by daily cart lifting until he became as strong as an ox.
The Milwaukee Journal notes how humorists have not been asked to serve as war reporters. It posits that someday the field may exhaust other writing roles and seek Stubblefield's preferred pipe mixture for commentary.
A short home tip suggests mixing vinegar and soda water to clean gilt frames. Use a camel hair brush dampened with the solution to dust and gently brush small sections at a time. The snippet also includes a humorous aside from Uncle Ezra about a bathrobe.
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