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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1918
Page
4
The text argues that cultivating a system or habit of organization is crucial. It notes it comes easily to some but must be learned through persistence, with early starts being best though never too late to change. It warns against returning to chaotic methods after youth.
The passage argues that physical courage in war stems from reduced perception and is justified by generosity to a cause. It describes risking life as joyful sacrifice and spiritual intoxication, and notes mass courage reveals deep collective emotion.
The excerpt surveys marriage adages from several cultures. Italians urge blind trust when marrying and buying horses. Hindu wisdom warns against second thoughts after a wife's first counsel. Irish proverb proclaims a wife as a man’s best fortune.
The article notes Dr. Roland Ross in Calcutta in July 1898 discovered malaria parasite spores concentrate in the mosquito salivary glands. He explains that infection occurs when these spores are injected into human blood via mosquito saliva, explaining a key mechanism of transmission.
A sailor notes the dangers of carrying heavy loads like cane sugar and coffee. The cane sugar in casks in a hot hold causes foul odors that nauseate sailors and ruin appetites, making voyages with such cargo particularly hard. Coffee is described as equally disagreeable and hazardous.
The Ohio Journal notes the daily noon practice of leaving the business place to lunch from eleven to two, sometimes longer, and remarks that eating has become the main purpose of the day while callers wait. It contrasts modern lunch hours with former habits of going home for dinner or taking a personal lunch.
Rev Harry Howe Bogert argues the draft improves men physically morally and intellectually. He cites camps discipline Thanksgiving blessings and class bias lessons noting soldiers from crackers to millionaires benefit and the war will purify nations and the world.
The Kansas City Times notes Quebec would face a practical problem in seceding from Canada to avoid military duties as there is no suitable land or nation to join that would relieve it of its obligations.
A music publisher sold the song Over There to another publisher for 25000 dollars. Columbia Record notes the price may reflect wartime demand and value.
Poem urging readers to offer praise and encouragement to loved ones while they live. It emphasizes that a tombstone cannot read praise after death and stresses timely appreciation from friends. The verse repeats the message that kind words sustain and strengthen the living.
A Kansas City Star opinion note warns that popular tools of revolution can outlive their founders, comparing early French revolutionaries' fondness for the guillotine with lasting effects beyond their era.
The article explains obtaining opaque black paper from roll film cartridges or film developers. It advises having a plate photographer or dealer supply a handful of the material, then cutting it to size and storing it flat under pressure until needed.
Fragmentary text from a town notice page mentions individuals and dates but is largely garbled. It references names such as Gambardella and others, with scattered dates like January and January 2, and notes about a town, a misreading of signs, and references to a divorce or death that are not clearly outlined.
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