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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1922
Page
4
The Scientific American describes tests for identifying real diamonds. One method uses a glass substitute and a sharp edge to probe the surface, while a harsher test involves heating stones with borax then cooling in water. glass imitations break, but genuine diamonds endure.
A boy named Mohamed Mustapha, known as Mohamed Hamimedavi, found a bottle with a paper in the Indian Ocean that surfaced in the Red Sea near British Somaliland. He delivered it to a British agent who sent it to Washington. The native keeper believed a fortune lay within and returned months later with a hydrographer’s note, asking why the draft could not be cashed locally.
The piece recalls Dickens early years from 1821 to 1845 at the brook house where financial distress touched his family yet sparked his literary fire. A lumber room yielded Robinson Crusoe Arabian Nights Tales of the Genii and Smollett and Fielding. His schoolmaster Mr Miles encouraged him and sent a silver snuffbox inscribed to the Inimitable Hoy when Pickwick was published.
A U.S. textile mill operates at full capacity with no layoffs and continued scientific staff. Its president credits ongoing research for staying four to five years ahead, producing uniquely dyed fabrics with no competition and planning further research expansion.
The piece notes that one fourth of animals caught in steel traps are worthless and fifteen percent escape by chewing off a leg. Many are killed by other animals and all suffer lingering torture. The American Humane Society offers prizes totaling $300 for essays explaining the cruelty and remedies.
Experiments challenge the view that sulphur in soil offers little fertility aid. They argue sulphur is crucial, with continuous cropping and low fertilization causing sulfur loss that atmosphere or capillary action cannot replace. Researchers advocate sulfur-containing fertilizers for frequently cropped lands.
The article explains how citrus ants and oranges use bursts of oil from glands to ward off mold spores and invaders. It describes electric-like spray from rind cells, visible under lens as waxy, oil-filled chambers that release oil when disturbed, creating a protective barrier around the fruit.
A historical excerpt discusses how fear and courage balance in normal people. It cites Dr Samuel Wyllis Bandler noting distinct balances between male and female endocrine glands. The piece links these differences to varying instincts and emotions between the sexes.
A veteran business leader’s childhood tale illustrates spontaneous genius. At six, he wished to trade a lantern with a playmate and asked his father for guidance. The father advised using judgment, prompting the boy to propose trading after removing the oil. This anecdote, cited by the Wall Street Journal, parallels the idea that genius appears full formed.
In a Jura village a French innkeeper’s domestic life fell apart after a jealous Austrian-born Sophie plotted revenge. She destroyed furnishings and opened wine taps, soaked the wreckage with petrol and set it alight, tossing their savings as flames rose. She then hanged herself from a tree as neighbors fought the blaze.
An Indianapolis family adopted a boy from an orphanage years ago and tried to settle in. When the woman sends her daughter upstairs for a box, the boy volunteers to go. He insists he knows where the items are and guides her to the pantry behind the closet.
Scientific American reports an Italian engineer developed a zinc copper alloy named Black Metal that is stronger than steel and less corrodive than copper. It features the highest breaking point and elasticity limits, perfect homogeneity, and superior heating and chemical resistance. Casting, machining, rolling, forging, drawing, and stamping are said to be possible, with potential replacement for steel brass and aluminum.
A US Geological Survey paper on the Can ning river region in northern Alaska notes ground ice occurrence and reviews the literature in depth. It concludes the two common varieties are burial of river ice by sediments and in place growth of vertical ice wedges.
A mother and impresario discuss a young singer's potential public debut. The impresario agrees the daughter could become a fine movie actress, noting her vocal talent and stage presence.
Asis Magazine recounts a samurai boy's near fatal trial at age twelve. He faces a ritual suicide with a naked sword after family shame. An uncle's lesson nearly ends in tragedy before a reprieve stops him, proving his courage under pressure.
Historians praise Harriet Lane niece of President Buchanan as the prettiest woman to rule White House social life She was a blond with rare gold hair deep blue eyes and a beautiful mouth Her health and fitness impressed contemporaries as she beat a gaudy rival in a race excelled at harp poetry and dancing like a feather
The narrator invites a view of the eastern desert from a high point as afternoon sun sharpens passes and shadows stretch over sands. Sunlit San Bernardino peaks glow to the south and Mo jave stretches lie to the north while distant Arizona mountains fade into the sky with pink desert valleys and lilac ranges between.
Mrs Plozi recalls a public spectacle as Robert and Charles fly in a new air balloon chariot guided by Pilatre de Rosier from the Tuilleries. The crowd notices orderly decorum amid the novelty and bustle surpassing a crowded London theater.
A verse fragment presents a playful exchange about Angeline's honesty and half hose, framed as a line from a 8S: 8-What did she say? K. T.-None of my business. Iowa Frivol.
John Alexander McCormack, vice commander of the American Legion, praises the navy while noting his transfer to the Navy Tuberculosis Hospital at Fort Lyon Colorado. He joined at seventeen, aided Kearsarge survivors after a turret explosion, helped capture Vera Cruz, and led hospital efforts at Brest and St Angers.
In St Paul Minnesota ex soldiers are directed to John Lambros owner of a restaurant. Lambros feeds 600 men at cost during a recent St Paul armory celebration. Born in Greece he has lived in the United States for three years and is praised as a friendly American.
A Berkeley edition of the American Legion paper is prepared by a local post. Alien soldiers and sailors are still taking out citizen papers at about 700 monthly. Ex service men in Alio Hawaii enjoy a private health resort funded by citizens. Three ex-soldiers released from Tulsa jail for attempting to find work. Two foreign born conscientious objectors are denied citizenship by a Toledo judge praised by the Tony Wroblewski post of the Legion.
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