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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1923

Page

3

Duty and Courage in Duty and Horsemanship Tale

Roosevelt extols fearless duty and steady resolve while noting that any person can match a fearless partner if they choose. A historical example highlights remarkable horsemanship with Charles XII riding 1300 miles in two weeks at about 90 miles daily.

Father and Son Earn Eagle Badges in Salt Lake City

A father and his scout son earned the Eagle badge at a Salt Lake City court of honor showing how collaboration strengthens bonding and service in scouting. The father recalls their joint effort to complete merit badges, praising the program as a source of youth and purpose.

Salt Lake City

Scouts and Radio Interest in Local Wireless Service

Boy scouts are serving communities by locally transmitting government information and encouraging reception of the messages. The Radio Amateur bureau, formed by the U S Navy years ago, reserves numbers 1 to 100 on its list for scouts who can send and receive code at 20 words per minute.

United States Radio Amateur Bureau United States Navy

France's Tiger Scout Inspires Tiger Patrols Across France

Clemenceau met a boy scout group in Alsace and praised their work for la Patrie and citizenship. A lad saluted, calling him the Tiger, and Clemenceau jokingly offered a scouting opening. The Tiger patrols then clamored to enroll the veteran statesman in every patrol bearing the name.

France Clemenceau Alsace Aogrotp Seorts Stards la Patrie

Scouts Maintain Readiness Shoveling Snow in Yaki­ma WA

Troop 9 of Yakima Washington interprets Be Prepared by clearing snow from fire hydrants and nearby sidewalks during winter. Local scouts shovel around key civic access points to aid city services and public safety.

Troop Yakima Wash

Scout Patrol Watches for Glass on Malin Street

In Huntington Park California Troop 1 scouts patrol Malin Street daily to spot puncture hazards and broken glass. A proposed national field division would cover remote U S territories including Alaska Hawaii Puerto Rico Guam American Samoa Panama Canal Zone Philippine Islands and the Virgin Islands as part of the Outlying Possessions division.

Huntington Park Cal Troop Malin Street United States Boy Scouts of America National Field Department Alaska Hawaii Porto Rico Guam American Samoa Panama Canal Zone Philippine Islands The Virgin Islands

Cream of tartar from wine vats

By product of wine making is argol a crystalline salt that forms as alcohol rises during fermentation. It deposits in wine vats and when purified becomes cream of tartar used in baking powder. California is a large producer of this salt.

California

French mayor presides over odd marriage arraignment

A French mayor and former magistrate preparing to marry a couple delays the ceremony by addressing the groom as a prisoner and asking for his defense after the bride answers yes. The tableau blends civic role with theatrical confrontation in a humorous, surreal moment.

Molle X

Abbreviations Explained in Dictionary Style Notes

This excerpt defines q v as quod vide meaning which see and C as circa meaning about. It notes D denotes died used when only death date is known and birth date is uncertain. The passage clarifies abbreviation usage for dating and biographical references.

Plea for Co operation in athletic progress

A brief editorial urges men to try to break their own records rather than beat others. It argues true progress comes from personal improvement and cooperative competition rather than defeating rivals. The note reflects a call for constructive effort over rivalry.

Bird Well Named Ptarmigan Lagopus For Its Feathery Feet

Pliny credited with naming the Ptarmigan Lagopus due to its hare like feet. Thickly feathered legs extend to the claws to keep the bird warm on winter snow and cold plains high in the mountains.

Pliny

The Last Possessor Tale of Three Ethnic Rivals

An old Turk uses a gem in the bazaar to illustrate race differences. The Jew envied it, the Greek claimed it, and the Armenian smiles that you had it. The brief parable highlights envy ownership and shifting possession among three groups.

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