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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1928
Page
3
The Jesuits report early remedies using alum and honey for typhus. English bees are called the white man fly. Quebec hive counts rise from 41 285 in the census to 1 001 000 pounds of honey by 00 968 hives, with annual province totals near 4 million pounds extracted and 300 000 pounds comb honey.
The article notes how flower names trace to proper nouns, citing the Japanese flower wigtaria named to honor Casper Wistar, an anatomy professor at the University of Pennsylvania, and the gentian named for Illyrian king Gentius. It mentions Quassia named after Quassi, a Suri native who used its bark as fever remedy.
Archaeologists report a wooden wheel of a chariot in a Kish tomb dating to 3200 B C. The wheel shows wooden disks bound by rims and studded with copper rivets on the rolling surface, indicating early wheel construction.
The article describes diverse practices where women initiate marriage or divorce in Indo Chinese districts and Aswam tribes, often keeping home and children and sometimes the husband’s property. It notes Bonda Porfas tests where a man endures pain to win a wife, and Kalabit women in Borneo control courtship.
An American Academy of Optometry convention presented a humorous defense of calling a near alighted driver a poor fish. The rationale: myopia stems from remnants of fishlike eye divergence causing eye strain as the inner eye muscles attempt to straighten vision.
A column quotes E. W. Howe's Monthly praising traditional womanhood amid suffrage changes. It notes a spinster who blames men for her status, yet occasionally displays natural feminine charm. The piece contrasts admired womanhood with the rising flapper stereotype and male gaze.
The passage recalls a former royal adviser who advised candid speech. He notes that speaking an untruth preserves a conscience and avoids harm, arguing that honesty remains the surest defense against court intrigues.
Nitrogen and helium are inert gases unlikely to react with other substances. Nitrogen can be produced by oxygen removal from air or decomposition of ammonium compounds. Helium is found in natural gases or separated from air by distillation or by passing over heated magnesium.
A method to confirm diamond quality and detect imitations was developed by M. Malaval of Lyons police laboratory and Professor Locard. Stones are photographed under ultraviolet light through a screen, yielding brilliant images for top stones and shadows for inferior ones.
The article presents kid friendly sandwich ideas using Swiss cheese. It details Sky Scraper sandwiches with ham, tomatoes, lettuce and condiments, plus variations like Swiss and Ham on Rye, Switzerland Sardine, and a Ribbon Sandwich with pimiento and watercress.
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