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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1933
Page
6
In the Middle Ages, lending at interest faced religious and ethical critique. Loans for consumption under stress were seen as exploiting a neecing brother, with repayment of principal considered a compromise of Christian principles. The opposition rested on objective value and the idea money is consumable, having no inherent value apart from use.
A passage notes the ruffed grouse beats its wings with force creating a wind that flattens leaves and grasses in front of the drum log. The drumming marks the cock partridge during mating season according to Our Dumb Animals.
The article credits Dr. Oscar Riddle Robert Bates and Simon Dykshorn of Cold Spring Harbor with finding the hormone prolactin, a pituitary secretion from cattle and sheep glands. Injection into rabbits and guinea pigs induced milk secretion, highlighting its value for infant nutrition.
A Schnauzer is praised as an ideal household pet especially with children. It is keen and alert, ready to challenge trespassers, yet is sensible and even tempered, not quarrelsome when properly trained.
The observer appointed under the ordnance office planned to devise new star tables with a salary around 500 per year and provide free instruction to two bluecoat boys. His first observatory was in the Tower of London while Greenwich work continued, from which he began a 3 000 star catalogue.
In Graz the Landeszeughaus houses medieval arms and armor sufficient to outfit 14 000 soldiers. Yet none of the armor fits a modern six foot tall man, and the weapons are too unwieldy for today’s bearer. The collection includes Austrian mercenaries and gear once used against Ottoman incursions.
The world class stamp collection of Count Philip von Ferri ar ied Galliera was valued in the millions and stored in Paris. After his 1917 exile, Lausanne, French courts seized the alien property and sold 25 000 items at public auction over four years. Proceeds totaling 937000 dollars were turned over to German reparations.
A detailed family history tracks birth and death dates for 2859 members to test hereditary life span. Findings show longer lived ancestors yield longer descendants and that factors like work and childhood diseases influence lifespan, while medical advances have raised average expectancy over the last century.
A historical note explains porky tonk as a restaurant type in London's Limehouse district. It ties the term to Chinese influenced music with deep drum bass and suggests the phrase echoes the words honky tonk. The cafes featured towers of dance girls and opium as attractions used during World War II Parisian nightlife.
The eastward China trade routes ran from Persia through Khurasan Balkh and the Pamir plains to Kuash gar Yarkand and Khotan then across the desert to Tangut near the Great Wall. An alternate route went down to Hormuz by sea. Samarcand Bokhara rose as key stations with well policed paths in Tamerlane's era.
Ohio Health News notes pneumonia is a general term for acute or subacute lung inflammation caused by various germs. It frequently follows measles influenza and other infections and can end chronic illness in heart disease tuberculosis and diabetes. Osler is quoted stating pneumonia may be the friend of the age, sparing the elderly from lingering decay.
Eczema and asthma are both caused by hypersensitivity where the person reacts to certain foods or environmental factors such as plant pollens or animal dander. The text notes individuals with eczema may also have asthma or vice versa.
The article notes storks are revered and protected in Holland Denmark and Germany with nests seen as blessings, while in Italy the superstition has little hold.
A Kansas City Star writer rejects hypnotic eye methods for animal trainers noting that big cat handlers rely on bluff and swift footwork. The trainer must prove mastery in every encounter and return to work after any injury or hospital stay.
Singing birds favor conspicuous perches to attract attention. They crown bushes trees and posts and sing from the wing sometimes. The European Skylark is famed for flight songs and Horned Larks are similarly notable.
In Bristol Nebraska the executors Flavious E Gordon and Charlie F Gordon request the will and probate be filed in the Saunders County court. The court schedules a formal consideration for June 26, 1938 at 2 PM in Bristol with fourteen days of publication in the Bristol Phenix. Parties with interests may appear.
The 1930 census lists five cities with populations above one million. New York leads with 6,930,400, followed by Chicago 3,376,400, Detroit 1,568,600, Los Angeles 1,238,000, and Philadelphia 1,195,900.
Isabelle Frederick Weeden estate administratrix Lilian T Wilson seeks final account and distribution order. Hearing set for June 26 1933 at 2 PM in Bristol Probate Court with fourteen days of public notice. Probate Clerk John W Church records the order.
William A Francis of Bradenton Florida executor of Julia S Francis deceased presents a copy of the lost will. Probate court in Manatee County orders letters testamentary granted with Rhode Island and Bristol estates referenced. Hearing set for June 1933 at 2 PM before Clerk John W Church.
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