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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1926
Page
3
A Brookline woman and her young daughter ride an elevated train. A man who likes children smiles and winks at the child. The child asks the mother to wink back, saying she cannot.
A concise admonition stresses the value of health and appearance, urging readers to quit worrying as time is limited and two vital resources are health and looks. The piece likens worry to indulgence in excess that harms well being and attractiveness.
Oxalic acid is recommended to bleach oak floors at one pound per gallon of water. Add a little spirits of water to the solution. Apply with a brush not by finger-held rag. When desaturated areas dry, wash thoroughly to remove all acid and prevent poisoning.
Off Ishinds near New Zealand locals note tuateras as ancient flying creatures. They feature a pineal gland on the head that is described as a third eye according to the lore.
Wattle and dab is an ancient wall method using upright stakes with twisted binders and plaster. Egyptians used maize stems for uprights secured with witches and mud. maize tops left uncut to raise height. In medieval England it served as a framework for clay chimneys.
The text praises the mule for longevity endurance and low maintenance compared to the horse. It notes the animal’s mix of stubbornness and willingness, temper and sullenness, slyness and docility, and calls for understanding and gentle yet firm guidance to persuade it to do unusual tasks.
The quote recalls Samuel Johnson and Boswell with Mrs Thrale noting Ramblers as a doorway to Johnsonian thought. Christie attributes a Preface praise to Johnson the Essayist, highlighting themes of human existence and noble sentiment.
The piece notes Yiddish arose from Jewish migration from Germany into Russia and Poland in the 15th century. It explains Jews spoke German, learned local languages, and later descendants returned to Germany while absorbing Slavic elements and Hebrew.
A Scottish boy is asked his occupation by an Australian Commonwealth Inspector. The youth’ s bemused reply and the inspector’s clarification reveal he is simply eating a sweet.
The article surveys the long history of English trade marks from 1286 when bakers were required to mark bread, through Edward III and Henry V regulations for goldsmiths and barrels, to 1420 marks used by the London Coopers and Holmes's 1688 observations, noting that many modern British companies retain seventeenth century devices.
Entomology bureau reports well grown moth larvae in fur and wool stored at 24 to 48 degrees Fahrenheit, mostly around 40, remained alive after 6 to 11 months. Larvae in fur helmets stored February to December produced adults by mid January with many eggs hatching. refrigeration six months left larvae inactive with no damage to adults or eggs.
Tungsten or wolfram is a metallic element isolated by the d Elhujart brothers in 1783 after Scheele isolated tungstic acid in 1771. It occurs in wolframite and scheelite, is common in tin ores, and hardens steel for tools. Coolidge refined it to a malleable, ductile form and tungsten wire is used for incandescent lamp filaments.
The saying mind your P s and Q s likely began as a printer’s warning about the reverse impression of type on paper and common confusion between the lower case p and q, though several other theories exist.
The text lists sayings attributed to Solon Chile Pittacus Bias Periander Cleobulus and Hales tied to ancient Greek wisdom. It notes inscriptions once in the Derybian temple reflecting on knowledge action and caution in daily life.
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