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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1921
Page
6
The essential point in all flower arrangement is form and balance without perfect symmetry found in nature. Stalks and branches are carefully bent and twisted with delicacy to conceal artificial alteration and achieve the desired effect.
Ohio State Journal notes a statistician's claim of a single chance in 29889 for a house to burn, while observing women wear crepe de chine nightgowns at risk of fire.
A Glasgow Herald note reports a puzzling epitaph on a Cornish tombstone where a crown was cut out, causing doubt about the inscription. An ingenious stonecutter devised an excellent abbreviation to fit the space.
A Boston Transcript note comments on orators who pace the stage before speaking and jokes that such pacing is a speaker's preamble. The observation contrasts hurried start with deliberate rhythm in public addresses.
The text notes only one national bank in the United States, the Bank of North America in Philadelphia, and explains a special act of Congress is needed to allow a national bank to operate without naming itself as a national bank.
A brief piece notes some men, when their temper flared, hacked at a tree in anger while others lack a tree nearby to vent. The observation contrasts impulse with available outlets in daily life.
Chief Kelley reports a body found matching the description of Pita Ole identified as from the Sagamore owned by Dyer Teention Company. The deceased, said to be despondent, came from Portland Maine and arrived in Providence weeks earlier. Portland police have not replied.
A German inventor introduces cellon as a substitute for glass or fox Vacquer. It can be cut with scars or a knife and heated above 100 degrees Celsius to become a malleable mass that rehardens when cooled. The material is called cellon.
In Norway bears roam remote districts and constantly watch poles for climbing, sitting on cross bars, and swaying them until poles fall. The bears’ pole mania risks telegraph and telephone infrastructure in these areas.
A simple method to test water involves a clean pint bottle and half a teaspoon of granulated sugar. After sealing tightly place in a warm spot for two days. cloudiness or milky appearance indicates the water is unfit for domestic use.
The text notes two jugular veins on each neck side with external veins just under the skin draining head and neck regions while internal veins carry blood from the lateral sinus to the heart, mentioning Theresa in passing.
The quote warns against frequent use of the word impossible. It argues nothing good comes from insisting on impossibility and suggests a mindset shift toward possibility and effort. The speaker cautions against defeatist language in pursuit of goals.
The article recounts how Charles XIV John of Sweden and Norway bore the red Liberty cap and the motto Death to Kings on his right arm. Originating from Bernadotte’s early republican days in France the tattoos puzzled observers until his death in 1844 when the meaning finally emerged.
A Virginia farmer observes his sheep stampede to a central patch where a rattlesnake was crushed under the hooves. The throng of sheep leaped in unison, spiraling away from the scene after the strike, leaving the snake’s mangled remains beside a briar clump.
The Boston Post endorses a barbless hook movement among Megantic and other clubs to spare fish. It argues true sportsmanship lies in giving fish a fair chance for life, noting barbed hooks injure trout and salmon while barbless hooks allow returns to water where fish may revive and be caught again.
Army engineers developed a rubber-tired searchlight mounted on a trailer pulled by a motor truck. The 600 inch dishpan type weighs 700 pounds, far lighter than the 6,000 pound previous model. It costs about one quarter as much and uses a thin metal marker with reinforced concrete backing.
Kerosene yields higher heat per pound than coal with about 19 000 heat units per pound versus 15 000 for high grade coal. Fuel costs hinge largely on relative supply and availability.
A little girl recalls the superintendent’s note that each child is apportioned six cents for Sunday school for the centenary. She tells her mother that only six cents are needed now, noting that five cents goes to Sunday school and one cent is the war tax, a remark attributed to Zion's Herald.
The Ramallah company of Jerusalem and New York has shipped several motor trucks with omnibus bodies for 25 passengers. They are the first of their kind sent to Palestine, signaling the arrival of modern buses in the Holy Land and drawing comparisons to Fifth Avenue.
A humorous Buffalo Express line contrasts a vacation plan with a financial guide, noting the phrase I must look in the book to set where I'll go on my vacation and the reply you mean a resort directory No my bank book.
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