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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1928
Page
4
Archaeologists report deciphering Sumerian and Hittite texts on clay tablets from a capital palace and temple. The tablets show Sumerian roots, translations into Hittite and Babylonian, and diplomatic Babylonian use, with names and residences often recorded by authors.
A House and Garden writer advises using a mixture of one ounce nicotine solution and one half ounce soap in water to control scale on ferns and other plants. Dip the plant and keep in shade 24 hours, then spray weekly. remove heavily infested fronds if infestation is extensive.
A wife and husband shop for ribbons on a Saturday afternoon. The man shows clear displeasure as he drags packages and leans on a counter. After a long search the wife abandons the hunt and they move on to another store amid lighthearted salesroom chatter.
Fire resistant construction makes structures able to burn out without collapse and with limited interior damage. They can resist heat from adjacent fires and slow spread, easing extinction and reducing danger to neighboring buildings.
A passerby jokes about a breakdown as a pair of legs protrudes from beneath a car. The muffled voice under the vehicle claims the scene is just a game of hide and seek with the works. A quip follows about the car’s power and a dozen horses bolting.
The text explains sound waves differ from light and electricity, traveling in various media with speed depending on material and temperature. It states light and electricity move through the ether at a constant speed and mentions other vibrations like X rays and wireless telegraphy rays as distinct.
In Damascus a pale dervishlike figure measures cloth for shrouds as merchants fear bankruptcy. Ali Bey notes shrouds are worn by pilgrims to Mecca, not the dead, and a fakir’s ragged robe is seen as fashionable for the rich. Historic sultans are interred in such garb.
A Montreal Family Herald writer rebuts a British professor who predicts homes vanish in fifty years. The essay argues love shapes and preserves homes, noting historic forms from wigwams to cliff dwellings and stressing that home endures despite changing customs and styles.
The seven seas denote all world oceans, with origins in Hindu, Persian, Roman, and Hebrew literature. Venetians used septem marta for seven seas. Kipling popularized the phrase in modern times with an 1896 poetry volume.
A young wife and her four year old niece leave a doctor's visit. The child asks where babies come from and the aunt says heaven and God. The child then questions why God does not provide a carriage, prompting a brief moral quip.
The spoken word unites society and engineers extend communication through electrical interconnection. This framework aims to link each societal unit's nervous system, forming a vast organism as evolution advances.
The Natural Bridge in Virginia formed by stream erosion. The present structure arose after roof collapse from water seeping through a fissure, following a bedding plane to a fall. The channel enlarged gradually, diverting the water from the bed below the ingress point.
A warm weather menu showcases Switzerland cheese with cold meats fresh vegetables hard cooked eggs and pickles. Dishes include Hors d Oeuvres a la Salese a decorative four strip plate, Swiss cheese jelly mold layers, tomato platter with cheese, impromptu platter with sardines and eggs, and Geneva Salad with potatoes and bologna sausage.
A compact critique tracing over-expression in prose from Victorian to Georgian era. John Galsworthy’s quotation is cited on margin notes as an example of linguistic excess and shifting rhetorical norms in literary writing.
A quoted reflection by Hannah More extols the Miscellaneous Society of London for sharpening speech, curbing prejudice, tempering self-importance, and teaching concise, pointed dialogue over verbose harangues. It lauds quick allusion and restraint in debate.
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