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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1920
Page
4
Trees and shrubs planted on the Great Wall of China thrive in soil hundreds of years old. Some reach 12 to 18 feet in height. The beautification is part of a nationwide reforestation movement guided by government supervision and foreign experts. The wall driveway benefits from the added greenery.
A railroad manager proposed an intercollegiate race to advertise travel on Lake Winnipesaukee along the Concord and Montreal line. Yale challenged Harvard, the railroad funded the crews, and Harvard won a pair of sculls, launching a famed annual competition.
A reflective saying by Thomas Kempts on virtue and maturity. It extols peaceable living with good and gentle people and lauds the harder grace of maintaining harmony with hard or perverse individuals. The passage commends restraint and steadiness as manly and commendable traits.
The article argues Ceylon elephants lack tusks and strong ivory traits. It notes male elephants are scarce and tuskless, buffalos have small heads, cattle horns are under four inches, and deer antlers are small. Geological history suggests Ceylon separated from the mainland, affecting ivory formation.
Quote from Solon Lauer emphasizes that a man's value to society rests on the ideas he inspires not just his concrete deeds. He notes influence spans words, art, architecture, and enduring monuments created from vision.
The American Forestry Magazine notes a surprising mismatch between a powerful bumblebee and milkweed. The plants attract insects with honey scent yet are ignored by the big bee.
The piece discusses pay for TM, Pis members, noting two agitations: raising the £400 annual wage and eliminating it, with historical references to salaries paid by organizations, not public funds. It cites earlier practices from Henry VIII and local burgher wages, and recalls a Harwich case where a member’s wage claim succeeded.
A reflective passage quotes Jeremy Taylor on friendship as the highest form of love usefulness and open communication. It extols steadfast faithfulness, honest truth, wise counsel, and deep mental union among brave men and women.
Year after year farmers seek easy to wear rubber overshoes that stay clean in the barn yard. The U.S. Walrus 23 offers a full rubber surface that slips over leather shoes, keeps feet dry in mud, and rinses clean at the door. Look for the U.S. seal of solid wear and long service.
The fragment discusses printer economics in Chicago and notes that success comes from using ink freely. It urges readers to emphasize these facts when addressing customers and to first take a dose of their own medicine. The passage frames ink as a key measure of business vitality and market competitiveness.
Bristol Town Council as Board of Canvassers will meet March 11 1920 at 7 30 p m in Memorial Building Council Chamber to canvass property voters for the Financial Town vote on March 15 1920 Personal property taxes must be paid to qualify to vote John W Church Town Clerk dates shown 2 27 3 2 5 9
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