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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1925
Page
4
An old pair of rusty skates hangs outside a tropical island shop, a yearly signal of Christmas stock. The shopkeeper says they have been there for years and their original use is unknown, yet they imply a holiday sale to passers-by.
A witty remark from the Boston Evening Transcript notes that a husband cannot be a hero to his valet but can feel heroic to his wife, highlighting domestic life as a mirror of public heroism.
Dr. Arthur Selwyn Brown argues life is universal and eternal, with atoms indestructible and the soul’s fate tied to cosmic laws. He urges philosophers to observe facts and let astronomy and positive science reveal the truth, as quoted in the New York Herald Tribune.
Philip Guedalla argues in Harper's Magazine that British tradition embellishes George Washington with mythic traits. He contends that American reverence and later political heirs perpetuate a misleading, embellished portrait that distorts Washington's real motives and simple statesmanship.
The Utah division announces a state wide membership drive ending March 7. Posts with the highest enrollments win a silver loving cup, awarded at the department close. State convention will receive a stand of Legion colors bought from a pooled fund.
The text describes Basque as an ancient tongue with names evoking distant Asia and notes Eskuarian territory in the Basque country of France. It highlights Basque grammar with four conjugations, six nominatives, twelve cases, declinable prepositions, and nouns that shift form for person or thing.
A scattered crossword puzzle from The Ragged Edge with intersecting clues across horizontal and vertical entries. It blends geography hints and names with wordplay on animals, relatives, and common terms, plus several garbled entries and misprints.
A man and his wife stop for a weekly Sunday drive at the city edge, resting by the first billboard. Their friend questions the setup as the driver explains they stay there to save gas tires and dust and avoid road crowding, enjoying a simple rest.
The London Times recounts Queen Wilhelmina's youth in Florence where she and her mother met a beggar on the Arno. The queen, fearing disease, paused to speak and gave him half a franc, then the beggar mocked her with a sharp retort about her subjects.
Pathfinder Magazine reports Dr Kate Gorday a Los Angeles psychologist says intelligence tests on over 1000 children show left handed individuals perform as well as right handed peers. She notes more left handed boys than girls and a subnormal group with higher left handedness. Heredity of handedness remains disputed.
A Kansas City Star note recalls a teacher guiding a class to name abstract nouns during a grammar lesson. The examples given include manhood womanhood and girlhood followed by a girl naming Little Red Riding Hood, illustrating a playful take on language.
A mammoth car ferry for use between Anchorage and Baton Rouge was launched at Neville Island Ohio. The vessel will be 840 feet long with a deck width of 91 feet on a 56 foot beam and can carry a complete mogul engine train with eleven Pullman cars or 25 freight cars. The cost is $250000 and it will be the largest vessel of its type.
A light exchange prompts a reflection on camping experience as two scouts discuss if tonight marks their first night sleeping in a tent and whether the other has prior nights in such shelter.
The Knoxville public library will receive an oil portrait of Sergeant Alvin C. York. York notes he would pose if arranged. he appears heavier since discharge. He says he does not expect world peace, citing Europe’s history of war and jealousy, though U.S. entry might help.
General Pershing commends Amuel Woodfill calling him Americas Greatest Soldier and lauds the American Legion as a ready body of veterans ready to respond to calls to the colors. He cites Lorain Ohio relief efforts and urges every city to maintain a Legion post home.
The East Side post of New York County under Abraham Rosenberg expanded from 65 to nearly 1000 members and now shows 82 nationalities. Located on the lower East Side in a largely foreign-born area, its Americanism programs include English for foreigners and citizenship classes.
New York county American Legion has raised two hundred thousand dollars toward a planned center in the city. The total cost is expected to exceed five hundred thousand dollars and the facility will host regional activities including a restaurant gymnasium and swimming pool with meeting and lounge rooms.
Disjointed fragments list names such as Kee, Tam, Sean, Aphalie, and Calchester, with scattered references to a place and dates. The legible portion hints at a ledger or notice style, mentioning measurements like 5 and 7, and a reference to Black Calchester. The text remains incomplete and unclear.
The article surveys views on handedness, noting a primitive warfare theory that left handedness protected the heart while the right hand wielded weapons. It argues age-related preference and hereditary traits, while acknowledging competing opinions on physiology education and accident. It adds that many people are also right eyed ear and footed.
Observation of a cat playing with a daffodil shows precise control and gentleness, contrasting with dogs or horses that exert power without regard to delicacy. Hamerton notes this proportioning of force to need as evidence of refined culture in manners and the arts.
A brief stage scene set at Slowcombe-on-Mud police station opens with an inspector and a weeping woman. He asks for a list of stolen items and she lists ten spoons six forks and two vases. She adds humor with a final line about the burglar.
A vast baobab in Dakar’s Lower Senegal is described with a base trunk circumference of 75 feet. Its fruit called monkey bread is used to curdle milk and treat diseases. Leaves, bark, gum and roots are employed in remedies and crafts.
A druggist recalls that customers with grouchy faces are likelier to buy while cheerful ones may seek donations or push questionable goods. The remark, cited from the Boston Transcript, humorously contrasts mood with purchasing intent.
The head of the Statue of Liberty allows for forty people to stand inside the head and the torch can hold twelve. Key dimensions include a 10 foot ear to ear thickness and a head height of 17 feet 8 inches. The eyes are two feet six inches apart and the nose measures four feet six inches. The index finger is eight feet long.
A critical fragment from W L George’s The Triumph of Gallio describes Millicent as a perfectionist woman living in fetters. The prose mocks a rigid, buttoned life where social duties govern mind and body, presenting a satirical portrait of excess control and role expectation.
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