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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1922
Page
4
Geologists report accelerated erosion of Niagara Falls with significant land movement. Estimates suggest the falls may be retreating toward Lake Erie at an average rate comparable to years of wear, reshaping the gorge and possibly altering the river's course over time.
The phrase moon-eyed stems from an Indian drink in excess that blinds the user from sunset to sunrise. The condition, lasting about eighteen or even longer hours, inspired the popular term describing intoxication.
A modern take on Greek thought places metaphysics as the second great discovery. Some revere it as the noblest effort to reach truth while others scorn it as a wild goose chase. Professor J H Robinson likens it to smoking an indulgence, pleasant yet relatively harmless.
A variety of trillums named squaw flower also known as bath-flower birth-root and three-leaved nightshade grows coarse and rank beside wake robins. Its dull red blossoms have white stamens and leaves larger than painted trillium, shaped like a diamond.
The phrase fourth estate refers to newspapers and reporters. It originates with Edmund Burke and appears in Carlyle’s discussion of heroes, noting a powerful but unofficial fourth estate beyond the three formal estates.
The article explains spot removal using a padded underlayer to absorb cleaner. It advises a circular motion from outside to center to prevent rings, changing pads as they soil, and patting until the cleaner evaporates. For color spots like black grease, turn the fabric face down on the pad to lift the stain without passing through the fabric.
The United States forest service finds air seasoned timber about twice as strong as green timber. Seasoning aids preservative application as antiseptics can be hard to inject into green wood. Western pine loses about half its weight after three to five months of seasoning according to the Washington Star.
The meter is the unit of length in scientific work adopted worldwide except by the British empire and the United States. It equals 39.37 inches or 3.28 feet and is the ten millionth part of a terrestrial meridian. The meter is an absolute, invariable distance that can be checked at any time.
A fragmentary quotation extols independence and measured contact in relationships. It likens daily meetings to exchanges with foreign lands and emphasizes keeping affection at a respectful distance. The speaker warns against overfamiliarity while offering a ritual of tokens to sustain affection.
The article contemplates how eastern and central Canada Indians endured severe cold periods with no external aid, relying entirely on their own means for subsistence. It questions how they survived winters and contrasts their self-reliant living with modern hardships.
The husband of the novelist extols her manifold virtues praising her observation and descriptive powers. He notes she can study another woman’s gown for two seconds and describe it for two hours without repeating herself.
EVEREND GRANVILLE PIERCE suffered nervous exhaustion affecting the stomach and bowels with constipation and gas. Two months at the seashore helped little until he began Sanalt in October, which brought rapid improvement in two weeks, better appetite and strength, endorsing Sanalt as an alterative tonic and appetizer.
Geographers aim for world maps on a uniform scale to prevent misimpressions by students. Australia is larger than common maps show and China is bigger than often depicted. The US Geological Survey advances the one to one million map project, promising accurate country sizes in school books.
A rural cow from Lam ar seeks city life and enters a vaudeville house on Elm Street. Alerted by the ushers and a reception committee of two policemen, she is forcibly removed to the city pound where she ponders urban sights.
Colonel Thompson MP returns to Ottawa after three months in the North claiming a large silver find near Keno Hill along the Mayo River will replace gold as Yukon’s driver of growth. He notes ore values from 80 to 250 ounces per ton and mining area extending over miles around Keno Hill, 250 miles southeast of Dawson.
In Liechtenstein a new three stamp set honors Prince Johann II s eightieth birthday. The lithographed designs depict the Virgin and Holy Child appearing above Vaduz with denominations 30 heller 80 heller and 2 kronen in green carmine and blue.
Reports from Vienna on the American relief administration European children's fund feeding 160000 children daily suggest a woman can outlive a man on hunger. Ignatz Panzer of the New York Produce Exchange notes girls resist malnutrition better. doctors find girls endure less food with fewer serious effects than boys of the same age.
Readable fragments recount the life of Elizabeth, duchess of Kingston, and her scandalous marriages. The narrative shifts to Tara Hill, Ireland, describing its ancient rulers the Firbolgs, the Tuatha de Danann, and the meeting of Ireland’s five great roads atop the hill.
A medallion from John Quincy Adams 1825 inauguration was sold for five dollars to defray expenses. Now owned by J A Larrick, a Washington police officer, the piece bears the inscription Science Brings Peace and America Plenty. The medallion passed through Edward Murphy and his father, witnesses to the event.
A old time note advises using spirits of salts to detect adulterated milk by a pink color and to test vinegar for purity with the same method showing a green result if bogus. It suggests revealing the trick to the milkman as a demonstration.
The Endeavour owned by Captain Cook set sail from Plymouth on August 25 1768 for Tahiti to observe the transit of Venus and to carry astronomers. The ship’s small size and easy handling aided navigation and galley style maneuvering as currents near the Great Barrier Reef were faced. Cook packed 85 crew and provisions for about two years, with exploration becoming the ship’s lasting legacy.
Weeping stove pipes result from insufficient draft causing tar like liquid to ooze at joints. Improve draft by inclining pipes toward the chimney, raising the chimney, or adding a small opening with a sliding cover to speed smoke out of the flue.
Time past saw sailors rely on charms to avert misfortune. Wind beads were common in ports and maidens sold them. Tattoos, notably a butterfly on the shoulder, were thought key to a safe voyage. A pig tattoo on the foot was said to guarantee the sailor would not drown.
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