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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1928
Page
3
In a walk with her mother Jo Ann recalls learning plus and minus at school. She notices a red cross in a neighbor Mrs Jones window and asks her mother why it is there and what it means.
A reflective quote attributed to John Newton cautions that delaying today’s duties by clinging to yesterday’s problems and preloading tomorrow’s burden leads to greater difficulty. It emphasizes prudent daily management of responsibilities.
A prospective Malagasy bridegroom must face a spearman and catch a sharp shaft flung at him without showing fear. The ritual tests steadiness and courage as part of marriage preparations.
A Farm and Fireside note claims rag dolls outsell before as dollars fund the trust. The item teases a mystery about sawdust usage by mills, now tied to a doll market boosting sales and headlines.
A hen and a pony establish a partnership on George Sheppard’s dairy farm near Gosport England. They spend time together with the hen laying eggs in the pony’s manger and the animal consuming them with evident gusto.
Scientists describe space comets or tramp planets as strange bodies racing toward the sun, looping around it, and returning to distant regions from which they appeared. Their dizzy speed and puzzling paths challenge even large telescopes.
An experiment in Spain at the San Jose cemetery tests tiny telephones placed in each coffin connected to an alarm bell at the porter’s lodge to prevent burial alive scenarios.
A Woman's Home Companion note remarks that deception surrounds daily life yet good food offers a reliable comfort. The brief reflects on trust and enjoyment in meals amid modern distractions.
The report describes a near mythical ridge on the left flank of the Matterhorn, a route climbers say has never been conquered and likely never will be. The ascent would require scaling snow fields to 18,000 feet, then surmounting a cliff up to the true summit at 14,830 feet.
A reflective line asserts that eminent minds commit vices beyond gambling, noting that excess avarice or low excitability in physics terms may drive gambling, yet neither trait can coexist with genius patriotism or virtue. The quote from Walter Savage Landor frames gambling as a secondary vice alongside genius and morality.
The record notes the first street railways by city and year: Boston 1850, Philadelphia 1851, Birkenhead 1800, Liverpool 1800, London 1969, St. Cloud to Paris 1856. France first line shows St. Cloud to Paris.
A Detroit News item notes a woman seated across the room suggesting a slight adjustment of drapes by one eighth of an inch. The remark follows a man’s careful hanging of the drapes.
Liberty reports that Welsh explorer Madoc visited America before Columbus and established a settlement in Virginia in the twelfth century, a tradition cited alongside Norse presence.
A philippic is a speech filled with harsh invective toward an opponent. It derives from Demosthenes and his denunciations of Philip II of Macedon. The term is used for fierce political or rhetorical attacks in classical and modern contexts.
The biological survey notes a mocking bird sings naturally yet mimics constantly. It has a fine independent song but often imitates others instead of singing its own.
Rev Charles E B Jefferson laments New York crowds as an eternal intrusion. He compares subway crowds, shop queues, and theater lines to plagues, insisting the city never rests and night lacks in the metropolis. He notes a lack of silence even in the inner chamber.
A diary notes that only five holidays are celebrated nationwide in the United States and possessions New Year's Day Washington's Birthday Fourth of July Thanksgiving and Christmas. Labor Day election day Memorial Day Columbus Lincoln and Justice Day are widely observed in many states with various regional celebrations. In the South Jefferson Davis and Robert E Lee are honored by several states, and four southern states mark April 26 Appomattox Day.
A 2500 pound machine about 11 feet long and 2 feet wide, built around 1910 in the office of the coast and geodetic survey, has since been used by the government for tidal predictions. It computes 87 factors tied to sun moon earth positions and harbor shape to predict tides.
Vanity Fair quote attributed to Heywood Broun denounces dining with noise and distractions. He argues true dining requires religious austerity and sensory focus. He warns health farms may ruin appetite by inviting clamor and competition.
The Trinity church in Boston laid its cornerstone in 1784 as an offshoot of King's Chapel. The initial wooden nave measured 90 by 60 feet, with plain exterior and three front entrances, while the interior featured ornate paintings and arches. A granite structure replaced it in 1828 with a square tower. the 1828 edifice burned in 1872 and was rebuilt.
A child recites the 23rd Psalm to her mother, then misremembers a line about spilling milk. After repeating the Psalm a second time she spots the phrase My cup runneth over and declares that as the missing verse, in a Vancouver Province moment.
A driver faced a flat tire when the air leaked from a tire and no pump was available. Friends offered ideas to fix the problem, then the driver sent John to walk to the Alling station for air.
Dr D Breese Jones of the US Department of Agriculture explains that the liquid from cooked vegetables holds most minerals like calcium phosphorus iron and iodine. Use the stock rather than discard it to prevent mineral loss and make a cream soup with butter flour and vegetable juice.
The root used for tobacco pipes, often called briar, comes from a tree near the Mediterranean in southern Europe. The tree name is the French bryer, with briar being a later corruption of that word.
Dr. Frank H. Vize telly notes the handkerchief originated in China. In primitive silk tissue and paper form it was common long before the Christian era.
Prince Edward Island, Canada's island province, covers 2 184 square miles and hosts the densest population with 40.56 persons per square mile, far above the national average of 2.41.
The city of Mobile served as the French province of Louisiana's capital until 1720 and Biloxi also functioned as a capital in the early eighteenth century in this North American region.
Hi Ho the sage of Chinatown warns against modern stunt aviators and urges respect for ancestors who flew kites. The Washington Star quotes him praising past wisdom and noting risks to tradition from risky flight stunts.
Two American physicians state that heartburn stems from muscular distension of the digestive tract rather than acidity or stomach contents. They advocate medical treatment to control symptoms.
A fragment from a Farm and Residence column argues that the most creative effort is making merry, suggesting a lighthearted stance on productivity and leisure.
Observers note British coinage has for centuries shown living or recent sovereigns facing forward or in new directions, with the current trend diverging from Oliver Cromwell’s era. The observation recalls Charles II’s revival and the ongoing contrast to Cromwell’s legacy in currency symbolism.
Fragmentary text mentions a race in Russia and a purse of an enormous amount of rubles. The excerpt laments a horse pun and hints at confusion over the value of the prize and related figures.
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