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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1916
Page
3
An old editorial notes smallpox nearly wiped from the earth thanks to vaccines. It recalls that 40 to 60 percent of inmates in European blind houses suffered from smallpox a century ago, while today scarcely two percent are afflicted. The piece credits medical science and vaccination for this dramatic decline.
The piece humorously advises dumping tin cans into a furnace to clear a chimney and solve the can surplus until spring. It likens the furnace to a hungry goat that devours cans with avidity, offering a practical if crude seasonal solution.
A reflective note states there is a thousand times more goodness wisdom and love in the world than people imagine, urging belief in positive human potentials and shared humanity.
A New York Sun opinion contrasts Tungus life with civilized manners. It notes the Tungus eat and laugh freely, lacking refined influences like tipping or advance New Year’s Eve table reservations, yet implying shared human social behavior.
A quip by Professor Pate and the Old Codger compares politicians to snakes in water. The Honorable enters the legislature with wind to float him briefly, but expelled air leaves him sinking or exiting.
A Kansas City Journal item recalls a workman on a twenty story building dropping a bolt. Witnesses debate whether a bolt fell from a clear sky proving the event. The exchange pits belief against evidence in a dramatic explanation of the incident.
The male heart weighs between ten and twelve ounces with an average length of about five inches, width of three and a half inches, and depth of two inches.
Practical advice on measuring air temperature by avoiding sun exposure. Hang the thermometer in a shelter with free air flow or whirl it quickly in a shaded outdoor area to obtain a good reading.
An old account recalls removing 120 bushels of snails from Clos de Vougeot in France. Labor cost exceeded snail sale proceeds, and the snails were valued as potential wine loss worth about fifteen to twenty pipes of wine.
A first person tale recounts a deceptive vendor who accompanies a deaf and blind man to a theater. The narrator admits buying two tickets and letting the man attend the show, believing the act to be harmless. The piece reads as a witty street anecdote about mischief and moral blur.
The article notes snails in captivity fed mainly on lettuce, endive, cabbage, dandelion leaves and chopped kohlrabi. Vegetables are grown on a considerable scale, with food laid on moss and all decayed matter removed to protect snail health.
Tobe Sage complains that officials chase him whenever a gold brick is bought within five hundred miles of town. He says townsfolk allege his recent travels trigger inquiries. The remark reflects a pattern of suspicion surrounding rare metal purchases in the region.
The professional florist notes that house plants need moist but not soggy soil. Use well drained soil with sand to lighten it and place broken pots or cinders below the earth. Water only when the top soil is almost dry, then thoroughly drench and let it drain. never let water stand in a saucer.
A light verse warns girls about flattering beaux who pretend friendship yet are feaux. It mocks their praise of appearances and social schemes at balls and parties, noting their fickle nature and concealed motives.
An observer notes the proliferation of societies aimed at preventing various things and suggests forming groups to prevent the creation of further prevention societies, highlighting the cycle of prevention efforts.
The piece explains color as light reflection and compares milk to a field of tiny glassy fat droplets. Each droplet acts as a sphere that reflects light in many directions, creating the white appearance as more droplets cause fuller reflection and transparency rises when fewer droplets remain.
The article traces how leaders' epigrams influenced public health campaigns from Franklin to Disraeli and Gladstone. It notes modern slogans like Swat the fig and Bat the rat and introduces a new button bearing the line The health and happiness of the poor paramount to every issue.
A Springfield Republican note recounts a tale of an ancient Californian tribe using whale head bones as burial markers though the grave site sits far inland. The story involves a flying whale lured by the tribe’s shout for Jonah that allegedly crashes from the mountains, becoming war trophies.
The phonometer of Dr A G Webster measures sound intensity and direction within a few degrees. Small enough for a rowboat, it resembles a surveyor's transit with horns that focus vibrations onto a diaphragm. A needle movement and a lighted band indicate the sound source when aimed correctly.
A taxicab driver who caused several deaths and faced lawsuits was discharged for reckless driving. He later became a trolley motor man but disliked the work. A friend taunted him about running people down, and he replied that he could still do so, but only now he could not pick and choose.
A judge notes a banter between two men about friendship and borrowing ten dollars. The dialogue shows mutual assurances and a humorous, lightly tense exchange over money between companions.
It claims catarrh shows general body weakness and local snuffs or vapors offer little help. To address the cause, use Scott’s Emulsion a medicinal food and building tonic that enriches blood and contains no alcohol or harmful drugs. Tryst Scott Bowne Bloomfield N J.
A stage manager jokes that the program promises a two year interval between acts. The leading lady has swallowed powder puff mistaken for a marshmallow, delaying her return to the stage.
John Galsworthy argues in the Atlantic Monthly that art should achieve an unforced natural correspondence between fancy and form matter and spirit so that viewers are moved impersonally by another’s vision without distraction from naturalism mysticism cubism or fashionable trendy labels.
The article traces the saying a little bird told me to biblical origin in Ecclesiastes 10 20 noting the bird of the air carries voices and reveals matters to those who understand. it links the common phrase to scripture and parable.
The Atchison Globe contrasts nerve with hard work in success, arguing that while some credit luck or boldness, true achievement stems from steady effort rather than public posturing on politics or religion.
A Philadelphia Public Ledger report notes a Chicago wife seeks divorce claiming she endured six smackless years of quarrels and hardship, with the phrase highlighting her persistent suffering.
A lively depiction of starting a crowd with rolling your own cigarettes by endorsing Bull Durham. The copy highlights a fresh mellow sweet trace of Bull Durham and the zest of hand rolled cigarettes that arouse sprightly spirits.
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