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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1924
Page
3
Homemade Breezes From a Vacuum Cleaner
A Popular Science Monthly note describes converting a household electric vacuum cleaner into a sea breeze simulator. By removing the bag and belt and inserting a sponge soaked in salt water at the suction end, breezes are produced for about 2 cents an hour, with the device placed in an open window to enhance the effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Science Monthly
How silk stockings changed Elizabethan fashion in England
The piece traces hosiery history from medieval cloth stockings to the Elizabethan shift after Mistress Montague the queen's silk woman gave Queen Elizabeth a pair of black knit silk stockings. The queen thanked her and pledged more, and from that moment she wore silk stockings rather than cloth for life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry III
England
Spain
Elizabeth
Montague
Ivory Grows on Trees in South America
The article notes that vegetable ivory comes from the tagua palm in Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Brazil. It describes how polished nuts resemble elephant ivory and are used for chess men ornaments buttons and drawer knobs. Each young tree yields six to nine nuts a season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colombia
Peru
Ecuador
Brazil
Doan's Pills Endorsed By Bristol Resident
Backache signals possible kidney trouble and warns of serious disease if untreated. A Bristol carpenter Peleg Card testifies Doan's Pills quickly relieve back and kidney pain and urges others to use the same remedy. Ask for Doan's Pills the trusted kidney remedy recommended by home testimony. 60 cents at dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Dean
Bristol
Peleg Card
Carpenter
Poppasquash Road
Doan
Mr. Card
Card
Foster- Milburn Co
Mfegrs
Buffalo
N. Y
He Wasn't the Foreman
A cockney foreman scolds Murphy for slacking and smoking on a contrage job. He warns of dismissal and orders Murphy to work. Murphy retorts that Rome wasn't built in a day, and the foreman concedes he was not the foreman on that job either.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy
Gaffer
Rome
Freman
Gold in Ocean Water from Seawater by Science Pioneers
Eminent physicists and scientists including Prof. Herschel Parker and W L Morrison study extracting gold from natural salt water. They aim for a practical process costing about 10 cents per barrel of water containing 4 cents in gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herschel Parker
W. L. Morrison
Fireless Cooker Origins Across Cultures
The article notes that the fireless cooker originated among Jews centuries ago using feather insulation. It mentions Sweden as the home of the hay bar, cited as a predecessor to the modern device.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Charity, A Youths Expense Claim Sparks Father’s Doubt
The father of a college student questioned his son's expense entry "Charity, $50" and received a hesitant reply. He concluded the item reflects cases where charity covers a multitude of sins, suggesting moral compromise in the expense reporting.
Commandments for Brides Tradition Guides Japanese Wedding Day
A mother offers 11 commandments to the Japanese bride on her wedding day. The rules of conduct are described as handed down through generations and expected to be followed by all self respecting brides.
Hammer Tests Verify Safety of Car Couplings
Engineers test two ton hammer blows on car couplings and drawbars to ensure they withstand impact and prevent railway accidents. The process evaluates whether designs meet safety standards before use on trains.
Storm Clouds Visibility Varies With Position And Cloud Type
The weather bureau notes that visibility of storm clouds to the naked eye depends on observer position and cloud form. In flat open country with wide layer clouds visibility may reach only 30 to 40 miles, less in hazy air. Clear air can allow a well-developed thundercloud to be seen from over 100 miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Weather Bureau
Quote from Boston script on old quarrel phrase
A line from the Boston Trans script recounts a New York court inquiry where a wife, in a family dispute, cried out recalling youth and knowledge gained since she was sixteen. The fragment illustrates southern dialect phrasing quoted in print.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Boston Transcript
Bus Lines Expand Between Damascus and Surrounding Cities
Damascus shows three motor bus lines linking Damascus to Beirut and two other cities, one operated by a railroad firm with a rail line between the points. Private cars in the era number about 160, up from roughly a third a year ago, as American consuls report rising motor transport demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damascus
Beirut
Syria
Scientific American
Great Man Fights New Ideas in Institutions
Quote from Newell Dwight Hills notes how great minds resist new ideas. He observes that those tied to existing institutions push back against innovation and even crucify its messenger, yet ideas endure by feeding on doubts and surviving crucifixion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newell Dwight Hills
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F. T. Remieres
Hope and
Bradford Streets
Benjamin Moore & Co
Planet Jr
Myer
Poultry
Narragansett Electric Lighting Company
Rhode Island
Mr. Franklin L. Hall
Narragansett
Elec
Tric Lighting Co
Providence, R. I
Narragansett Electric
Lighting Company
Turks Head Bldg
Providence
Bristol Phoenix
Bangor
Joseph Brown
Burlington, VI
John Smith
Pittsfield
Mass
NEW England Telephone
M. Wilson
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