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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1922
Page
4
In a boarding dormitory a girl fainted and, upon revival, could not recall the last three years. She spoke of people and places as if it were the present, mistaking the narrator for her brother. She recovered by the next morning. Chicago Journal.
From the Fennimore Cooper Letters in the Yale Review the author laments Europeanized tastes and longs for a wilderness, planning six months in a then unsettled area rather than Cooperstown’s bustle, aiming to remain within his own state.
A tiny Pyrenean enclave within a square mile, the republic of Goust has governed itself for three centuries with a council of elders, no taxes, and a population around 150. Residents travel to Laurent for cures while the dead are buried outside the state in Laurant.
A brief history notes the first U S stamps issued around 1842 and counts 1607 varieties from 1842 to 1900, about 27 to 28 per year. From 1901 to 1920 inclusive, 404 varieties appeared.
An eccentric London anecdote notes umbrella merchants facing hard times yet hopeful for demand. A club umbrella marked with a curse label draws interest as a deterrent. the owner reveals he borrowed it. The charm reflects market woes and cautious coping in the trade.
A remarkable natural phenomenon in the Colorado mountains, the Angel of Shavano rises nearly 1000 feet from snow banks in deep canyons. It remains visible except after fresh snow, set in eternal winter and appearing with face upraised and arms extended as if blessing the valley below.
A New York Sun report quotes a British-born New Yorker lamenting the high cost of tomatoes and tomato salad in a resturant. He jokes about American vs British pronunciation and notes adapting to local speech when in Rome.
A writer argues about poor country telephone operation and recalls an impatient farmer who tethered his old mare and rode to the village to see if his voice had been connected. The vignette captures early rural frustrations with the new system.
The article compares two Venetian fans from the Eighteenth century. One features an ivory fretted frame with a paper mount and three medallions of dancing figures, colored in pale yellow blue and pink. The other has a chintz mount designed into a pastoral figure scene.
The Bristol clay pipe industry, dating to the seventeenth century, supplied pipes traded by Indians for land. William Penn listed three hundred Bristol pipes for land in present day Pennsylvania, and a 1677 exchange near Timber Town New Jersey traded 120 pipes and 100 Jews harps for property.
A century old print collection shows doctors with a cane carrying a flask of liquor at the cane head. Aromatic vinegar and powders were used as warding remedies, making the cane a disguised no gentleman's bottle of smelling salts rather than a modern instrument.
An exploration of etymologies linking place names to purported meanings. Siberia means thirsty, Sicily to grapes, Asia as in the middle, Italy as pitch country, Hibernia as moist, and Britain as tin country, reflecting historical associations and mythic roots.
An alarm protected steel box with a side keyhole rings for five hours if moved or touched. No duplicate or master key exists and only the owner with the proper key can silence it. Inside are trays for small items and space for bonds and mortgages, all nickel plated with a piano hinge.
The article notes a craze for 16th century English houses imported to the United States. Homes are dismantled, shipped, and reassembled near New York or in show rooms outside London. Builders recreate original interiors and even gardens to mirror historic England.
Popular Mechanics reports a plan in Oakland to build eight acres of wooden bungalettes for motor tourists. The dwellings, priced at no less than 80000 for up to fifteen years, replace tents with one or two room units featuring running water electric lights gas stoves and basic furnishings.
The article outlines the Spring Berns flower with delicate pink petals and hairlike lines that are believed by naturalists to guide insects toward the flower's center. It notes the plant’s slender stalk, two green basal leaves, and a cluster of tiny buds beneath the bloom.
Lady Constance Stewart Richards, famed for eccentric dancing in America, married recently in Oriental dress. A London charity concert anecdote mentions her barefoot Persian dance as a house event, with the duchess of Marlborough reacting to the tale of luck and misfortune at dinner.
Local speaker Juda Tunkins remarks gratitude despite high fruit prices noting fewer orange peels litter sidewalks as a small urban sign of hardship and resilience.
William J. Pierce head of Minnesota's first district American Legion leads a drive to build a memorial hospital in Rochestor. The project aims for a $500000 fund to construct two 100 bed wards and establish a Mayo clinic for ex service members nationwide. Fundraising relies on patriotic motion pictures shown across Minnegton by Legion posts.
George L. Oles, Youngstown Ohio mayor, uses American Legion veterans to back police and city departments in his bid to clean up the town. He says ex-soldiers are diligent and eager to serve, proving capable beyond expectations.
The American Legion Weekly discusses World War I photography. About 50 field photographers and three lab staff per shooter covered operations. Most vivid fighting at dawn avoided motion pictures. Italian troops posed in some shots, but Americans barred hand to hand combat scenes.
The article describes Legionnaires operating day and night shifts giving out one thousand coffees and doughnuts to jobless ex soldiers from St Marks in the Bowery New York City. Women of the Legion Auxiliary supervise relief work during the day.
In the holiday season crowds press around toy shop windows filled with dolls boats and rails as middle aged shoppers elbow children. The scene prompts reflections on money appetite and social restraint with a wry line from Harper's Magazine about desire and courage.
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