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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1924
Page
3
Fragments recount the life of Dorothy Payne Todd widow, daughter of John and Mary Payne, and pioneer heritage. References mention family ties, boarders, and community recognition amid unclear OCR noise.
A historical note states five times as many insect kinds as all other species combined. Seventy years ago 170000 preserved specimens were recorded. today about 750000 species are estimated. Europe accounts for 850000 species. Oaks host 450 insect sorts and pines about 200. Beetles alone exceed 190000 varieties.
The North Star Polaris sits near the end of the Little Dipper handle and is the brightest magnitude star in that vicinity. It lies north of the equator and helps navigators by following the pointer stars from the Big Dipper. a line through them extended about five times their separation reaches Polaris.
A claim compares eye spacing between flesh eating creatures and vegetarians. It suggests eyes of flesh eaters are closer together due to their habit of fixing gaze on victims before attacking, noting humans have the closest eye spacing among flesh eaters.
The Sahara Desert does not reach freezing, but mountains on the Ahbag gar plateau rise about 8 000 feet and receive snow from December to March, a rare high altitude condition for the region.
Drs. Livet and Vautier described to the Academy of Medicine that rays fed to patients produced weight changes from eight to twenty pounds after eighty applications. The same rays were claimed to tone debilitated patients and add new vigor. New York Mona.
An undergraduate admits he rarely drinks and only when home on vacation to avoid hurting others' feelings. He says even there he does not want to drink, but he feels compelled to avoid causing disappointment.
Bancroft notes that eleven of thirteen state delegations signed the proposed Constitution while two had left the convention earlier. He says the signing was unanimous despite doubts, with all recognizing the durable outcome of their efforts.
In winter 1076 77 the emperor Henry IV stood barefoot in snow at Canossa awaiting forgiveness from Pope Gregory VII. The scene inspired the saying come to Canossa signaling a humbling admission.
The first known banana import into the United States occurred in the late 1860s when imported to New Orleans from the Bay Island off Spanish Honduras. In 1870 a few bunches reached New York from Colon. Bananas entered English commerce via Madeira in 1878.
The Naval Observatory explains that the moon can produce rainbows like the sun though fainter. Lunar rainbows are likely visible only around the full moon.
Fragments indicate teachers and parents will be preserved as a type of literature for posterity. The works are to be shelved with other ancient writings and are expected to attract notable attention.
Betsy Ross, a flag maker, advised using five point stars for the new American flag. She secured a government flag contract and her daughter Clarissa Wilson ran the business after her until 1857.
A Chinese carpenter trains his eye to see what is to be repaired and returns to his shop to cut required board lengths from memory, demonstrating skill that lets him complete house repairs without measuring on site.
Smut resisting wheat has been developed by the Department of Agriculture through crossing Florence and Turkey varieties. Florence is a smut resisting spring wheat from Australia. The new variety is more adapted to humid regions than semi arid regions.
In the late 17th century a post facility operated in what is now Bown on November 5 1690 handling foreign mail. It was not named a post office until 1760 when the administrator was titled post master.
In Peru criminals approaching a mud covered house wet the mud with a sponge and water to dissolve the thin coating. They then cut through the framework and create a hole large enough to enter the dwelling.
A party moment captures an elderly woman thanking a young singer after a second encore. She says the songs transported her to childhood on her father's farm and recalls hearing the front gate creak in the wind whenever she sang.
James J. Montague states that coast guns are now built to fire 28 miles to enable extending the current 12 mile limit. This remark underscores a push for expanded coastal artillery reach to widen territorial assumptions and defense posture.
Free and Singer Machines latest styles electric and foot powered also good second hand machines priced lower. Parts of machines of all makes. Graphophones sold and repaired. Lawn mowers sharpened and repaired. J. B. Keeler manager 168 Thames St opposite D Wolf Inn telephone 121 M Bristol office 67 Child Street Warren B I
Camp boys use a kerosene saturated sawdust mix stored in pails to light many tourist camp fires. A large spoonful is stated to ignite any fire quickly.
Vicente Blasco Ibanez praised the United States naming New York and the Grand Canyon as its two most wonderful things. He expressed thrill at seeing Lower Manhattan towers lit in early evening.
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