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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1899
Page
4
A historical report describes insane patients crafting improvised weapons to frighten or escape. Items include a screwdriver from a spoon, a dagger from a nail with rag handle, a sharpened dirk, and a key from orange peel able to unlock old locks. Screendrivers from nails, buttons, springs, shoe heels, and hooks appear most common.
The text extols ropperes as the best disinfectant and deodorizer. A double handful dissolved in a bucket of water is used to wash drain pipes and receptacles of waste material, keeping them above suspicion. Water in pitchers and flower holders should be changed daily. attention to such details may save a life.
On the average 76 percent of potatoes weigh in water, 20 percent is starch and 2 percent is nitrogenous matter, but the proportions vary so greatly that the food value of the best table potatoes may be three times that of the poorest.
The sun has three motions including rotation and movement about the solar system’s center of gravity. A ship’s six month cruise typically reduces speed by 15 knots per 100 due to barnacles building on the hull.
Scotch makers favor beech and hornbeam for heads and ash for shafts. In the United States hickory is prized for shafts, while dogwood and persimmon are preferred for heads. The passage links varied opinions to tools and tastes, noting differing national preferences in wood selection.
A tongue in cheek exchange unfolds as a father questions why Mabel would marry the young man and the mother prefers he visit. Snobleigh boasts of colonial stock while a quip about Cuba Porto Rico or the Philippines lightens the mood. Von Blumer admits limited dinner offerings and Clinker recalls prior dining.
Skin eruptions pain relief and joy loss are claimed to be soothed by Bucklen's Arnica Salve. It is advertised as a best pile cure, drives out pains and aches, and offers a 25 cent boxed remedy sold by J H Young & Co druggists.
Rev Amory H Bradford argues church attendance fosters worship of God and understanding of grace. He urges hearing lofty ideals and staying sensitive to moral order, noting benefits when aligned with divine guidance and community harmony. The text weaves in social chatter about Parkins Cashly and a concluding proverb about exploration.
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