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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1929
Page
5
The article explains that woodpeckers in California cache acorns by storing them in holes cut in telephone poles. The acorns decay over summer and develop worms, which the birds then eat in winter when other foods are scarce.
The Architectural Record argues for careful thought on preserving early structures not only from demolition but also from misguided restoration, urging restorers to maintain authenticity while safeguarding historic integrity.
The article notes estimates of buffalo herds across the plains from Manitoba to the Staked Plains of Texas in 1850, suggesting as many as 60,000,000 bison may have roamed the country.
The passage notes partridges in the Old Testament and debates whether rutted fowl in 1 Kings 4 23 refers to goose or duck. It mentions cocks and hens from Persia centuries before Christ and a 200 B C tomb at Marissa with a crowing cock depiction. Sparrows and other twittering birds are also referenced as fond subjects.
The Colt Memorial High School and Warren High School meet at Burrs Hill Park Warren on Armistice Day next Monday at 2 PM in the Interscholastic Conference. The two-year agreement covers this year at Warren and next year in this town with J P Haughey refereeing ER Gilmartin as umpire and J J Burke as head linesman.
Joseph F. Doran of 83 Franklin Street died this morning at St Josephs Hospital Providence after treatment begun Tuesday. A carpenter by trade, he once led the floss work for boys at John Po Reynolds school. Native of Warren, son of the late Dennis and Mrs Doran, he leaves a wife five children three brothers and two sisters. Brothers John J William A and Frank II Doran sisters Mrs Thomas E McGrath and Genevieve M Doran. Age 42.
The article notes Stephen Collins Foster author of 164 songs including Manassas in the Cold Cold Ground Old Black Joe Old Dog Tray Uncle Ned Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming and Old Folks at Home He died in 1864 at age thirty eight in poverty and distress.
A letter signed by Anthony Wayne shows early U S Army officers frowned on long beards and unkempt hair. It notes that a barber was provided for soldiers and that appearances must be kept neat and disciplined.
A terse, unclear fragment references neglect and duties with vagueness about purpose and actions. It hints at responsibility and weed management but offers no concrete events, dates, or identifiable entities. The readable text provides little actionable information for a full news card.
The body of water named for gates of sorrow is the Bab el Mandeb strait linking the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. It separates Africa from the Arabian Peninsula with nearby Eight Brothers volcanic islets and many navigation hazards.
The speaker states a belief that God will not abandon a people to military destruction if they earnestly seek to avoid war through reasonable means. He emphasizes restraint and counsel as the path to security, reflecting a pacifist stance.
A steamer bound to an Alaskan lake used a 40 foot strip of refuse and lampblack laid on the ice to trap heat and soften the surface. The captain leveraged this to break through the frozen lake and extricate his ship.
The text explains moratorium as a Latin derived term meaning delay in debt. It notes a moratorium is a legal permission for a debtor or nation to suspend debt punishment in an emergency and that it must be granted before the debt becomes due to count as a moratorium.
State banks no longer issue notes and federal law does not regulate the shift. Congress has taxed such currency out of circulation by imposing a ten percent levy, while many states retain laws that could allow it but are ineffective.
The article notes that the Chinese understood lodestone direction finding long before Europeans developed the mariners compass around 1300, highlighting a historic lead in navigational aids.
A London trivia note recalls a request to be connected to a number from last Wednesday and a pressed A button mix up. A coconut diet is linked to Lapana of Puka Puka celebrating 100 years, with inquiry revealing he was a cannibal in youth.
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