Harding Wins 1920 Election With Broad Victory
President Harding secured 16,141,629 votes to Cox 9,139,866 and carried 39 states while Cox won only nine in the South except New Hampshire. Electoral votes stood 404 for Harding and 127 for Cox with large pluralities reported across multiple states including New York Ohio and California.
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Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Reese Caliornia
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Eeesee
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Teese
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Harding
Cox
South
Rhod
California
Legend of the Raven Belief and Greek Folklore Motifs
A fragmentary text discusses a violence belief that the raven was once white then turned black for disobedience. It recounts a Greek legend where Apollo sent the bird for water but it delays for near ripe fruit and brings back a water snake in the pitcher as an excuse.
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Apollo
Finns Trained to Work From Birth and Beyond
The Buffalo Express notes that Finns are shaped by circumstance into hard workers. From birth they train through daily gymnastic activity and schooling, then face strenuous labor in adulthood. Women share the burden, tending cattle, milking cows, and toiling in the fields alongside men.
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Buffalo Express
Plimsoll Line Marks Vessel Load Limits
The Plimsoll line on a ship’s hull shows maximum cargo weight for safety. Samuel Plimsoll, a British MP, pushed a merchant shipping act that became law in 1876 and remains the basis for modern load line marks.
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Plimsoll
Samuel Plimsoll
To Open Sealed Jars Quickly
Invert a glass jar in hot water for about five minutes to loosen the top. Use a container with at least two inches of hot water and avoid boiling cold jars. Corks can be removed the same way, per The Pathfinder.
Aristotle on social class and wealth equilibrium
A historical quotation discusses three social layers the very rich the very poor and the middle. It argues the middle class best preserves reason and balance within a state and is more likely to submit to rational governance.
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Aristotle
The Eclipse An swers humor about in laws after nuptials
A tongue in cheek quip notes that the mother in law dominates before the honeymoon but diminishes quickly after. The joke turns on the abrupt shift in perception within family dynamics.
Bristol church events list season of fairs and dances
A long community notice enumerates upcoming social activities in Bristol including card parties at G A R Hall and Bristol Casino, dances on Thanksgiving Eve and December, sales by Epworth League and Ladies’ Aid, and seasonal events at M E Church, First Baptist, Trinity Parish House, and Congregational venues.
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Bristol
Counci
Columbus
Crome
G. A. R. Hall
Mount Hope
Eastern Star
Bristol Casino
Main Road
Bristol Acrie
Order of Eagles
State Street
M. E
Epworth League
Hope
Circle
D. of I
Tel Belvedere Sunparlor
Holmes
Holmes House, Auspices of the Girls’ Friendly Society of St. Michael’s Church
Broadway Two
First Baptist Church
State Street M. E
Ladies’ Aid Society
Congregational Club
Congregational Chapel
Odd Fellows Hall
Reba Rebakah
Uncharted Rocks Menace Mariners Across World Waters
Report details dangerous rocks that surprise mapmakers including Lamb rock near the St Lawrence ship lane and Avocet rock in the Red Sea. The Avocet sank a liner after striking the submerged danger, with subsequent searches failing to locate it until HMS Stork confirmed a shallow surface rock three hundred yards from the earlier site.
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St. Lawrence
Avocet
Red Sea
India
Flying Fish
Teddington
HMS Stork
Surveying the Seas Trans for the most complete survey of the ocean ever attempted
A conference of United States government scientific branches and allied institutions inaugurates a major ocean survey. Ships will carry complete laboratories and the latest equipment to map the sea bottom and study water composition, density, temperature, and currents at all depths to assess marine food possibilities.
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United States
On Growing Old and a Place of One's Own
In this reflective piece Arkansaw Thomas Cat argues that aging brings desire for independence and a personal space. He imagines a small, self managed retreat with fruit, flowers, vegetables, and chickens to stay busy and avoid neglect. He warns against idle time that invites bleak temptations and street loitering.
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Arkansaw Thomas Cat
Origin of Silk Culture in Global Trade
The piece notes silk culture began in China and the term China derives from silk. It reports the United States imports most raw silk from Japan and American mills produce about 50 million pounds annually with around 50 percent from Japanese mulberry orchards. It highlights the silk worm's value, earning Orient economies over $900 million from U.S. silk alone.
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China
United States
Japan
Detroit News
Orient
Probate Court of Bristol 1924 Estate of Sarah E Sherman
Howard E Sherman as executor presents first and final account for the estate of Sarah B Sherman late of Bristol. The account is received and referred to December 1 1924 at 10 30 AM in the Probate Court Room Bristol for consideration. Notice to be published fourteen days once a week in the Bristol Phenix. John W Church Clerk.
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Bristol
Muriel Barbara Trudell
John W Church
Emily Barbara Trudell
Annie McGovern
Francis P. McGovern
William H. Coggeshall
Isabel W Farrington
Ward
Bristol Phenix
John W. Church
Sarah E. Sherman
Howard E. Sherman
Sarah B. Sherman
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American Mercury
Osterhout
Bristol’ District Nursing Association
Kathleen Marksby
Hope St
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Hope BY
G. M. Wilbur
Constitution ST
F. M. Gifford
Usher Place
Bristol Neck
Constitution
St. Garage
H. B. Carey
Telephone
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Industrial Trust Co
William A. Doran
Bay View Ave
Henry P. Trudell
Edward F. Kearns
Constitution Street
Pearl Street
Everett West
Wood Street
Charles M. Connery
Undertaker
Burton St
Isaac B. Munro
Garfield Avenue
William W. Tack & Co
Wood St
Freeborn
R. Cole
Robert J. McKay
G.W. Simmons
William Street
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co
Boston
Rig L. “Watson & CO
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E. W. Weaver
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