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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1923
Page
6
The St Louis Globe Democrat contemplates whether artists should favor glyptodons over sheep for depictions. It notes the dramatic effect of sunlight on glyptodons and compares potential gallery impact to bucolic sheep scenes.
A physician urges staying home when ill describing it as proper etiquette. The Boston Transcript notes the social friction of insisting on others’ company despite contagious symptoms and urges considerate conduct.
The article notes quills have been used for writing since as early as the Fifth century or earlier. It highlights the long history of quill pens in manuscript culture and classroom use across ages.
Guardian notices issued by the Probate Court of Bristol appoint a guardian for Clara Zorra and her wards John Zorra Frank Zorra and Manuel Zorra with bond filed. All creditors must file claims with the Clerk within six months from the first advertisement date. John W Church cert and Mary Malone guardian.
A sequence of Bristol probate court entries from 1423 to 1923 notices include the will probate for Fitz Munroe, estate administration for Dams Brenneoch, and a petition for Christiana Nastri’s adoption by Filippo Nastri and Carmela Nastri. Court orders require publications in the Bristol Phoenix over several weeks. John W. Church, Clerk, notes dates and publication rules.
The article traces hair adornment from ancient Egyptian bands with streamers to the filet cap of James I era, noting the hatband’s decorative persistence. It also cites social quirks, including a divorce suit in a crowded building and a LA Times quip about a sharer’s dream of liberty through a B flat clarinet.
In Mexico a rare paradise bird builds a cone shaped hut to shelter its wooing. It creates a tile landscape garden with moss beds crimson berries tiny flowers and gold sand. The male tends and refreshes the garden as long as courtship lasts, a real scientific fact rather than fiction.
Fragmentary report describes Teret Pharte and an associate in a sequence of actions. It mentions a price description and a health claim tied to a death rate. An unnamed speaker asks for investigations and a doctor is asked to pinpoint yesterday’s event details.
The passage argues that Stevenson's Treasure Island is likely fictional and not based on a specific real island. It suggests he drew from various treasure island legends, possibly reading about them, but the island in his tale exists only in the novel.
The origin of bread traces to bray meaning to pound. Early bread was made by pounding grain, mixing with water, drying in the sun, and later using ferments. Kneading developed with grinding between stones and baking in ovens with heat.
The Brackel village in Belgium is praised for a famed fowl race. Brackel hens are said to excel in egg quantity and quality while roosters display unrivaled crowing rhythm from generations of training. Breeders link musical crowing contests to the birds' traits.
A veteran steel worker says iron workers fear height only when not on the top. He notes a rivet or tool risks at lower levels, but being atop the structure provides a sense of safety despite the danger of high‑rise construction.
A fragmentary report describes a cottage near Petrograd where the Great Peter the Great lived in a three room dwelling while directing work on his vessel Peters boat hailed as parent of the Russian navy. The scene centers on interest in the man and his iconic status.
The Boy Scouts of America marked the movement's 13th anniversary February 8 to 15 with demonstrations rallies and oath reaffirmations by notable figures. The drive aimed to add 100000 new members and potentially push total youth membership past the 500000 mark under President Harding who funds silk flag streamers for successful regions.
A group of Boy Scouts voluntarily guard a dangerous crossing to help children cross safely. They did not seek credit and no adults were informed. The article recalls a winter night when a scout protected people by guarding a live wire until repairs arrived, freezing his ear but fulfilling duty.
Robert McKnight of Bowling Green stepped on a broken bottle while playing, severing a laree artery. Norman Loomis aided the injured youth, applying a tourniquet to stop blood flow. He carried the boy home after first aid was given.
A Shakespearean fragment warns that rumor spreads through sunrise envy and conjecture. The blunt monster with countless heads, a discordant wavering crowd, can play upon it and turn rumor into a weapon of fear and confusion.
A reflective line on pride in knowing the right actions and the quiet triumphs of steering clear of errors, celebrating disciplined choices over loud success.
Boy scouts of Tampa Florida perform community service in line with Do a good turn daily and the slogan Give to the world the best you have the best will come back to you. Rotarians attend a state convention with a commemorative coin bearing the motto Deead learn ivily te Seam Boy.
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