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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1929
Page
5
Grace Viall Gray of the Boguschold Science Institute provides step by step canning instructions for peaches and pears. It covers equipment checks, jar testing, syrup preparation, fruit prep, packing, processing times and pressures, and tips to prevent browning and color loss.
A national contest to curb farm surplus and promote home canned foods offers 222 cash prizes totaling 5825 dollars. The grand prize is 1250 dollars for the best jar of canned fruit vegetables or meat. Open to any woman or girl, entries must be received by October 1, 1929. Information and entry blanks available at Sears Roebuck Agricultural Foundation Chicago Illinois.
A Boston bookstore appraises rare first editions including Alive In Wonderkind London 1861 with value around 3500 dollars. Customer sought rebound after the author withdrew it due to illustrations. John Tenniel illustrated editions caused further dissatisfaction and varied values across English and American reprints from 1866 to the 1864 sheets.
The silver fox is a red fox variety not a separate species. Black, silver, cross, and Crass foxes share the same species and occur mainly in northern North America and Siberia. These variants are rare in the wild and often born in litters of red foxes.
A historical reflection on early discoveries of blood circulation. It traces the heart’s four chambers and the path of blood through the lungs and body, noting the left ventricle receives blood and the heart’s contractions drive circulation. It mentions gaps in knowledge about disease impact on heart muscle and valves and rhythm.
The North Central Association recommends four factors for instructional efficiency: pupil teacher ratio at 25 to 1, five classes taught daily, 150 student hours per teacher per day, and class size of 25 students. The points cover attendance, class counts, instructional hours, and class enrollment.
The Moabite stone set by King Mesha commemorates his victory over Israel. The text notes Hezekiah’s name appearing on Jerusalem’s tunnel wall built to connect the Virgin’s spring with the pool of Siloam, unseen for twenty six centuries.
Sailors and rivermen, railroad workers, newspaper men all feel the pull of their former trades. The article notes the enduring lure of the sea and the scent of printers ink, showing how lifelong habits resist retirement.
In a family gathering, Brother B adjusts the clock so the two year old baby proclaims eight oclock. The child repeats the manipulated time as the clock chimes. The scene highlights a playful misdirection during an evening at home.
Plans near completion for the Mt Hope bridge dedication on Oct 24 at 12 noon with a large parade. The event includes a national guards procession, naval participation by the LAS S&S. Dallas, and a grand pageant by the Rhode Island Historical Society and Newport and Portsmouth groups.
The Department of Agriculture states ordinary garlic does not contain arsenic. Rare cases involve arsenic spray on blossoms causing trace arsenic in mature fruit or vegetables, but such occurrences are uncommon.
Sailors welcome mail as a key factor in navy morale. A young recruit gains friends as he travels, expanding his correspondence list. The constant request for mail brings smiles with the cry Mail-0.
The Department of Commerce reports a birth every 12 seconds and a death every 24 seconds in the United States. An immigrant arrives every 1% minutes and an emigrant every 5% minutes, yielding a net gain of one person every 20 seconds as noted in Capper's Weekly.
The article explains platinum mostly comes from placer deposits formed by weathering of rocks. It notes a recent notable exception in South Africa where platinum occurs in rock suitable for shaft mining, underscoring differing extraction approaches.
At a Bristol District Nursing Association meeting in Rockwell Hall the group was told that after November 30 the State Board of Health will not reimburse expenses for child welfare work due to funds shortage. The program will continue on a smaller scale for children under two, funding uncertain, with visits limited to younger children.
The 55th Harvest Festival at Trinity Church drew a large congregation with festive music and a sermon by Rev Fr. Bailey of St Stephen's, Fall River. Offerings of fruit, vegetables, groceries and money will aid local charities, with Rev Fr. Nelson Kellogg officiating and cornstalk decorations throughout the interior.
John H. Lonergan aged about 89 died Monday evening at his Joyce street home. Funeral held in Warren yesterday. he was one of the town’s oldest residents and a former ship carpenter in North Swansea. Survived by six children including Judge John J. Lonergan and sons James, William and Thomas Lonergan. daughters Mrs. Henry C. Greenhalgh and Mrs. W. J. Coutanche.
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