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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1929
Page
4
Firefighters from District No 12 fought the blaze at a two building site on Hope Street near Poppa squash Road Friday night. The fire began outside and spread inward, taking over an hour to subdue then flaring again and requiring another half hour to fully extinguish. No cause yet determined as hose lines blocked Hope Street and delayed the call back.
La Bella Sicily organized Sunday at 204 State Street by natives of Sicily and their children. Officers include President Bartolo Scolaro and Treasurer Joseph F Bruno. The group aims to foster better acquaintance among Sicily natives and their descendants.
South Kingstown High beats Colt High 7 to 0 at Wakefield after a fourth quarter interception by Tom Wright led to a touchdown. Coman added the extra point after a long rush, with both teams plagued by fumbles and penalties throughout the game. Referee Mackay officiated the contest.
A villain with a hook and club feet pursues a green girl and offers tea. He taunts and menaces as the hero, in a golf themed chase, intervenes with a risky swing. The girl pleads, the villain gasps, and the hero offers protection and a diamond ring as the danger ends.
Leather from reindeer becomes favored in tannery trades as pelts supply lags demand. Contracts affect sales before animals are taken. North Pacific steamers carry summer cargos of dried reindeer skins in large bundled lots from distant shores.
In the American colonies certain pines were reserved by the British government for naval use. Marked trees stood undisturbed. only the government could cut them, not even landowners.
It is estimated that at least four thousand earthquakes occur yearly in parts of the world and more than two hundred are reported each year in the United States. Most quakes are feeble or harmless or strike sparsely populated regions.
A humorous reminiscence compares a cheerful Hercules moment to a modern quip about handling messes. The Ohio State Journal frames the old tale as a lighthearted aside about overcoming chaos with wit.
Historical note recalls 1856 recognition by the medical profession of the thyroid and parathyroids as controllers of growth and development in the human body.
In Point Barrow Alaska a plan to replace scarce furs with feather skins from geese ducks gulls and cormorants gains support. Birds are beheaded and cleaned with feathers left intact then dried and treated with seal blubber and fish fat kneaded with grease to produce pliable feather furs suitable for coats sleeping bags aviator jackets and cushions.
A compact survey traces vegetables’ origins from Greece, Dardanelles, and Egypt to China and the Americas. It notes celery in ancient texts, early lettuce in Greece, spinach from New Zealand via Cook, and crops like radishes in Japan and China, with bananas now linked to Central and South America and several roots and tubers spread by early exploration.
The Washington Star notes sweet potato growers lose about 40 percent of their crop annually to more than twenty plant diseases. Losses occur in the field during transport or at the market as the crop is easily wounded and susceptible to infection after breaking from the stem.
The article argues bread selection is driven by subconscious needs and credits yeast with antineuritic vitamins. It claims rising yeast supplies vitamins that improve skin condition and health.
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