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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1925
Page
4
Father Carrying Ted After Long Church Walk
A tired boy named Ted asks his father to carry him home after a long church walk. He admits he is exhausted and cannot continue, saying he is out of gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted
Hoarding Habit in India Impedes National Progress
The article argues that long standing hoarding practices in India, rooted in famine years, depress living standards and hinder economic and social activity across sectors. It notes widespread economic and cultural impacts tied to scarcity psychology and urges reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Ball found in thrush nest after boundary shot mishap
In a Penall England cricket match a ball struck to the boundary was lost and later recovered from a thrush nest. The three young birds inside the nest were unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penall
England
Longevity Tale Traces 200 Years Back in England
An English woman aged seventy is linked to a remarkable longevity record. Her grandfather was seventy when his first son was born, and that son was seventy when his daughter was born, making the great grandfather born about two centuries ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Saint Denis Beheaded Patron Carried Head Remarkably
Traditional tale states Saint Denis of France was beheaded in 272 AD and then picked up his head, carried it a notable distance, before collapsing, reflecting medieval devotion and miracle lore surrounding the martyr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denis
France
Soya Bean Benefactor Spurs Diverse Local Goods
A reflection on the soya bean as a benefactor producing milk bread cheese oil varnish soap ink linoleum knife handles beds and horse fodder, with mentions of related products and uses. The text notes the bean’s broad utility and potential to supply multiple regional industries.
Blessing Barbers Sketch
A short sketch featuring a loving family prayer scene. A child asks for blessings for parents and asks that they stay happy, even as age tests their energy. The piece centers on family affection and hopeful blessings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daddy
Mummy
Profound Papers from Boston Transcript on Commencement
A Boston Transcript note reflects on adult humility in learning as it cites an essay from a daughter’s commencement. The piece ponders the limits of knowledge and the value of curiosity in education and life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Pacific Acreage and Ocean Volume Compared
The Pacific Ocean covers a vastly larger area than all land combined and holds six times the water volume of land above sea level. This comparison highlights the Ocean's immense scale relative to Earth's continents and terrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Ocean
Kitchen Walls Peel When Steam Dampens Paper
In cold weather steam from cooking causes kitchen walls to dampen the paper, which then loosens and peels faster than it dries. The problem worsens on vast damp days, risking widespread paint damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valiggare
Bert
To Make Ferna Grow Keep Ferns in Deep Container
To grow ferns well use a deep container as their roots extend deep into the soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferna
Doan's Pills Backed by Bristol Testimony
Bristol resident Charles Stuart says Doan's Pills relieved his backache and kidney pain after a cold. He bought them at Buffington's Pharmacy and found kidney soreness and frequent scalding secretions improve quickly. Doan's Pills are advertised as a stimulant diuretic for kidneys with wide home endorsement. 60 cents at all dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Mfrs. Buffalo NY. When Your Back Is Lame Remember the Name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
Bristol
Charles Stuart
Constitution Street
Dean
Buffington
Mr. Stuart
Stuart
Foster- Milburn Co. Mfrs
Buffalo
N. Y
Samoan Life As Described By Mills In Adventure Magazine
The article surveys Samoan society during Mills's Adventure Magazine piece. It notes religious devotion influencing cricket play and daily life. It mentions housing thatch huts, absence of minerals, wild pigs, clean habits, and exports cocoa copra and rubber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fae
Cate
Pebilliers
Samus
Mr. Mills
Adventure Magazine
Cubit Measures Across Ancient Civilizations
The article surveys cubit lengths from antiquity noting the Egyptian cubit at 2064 English inches and the Romano cubit at 174 inches as undisputed bases. It mentions two biblical cubits and Julian of Ascalon’s 28 to 25 ratio, while Hebrew temple cubit estimates range from 19 to 26 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Julian
Ascalon
Origins of the Piano and its Early Inventor
The text traces piano origins to ancient ideas of a mono chord instrument and credits Bartolommeo Cristofori, a Padua harpsichord maker, with the invention naming the modern instrument as plano e forte. It notes proto instruments like the santir family and references an early dulcimer lineage dating back over 1,600 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythagoras
Bartolommeo Cristofori
Padua
Air Holes Add 66 Million To Ice Cream Cost
Conference on weights and measures at the Department of Commerce reveals that U S ice cream production reaches a billion quarts annually and about 40 percent of the sold volume is air space. Selling by bulk rather than weight causes consumers to pay for air holes, totaling about 66 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
United States
Popular Science Monthly
Job More to His Liking Theater Man Switches Careers
A box-office man from a popular theater quit his job and joined a commission house. A friend asked why, and he said selling theater seats was hard after the first 200, with many arguments. Now he sold 2,000 bushels of potatoes and still has good potatoes.
Piano precaution to guard against moth damage
Instructions advise hanging two small cheesecloth bags with camphor squares inside a piano when not played to deter moths from eating piano felt. Bags should be placed on either side without interfering with the instrument’s mechanism.
Nee 5040 Dhugaleing
Fragmentary note appears to reference a numeric code 5040 and a name Dhugaleing with unclear context or date, leaving the precise event or person uncertain from the readable text.
Angel of Death Azrael as guardian of the dying
The text states Azrael stands guard over the dying and at the moment of death separates the soul from the body according to Jewish and Mohammadian traditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Azrael
Writer George Burrington once a pickpocket from England
The English writer George Burrington reportedly began as a pickpocket before being transported to Australia in 1790. His noted crime involved robbing Pridcee Orloff of a snuff box valued around 150000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Burrington
Australia
Pridcee Orloff
Road plat description and land lines Barrington Rhode Island
State Board of Public Roads outlines center line alignments for Barrington East Providence Old Barrington Road 1926 survey and Plat No. 108 under law of 1923 with traverses dates May 23 1925 July 16 1926 and other segments. It notes land parcels abutting the highway with measurements thirty feet from center line and town line references Barrington clerks record attested by G R Wellington and signed by board members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town OF
Barrington
Barrington Road
Providence
Rhode Island
State Board of Public Roads
General Assembly
Harrington
Recorder of Deeds
Barrington-East
Providence-Old
Sta
Barrington-East Providence
G. R Wellington
Barringa
A. Y
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Carehactor Manual
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R. I
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Undertaker
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Bay View Ave
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