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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1931
Page
4
Josephine E Phillips reviews early obedience strategies in a child study group. Mothers debate immediate firmness, timing, and the three point R R C method Reason Request Courtesy to build respect and cooperation in toddlers and preschoolers.
A Bristol panel of Town Council and Chamber of Commerce aims to develop the town as an industrial and residential center. They discuss proposals to sell or lease the National India Rubber Co plant, space needs, and financing options, with emphasis on long leases, waterfront development, and avoiding sweatshops.
In Edinburgh a seventeenth century granary and adjoining structure were levelled for new development. Preservation actions saved several sculptural stones and architectural fragments from the site. Local authorities balanced growth with heritage conservation.
A concise overview defines philosophy as the broad set of principles that provide rational explanation for all knowledge. It frames philosophy as the search for causes and laws that underlie facts across regions of inquiry.
The article traces woad dye in Britain from ancient war paint under Boadicea to modern policing uniforms, noting its decline due to indigo. It describes the plant as bluish green with a yellow flower, processed in wood mills by horse driven wheels, forming pulp lumps, drying for months, and fermentation to purify the dye.
In The English Medieval Feast William Edward Mead notes Anglo-Saxon eating norms were driven by living conditions rather than idle taste. He cites a weeklong Archbishop Neville feast with 13,000 dozen wine and 75,600 gallons of ale and a Northumberland household using 1,100 dozen wine and 42,000 gallons of ale annually. Water was drunk only as penance and seen as rot-gut amid poor sanitation.
The American Forestry Association notes extensive Bible references to birds with more than 200 mentions. Of 831 named species, the dove and eagle are highlighted for peace and strength, with dove cited 85 times and eagle 32. Other frequently named birds include raven cock hen owl pigeon sparrow stork petrel quail swallow vulture ostrich bittern peacock cormorant crane partridge osprey kite cuckoo hawk heron nighthawk lapwing swan and gier eagle.
Sorrento Italy, beyond Rome, traces to Phoenician era and Tyre. A siren name lures travelers, the town hosts famous visitors like Goethe Gorki Marion Crawford Ibsen Wagner Byron Scott Cooper Dumas Verdi Renan Longfellow Bulwer Lytton Heyse Wilde Nietzsche, gathered in the sunny Corso Umberto.
W. W. Greener notes trap shooting roots in ancient popinjay practice. Greeks and medieval bowmen hunted parrot targets atop poles, sometimes using living birds with liberty based on cord length. Homer’s Iliad even references dove targets in popinjay shooting.
An Irish man laments modern writers who grovel in the sewer of salacious poison while the Dublin Opinion editor suggests they should lift their minds from the gutter to keep the gutters clean.
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