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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1929
Page
3
The dodo once inhabited Mauritius and became extinct within about two years after Dutch arrival in 1598. It was a large flightless bird, slow on land, and prized as a food source. Human migration brought predators like dogs cats and swine, accelerating its demise.
A small man tries to board a moving train to reach his wife on her honeymoon. The porter stops him and notes the compartment is engaged. The man protests that he is the groom and that the wife is waving from the window as the train pulls away.
The vicar is invited to dinner by a wealthy parishioner. The host's son stays up late and blurts out in a wide eyed remark, asking Mr Snookes if he joined the church because he was useless at anything else.
Detroit News recounts a Jacobite practice of toasting the “King over the water” using finger bowls. After James II’s exile in 1688 adherents lifted glasses over bowls to signal loyalty, a custom fading until Edward VII’s 1901 reign revived the bowls.
The Yamis living on a small islet south of Formosa value two aims building fine boats and owning silver hats. Hats, crafted from beaten coins, denote prestige with larger hats indicating greater status. Some hats reach shoulder length and feature eye openings for surveying neighbors and rivals.
A travel correspondent extols Gibraltar as surpassing Rio New York and Sydney in beauty. The approach along the straits presents the rugged North African coast to the right and the Spanish shore to the left with Gilbrattar hill and the town below forming a grand, majestic panorama.
The Java volcano region known as Death Valley has been located by the volcanological survey of the Dutch East Indies. Chemists report vents at the valley bottom release carbon dioxide and dangerous hydrogen sulfide gas, with air concentrations reaching up to ten percent, capable of poisoning any breather within seconds.
An overview explains evergreen plants stay green all year and include conifers and shrubs. It notes spruces and firs as classic evergreens, larch as a conifer not evergreen, and that many tropical plants are evergreen. The piece traces word origins from Prussia to Latin and Greek roots.
A 1605 dispatch from Dimvia notes Capt. Pedro Fernando de Quiros leading the ships San Pedro and San Pedro y Pablo on the discovery voyage to the unknown southern regions. Quiros, who reportedly refused to alter course, reached the Australian land fringe before storms separated the expedition. He later died of fever in Panama after a second royal mission.
The article discusses whether the United States can be self sufficient or risk severe manufacturing hardship in a complete embargo. It notes heavy import reliance for coffee tea cocoa and half the sugar, plus key materials such as wool silk fibers rubber hides wood pulp gums and nitrates.
A new method by Prof. Orlando Sweeney at Iowa State College converts beet pulp after sugar extraction into furfural. The chemical, once costly, now sells for about ten cents a pound, with uses as an insecticide and in making synthetic resins.
A historic note notes that the oldest known dental prosthetics, a Phoenician woman’s false teeth joined by gold wire, are preserved in the Louvre Paris. Dr Roy Moodie of Santa Monica discusses the Egyptians’ lack of similar dental replacement and credits Phoenicians with early prosthetics advances.
Californians celebrate Father Junípero Serra as founder of San Diego de Alcala and pioneer missions. Over 13 years he trekked six miles north and south, establishing nine missions later expanded to 22. The missions shaped California history though later declined, with some ruins and others still in use.
The Detroit News recalls a seventeenth century British traveler who after returning from Italy described umbrellas as risky in hot regions. He noted they form a pyramidal canopy that could direct heat downward onto the head unless carried properly.
The article notes tides in the Great Lakes similar to ocean tides. Measurements by the United States survey show Lake Michigan has a neap tide amplitude of one and a half inches and a spring tide of three inches.
A bank display in New York features money made by American Indians. It includes the only known note from an Indian bank run by the Arapaho and the sole 1862 Cherokee nation dollar bill, each unique in their issuance. The Detroit News reports the coins and notes on exhibit as rare artifacts.
A native explains to a visitor that in summer locals bathe twice daily due to busyness while in winter they bathe four or five times daily, reflecting seasonal bathing norms and a polite apology for seeming unfriendly.
Capper's Weekly ponders whether humanity has advanced or regressed while noting scientists may have found remains of a highly developed prehistoric race in Africa. The piece invites individual readers to consider personal improvement and belief about human progress.
Nature Magazine notes the pied wagtail as an attractive English bird with bold swinging flight. The species feed beside streams or pools, wagging its long tail, and contrast black and white with white wagtails appearing gray and white on the continent.
Capt Lyman F Potts long time Narragansett Bay boatman died at his home on 31 Bradford Street. Funeral services were held at St Michael's Church with Rev A R Parshley officiating. Interment followed at North Cemetery. He leaves a wife, a sister, a brother, and a stepson. He was in his 78th year.
Capt John Nelson West a longtime resident of this town died at his home 25 Summer Street Saturday evening after a long illness. Born December 18 1833 he served in the Civil War on the Burnside Expedition and worked as a carpenter before retiring. He is survived by four daughters Eva M West who lived with him Lillian N Greene of 83 Burton Street and other daughters.
The notice lists Mrey Btliven of Providence and Mrs. Carl Snown of Berkeley among the survivors. It notes several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral services are set for Thursday afternoon from the late home with burial in North Cemetery.
The funeral for Miss Joanna Tobin, who died Saturday, was held at her Franklin street home then St Marys Church for a high mass. Interment followed in St Marys Cemetery. She was about 76, born in Ireland, connected to St Marys parish activities, and survived by sister Miss Margaret Tobin and brother Michael J. Tobin.
The pianist and composer Clementi was born during Handel and Scarlatti times and died after eighty years as many luminaries like Rossini Berlioz Mendelssohn Chopin and Cesar Franck appeared. The passage highlights the prolific output of genius from mid eighteenth to mid nineteenth century, likening it to future decades.
In Great Britain ill always refers to ill health while sick means feeling nauseated. The United States uses the terms with little distinction between health and illness meanings.
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