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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1917
Page
3
Dexter S. Kimball argues that identifying a boy's capabilities is essential for guiding education. Colleges should provide flexible training that endures despite changing industrial needs, ensuring students can rebuild if aptitude proves lacking or conditions shift.
A reflection on courage as more than battlefield passion. true manliness requires heart strength endurance self sacrifice and an invincible will, all united in purposeful consent of thought feeling and action as the essence of masterful courage. quote by Richard Salter Storr.
A famed physician in the American Magazine argues that sufficient sleep prevents many minor illnesses and that self control is needed to avoid overeating alcohol and smoking. He notes sleep deficits lead to cold lumbago constipation and headaches and warns sacrificing evening activities to sleep prevents chronic fatigue.
Elizabeth aged four loves a young woman across the street. After pleading all day to visit, her grandmother says they are busy. Late in the afternoon a neighbor invites her over to fetch a toy, and Elizabeth sighs with relief, saying she has worked hard to get over there.
The article explains a simple method to renew carbon paper by heating it briefly over a fire or radiator. The heat dissolves and spreads the coating, restoring its quality. Repeating the process can double the paper's life.
The text recalls Judge Pennypacker’s stance on woman suffrage and fair gender relations. It cites a broker anecdote about romance and material gifts, ending with a banker’s question and the broker’s quip about a string of pearls and a costly car as a cautionary tale.
A Main Street stationer notes that most customers seek postage stamps for letters. A woman browsed stamps, bought none, and asked how much to mail a wrapped newspaper. The shopkeeper weighed it and said a one cent stamp would suffice, confusing the woman who thanked him.
Poetry has shifted from epic and broad national expression toward intimate personal focus. Contemporary verse addresses public events from a specialized, often acerbic, personal viewpoint reflecting narrower political perspectives. The future strength of modern poetry may lie in this individualized direction.
A concise exhortation defines a strong man as quiet, modest, and unassuming. True strength appears only when action, courage, and self sacrifice are required, not through shouting or self-promotion.
A compact reflection urges wider interests beyond the self and calls for ceaseless patient effort. It emphasizes keeping surroundings bright and orderly and letting divine light, peace, wisdom, and love radiate to inspire others.
In Trinidad natives seek fat from guacharo oil birds for butter as fledglings are harvested at three to four weeks old. The birds nest in dark caves and are reached by torchlight despite treacherous footing and water in cavern bottoms.
A palace screen rumored to be made from twelve loyal servants’ skin commemorates a 200 year old fire rescue in the sultan’s palace. The skins were preserved as a memorial and the screen remains a treasured inheritance in the royal quarters.
A reflection on the obsession with living a hundred years. The piece cites reactions to longevity claims, a mourner’s paradox, and Irving Fisher’s view that life’s breadth matters more than length. It argues there is little benefit in length without vitality.
A nephew named Clifford aged Bee pulls every book from library shelves and lays them on the floor, explaining he gave the tired books a rest after an hour of quiet mischief in the house.
A dialogue shows a new bride feeling neglected by her husband as she recalls past meals at their home before marriage. He protests that his love remains strong despite her belief to the contrary. The exchange hints at marital strain and unmet expectations in a domestic scene.
Sedalia was founded and named by Gen. George B. Smith a Missouri Civil War-era leader. He laid out town lots near the Missouri Pacific rail line after Georgetown and chose Sedalia by combining Sed from his daughter’s nickname Sed and a friend’s suggestion to replace Sedville with a more distinctive name. The town’s first residents moved in 1859.
The excerpt muses on deserts and time, contrasting harsh landscapes with human traces. It notes how sands erase human monuments while enduring relics like an old tomato can symbolize past economic life and desert wanderers. The setting ranges from Sierra snows to canyon forts.
Armavir officials proposed using skin from stray dogs to make affordable shoes for schoolchildren. Over 800 dogs were captured, skins tanned at a Volodovo factory, costing about 50 cents per skin, yielding five to six boot tops, supplying footwear to at least 8,000 pupils.
A Denver bar member recalls a humorous courtroom moment where a large fat man sues a thin man with a hacking cough. After a half hour, the jury misidentified plaintiffs and defendants, prompting the judge to clarify. The verdict favored the man described as having consumption.
Hannah says there is a fine job at Mrs Calvert's and Chiorinda claims it is a cinch. The task is to push around a newfangled baby percolator as described by the judge.
The piece argues that wealthy men often fail to know what they want and pursue costly, isolating luxuries. It cites options like vast estates with gates, a private 2,000 ton yacht, or a private orchestra, noting such choices cut them off from society and feel antisocial.
A compact reflection on risk and error. Big men with strong personalities imitate bold action and often make big mistakes yet persevere toward success. Small, timid individuals avoid large mistakes but fail to achieve notable outcomes.
A meditation on how silence and partial truth can distort loyalty and love. The author argues that truth to sentiment can diverge from truth to facts, and that conveying a truthful spirit requires avoiding garbling or lying to express the real veracity.
The Dlominat ing Engineer Society warns against bright lights on dark backgrounds and urges correct lamp placement. Planning room illumination by its use can preserve eyesight and reduce health risks for growing children, especially in study spaces.
The piece notes that a Mexican owner values his sombrero above other wardrobe items spending freely on a coveted hat. He may be poor but saves long for headgear, buying a sugar loaf shaped wide brimmed hat with heavy cord. Many greasers wear a $50 hat.
Bristol residents testify to Doan's Kidney Pills easing back pain and kidney trouble. Spencer Rounds of 17 Pierce Ave. reports relief after using Doan's. purchased at Hope Drug Co. for 60 cents. Foster-Milburn Co. of Buffalo, NY recruits customers with local testimony.
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