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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1931
Page
5
This installment by Dr. Drury of St. Pauls School in Concord NH discusses life beds and their meaning. He notes his NH origins and his role as rector while previewing further installments in the Phoenix series for several New Hampshire papers.
An observer aboard a modern Cunarder recounts steering past submerged icebergs in the Straits of Belle Isle near Labrador. Passengers, especially Canadian and English, sing boldly during a morning service. The writer reflects on faith and the belief that God cares for loved ones, bringing courage amid the vast sea.
The excerpt reflects Montaigne's enduring affection for Paris. He recalls an early hurt from a youth spent there and notes that as he travels to other cities his love for Paris deepens, finding charm in its sports blemishes and even warts. The passage expresses a lifelong, affectionate attachment to the city.
Herodotus reports an Egyptian maze revived around 2200 years before Christ. The purpose remains debated whether recreation or psychological torture. The maze proved a profitable spectacle for showmen at fairs and expositions.
William Dampier, famed navigator and buccaneer, is honored for sighting Australia and mapping its coasts and for his role in Brethren of the Coast exploits. He aided the marooned Alexander Selkirk, whose tale inspired Robinson Crusoe after two South Sea missions and a later Vindi cation.
An article hails Chinese cuisine as superior, noting central China as the source of the finest dishes. It praises refined preparation, culinary chemistry, and regional excellence, contrasting with American adaptations and German sauerkraut origins.
Albert Parry in Asia Magazine notes that Ivan the Terrible believed diamonds restrained fury and luxury and that even a tiny diamond dissolved in drink could poison a man or horse. He also associates stones with health, memory, vigor, vision, courage, and even foretold death.
Many of Londons Sunday observance laws are centuries old dating to an act of 1625. Prohibitions include bull baiting bir bhwaiting and football with strict bans on hotels cooking meals and shops selling on Sunday. Carriers and wagon men may not travel on Sundays and buyers are also constrained by the old nets.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan argues that press liberty grants power to influence the government. He contends it enables ministers, patronage, and ministerial influence to be exploited. He warns the press can expose corruption and bring down abuses by revealing constitutional mechanisms and institutional shields.
The aunt notes the boy shows Stokes nose and mouth while praising family blood. Hours later the child scolds a kitten with similar lines about its tail. Pathfinder Magazine captioned the anecdote reflecting pride and humor in family traits.
Charles M. Selowal emphasizes neat attire is essential but warns that appearance alone fails without real value. He quips that no man is hero to his valet and urges genuine behavior, noting many men overestimate their wisdom as viewed by their wives.
The National Association of Real Estate Boards cites Fifth century records to argue taxes long provoked farmer protests. Pisistratus of Athens reportedly taxed farm outputs at ten percent while aiding rural livelihoods and even exempting Hymettus from taxes after a farmer complained of aches and pains.
The article lists a supposed ideal male figure per American designers with height 5 ft 8 in and weight 140 lb, waist 30 to 81 in, hips 37 in, arm 18 in, leg 2 in. It compares English, Irish, and Scottish averages, noting Irishmen at 5 ft 8 in and 153 lb and Scots as the tallest at 5 ft 8.5 in.
Fleet Street runs from Ludgate Hill to the Strand and is named after the Fleet River. In early chronicles it is linked with violence and later became a hub for shows and processions. By Elizabeth I’s era it housed famed taverns and coffee houses frequented by literary figures and grew as Britain’s journalism center.
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