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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1919
Page
4
Fragmented OCR describes a small steam or air engine with quoted phrases about diameter stroke and parts. Mentions Hillsboro NY jeweler, a company in Ningaka Ralls and Ontario power company, with odd measurements and a water mobile detail.
A vintage ad touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy for urinary and related organ ailments. It claims benefits for kidneys liver bladder and stomach with promises of renewed vigor and health, urging daily use and refund if not satisfied. The copy emphasizes the oil's cellular action and warns of symptoms signaling kidney trouble.
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching offers retiring pensions to university college and technical school teachers on its accredited list in the United States Canada and Newfoundland. Eligibility includes reaching sixty five years of age with specified service or twenty five years as a professor or eighty years as a professor and instructor. In cases of physical disability.
Charles Grant Miller urges readers to act now in the current industrial shakeup. He argues that those who have not yet achieved fit their chance, applying heart mind and muscle to seize the opportunity. The piece champions proactive effort toward progress and peace in industry.
Lisbon's exclusive gambling clubs attract locals and visitors with elegant interiors, fine dining, music, dancing, reading rooms, and libraries. The piece emphasizes the Portuguese passion for play and entertainment as these venues thrive.
To remove varnish stains apply alcohol to the spot two or three times then rub with a clean cloth. If the color is injured sponge with chloroform to restore it unless the color is blue where vinegar should be used instead.
The passage argues that morning grouchiness from late hours may fade with longer sleep, bringing optimism and increased productivity. It claims pessimism harms efficiency due to mental and physical debilitation, suggesting mood improvement raises working power.
The New Success notes that employers value initiative and proactive effort. It argues that originality and resourcefulness signal ambition, readiness to advance, and potential promotion, while employees who only do what they are told receive less favor.
The Boston Transcript notes a new graduate may feel wiser after reading about life. It suggests true wisdom comes when comparing fresh insight with seasoned experience in the College of Hard Knocks.
A playful note tells of Gerald who lives downstairs and visits when the doughnut scent travels up. Cautioned by his mother not to ask for anything he blurts out a shy plea about the tempting treats.
Mount Clemens News Bureau reports President Wilson on the special train across the nation. He urges ratification of the League of Nations and explains the treaty's aim to end future wars, protect weaker nations, and secure labor rights. He notes broad public support and the world’s reliance on the United States to lead.
The text describes warm colors as those with yellow or red dominance such as yellow green yellow orange orange red orange red and red violet. It then explains cool colors like blue and blue tinted hues such as blue green green violet and blue violet. It notes cool colors soothe nerves and are linked to water ice and sky.
A reflection on health emphasizing sound mind and rational habits as foundations for bodily well being. It notes fear worry and negative emotions hinder health but asserts individuals must manage their own well being since doctors cannot do it for us.
The British admiralty knot or nautical mile equals 6,080 feet while the statute knot is 6,082.66 feet. The calculation divides Earth's circumference into 360 degrees and 60 minutes per degree, yielding 21,600 knots per circumference, then 181,885,456 feet divided by 21,600 gives 6,082.66 feet per statute knot.
A Chicago boy of six, shown through the Art Institute by his mother, promises to remember the masterwork if she will promise not to bring him there again.
The passage notes that character is shown by small, unconscious actions rather than words. We may aspire to a certain character or pretend to be someone else, but our unguarded habits expose who we truly are.
An opinion contrasts river transportation with railroads in the United States. It cites vast Chinese river use, praises Pacific Atlantic canal work, and argues for deep river channels and canals to boost heavy freight, noting the need to improve waterways as essential to national progress.
A newly completed chart by a major telegraph firm maps all land lines totaling about one million miles. It records wire material gauge routes cut-ins and testing, plus cross connections and office circuit assignments. The 70 sheet display in steel frames would form a 27 by 65 foot map when laid edge to edge.
A partisan Bolshevik at a Greenwich Village tea party declares the Spartacists barred from meetings while others may canvass. Theodore Dreiser supports the ban, arguing the Spartacists gain too much traction in reconstruction.
Edward A Foley of San Francisco has been named by the U S Department of Agriculture to represent the bureau of markets in the United Kingdom. He will study marketing and distribution of farm products to develop and improve foreign trade in American agricultural goods.
A Popular Mechanics feature describes a device that recovers iodine from hundreds of gauze and cotton mops used in a large army hospital ward. Alcohol evaporates and condenses in a heated upper tube, drawing iodine down into a tincture while the mops are saved by washing and sterilizing.
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