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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1926
Page
6
A Forbes quote extols the power of trusting and serving people as the core of modern business. It argues that by focusing on pleasant, helpful service you build lasting value that outpaces cynics and pessimists.
A quote contrasts arts and sciences with natural instinct, suggesting they are formed and perfected through discipline, practice, and care, likening growth to a bear shaping its cubs through meticulous licking. The saying emphasizes gradual refinement over innate talent.
A witty column questions a theory that idleness is a disease and asks how nerve specialists would find patients if everyone must work to earn a living. The piece uses humorous contrast to argue about economic obligation and medical doubt.
Observers note loin coverings vary widely from tattoos beads and bark cloth to woven skirts and aprons. Nicobar Islanders and Central East African tribes reportedly wear the least covering, while modesty customs and ceremonial paint influence attire.
The piece notes a Vienna gem testing institute and similar U.S. efforts to expose imitations. It explains synthetic diamonds cost about 200000 per carat versus natural stones 100 to 200 per carat, with ruby creation taking hours and emerald imitations often produced in layered glass and real color. Imitations reveal themselves when viewed in oil light.
Judson C Welliver notes the Panama Canal may again lead Suez in cargo tonnage in 1926 as oil traffic drives growth. Since opening in 1915 Panama has risen from a wartime path to a major global route, aided by petroleum shipments from California to Europe and the East Coast.
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