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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1926
Page
7
The Parsees are described as the most prosperous sect with no paupers among them and are said to assist fellow believers in distress. Adventurous tales note their astonishing achievements as observed by the western world.
A Duluth Herald note reflects on how Sundays once focused on contemplation of the afterlife rather than travel, marking a shift in social routine and customs.
The Albany Herald notes that most heat escapes a fire via the flue and compares it to wasted energy in people. It asserts real progress comes from consistent, direct effort aimed at the same point.
The Atchison Globe notes a succinct saying about productivity claiming a capable man can complete a full day’s work by noon and then take the remainder of the day off.
Sir James Crichton Browne challenges the Burns drinking death story and argues heart disease from youth rheumatism caused the poet’s death rather than alcohol. He cites Currie’s biography and contends contemporaries showed no signs of chronic drunkenness.
A note on horn books used in English education from early times to the eighteenth century. They were tablets inscribed with the alphabet and digits, protected by covers made from thin transparent horn plates.
A Brussels antiquary hosted a feast using bread from wheat found in a Pharaoh era pyramid and butter from Elizabethan times, with wine aged centuries and apples from ancient ruins. The event parallels a Hollywood golden wedding banquet where a fifty year old cake was described as unaffected by time.
Freshmen at Washington and Lee University were duped into writing the names of five generations on the skeleton of Traveler the Civil War charger. The white bones turned black with ink and pencil marks, prompting officials to bathe and relocate the relic high on a balcony to deter further vandalism.
A London Mail essay argues it unfairly labels women as curious, noting men show greater curiosity in public, from roadwork sites to daily life, while women appear less observed and less involved in the same scenes.
Among the oldest writings, runes are straight-lined characters found on weapons, ornaments, and stones across Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and parts of England. Origin and date unclear, but likely from Latin, used by the third century. Norse myth links Odin to their creation, associating runes with heathen worship and long preservation in Scandinavia.
The name Rupert's Land described the Hudson Bay area around Hudson Bay and the Northwest. It was granted to the Hudson's Bay Company by Charles II and surrendered in 1869. In 1870 the title passed to the Dominion of Canada as part of its expansion.
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