Bristol elected to Wesleyan board of trustees
Dr L D Bristol state health commissioner and Wesleyan University alumnus has been elected a five year trustee of Wesleyan University in Connecticut. Bristol formerly studied at Wesleyan before teaching at Johns Hopkins and Harvard.
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L. DD. Bristol
Wesleyan University Alumni Association of
Maine
Connecticut Institution of Learning
Bristol
Wesleyan
Johns Hopkins
Harvard
Farrington
Waterville
Studebaker
Oakland Road
Dro Alf
Sawyer
Maine Coast Fishermen's Association
Bangor
Robert Py
Sarah Staples
Biddeford
Bates College
Pred BE. Pomeroy
Pourteen
A Door Fitting Dilemma and Repair
A handy man struggles with a house door that sticks at the bottom due to soft wood. He tightens the upper hinge but screws pull out, then replaces the upper hinge with new wood to secure it and stop the sagging.
Office courtesy to visitors and first impressions
A note on how strangers entering an office are often met with discourtesy. Employees nearby should greet the visitor and offer help or to take a message. The visitor’s impression of the employer hinges on staff attitude.
Social program delights Baptist vestry crowd in Georgetown
The Georgetown Baptist vestry event hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Heald drew praise for a varied program including songs, recitations, and a dialogue. Receipts from ice cream and cake sales totaled about 23 dollars to aid church insurance.
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Baptist
Frank Heald
William T. Boyd
Ipuitatigne Co
Ventus
Raphael Rowe
James Stuart
Harry Heald
Elsie Hagan
Oliver Drake
Oer Nolan Cane
Dorothy Pinkham
Gladys Oliver
VOCS
Ida Lewis
Belle Heald
Pete
James Stuart Soai
Sera Marie Hagan
Little Dog
Olive Drake
League
Mark Marr
Raymond Dexter
Ida Williams
West Georgetown
Woolwich
Stearns W. Scott
Bath
William A. Todd
Working League
William ©. Oliver
Augusta E. Rowe
William Farnsworth
Owen Marr
Grange
Five Islands
Everett Higgins
Augusta FE. Rowe
Marion Tuzzy
Ethel
Todd
Roland Warford
Alex Cunningham
William Boyd
J. Everett
Jewett
Baptist Church
Essie Coleman
Thomas Hagan
George Williams
Waterville
Searsmont
George Chorchill
Robinhood
Southport
William Mains
Boston
Center Bridge
Sarah
Mabel Pinkham
Z. Pinkham
Olga Steglemann
Watertown
Mass
Boston High School
Henry Todd
Jenny Reynolds
Burnside A
Kio A. Williams
Ethel J. Todd
Norman US
Joseph Harford
How Diamond Cutters Work
Three steps convert rough stones into gems. Cleaning removes defects, cutting shapes the stone and fixes the number of facets, and polishing brightens the faces. A cup and cement separate parts, cutters shape about half the facets, then polishers finish on a diamond dust plate for a brilliant result.
The First Gas Respirator Invention By M Denayr Rote
The aerophore, invented by French scientist M Denayr rote, lets people enter noxious atmospheres. Tested at Chatham in England four years ago and reported successful. Improvements to the device with tube systems have saved hundreds of lives in mine accidents and other disasters where rescue work is impossible without their use.
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M. Denayrrote
Chatham
England
Fireless Cooker Promise Hints at Steady Plans
A reflective note urges careful planning before action, arguing hasty judgment is costly. The Bestou Transcript cautions that heat must be applied to a fireless cooker to start the work, implying steady effort yields reliable results.
Tortoise Shell Glasses Endure with Subtle Face Coverage
An industrialist notes a practical benefit of tortoise shell glasses as they conceal a substantial portion of the face. The remark highlights the glasses as a fashion and function choice, emphasizing their natural tone and coverage.
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Kansas
Ideal Spring Tonic Claims Boost Energy and Blood
An advertisement promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a spring tonic to strengthen weak blood causing fatigue and breathlessness. It cites Mrs John Gregware of Barre Vermont as a testimonial and advertises the pills as non opiate and safe for delicate systems. The piece touts a booklet Building Up the Blood and offers orders from Schenectady NY or local druggists.
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John Gregware
South Main Street
Barre
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Wink Villa
Milky Fluid From Cow Tree Described
A description of a tree yielding a nourishing milky juice called the cow tree. Incisions in the trunk produce a gluey milk with a balsamic odor, reportedly harmless in consumption. People soak maize bread with it, and air exposure forms yellowish filmy membranes resembling cheese on the surface.
Changed ideas of beauty in historic cross cultures
A survey of beauty practices across eras and regions shows women altering teeth, skin, and facial features. It notes blue face paint in the Indies, head flattening in Veruvians, and eyebrow plucking trends dating back to ancient courts, suggesting evolving standards of femininity.
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Japan
Indies
Arabia
Beirtinee Bates
Louis
Leonie Ivs
Charles Carroll Last Surviving Signer of Declaration
Charles Carroll, the final survivor among the 57 signers of the Declaration of Independence, lived to age 95 in 1832. He was the leading Marylander among four signers from the state and of Irish descent. The first family member named Charles Carroll left England in 1680 to settle in America.
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Charles Carroll
Maryland
England
Fragmentary aviation anecdote stalls at nose dive note
A clipped World War II era air tale ends mid sentence with a vivid nose dive description. The source shows a host evening transcript fragment about tape looping and a startling descent. The fragment lacks completion and broader context.
Five Islands Grange Fair Sets Ambitious Program
Five Islands Grange announces a larger midsummer fair with an enhanced schedule and numerous committees led by Mrs. Stearns Scott and other officers. The article lists extensive volunteer roles across booths, entertainment, suppers, decorations, and waitresses, plus community notes on local residents, births, deaths, and recent visits.
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Five Islands
Stearns Scott
Joseph G. Stevens
Joseph FE. Blaisdell
James MccMahan
William” Boyd
Apron Booth
Fred Reid
William Holland
Nellie Reid
Charles Nocton
Addie Davis
Edgar Drake
George Grey
May Hagan
George Rowe
J. E. Claisdell
A. E F. Rowe
Victoria Snowman
Dell Lewis
Candy
Caroline Stevens
Ethel Todd
Julia Lewis
Madeline Berry
Ida Williams
Snip Line
Ten Cent
Lila McMahan
Lelia
Train announcer as misunderstood and mistreated voice
A critic argues train announcers speak in tough to understand megaphone poetry rather than plain words. He quips that passengers misread their timing and warns delays are dangerous, urging listeners to interpret the ritual rather than dismiss it.
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Burt
Meury HL Craigie
Sleep and the Brain See Sleep Not Caused by Low Blood Flow
Early views linked sleep to reduced brain blood flow. A surgeon studied a sleeping animal through a skull hole but concluded the flow is a consequence of sleep, not its cause. The brain’s blood circulation decreases during sleep but does not initiate it.
Death Not Divided and Virtue in Chinese Customs
In China some areas regard a widow’s public suicide as virtuous after her husband’s death. Law and official policy show inconsistent enforcement as authorities rarely intervene where such acts are culturally sanctioned.
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China
Ancient Rome to Modern Newsrooms Echo in Publicity
The article traces Caesar s emphasis on public records Acta Senatus and Acta Diurna as early news precedents. It notes ufficial publishers and public displays in albo white tablets, likening them to the modern Congressional Record and newspaper bulletin boards. Scandal and society items influenced news circulation through subscribers and city networks.
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Caius Julius Caesar
B.C
Caesar
Albo
Acta Diurna Populi Romani
New York
United
Associated Press
Rome
Acto
Golf fans find joy in fewer strokes not coal
A facetious quote contrasts golf fans reducing strokes from last season with the more serious aim of cutting coal use before winter. The remark highlights a playful shift from sport to energy concerns.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted As Spring Tonic
Spring medicine Hood's Sarsaparilla is promoted as a tonic to combat nervous strain worry and anxiety from war illness influenza grip pneumonia and winter blood depletion. It is described as a blood purifier that boosts appetite aids digestion and supports energy, with Hood's Pills offered as a mild laxative.
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Hood
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