April Events Preview for Defiance Society Club and Local Activities
An April calendar lists gatherings at various venues: April 11 Thursday evening First Aneal dance by Defiance Society Club at A R Hall. April 25 Monday Reading by Prof Thomas Crosby Jr at Rockwell Hall of The Importance of Being Earnest. April 26 Tuesday Bean and salad supper at First Baptist Church hosted by Ladies Auxiliary. April 28 Thursday Minstrel Show at Colt Memorial High School gym under athletic association. April 20 Friday Annual inspection of First Division R L NB at Naval Reserves Armory. April 21 Friday Open meeting by Babbitt Post in G A R hall.
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A. R. Hall
Rockwell Hal
Thomas Crosby, Jr
First Baptist Church
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Colt Memorial High School
the Athletic Association
Naval Reserves Armory
Babbitt Post
G. A. R. All
The Coming of Spring and Verses by Whittier
The poem reflects on spring’s mystery across lands and waters. It contrasts distant scenes of Syrian sands Alpine snow and Venice with a doorway view of flowers and trees, concluding that true beauty is found in nearby nature rather than grand travel tales.
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Venice
Arno
Alhambra
Whittier
Moonshiners Top Honk Honka In Three Straight
The Moonshiners defeated the Honk Honka last evening as Hayseeds won three straight from the same foe. Newman led the South Ends with 809, Cromer top-scored for the Moonshiners with 321 and 132, Muanro of Murray's Mysteries added 302. Moonshiners set a new team high of 1467, surpassing 1459.
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Hayseeds
South Ends
Newman
Cromer
Muanro
Murray
W. Brownell
J Edmonds
S. Munro
J. Bottomley
O. W. Cromer
Eee
H. Newman
J. Kinder
Wm. N. Newman
J. Davidson
J Newman
Ieee
Bowling Scoreboard Highlights and Records
The report lists top performances: Highest single string F. Wilson 145, highest individual three strings J. Saillant 345, highest team total Moonshiners 467, and highest team single string Hank Hanks 523. It notes standout values for players and teams without additional context or dates.
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F’. Wilson
J. Saillant
Moonshiners
Hank Hanks
Keep Your Grit Poem By Louise Thayer
The piece urges steadfast grit amid danger and hardship. It counsels refusing to drown, grabbing a spar, and not giving up despite losses or fear, praising resilience and a ready wit to laugh at pain.
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Louise
Thayer
Restraint and a flooded garden tale from Youths Companion
Ellen praises her employer's garden then laments its ruin after a neighbor's ditch floods the land. The doctor questions whether to speak harshly, but Ellen prefers restraint, saying she hopes floods reach the neighbor's grave rather than escalate the quarrel.
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Ellen
Burglar Mistakenly Tries Robbery Next Door to Editor
A burglar aiming at a bondholder in Maryville ends up at an editor’s house. Finding the editor in bed, the thief is mocked as the journalist reveals he runs the Screaming Eagle of Jerusalem. The burglar pays six months of subscriptions to settle the joke.
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Maryville
Old sInderson
Screaming Eagle
Jerusalem
London
Free Postage Rivalry Among Palestine Post Offices
The Chicago News reports that at Sai Feng China clerks fought over stamps and envelopes. Palestine post offices show fierce competition with free local delivery and acceptance of oversize parcels when travelers threaten to switch to rivals. Jaffa and Jerusalem areas see German and Austrian offices offering free local letters.
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Sai Feng
China
Palestine
Jaffa
Jerusalem
Chicago News
Obedient dachshund Schnapps entertains guests
In New York a dachshund named Schnapps is praised for extraordinary dog sense and language understanding. When asked to tell the young visitors to go home, he barked and howled, then ran to the front door and back, keeping up the performance until the point was clear.
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Schnapps
New York
Origin of White Race Debate So Far Inconclusive
A New York American excerpt summarizes the unsettled debate over where the primitive man developed into the white race. Some scholars favor Asia as the origin, while others argue Europe as the white man’s homeland with diffusion outward. The final answer remains open and unlikely to be settled soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia
Europe
New ‘York American
Preacher Told to Rest Before Going Abroad
A Youth's Companion item records a specialist advising a preacher to rest fully, warning he would be in the next world in three months unless he travels abroad for a complete rest. The preacher agrees to go abroad at once.
Study In Still Life Portrait Misleading View
An artist guides a visitor through his studio in Chicago as a still life scene is mistaken for a portrait. The artist clarifies the work is a portrait of Mrs. Hapeck's husband, noting the confusion with the curious observer.
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Ie Watudy
Philosopher of folly vows marriage plan
A Cleveland Leader item quotes a witty remark from the philosopher of folly: "I'm going to marry a girl ten years older than I am," he says, "80, that I can catch up with her by the time I'm fifty." The brief quip reflects humor on age and romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Cure for eczema claimed by local ad poster
An ad from J H Young & Co at 479 Hope Street asserts that eczema can be cured in severe cases using D D D Prescription. The gentle wash with wintergreen oil promises permanent relief and offers a trial bottle for 25 cents claiming immediate itch relief.
Burnside visit noted. town delays and civic plans listed
General Burnside was in town last Monday. The School Committee estimates 11200 for next year's public schools, same as this year. Democratic caucus last Friday chose Manchester as chairman and Easterbrooks as secretary. Delegates to the Providence State Convention: Warren Reynolds Coggeshall. Town Committee members named Manchester Easterbrooks Stanton. Bi CentenniaI Committee officers and list of members given, plus Executive Committee and later Correspondence Committee details.
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Burnside
Court House
William H. Manchester
Crawford IL. Easterbrooks
Providence
Nathan Warren
John P. Reynolds
Daniel W. Coggeshall
Crawford L. Easterbrooks
George FE. Easterbrooks
George F. Stanton
LeBaron B. Colt
Samuel W Church
Jonathan D. Waldron
William R.taylor
James Lawless
James M. Gifford
Henry Goff
William H Spooner
Robert S. Andrews
Edward S. Babbitt
Massadore T. Bennett
Charlies Dew. Brownell
Edward W. Broneen
Lemu
J. Howard Manchester
Otis Munro
Samuel Norris
John B. Pearse
Seth Paull
Solon H. Swith
Thomas F. Usher
Isaac F. Williams
William T. C. Wardwell
Benjamin R. Wilson
Benjamin L. West
William J. Miller
Edward 8. Babbitt
Edward W. Braunson
Samuel P. Colt
John Collins
Charles A. Greene
William H.spooner
Solon H. Smith
Bennett J. Munro
Charles Dew. Brownell
J. Russell Bullock
Edward W. Branson
Maine State House Abolishes Capital Punishment
The Maine State House has passed a bill to abolish capital punishment. Work along the Providence Railroad from Boston to Jamaica Plain continues for the third track. The National Rubber Company factory is being rebuilt well. Franklin coal sells at 8.50 per ton, Lakawanna coal at 6.75. A tonnage shipment of Lakawanna is soon due at 9.75. The steamer Canonicus replaces the Bradford Durfee on the Fall River to Providence line, Bradford Durfee hauled off for repairs.
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Maine Sdhate
Workmien
Providence
Boston
Jamaica’Plain
National Rubber Company
Franklin
Lakawanna
Canonicus
Bradford Durfee
Fall River
Planting Trees for Future Generations in Bristol
A poor and aged man plants an apple tree, urged by a question about planting for fruit he will not eat. He answers that previous generations planted for him, and he now plants for others to memorialize his gratitude after death. The remark frames trees as agreeable servitude and argues for replacing cut-down trees in Bristol.
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Bristol
Deaths and births notice from Providence area town
Died King Inn Pro Providence April 12 George Fargobar Jones King M D son of Frances E and the late Charles G King in the 48d year of his age Ardiero In this town April 13 Michele pop of Antonio and Josephine Arciero aged 1 year 7 months and 20 days Jed Moe
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King—Inn
Pro Providence
George Fargobar‘Jones King
Frances E
Charles G. King
Ardiero
Michéle
Antonio
Josephine Arciero
Jed Moe
It is an abominable thing for a man to commend himself
A quotation attributed to Sterne notes that self praise is improper and speaks to the vanity of tooting one’s own horn, framing it as a moral failing rather than a virtue.
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Sterne
Fate of the Oneida Aboard a Destructive Collision
The Oneida, a U S sloop of war returning home with a full crew, was struck by the British steamer Bombay near port. The stern was cut off and the ship sank rapidly with most of the crew drowned. distress signals were ignored as Bombay sailed away. The Bombay captain faced public backlash in Yokohama, was dismissed and died in disgrace after claims tied to Lady Eyre on board.
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United States
Bombay
The
Lady Eyre
Yokohama
Mind Control Office S Tycoon Plot Dazes Family
The Atchison Globe reports a curious episode where six girls bent on one thought influenced men. A man stood on his head, a woman’s hat was tried on, and water was attempted with a fork. Mrs Lysander John Appleton recalls the scene as her husband arrives to find the family in a trance and a doctor bill incurred.
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Lysander John
To Get His Money's Worth
In a village near Edinburgh an old baker loses his grip and is placed in a lunatic asylum by his money minded son who pays £30 in advance for three months. The old man dies soon after. A lawyer suggests the son finish his sentence and stay in the asylum to recover the money.
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Edinburgh
He Saw a Great Light in Cornwall Smugglers Revealed
The article reflects on Cornwall coast wrecks once a revenue source for locals and notes the dialect about praying for ship arrivals. It recalls Rev Hawker employing old Tristram Pentyre, the last smuggler, whose confession laments past life of sin amid drunkenness idleness cursing and violence.
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Cornwall
England
R. S. Hawker
Tristram Pentire
Rhode Island Field Naturalists spring outings listed
Itinerary for Rhode Island Field Naturalists Club spring and early summer trips includes meetings at Boston and the Boston Society of Natural History, field trips to Blackstone Park, Swan Point Cemetery, Mount Hope, Conanicut Island, and Popparquash. Leaders include Harrold L. Madison, Walter and Mrs, Clifton W. Loveland, William H. Mason, Dr. Whitaker, Miss Lila Hurley, Miss E. G. Pitman, and Frank M. Greenlaw with sessions at Union Station flower stand and various picnic-style walks, dates from April to June.
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Rhode Island
Field Naturalists Club
Field Naturalists’ Club
New England Federation of Natural History Societies
Boston
Union Station
Harrold L.madison
Blackstone Park
Seekonk
Walter
Swan Point Cemetery
South
Scituate and
Hope
Pawtuxet
Kent
Clifton W. Loveland
Danielson
Market Square
William H. Mason
Primrose
Dr. Whitaker
Mount Hope
Lila Hurley
Jamestown
Conanicut Island
Frank M. Greenlaw
Ili
Popparquash
E. GO. Pitman
Flower St
Bristol
Outing Trips From Providence Club With Train Plans
Members plan rail journeys to Pappasquash crossing and Saunderstown with departures from Union station and City Hall. Leaders are T. & E. Dexter and A. E. Stone. Destinations include Fall River Dutch Island Forts and Narragansett Pier electrics. Annual meeting to elect officers noted. contact Miss Lila Hurley for details.
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Pappasquash Crossing
New Bedford
Fair Haven
T. &E. Dexter
Rogers’ Memorial Buildings
Fort Phenix
Union Station
Flower Stand
Fall River
Saunderstown
Hannah Robinson House
Dutch Island
Forts
A. E. Stone
City Hall
Greenwich
Narragansett Pier
N. B
Lila Hurley
E. Manning Street
Providence
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Beecham
Jones
Hreade
Ron “Painting Guildingr
Bristol; Construction, Co
Atowe
Peete
Hill
Saillant
W. Cromer
G. Kinnicutt Blee
G. Manchester
FE. M. Dimond
J. B. Newman Ac
Ee Nelle
P. Kenney, Jr
W. Def
L. H. Callan
W. Manchester
W. N. Newman
R. W. Nelson
Bse
A. Davidson
J. M. Bottomley
Dr. BH. W. Church
P. Kenney, Sr
H. Magee
Herrmann
J Walsh
W. McCaw
B. Wall
W. Higgins Fl
A. K. Newman
L. KF. Gorham
KF. Wilbur
Jas. Davidson
Jack Davidson
W. Remieres
HH. Hawkins
F. Hodgdon
C. Dimond
R. Murray
Bickford
A. Perry
E. ¥. Brackett
G. Clark
J. Conrick
R. Monro
J. Manchester
Sean
J.H. Young & Co
Hope Street
Phenix
Nature Study
X Philo Bay Spec.Co
Newark
N.J
U.S
AW. H. Buffington Druggist
Bridges Drug CO
Hope St
Merchants and Miners Trans, Co
Norfolk
Newport News
Baltimore
Philadelphia
A. L. Bongartz
Mass
James Barrx
J. M. Callen
C. W. Wall
Star Theatre
A. W. Orgelman
State Street
Warren River
Geo. R. Cole & Co
Baker Street
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