Probate Court Determines Colt Will Legacy Recipients
At a semi monthly Court of Probate session Judge Edward L Leahy ruled on the Industrial Trust Company case seeking a $1000 legacy for Rose Kershaw of Providence, a former stenographer. The court decreed Moss Kershaw entitled to the bequest and continued parts of the petition for Eleanor May of New York City. The first account of the executor was allowed and a petition to adopt Victoria Malafronte was continued to June 18.
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Edward L Leahy
Industrial Trust Company
Samuel P Colt
Rose Kershaw
Providence
Cal Colt
Miss Kershaw
Col Colt
Moss Kershaw
Colt
Eleanor May
New York City
Calvin S May
May
Vittoria Malafronte
Explosives The Man Who Gets Hot Under the Collar
The piece explores passions and restraint in handling dangerous arousal with cautionary notes on self control and the risks of rash actions, set against the era's practical homemaking and farm life themes.
Town of Bristol weights and measures notice
Town of Bristol requires all buyers and sellers and public weighers to bring weights measures or balances to the office at 276 High street for adjustment and sealing by May 19 1928 as prescribed by Chapter 221 section 11 of Rhode Island General Laws Sealer of Weights and Measures Gabriel De Felice.
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Bristol
State of
Rhode Island
Gabriel de Felice
Altar Society Bazaar and Bristol Events Series
Listings for April and May events at Mt Carmel Church Guiteras Memorial School St Michael chapel and Trinity Parish House. Includes bazaar entertainment salad supper comedy concert and Firemen's Ball with sponsors and venues in Bristol Rhode Island.
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Altar Society
Mt Carmel Church
Mt Carmel Hall
Congregational Street
Guiteras Memorial School
Kearney Post
St Michael's Chapel
St Michael's Brotherhood
Old Maids
Memorial Chapel
First Congregational Church
The
Congregational Club
Trinity Parish House
State Armory
Church Stret
Bristol RI
Guileras Memorial School
Bristol
Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church
Guatemala Meaning Debate and National Profile
The article discusses diverse interpretations of the name Guatemala and cites Aztec and other authorities on its meaning. It notes a Central American republic with about three thousand people in early counts, mountainous terrain except marshy coast forests, and mountains reaching high elevations. It lists key crops such as coffee and sugar and mentions rubber production. Guatemala City is the capital with around 200,000 residents, located on a broad plain, and notes Spanish conquest in 1522.
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Guatemala
Guatemala City
Italian’s Origin Shown by Method of Eating
The article explains how a person’s method of eating Parmesan indicates their origin. Peeling the rind shows stinginess, scraping carefully signals thrift from Florence, and blowing off the outside to eat with fingers suggests a Genoan tendency to spend freely.
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New England
Rene
Gene
Native South American corn found growing in China
Nativity of corn, long believed American, appears in China as a distinct species. It was brought to China well before Columbus's voyage. Chinese corn is a dwarf variety with different starch and leaf arrangement that protects the plant from desert winds, making it suited for hot climates.
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South America
China
Steamship Cavitation Sparks Efficiency Breakthrough
A review notes cavitation as a major cause of propeller inefficiency. It explains that when screw velocity exceeds a limit a water cavity forms, then extra power fails to increase speed. Mathematical tests and experiments show cavitation can be avoided by maintaining a fixed resistance to propelling surface ratio, enabling ships to gain speed by altering propeller design.
Gave It Away Provide Ancestral Candlesticks Tale
A Los Angeles Times account recalls a nursing home interview where a woman presents silver candlesticks claimed as gifts from the King of Germany. She shows an inscription reading Sheff field Plate Birmingham England 1902 and asserts family preservation.
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Ress
Germany
Shefffield Plate
Birmingham
England
Los Angeles Times
St Patrick and Ireland's snake free legend
The article recalls the legend that Ireland once had many snakes and reptiles. It notes that Ireland is now snake free and asserts St Patrick expelled them by ringing a bell, causing creatures to flood into the sea.
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Ireland
St Patrick
Horses Are Replaced by Automobiles in Australia
In Australia the demand for horses is small as autos trucks and tractors replace equines. At Farnworth’s recent horse fair the top prices were $5 to $10 per head. One farmer sold 20 horses and after freight and charges received $1.87. without certain unloading and driving fees the farmer would have owed the auctioneer.
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Australia
Farnworth
Golden Bantam Corn Tops American Canned Goods
The article praises Golden Bantam corn canned in gold enamel, noting Americans’ heavy corn consumption with over 90 percent of the world crop grown in the United States. It offers two unusual recipes Corn Oysters and Corn Toast with simple, homey instructions.
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Idas
United States
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