Bristol All Stars to Meet Esmond Town Team Sunday
Inter Urban League meeting at Providence announces Bristol All Stars vs Esmond Town Team this Sunday afternoon at Esmond. Team boasts Frankie Sousa Joseph Silvia Gallagher Fox and a galaxy of local stars led by Marty Biancuzzo out due to ineligibility with Colt high school opening home league game May 3 against Cumberland high.
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Providence
Bristol All Stars
Esmond
All Stars
Frankie Sousa
Joseph
Kelley
Silvia
Gallagher
Fox
Marshall
Eddie
Honey
Menard
Babe Ethier
Sal” Sevigny
Benny
Smusz
Tony
Baker) Perr
Martin Biancuzzo
John Andrade
Chassy” LeClerc
Louis (Kelley) Silvia
Herb Remick
Edwin SS
Bristol
Colt High
Cumberland High School
Cumberland
Colt
Marty Biancuzzo
Jackie’ Marsden
Buck Guesremont Oan
Biancuzzo
Jack
Trail of a Little Flame
A remembered wildfire tale recounts how a discarded match sparked forest blazes. The narrator recalls the scorched hills and twisted steel remains of a bridge, warning readers to heed the lesson from the careless act and prevent future fires.
Shaker Society Origins and Beliefs in Early America
The Shakers or United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Coming trace roots to 17th century French prophets and English Quakers. Ann Lee emerged in 1770, spreading to America where followers established colonies on communal lines, with settlements in nine states as they gained notoriety for their tremors in meetings.
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Shakers
United Society of Believers
Earth
Ann Lee
England
Durance
America
New York State
Nation Owes Vast Debt to Sturdy Lumberman
The piece traces lumbermen from Ibersille and French Canadian crews who built ships for early wars, Perry on Lake Erie, and World War I era shipbuilding, noting how timber and shipwrights aided naval power and exploration through icy seas and harsh fronts.
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Ibersille
Hudson's Bay
Axman
Sawyers
Commodore Perry
Lake Erie
Perry
Erie
Admiral Berd
Antarctica
Termites Called White Ants Not True Ants
The text notes termites resemble white ants but are not ants, being neuropteroid insects. They are confined mainly to tropical regions with some species found across the country. Native tropical termites do not build large mound cities like other social insects.
Beethoven’s Unfinished Symphony Revealed in Montreal Herald
A Montreal Herald article reports Beethoven left an unfinished symphony destined never to be completed. It notes eight movements sketched before his death and hints at the themes sent to patrons for financing.
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Beethoven
Tonel
Andias
Montreal
Banson
Sidelights On Main Street Weighs In On Local Gossip
A brisk column surveys Main Street social life listing boasters chiseler watchful gossipers and dancers at Warren High. It notes box chiseled at a Warren dance social plans for Victory Dance and Firemen Ball plus upcoming events at Rehoboth and Keith Hope’s May 8 affair. Local cars dances and sidewalk fixes appear among playful peeks at neighbors and community happenings.
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F. Lewis
M. Maher
Deac Munroe
FE. Parrish Ware
Erikovich
Neumerettes
J. Bisbane
Warren High
Warren
Gutteras 15
Rehoboth
Kid Hope
High Street
Washington — Street
Kitts
Fred and
Harvey
Twilight Base Ball Governors Meet To Set Up Season
Bristol Twilight baseball league leaders convened at the Y M C A to confirm a four team season starting next month. Collins Aikman La Favia Drug and National India Rubber entered the league while James Botte was re elected as official scorer and Thomas Viatoran named as umpire. King Philip Diner’s Vesta attended the meeting amid ongoing talks.
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Bristol Twilight Baseball League
Y Ma
Collins & Aikman la Favia Drug
National India Rubber
Teeld Roester Rhemes
James Bote
Thomas Viatoran
Philip Diner
Det
Iuiters Decide to Enter a Team This Year
The text notes that iuiters decided to enter a team this year.
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Iuiters
Peculiar Stone Discovered Linked to Roman Gravestone
A peasant Johann Firth found a peculiar-looking stone in a field near Schwadorf Austria and gave it to Professor Langhauser the local school principal. The fragment was identified as part of a Roman gravestone with much of the inscription still legible.
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Schwadorf
Austria
Johann Firth
Langhauser
Tacks and Plaster Repair Tip
A practical tip suggests driving a tack into a cake of soap then into plaster to prevent cracking. This simple hack aims to cushion plaster and reduce damage in quick DIY repairs.
Arson Tenthly and PReacer Dutton Converse on Car Repair
In a curious exchange they discuss automobiles from tires to headlights. The deacon asks what’s hardest to overcome while driving and the response notes the challenge as the urge to talk back to his wife.
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Arson
Red Indians did not build log houses before whites
Pathfinder Magazine argues that Indians did not construct log houses as settlers did later. They did build wooden homes with pole frameworks and bark or thatch walls. Some tribes used logs in dwellings but not in the regular log-house fashion.
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Pathfinder Magazine
Trader Horn serial publication in The Bristol Phoenix
The Bristol Phoenix will serialize Trader Horn by Aloysius Horn starting May 1. The story, once a global sensation, recounts adventures in Africa with jungle beasts native tribes and the writer’s travels as described by Ethelreda Lewis.
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Trader Horn
Africa
Alfred ‘Aloysius Horn
the Phoenix
Johannesburg
South Africa
Ethelreda Lewis
Nina T
Isorga
Disappearing Trick Baffles Audience Says Jester
The Jester claims a simple illusion where he holds the object between two fingers and makes it vanish before witnesses. He notes the stunt appears amateur next to the disappearing girl act and has puzzled audiences for years.
Forming Health Habits in Early Childhood
Health habits form in early childhood as parents and organizations push for positive routines. The piece emphasizes deliberate effort to guide children toward lasting wellness and daily practices.
Mt Hope Farms Donates Milk for Town Poor
Mrs Vasta L Ruggiero announced Mt Hope Farms will donate 100 quarts of milk weekly for needy families including ill persons and children who cannot afford milk. Delivery to 11 Prospect Street will be distributed each evening under Ruggiero's direction with 10 to 15 quarts daily and 25 on Saturdays. gifts from other dairies urged.
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Vasta L. Ruggiero
Public Aid
R. F. Haffenreffer, Jr
Mt Hope Farms
Ruggiero
Champion bowlers dine at Turkey Supper
Members of the YY M C A bowling league champion Collins Aikman five were honored with a turkey dinner hosted by Mt Hope Diner owner Arthur P Duffy on Bradford street. William Burke and General Secretary Earl H Hobson presented silver cups to the team and Babe Ethier received cups for high single high three string total and high average. A vote of appreciation was given to Mr Duffy for the entertainment and supper.
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YY M.ca
Collins & Aikman
Arthur P. Duffy
Mt. Hope
Bradford Street
William Burke
Earl H Hobson
YMCA
Hobson
Babe” Ethier
Duffy
Marsh Grass Fire at Silver Creek Threatens Homes
A Wednesday general alarm in District 14 sent four fire companies to a marsh grass fire at Silver Creek near the Perry Homestead behind Hope Street northeast of the town bridge. The blaze threatened nearby buildings until beaten out in about a half hour with steel brooms and shovels. Defiance Company members remained to prevent a rekindling.
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Silver Creek
Perry Homestead
Hope Street
Town Bridge
Defiance
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