Bristol Reorganizes Team for Strong Inter-State Play
Bristol plans a bold reorganization to restore its Inter-State League strength. Manager-elect George Demara aims to sign Harrington to pitch and a first-class catcher, with Van, Tucker, and King in key infield roles. A subscription drive funds next games as Bristol eyes a fast return to top form, starting with a Sept. 4 and 11 schedule against Warren.
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Bristol
George Demara
Bristols
Haverhill
Star Theatre
Bristol Opera House
Myremara
Harrington
Van
Tucker
King
Demara
Bolt & Nut Co
Glenlyon
Hebronvilles
Warren
Phoenix
Bristol Independents topple Mohawks in twin bill
In Providence Saturday the Bristol Independents of the Inter-Urban League defeated the Mohawks in a doubleheader. Bristol won 8 to 6 in 11 innings with strong batting and fielding, then 5 to 4 in six innings as Mohawk errors in the fourth inning allowed Bristol to pull away. Murphy pitched both games, fanning 15 in game one. Rishe starred with three triples, a double and a single as Bristol takes the pennant lead.
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Bristol
Mohawks
Bristol Independents
Providence
Bristol Boys
Murphy
Rishe
Acenos Anodyne Reveals Amos Dores Troubled Home Life
Aunt Em recounts gossip about Amos Dore and his wife Miss Dore. Life Daniels claimed Amos endured constant misery at home, while Amos reportedly spoke little until his death after which Miss Dore returned to her family. The tale centers on Amos's worn tight shoes and a stubborn joke about forgetting troubles.
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Amos Dore
Em Macomber
Daniels
Amos
Miss Dore
Aunt Em
Lise
Polishing a Diamond Delicate Craft Revealed
Dr George F Kuns in Century notes diamond polishing is slow work due to the material’s hardness and cooling breaks. The cutter must realign the stone on each facet, often by eye, with small diamonds needing magnification. A regular brilliant has fifty six facets but initial cuts create many more surfaces through recutting.
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George F. Kuns
Topaz Talismans and Ancient Beliefs Highlighted
The Topaz, famed as a fire attractor and treasure finder, was once linked to the ring of Gyges and cited by Heliodorus for protection from fire. Ancient authors praise its virtues and talismanic power, with later references in Paris Figaro noting Christian symbolic meanings like faith and justice.
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Gyges
Lee
Apollonios
Heliodorus
Theagenes
Charicles
Arsaces
Ethiopia
Egypt
Paris
Figaro
Called His Papa Down. Willy Outwits His Father
A young boy named Willy answers his father with audacity during a reprimand. The father, angered, accuses his son of impudence and threatens punishment. Willy responds with a cheeky line that implies generational pride, then smiles and avoids discipline as the father retreats to another room.
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Little Willy
Willy
Papa
District Court Hears Cruelty Case Against Nussenfeld
In Providence District Court Judge O L Bosworth found Samuel Nussenfeld guilty of cruelty to animals for beating and injuring his horse on Thames Street in July. He received two months in jail and a $25 fine plus costs, with an appeal bond set at $600. Witnesses described repeated blows with a whip butt and a rock, while Nussenfeld denied the worst acts. Other defendants, including three boys for apple theft and two for street fighting, were fined or found guilty in the same session.
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O.L. Bosworth
Samuel Nussenfeld
Providence
Bert Dunbar
Nussenfeld
Thames Street
John Street
James Moore
Cranston Worsted Mills
Alphonse Vermette
State Street
Vermette
John Collins
Collins
Everett L.B. Church
John
Thames
O’wolf
Bessing
Jacob Bessing
James F. Lavander
Bosworth
Supreme Court
Max Makowsky
Starr L. Booth Va. P. A. Staples
Free Medical Offer From Dr Greene at Temple Place
Readers are urged to write to Dr Greene for free correspondence based medical advice on stomach liver and bowel troubles. He examines letters, explains symptoms and prescribes a cure with no charge and no travel needed, offering a free bottle of Laxura with requests for replies.
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Dr.Green
Knights of Columbus Fair To Open In Armory Hall
The first grand fair of the Knights of Columbus is slated for Armory Hall on State street from October 30 to November 4. Diverse program items include memorial windows at St. Michael's Church and remarks by Bishop Mark Anthony de Wolf Howe. The Bristol community hosted visiting Newark residents and celebrated Company C of the Second Regiment returning from camp.
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Harry H. Bogert
Bristol
Union City
Penn
Trinity Church
Lewis
Seeley
Newark
N. J
James I. Robertson
Constitution Street
Jacob Bessing
Thames Street
O’wolf Inn
Nora ‘Getter
Harborview Club
Carl Neuman
Company O
Company OC
Dyer
Louis Young
Louis
Siegel
Bristol Yacht Club House
St. Michael’s Church
Mark A. Dew. Howe
Central
Pennsylvania
John Fell Howe
Herbert M. Howe
G. L. Locke
Minnie Vaughan
Providence
Raphael
Rhode Island Events at Bristol and Sakonnet Point
Local notes report Edward W. Brunsen in Princeton Mass Rev Reginald Howe and family at Met acom avenue in summer residence. Queen City carried 123 excursionists to Sakonnet Point, Mount Hope 177 on Odd Fellows trip. A King’s Daughter tea raised 72 dollars for Life’s Fresh Air Fund. The 17th annual reunion of Rhode Island Veteran groups featured a parade with Governor Ladd, Adjutant Gen. Dyer, and Gen. Lewis Richmond. A large public meal followed in a Providence tent with 500 attendees and remarks from Col. Samuel Norris and Col. S. P. Colt.
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Edward W. Brunsen
Princeton
Mass
Reginald H. Howe
Metacom Avenue
Queen City
Sakonnet Point
Mount Hope
Odd Fellows
New York
Rhode Island
Bristol
Babbits Post
No. 15
Fife
E. P. Brownell, Jr
Babbitt Post
Herbert‘f. Bennett
Citizen’s Committee
Ladd
Dyer
Wilbour
J. O. Wyman
Continental Band
Providence
G. A. Stone
Rhode Island Battery
Associaton
Lewis Richmond
Tillinghast
Samuel Norris
Citizens’ Committee
Col. Norris
Birnside
Burnside
A. E. Burnside
Rhode Islanders
Exchange Place
Clark
Richmond
S. P. Colt
Tree Pest Issues From State Agriculture Bulletin
Professor A E Stone outlines control methods for tree pests in a state bulletin. Spraying is largely ineffective now as larvae pupate. remedies focus on destroying pupating beetles, using boiling water or soapsuds, or kerosene emulsion. Tussock moths require spray by Aug 1 with lead arsenate mix. destroying egg clusters with creosote advised in winter to spare parasites. Full web worm nests are unsightly but controllable by lead arsenate spray or removing and burning affected branches.
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A.E. Stone
State Board of Agriculture
Henceforth perfect health proclaimed as germ destroyer
The piece reports jubilation when science supposedly found a method to destroy germs and guarantee universal health, followed by a counterpoint noting a new 80 power microscope would reveal more germs, implying renewed sickness. Puck comments on the fad.
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Puck
Pepys Drinks Chocolate Elixir After Carousal
In 1661 Samuel Pepys describes rising after a night of revelry to drink a morning draft of choco late to settle his stomach. The beverage, though not in England until 1657, quickly gained recognition for its restorative properties.
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England
Pepys
Mr. Creed
On the Mend in Brooklyn Eagle Item
A brief dialogue notes Bronson saying his wife is ill yesterday, Woodson replies she is on the mend this morning as observed by a window séwing scene. The exchange appears in the Brooklyn Eagle.
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Bronson
Woodson
Brooklyn Eagle
Cigar Outage Sparks Metaphor About Men
In a brief exchange Mr B notes a cigar dies if left to go out and Mrs B agrees that a cigar resembles a man in that respect. The remark playfully contrasts care and neglect with a witty comparison.
World Want a Job? Guidance from New York Life
A vintage ad style note questions readers about job search and education. It hints at securing work through practical training and formal study, mentioning an A B C approach and the New York Life name as a familiar source. The fragment suggests guidance on career prep and lifelong learning.
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New York
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Westminster Steel
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