Victory for the Canadians Mr Jas J Royall 1914 notice
Medical testimonial from Boston Massachusetts dated April 26 1914 by Jas J Royall praising Fruit-a-tives for curing long standing constipation and associated dizziness and headaches after using twenty four boxes. He notes dosage reduced to one tablet every three or four days and lists prices 60 cents a box six for 250 sales through Fruit-atives Limited Ogdensburg NY and dealers.
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Jas. J. Royall
Boston
Central Wharf
Mass
Montreal
Fruit-atives Limited
Ogdensburg
New York
Burning Gas in Teakettles
Spanish peasants in the cork oak region make gas from cork refuse by filling teakettles with waste bark and heating them to release volatile gas. As it escapes from the spouts the gas burns, leaving a carbonaceous residue that becomes the pigment known as Spanish brown.
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Corkoak
Executor Claims Notice for Antonio Carlos Estate Bristol 1917
The undersigned Executor of the Last Will and Testament of Antonio Carlos, deceased of Bristol, announces he has accepted the trust and filed the required bond. All persons with claims against the estate must file them with the Bristol Probate Court Clerk within six months from the first advertisement. Signed by JOSEPH 8 NEVES.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Antonio Carlos
Joseph 8
Neves
Women Voices in Public Speech Debate Religion
The Guardian from Manchester laments gender bias in preaching and church life noting about 100,000 men preach weekly while few women are allowed to speak. It praises women’s superior eloquence and unique perspective as a corrective to male-dominated sermons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alanchester
England
Guardian
Diamond Glory Through the Ages
The diamond has long held supreme status among jewels due to its hardness brilliance and durability. Its romantic history spans eras and famed stones reveal dramatic, melodramatic paths through time.
New Lighting Device Uses Grooved Globe for Even Illumination
Peter Cooper Hewitt of New York patents an incandescent bulb with the globe etched in small grooves that act as refractors to spread light evenly. The design promises a more comfortable, broad glow rather than a single bright point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Cooper Hewitt
New York
Water Hole Dry by Day in Australian Deserts
In western Australia deserts waterholes vanish by day and refill at night. A trench holds water under a layered rock plate that expands with heat driving air out, then contracts to pull water back, producing night water flow accompanied by hissing sounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Australia
English Walnut Nutriment Rich Food Voice
The English walnut offers six times the nutriment of beefsteak for an equal amount and is praised by doctors for its fattening and heating qualities. It is enjoyed as a table and confectionery delicacy and used in pickles and preserves. In France oil is produced from walnuts and England delights in eating fresh nut meat with wine. Experts say the country could raise enough for domestic use and export millions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
England
Promises and the Will to Reform in Extremity
The text contemplates how habitual promising weakens will and questions whether pledges under dire pressure lead to genuine reform. It notes many instances where even strong characters reform, yet extreme circumstances tempt repeated failure and cautious self-deception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowaré
Perates
Catimuilus
Sanden
Salt Pile Cures Through Safe Electric Auger
The salt curing process forms tall piles that once buried workers in collapses. An electric auger bores deep holes in the curing floor to control the banks, allowing workers to continue filling barrels sacks and loading salt without danger.
Baboons Stage Systematic Orchard Theft March
A described troop of baboons robs an orchard in a practiced sequence. A sentinel warns of danger while others form a bucket brigade to pass fruit from tree to tree until the final member secures it in a safe place.
Rhode Island Free College Program Offers Broad Four Year Courses
The program outlines Bachelor of Science degrees in Engineering and Liberal Arts with options in Mechanical Electrical Civil and Chemical Engineering plus applied science and a two year Agricultural course. Military training for male students in the Reserve Officers Training Corps includes uniform, subsistence, and potential commission. tuition is free for Rhode Island residents with weekly board and room costs noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eas. Pe
E. Onorni
Trairine” Corps
War Department
U. 38. Army
Rhode Island
Optimism and Pessimism in Wartime Views
The passage contrasts two attitudes: optimism sees more women workers during the war, while pessimism suggests more men become loafers. It poses a rhetorical question about which view dominates public sentiment.
Healy Bankrupt In District Court Rhode Island Case No 1637
In the District Court of the United States for the District of Rhode Island the matter of Fernando B Healy is listed as a bankruptcy proceeding under No 1637. The notice identifies the debtor and court authority in a formal bankruptcy filing.
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District Court of the United States
District of Rhode Island
Fernando B. Healy
Probate Notice in Bristol for Samuel Swett Will
The Probate Court of Bristol requests that the last will and testament of Samuel Swett, late of Boston, be recorded in the Rhode Island Bristol registry. The court orders notice published for fourteen days once a week, August 20, 1917, at 10:30 a.m., in the Bristol Cenx, Bristol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel
James Barnard French
A Bites Both French
Samuel Swett
Boston
Suffolk
Baie County of Suffolk
Rhode Island
Bristol
Jor Ais
Coggeshall
Probate Court Notice in Bristol 1917
Probate Court of the Town of Bristol dated July 31 1917 shows James Lavey administrator with the will annexed presenting final account for John Lavey deceased. He prays for distribution of remaining estate to heirs at law and a hearing is set for August 20 1917 at 10 30 AM in Bristol Probate Court. Publication of notice for fourteen days in the Bristol Phoenix is ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fernando B. Healy
Barrington
Bristol
Sai Court
A. D
Nathan W. Littlefield
John Lavey James
Bristol Phenix
LouNce Coggeshall
Charlotte A
Ee Coggeshall
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