District Court Session Reveals Mixed Outcomes
Fifth District Court met with large attendance but few major trials. John Hassett faced strict probation actions after recent escapades. capias ordered if not located. James Luscomb pleaded guilty to indecent intoxication, fined $9.40. Kate Burgess convicted of lewd and wanton conduct, sentenced to six months. Labor Day postpones next session to Tuesday.
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Fifth District Court
Bosworth
Lewis Smith
Barrington
John
Joseph M Harsett
John Ennis
John Hassett
Wood Street
Capias
Manuel Bothelhove
Michael Murphy
Mary Ennis
James Luscomb
Lena Vasello
Christophe Vitello
Ohief Macomber
Kate Burgess
Warren
Baurgess
State
House of Correction
Open Handicap Tennis Tourney Delayed By Rain Start
Excelsior Tennis Club reports rain delayed the open handicap tournament with first round results in ladies singles and early matches in men’s brackets. Mollie Hammill defeated Mary Perry 6-3 6-2. James Archer defeated Carl Rockwell 6-2 6-1. O B Perry won 6-2 6-?. J Brown beat A K Perry 6-3. W B Howe defeated Dr Williams 6-8 6-2 6-4. Second round lower half saw Haymond Archer and Sra Siapari At? play, with C S Mitchell scheduled to meet E Hemphill.
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Excelsior Tennis Club
Mollie Hammill
Oves
Mary Perry
James Archer Owes
Carl Rockwell
O. B. Perry
Owes
C. V. Perry
J. Brown
Yacht Club Run to this Town
Corinthian yacht club of Providence made its 15th annual run to this town on Sunday with about 175 members guests and families arriving in the north harbor at 11. The fleet of 10 motor boats and as many sailboats displayed club pennants and national colors before gathering at Juniper Hill for a clambake prepared by James A. Munro. The party left for home about 4 o'clock after a baseball game and a changed plan from Bristol Highlands.
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Corinthian Yacht Club of
Providence
Yacht Club
North Harbor
Juniper Hill
James A. Munro
Jolly
Bristol Highlands
Beautiful Bristol Embraces Booming Trade Town Image
Traveling salesmen praise Bristol for its beauty while noting a thriving business climate. The article cites new enterprises, revitalized industries, active trade, and strong institutions, presenting Bristol as a prosperous, first class town with growing life.
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Bristol
Pinesalve Carbolized Relieves Insects Bites And Burns
An old advertisement says Pinesalve Carbolized relieves bites and stings tan sunburn cuts burns and bruises and acts as a poultice to draw out inflammation. It is sold by O. W. Sparks for 260.
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O. W. Sparks
Organ Recital by Ralph Kinder at St Michael's Church
Organist Ralph Kinder of Philadelphia will give a free recital tomorrow at 8 p.m. at St Michael's Church. He is aided by Miss Mary Vincent Pratt and E Lindsey Cummings from Providence. The program includes works by Kinder Frescobaldi Mendelssohn Handel and others. doors will be closed during each piece.
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Ralph Kinder
Onarch of the Holy Trinity
Philadelphia
St. Michael's Church
St. Michael's
Kinder
Mary Vincent Pratt
E. Lindsey Cummings
Providence
Rfrogram
A. Thomas
Mr. Kinder
Connection completed for Enterprise Transport line in Fall River
The final rail lay from the Fall River wharf to the Old Colony Street Railway main line creates a seamless link to New Haven boat lines. Electric cars on the wharf now run to the boat’s passenger gang plank, enabling travel from Wall Street New York dock to Post Office Square Boston with no transfers. This marks a major step for express and freight business, surpassing inland routes and boosting Fall River commerce via the Providence Line.
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Enterprise ‘Transportation Co
Fall River
Old Colony Street Railway Company
New Haven Railroad
Wall Street
Enterprise Transportation Company
New York
Post Office Square
Boston
Brockton
Taunton
N. Enterprise Transportation Company
Providence
Devoe Paint Ad Claims Florida Durability
A letter to J Howard Manchester from Devoe & Co discusses Florida weather. It touts Davoe paint lasting ten years and notes Devoe costs in Florida may be about one third of standard prices. The letter hints that higher priced paints can be poorer quality and mentions local dealer Jas A Miller & Son.
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Florida
Gilmore & Davis Co
Tallahassee
Davoe
Devoe
Maine
Pineules and Rings Dyspepsia Tablets Ad
Pineules claim quick relief for backache rheumatism and lumbago and aid kidney filtration with a 30 days treatment priced at $1.00. Money back if unsatisfactory. Sold by C. W. Sparks. Rings Dyspepsia Tablets promise better appetite and digestion after meals.
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C. W. Sparks
Colonial Exhibit Wide Range of Relics At Bristol Hall
A Bristol display showcases silver spoons marked A.3S and A. F with signatures of J. Q. Adams Mrs. Adams Washington and others. It features an Order of the Cincinnati certificate of Major Wm. Bradford, rare books and manuscripts, antique firearms from Bon Homme Richard to Gettysburg, Oriental metalwork, and coins from Mr. Duanbar. The event drew notable items from Mrs. Babbitt and Hearthside collections, though turnout was limited.
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Alexander Viets Griswold
Alice Southworth
A. F
Ameorentia Fales
J. Q. Adams
Bristol
Cheesman
New England
Hancock Watch
Samuel Hancock
Solomon
Bon Homme Richard
New Bedford
Gettysburg
Latham
Rhode Island
Henry Latham
Chaesman
John DeWolf
Commodore Perry
Commodore R. H. Perry
Gen. Varnum’s
Sons of Liberty
Henry Quincy
Munroe
D. Wilcox
Tableau Entertainment in Rockwell Hall by Ivy Guild
Rockwell Hall hosts an Ivy Guild event at St Michael's Church with a tableaux program featuring portraits, scenes from plays, and tableaus led by Miss Mary Wheelwright and Miss Beatrice Howland. Performers include Miss Kate Jenkins Miss Primrose Colt Miss Mary Hasterbrooks and many others with the D Wolf Inn orchestra providing music.
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Rockwell Hall
Ivy Guild
St. Michael's Church
Mary Wheelwright
Mr. Ballou
Bessie Cary
George Millard
Beatrice Howland
Kate Jenkins
Beatrice Colt
Bessie Furgergon
Ethel Chapin
Fritz Starr
Emma McCarty
Sadie Baker
Ira Shepard
Wm. Darling
Nellie Reed
Harry Munro
Carl Rockwell
George Pailthorpe
Martha Graham
Carrie Newbold
Edward Bunn
Oliver Henderson
Margueerite Wardwell
John Canfield
Annie Henderson
Frank Stuart
Mr. Liebreich
Harvey Merrill
Mary Rounds
Mary Meiggs
Mary Hasterbrooks
Frede Miller
Helen Wheelwright
W. Frederick Williams
H. H. Cabot
Liebreich
Emmeline Munro
Marvy Perry
Frederick Shaw
Mildred Johnston
Benj. MacDougall
Arnold Hayes
W. F. Williams
Mr. Merrill
Maus Wheelwright
John Alden
Priscilla
Alice Newbold
Florence Archer
Roswell Colt
Margaret Munro
Gertrude Bonn
Emily Connery
Hope Mouldt
Bessie Gablinske
Bessie Furgerson
Paull Howe
William West
Ewdard Bunn
Pieros Metcalf
Raymond Arohker
Oliver Hendreson
D'* Wolf Inn Orchestra
Bristol Young Man Injured In Warren Car Accident
Robert Mott aged 17 son of Mrs Ringold Mott of Church streetwas injured Sunday evening in Warren while riding on a Suburban electric car between the bridges in Barrington He reportedly leaned from the running board and was struck by a pole or tree He received medical attention at Smiths drug store and remained unconscious for a time His skull was not fractured and physicians say his condition is improving though great pain in the head persisted The doctor attending noted his skull was intact and recovery hopeful
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Robert Mott
Ringold Mott
Church Street
Warren
Barrington
Smith
John J Conway
Young Matt
Matt
W. Fred Williams
Advertising as a practical art in modern media
Advertising is a practical craft that works like a water stream against fire. A newspaper offers wide circulation and repeated exposure, making it essential for advertisers. Not all people respond to every ad, so targeted, practical campaigns pay off in profit and efficiency.
There Are No Bad People Here
A conversation in a penitentiary ends with the warden insisting no one there is truly bad. He explains that if inmates wished to be bad, the prison would not permit it, leaving the visitor to realize the pen cannot host moral filth.
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Thad
Nanpie
Brooklyn Eagle
Cosmopolitan Dinners Debate
A New York Press correspondent voices a critic’s view that paying for meals in New York yields dinners from many nationalities. The quote catalogs Italian spaghetti French frogs legs Irish stew Hungarian goulash Russian caviar Spanish frijoles and southern corn pone as examples of the cosmopolitan menu.
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New York
New York Press
Accounts Squared in Umbrella Mix Up
Hicks and Pearson's Weekly recount a rain day mix up where one man took another's umbrella believing the owner had left, only to realize the swap after discovering the hat was worn and the umbrella missing. The note ends with apologies and a lighthearted reconciliation.
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Hicks
Pearson's Weekly
Dusty Engagement Joke Catches Dinner Check Laugh
The Chicago News quips about an engagement celebration at a fine dining spot. A woman asks if the man is truly made of dust and the reply notes he would not travel far in her company without money, a witty line reflecting social banter.
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Chicago News
The Thorn on the Rose and the Bundehesh tale
A brief note cites the Bundehesh of Zoroaster asserting the rose was fair and thornless before Ahriman entered the world. It states evil spread universally affecting humans, animals, and even trees and plants, through the spirit of evil.
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Ahriman
He Could Count
A small boy watched a young lady practice piano as she counted aloud. After a pause he approached and earnestly proclaimed that the next number would be five, surprising the observer with his quick grasp of numbers.
Bees Laxative Gough Syrup Advertises Health Claims
A vintage ad copy promotes Bees Laxative Gough Syrup with honey and tar, claiming quick relief for hoarseness coughs and croup in summer. It notes children favor the pleasant taste and recommends it through O. W. Sparks as the seller.
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O. W. Sparks
Compliment Delivered In Small-Town Barter
A Philadelphia visitor in a sparsely populated town cannot break a ten dollar bill. After asking several locals, an elderly, shabby black man named Uncle declines to change the note but responds with a dignified, humorously phrased compliment.
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Thiladelphia
Birds That Boat In Their Nests
A nature student describes a grebe, Columbus minor, building a water edge nest woven from aquatic plants that floats with eggs. The mother bird paddles away on approach, steering the boat-nest with dexterity to a calm cove, a rare spectacle observed in the field.
Fresh Sheets in European Hotels Revealed by Traveler
A woman returning from a tour of country towns recounts European hotel practices. She describes reluctance to provide fresh sheets, noting guests inspected sheets for cleanliness and often found wrinkled or slept-in appearances. In several towns proprietors used a crepe like seersucker fabric, making freshness hard to judge.
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Alead
New York Press
Hardening a Drill Point With Sulphuric Acid
English mechanic describes a sulphuric acid method to harden a drill point. Pour acid to about one eighth inch in a flat vessel, heat the point to dull cherry red, dip to depth, leaving the rest softer. If the point breaks, re harden with slightly less acid.
A Dangerous Secret About Health Habits
A renowned scientist tells a doctor his secret to health is daily self denial, eating only one meal a day. The physician urges secrecy, warning that if many adopted this practice medical professionals could be ruined.
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Westminster Gazette
His Little Scheme
Mrs Richley complains to her sick husband about a new doctor and his charges. She mortifies him by mentioning their habit of eating corned beef and cabbage. She then explains her motive to influence the doctor's billing by using the meal as a basis.
The Usual Cause Behind Sister’s Hairdresser Rage
The Baltimore American notes a comic domestic exchange: Ma claims Sis is furious after a hairdresser visit, while the daughter hints the real cause is a head-on collision caused by a misplaced switch. The quip plays on misdirection and everyday mishaps.
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Baltimore
Point of Resemblance in Rhetoric Dialogue
Stella asks if her auto matches her down and Bella replies that neither is paid for. The brief exchange appears in the New York Sun, reflecting a casual, witty contrast on ownership and appearance.
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Stella
Bella
New York Sun
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Chicago
Pawtucket Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Main Street
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George W Newell
George M. Thornton
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William P Dempsey
A. Mann
P. Moses
H. A. Fletcher
P. Skinner,jr
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J Milton Payne
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Industrial Trust Co
Providente
R. J
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St. Mich
Oanel’s Church
Aniello Federica
James Dixon
Vaccaro Bros
Franklin Street
George W. McGann
J. H. Wall & Co’s
State Street
Herman Thiele
G M. Wilbur
Waldron-Brownell CO
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E. G. Spooner
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