Four Draft Calls Issue Entrainment for 186,773 Men
Provost Crowder issues four draft calls demanding 186,773 men entrain for training camps between Aug. 30 and Sept. 6. All states and the District of Columbia must furnish troops for foreign service, with 125,000 white and 21,270 Black men for general service and 40,503 white men for limited service. Congress faces man power age expansion, an $8 million war tax, and possible national prohibition action.
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Crowder
District of Columbia
Congress
Just a Question Sparks Double Entendre in Exchange
In a witty exchange, Mr Oldboy asks a rapt Miss Bright to marry him and die happy. Miss Bright counters with a paradoxical reply about commitment and possibility, delivering a playful, flirty moment typical of light society chatter.
Night Blooming Cereus At Blithewold Exhibition
The annual night blooming cereus display at Blithewold in Ferry Hill drew many visitors over three nights. The 17 year old plant, cared for by James A. Bosworth, produced 241 blossoms and raised about 50 for Bristol Red Cross. A cutting was loaned to the Phoenix office for display.
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William _L. McKee
Bristol
Red Cross
James A. Bosworth
Central
South America
Flag Raising Saturday at Herreshoff Shipyard
Patriotic exercises at the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company boat-shops included a pontoon launching at 11:30 AM near the Public Bath House and a concert by the Herreshoff Marine Band led by William F. Miner from 12 to 1. The 8 by 12 foot flag rose on a 40-foot pole, raised by long-time steel worker Harry Jones.
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Herreshoff Manufacturing Company
Herreshoff Marine Band
William F. Miner
Harry Jones
Herreshoff’'s
John Brechin
Steel Working
Merreshoff Manufacturing Company
James Swan
F. H. Hammill
Steel Working Department
Bristol Welfare Committee
Walter L Main Circus Arrives in Kane With Wagons and Horses
The Walter L. Main Shows arrived this morning with a long train of cars and 200 horses. Local excitement grew as the circus unloaded, a return after decades away.
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Kane
Walter L. Main
Kutvimier
Walter L Main Circus Delights Crowds In Town Parade
The Walter L Main show draws large crowds for a noon parade with twenty seven high class acts. Clowns and elephants plus acrobats keep children laughing while Dottie Snyder and her elephant herd feature prominently. Evening performances start at 7 30 with reports of full tents and continued demand from other towns. The circus schedules a stop in Warren this week, on Saturday, August 3.
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Omariqanieeang Meieeenieer
Walter L
Dottie Snyder
Daly Bros
DeMotts
Hollis
Walletts
Kane
Warren
Rhode Island Birthdays register 71st year tally rises
Rhode Island registered 779 men who have reached age 71 since June 5 1918, with late registrants added after religious exemptions. Pawtucket district 1 and Woonsocket led statewide, Ward 3 tops with 41, Providence Ward 9 records 32, Bristol Nine list names, and Y M C A screens Geraldine Farrar in The Woman God Forgot a Cecil B DeMille produced photoplay.
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Rhode Island
Rhode Islanders
Pawtucket
Woonsocket
Ward 9
William C. Gardiner
Alfred Clifton Koch
James M. Flynn
Jank Pevin
Attee Margo
Arthur Guevremont
William Perry
Geraldine Farrar
Jeanie MacPherson
Cecil de Mille
Miss MacPherson
America
Mexico
Montezuma
Geraldine Fatsai
Tezca
Wallace Reid
Teocalli
Yosemite Valley
California
Woman and the Law at Star Theatre this week
Star Theatre presents William Foxs R A Walsh drama Woman and the Law based on the DeSaulles case. A wife faces a jury after killing her husband to protect her child in a seven act photoplay with other shorts and free chocolates. Wednesday Louise Glaum stars in Wedlock and Billy West in Bunco Billy. Thursday Evelyn Nesbit and Russell Thaw in Redemption. Friday Peggy Hyland in Her Debt of Honor.
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Dillon
Star Theatre
William Fox
R. A. Walsh
Law
DeSaulles
United States
South America
New York
Louise Glaum
Denison Clift
Hans
Miss Glaum
Billy West
Charlie Chaplin
Evelyn Nesbit
Russell Thaw
Peggy Hyland
Appreciation of God in the natural world inspires contemplation
The passage urges readers to notice blue skies flickering shadows and bird flight to sense God’s presence. It invites listening to brooks and watching lake waves to build mental pictures of beauty, noting thousands of pictures surround us if we open our eyes.
Work Wears On the Kidneys in Bristol
Bristol readers report heavy daily labor strains on kidneys from desk work and physical labor. Mrs. Wallace Garvin of 12 Cook St praises Doan's Kidney Pills from Buffington's Pharmacy for back pain and stiffness, claiming relief and restored strength after use. Price 60c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY advertises the remedy.
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Bristol
Dean
Wallace Garvin
Cook St
Doan
Buffington
The Elevating Power of Conscious Endeavor
A quotation attributed to Thoreau on human potential and self-improvement. It contrasts crafting tangible art with shaping the atmosphere through which we perceive and think, highlighting moral impact and personal growth.
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Thoreau
The Better Way to Act Before Problems Arrive
A cautious maxim urges proactive effort to forestall potential harms rather than dwelling on worst case fears. The guidance emphasizes preventive action over lingering regret after trouble arises.
Rich In Misfortunes
A fragmentary quotation about wealth and misfortune. It likens an empty heart to a colorless vase and argues that pain reveals hidden virtues, concluding that life gains luster through suffering.
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Tilton
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Standard Oil Company of
Walter and
SDE & Bee
Real State
Earlie
Hook
Iks
F. N. Easterbrooks
Cereus
W. L. McKee
Ferry Hill
Herreshoff
Walter L. Main Circus
God In Nature
Doah
Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company
Providence
Staples Coal Company
COAL
State Street
Bristol Auto
Newman Bros
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