M C A Notes On Bowling Events And Lectures
The M C A notes progress with new bowling alleys planed and polished and two new sets of pins. Capt Gurham faces Capt Heard next Tuesday at 8. A stereopticon lecture by James M Scott on the Streets of London is set for Dec 14, with Mr Boone of Brown University and Mrs Dora Green performing. Basketball prospects are outlined with several named players and practice sections, aiming for a strong season and a potential game in Bristol on Dec 17.
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Association
L. Gurham
Capt. Heard
James M. Scott
London
S. Boone
Brown University
Boone
Brown
Dora Green
Charles Duffy
R. J. Connery
J. N. Anderson
T. McCanphey
William McShane
T. Connery
B Morris
Fred Waldron
Bristol
Artillery Notes and Upcoming Bristol Events
The Bristol Train of Artillery held its regular monthly meeting last evening. Reports from committees covered a successful Thanksgiving Eve ball, plans for a ladies auxiliary with the Veteran Association, hall rewiring for electric hubs, and arrangements for the Washington hall on Monday evening, February 22. A committee was named to organize the event: Maj W H Gardner, C Herman Usher, Sgt R J Anderson, Sgt J T Roberson, Corp Archibald Graham, Pvt H Jablinski, and F M Straight.
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Bristol Train of Artillery
Veteran Association
Washington Hall
W. H. Gardner
C. Herman Usher
R J Anderson
J T Roberson
Corp
Archibald Graham
H Jablinski
F. M Straight
Reba Kebekah Degree Lodge Officers Elected
At the regular meeting of Reba Kebeka Degree Lodge I O F the following officers were elected Noble Grand Mrs Annie Ashton Vice Grand Mrs Nellie McCaw Recording Secretary Miss Annie Faulkner Financial Secretary Miss Lillian Wil 800 Treasurer Miss Helen Mugro
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Reba Kebeka Degree Lodge
Noble
Annie Ashton
Nellie McCaw
Annie Faulk
Ner
Lillian Wil
Helen Mugro
Pain Balm Promoted for Back and Side Pain Relief
A flannel dampened with Chamberlain's Pain Balm applied to affected areas is praised as superior to plasters for lame backs and pains in the chest or side. The balm is said to relieve deep seated muscular and rheumatic pains and is sold by W. H. Buffington.
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Chamberlain
W.H. Buffington
Fountain of Youth in Parenthood Persists in Society
A Saturday Evening Post perspective argues that raising children offers enduring life benefits. It claims grown offspring help maintain vitality, stave off cynicism, and provide security in old age, suggesting parenthood extends vigor beyond mere family use.
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Saturday Evening Post
Counting limits of the Dammara in Tropical South Africa
Galton notes the Dammara use only up to three in counting. When four they palm to their fingers and beyond five they cannot count. In bargaining they price each animal separately and accept odd exchanges. He recounts paying two sticks per sheep, and the Dammara insisting on separate two sticks for each sheep, doubting otherwise until transactions are settled.
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Dammeras
Africa
Galton
South Africa
Dammaras
Dammara
Ialton
The Flight of the Locust in South Africa
Empire Review writer 5 B Kitchen describes locusts as tiny two to three inch insects with strong jaws and shell like armor. Scouts hover in red dust clouds destroying vegetation while the main swarm forms a dense black screen above fields. Wing fanning brings cool air and a bracing ozone scent even in summer.
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The
Empire Review
South Africa
B. Kitchen
Heaven
Earth
The Laughing Hyena and its cunning tricks
The article describes the laughing hyena as a highly suspicious animal. It notes the hyena’s reaction to unfamiliar objects like string and explains how trappers adapt by using plant stems in setting spring traps.
Preserving the Traditions on a Brooklyn Yacht
In a light anecdote a judge recalls launching a yacht named for Brooklyn. The friend asks for the name and ceremony, but the captain explains they broke a nursing bottle full of milk rather than smashing wine on the bow.
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Chuchpop
Brooklyn
Father and Son Hat and Coat Hunt
A brief domestic scene shows a father and son searching for missing hats and coats. The father laments misplacement by all, while the boy suggests checking the hall rack as a possible hiding place, proposing a plan to keep busy.
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Bobby
Imposing figure Captain Borrows noted at review grounds
A brief theater of remarks highlights Captain Borrows as an imposing presence among his peers at the review grounds. The exchange underscores his habitual, imposing manner among friends in a concise, period-tinged quip reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Captain Borrows
Philadelphia Inquirer
Called Him Brother and Other Secret Society Talk
A brief exchange notes that Harlow calls Fred brother, with questions about secret societies. Shallop replies no secret society membership, says brother term stems from a wife’s promise to be a sister to him. The dialogue reflects playful, teasing tone in newspaper column style.
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Harlow
Fred
Shallop
Brother
Boston Transcript
Like a Charm. A Druggist Replies to a Skeptical Customer
A customer complains angrily that a hair restorer sold weeks ago promised magical results but failed. The druggist retorts that no one in this enlightened age believes in the efficacy of charms.
Ambiguities of Parrot TsxIk Reported in Star Text
The St Louis Star notes a parrot with unclear language patterns saying Sit close. The article ponders whether the bird’s former owner was a streetcar conductor or a young woman keeping company, reflecting on misheard phrases and owner identity.
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Parrot TsxIk
Parrot
St. Lowis
Hairs Upon Horses Lips Explain Delicate Touch Organs
The sensitive hairs about a horse’s mouth act like fine touch receptors. They sample new foods by first smelling, then lightly touching with the hairs, sending signals to the brain before the tongue judges suitability. They also ensure water purity by detecting surface dirt and guiding the horse to the clean area.
Life In the Mercantile Marine Delicacies Dog's Body and Dandy Funk
In Charles Protheroe's Life In the Mercantile Marine the terms dog's body and dandy funk refer to sea dishes made from biscuits or pantiles soaked and mashed with leftovers. The biscuits are pounded into a paste with liquid such as pea soup and fat pork, baked until browned, constituting a hearty, improvised meal aboard ships.
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Charles Protheroe
Mercantile Marine
Ancient onions and garlic in antiquity
The onion, a staple vegetable, dates to early cultivation with evidence of divinely revered onions in Egypt over 2000 years ago. Romans and Greeks knew multiple onion varieties, while Persia or Afghanistan may be its origin. Garlic has ancient roots in China and Egypt, yet no ancient image of garlic appears on monuments, possibly due to priestly defilement rules.
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Egypt
Persia
Afghanistan
China
Sundials: Oldest Time Telling Method Worldwide
Ada Paterson notes sundials as the ancient timekeeping method pre dating Christian era. Beete hosts early sundials and lint fossil finds. Indians and wild nations used shadow positions on natural features. Chinese perfected sundials and even use pocket sundials and porch shadow clocks to regulate watches.
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Ada Paterson
Pilgrim
What a Journalist Is In A Memphis Scimitar Remark
A humorous editor’s reply to his son asking what a journalist is. The editor recalls his child’s puzzled look and explains that a journalist is a man who wears a plug hat and no shoes and borrows money from newspaper men.
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Memphis
Scimitar
Best Kind of Proof in a Moth Proof Debate
An irate customer confronts a trunk dealer claiming the chat he bought was moth proof. The dealer defensively asks if it was, and the customer reveals moths inside his belongings. The exchange ends with the narrator noting this as proof of moths.
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Scott
Browning
Money and Brains in a New York Street Encounter
A newly arrived Westerner in a late night New York street confrontation refuses a robber’s demand. The thug orders money or he will shoot, but the Westerner retorts you can live in New York without brains but not money, turning the threat back with wit.
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New York
Unerring Childhood Insight Noted by London Academy
A London Academy quotation extols the child’s unerring logical mind, contrasting it with grownups who rely on Encyclopaedia Britannica. The saying highlights how a child’s clarity can outpace adult accumulation of information.
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London Academy
Anger and Digestion Physician’s Advice on Diet
A renowned physician notes anger impairs digestion and reduces stomach capacity. He advises reducing food intake during frequent or prolonged anger, arguing that both folly and a troubled stomach justify abstinence. The warning frames anger as harmful to appetite and digestive efficiency.
Woman knows more about dress than man about everything else
A Philadelphia Record quote notes a woman’s mastery of dress surpasses a man’s knowledge of all other subjects combined.
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Philadelphia Record
Fame is the perfume of heroic deeds Socrates
The fragment offers a quotation attributed to Socrates about fame as the perfume of heroic deeds, reflecting a philosophical aside rather than a full news item.
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Socrates
Arab Lying and Native Denial in Folklore Critique
A quoted excerpt from Dr. G. Saint Paul in the Journal of American Folklore discusses Arab lying as excitable and victorious, noting natives deny wrongdoing even under pressure. It argues pride and fear of losing face drive obstinacy, making confession shameful rather than necessary.
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G. Saint-Paul
Journal of American Folk Lore
Canine Intelligence From Peru Inspires Local Awe
A Peruvian native recalls a huge white dog with almost human intelligence. After a leg was set by a surgeon for a fractured paw, a midnight return saw the white dog with a brown companion at the surgeon’s door. The brown dog needed treatment, and both animals later licked the surgeon’s hands in gratitude before vanishing into the night.
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Peru
Reverence for the old chief justice sparks wit
In a bar scene Rufus Choate joked about Shaw‘s rough look while Chief Justice Shaw presided. Judge Hoar responded with reverent humor, and Choate retorted about bowing to a superior intelligence, comparing Shaw to a wild Indian before a wooden idol. This anecdote appears in Scribner’s Magazine.
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Rufus Choate
Justice Shaw
Judge Hoar
George F Hoar
Scribners Magazine
The Way to Float Advice from an Old Swimmer
An old swimmer offers practical guidance for non-swimmers to float safely. He urges clasped hands behind the back, facing the sky, and keeping the mouth and nose higher than the head. In deep water, imagine yourself as an empty pitcher and lift a hand to balance. He claims there is reason and logic in this method.
Tolerance as a path to wiser, gentler civic dialogue
The passage frames tolerance as calm respect for differing views even from enemies. It links tolerance to silent justice and kindness, urging gentle education over forceful argument, sarcasm, or ridicule to lift others toward broader thinking and self-help.
Johnson and Thompson Unearthly Language Guessing Game
A humorous exchange centers on whether a wife speaks French. Johnson asks, Thompson notes she thinks she does. The joke hinges on reading a waiter’s facial reaction to infer language ability, with a punchline about the waiter’s toothache impression.
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Johnson
Thompson
Courtroom Exchange on Midnight Robbery Audacity
A magistrate questions a prisoner about breaking into a home at midnight and the inmate retorts with a quip about a prior daylight robbery, highlighting a defiant tone and courtroom humor. The exchange underscores the defendant’s audacious attitude and the judge’s stern framing of criminal conduct.
The Baby Humorists and Pretend Smart Sayings
A Baltimore American quote highlights a caretaker’s quip about clever babies. Mrs Extrygood asks if he favors bright precocious infants, while Old Batch jokes that parents and adults originate the so called smart sayings to load on the young.
Asking His Advice
A nine year old girl called her father to her bedside and asked for his advice on what he thought would be best to give her for her birthday. The exchange reflects a lighthearted domestic moment captured by the London Telegraph.
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London Telegraph
Keith's Providence to Feature Star Cast Next Week
The bill at Keith's Providence theatre for next week includes Will H Sloan and Yoland Wallace in The Plumber by Milton Aborn. The program also lists Great Everhart hoop rolling, The Four Sensational Bosses acrobatic act, Raymond Findlay and Lottie Burke in a travesty sketch, Josephine Gassman with blue pickantonies, Julian Rose the Hebrew comedian, Lowe and Huozhes Duo, Joseph Maxwell Quintette in The Fire Chef, Paul Stevens on monopede, the Brownlegs in a sketch, Ed and Edith Masge jugglers, Larry Shaw dancers, Julie Geiger trick violin, Spaulding the acrobatic tramp, and the Bigraph with other new films and the Providence police drill at Dexter Trainlog Ground.
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Keith
Providence Theatre
Will H. Sloan
Yoland Wallace
Sloan
New York
Louis Mann
Everhart
America
Raymond Findlay
Lottie Burke
Edith Masge
Larry Shaw
Julie Geiger
Spaulding
Providence
Dexter Trainlog
Timely suggestion of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
The advertisement urges prudent housewives to stock Chamberlain's Cough Kenedy for early use during cold season. It claims the remedy ward off severe colds if started at first signs, contains no harmful substance, is pleasant for both adults and children, and is available from W H Boffington.
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W H Boffington
Probate of Daniel J Neylan Will in Bristol
The Bristol Probate Court receives for probate an instrument purporting to be the last will of Daniel J Neylan, late of Bristol, and schedules consideration for December 21, 1903 at 10 o'clock a.m. A notice will be published for fourteen days, once a week, in the Bristol Phoenix. Probate Clerk Herbert F Bennett.
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Daniel J. Neylan
Bristol
Bristol Phatnix
Herbert F Bennett
ROBTE
Mary E. Thompson
Edward I. Thompson
Mary FE
Bristol Phoenix
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