Bristol Rebekah Lodge Officers Elected At Warren Meeting
Past Noble Grands of Reba Rebekah Lodge No 12 attended the Bristol County Noble Grands Association in Warren. Mrs Lida G Crown was elected president for the coming year. Bristol residents named to key posts include Mrs Lavenda Conklin and Miss Annie Faulkner. The finance committee blends members from Warren and Bristol, with relief committee duties assigned to Crown and Mrs Barker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reba Rebekah
Bristol County Noble Grands Association
Warren
F. Belle Hardin
Providence Association
Alice Borden
Bessie Hunt
Newport County Noble Grands Association
Lida G. Crown
Bristol
Lavenda Conklin
Annie Faulkner
Sadie Simister
Elizabeth Gladding
Roselma W. Bowen
Guardian
Clara Crown
Luella Byone
Meta Williston
Martha Bailey
Nancy Simister
Minnie Alder
Ella Burgess
Town
Ella Barker
Incandescent Ideas Draw Fire in Rural Commentary
An unclear Farm and Fire der column hints at a bright idea provoking backlash for being too daring. The fragment references penalizing the originator for not dimming his headlight in a rural setting.
Elections for Freshman Classes at Evening High
Elections for officers of two Freshman Classes at the Evening High School concluded with Freshman A electing Edward Gradue as President and Veronica Guilmette as Vice President. Secretary is Edna Demers, Treasurer Mary Mott, with Agnes Silvia, Anthony Volpe and Luke White on the Executive Board. Freshman B elected John Da Ponte as President, Mary Pimental as Vice President, Florence Cirillo as Secretary, Antonio Marino as Treasurer, and Louis Almeida, Anna Cirillo and Lena Pagano to the Executive Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Gradue
Veronica Guilmette
Edna Demers
Mary Mott
Agnes Silvia
Anthony Volpe
Luke White
John da Ponte
Mary Pimental
Florence Cirillo
Antonio Marino
Louis Almeida
Anna Cirillo
Lena Pagano
Bristol Grade Teachers Association Whist Night
About 30 tables were filled for a whist at the John Post Reynolds School auditorium hosted by the Bristol Grade Teachers Association. A luncheon was served and prizes were given for the top scores at each table. The committee included Miss Margaret M. Morrissey as chair and several assistants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Grade Teachers’ Association
John Post Reynolds
Margaret M. Morrissey
Margaret Dwyer
Leslie Beoker
Mary M. Connors
Alice G. Murphy
Grace E. Shiel
Aleta Flanders
Cathleen Barton
Dorothy Fielden
Katherine F. Lavander
Bristol District Nursing Report November
The Bristol District Nursing Association reports 54 total care cases in November with 191 general care visits and 57 metropolitan visits. John Hancock care cases number 2, prenatal visits 4, tuberculosis visits 16, and state child welfare visits total 306 across 590 visits. Clinics include four child welfare sessions with 128 babies and one chest clinic with 8 patients.
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Bristol District Nursing Association
John Hancock
Bristol Narrows road gets boost with 4000 dollar request
At town council, a message from WH Remieres 2nd commends the Bristol Narrows road and seeks a 4000 dollar appropriation for drainage and roadbed stabilization to be recommended at the next town meeting. Other actions include fire police vacancy filled, burial fund deposit approved, and various invitations and licenses granted.
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William H. Remieres
Bristol Narrows
Remieres
Narrows
Bristol
R. L
R. I
Bristol Narrows Road
WH. Remieres
Harry R Lewis
State Commissioner of Agriculture
Lewis
John H. Kemph
Fire Police
Defiance Hose Company
Samuel Porter
Russell P Coggeshall
Industrial Trust Company
William C Gardiff
North
Engine & Hose Company
Recordacces da Patna Club
Little White Lies About Our Own Storytelling
Fragmented text discusses how people color their self stories to seem more vivid and important. It notes that many tell tales as if they are true reflections of who they wish to be, shaping memories to fit desired images.
Lawmakers' Wrong Idea About Kansas Streams and Steamboats
garbled prose describes lawmakers and steamboats on Kansas rivers. It mentions pressures on laws for government vessels and battles near plains, with unclear references to captures and streams. The readable fragment hints at regional river traffic and political interference.
Earth's gravity extends far but weakens with distance
The Naval Observatory explains that Earth's gravity has no fixed distant limit yet its strength declines with the square of distance from the planet's center. At the Moon's distance the gravitational influence is about eight thousandths of that at the surface.
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The
Naval Observatory
Life in a primitive settlement as described in the New Age Illustrated
George Frederick describes early living conditions with thatched huts and earth floors. He notes layers of rushes, vermin and refuse, leather or straw clothing, and scarce food including peas bread fern roots and bark. Few enjoyed fresh meat. many slept on filthy rush floors in dire poverty.
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Servanta
George Frederick
Sacrifice Seen as Driver of Progress in Liberty Editorial
An Liberty editorial argues progress relies on experimentation and sacrifices in exploration and engineering. It rebuts defeatist views on disasters from dirigibles to submarines, claiming courageous pioneers propel science despite loss.
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Paris
Galumbus
Magellan
Whitt
Pride in His Job by Charles Stetzle
The article argues that pride and individuality show in every worker’s output across crafts from draftsmen to stenographers. It suggests personal character is reflected in blueprint signatures, file marks, chisel prints, and typed sheets, urging workers to take pride in their craft and its spiritual qualities.
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Ysery
Charles Stetzle
Forbes Magazine
Selfish Wife Miss Ellen Glasgow Discusses Divorce
Selfishness is the cause of divorce says Ellen Glasgow at a Cosmopolitan Club talk in New York. The Virginia novelist cited a Richmond bride and a young cotton broker who divorced after the husband lamented dress bills and beauty parlor expenses cutting his income.
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Ellen Glasgow
Virginia
Europe
New York
Richmond
Two boys trade jump and sprint boasts in playful exchange
In a lighthearted scene two boys compare athletic feats. One says he can jump four feet and the other claims five feet. They compare long jump and time for the hundred as a playful contest ends with a quick witty retort.
Another Way to Do It A Minister Sermon Interrupted
A minister delivering a Sunday sermon was interrupted when the janitor announced the church was on fire. The minister told him to wake the congregation and continued his talk as the blaze began.
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van Cleve
Winister
Willian
Not Much Attraction to Change in Immortality Sermon
A Farm and Fireside fragment quotes a radio preacher declaring belief in transformation at death but warns immortality will send us as we are. The comment is noted by hay fever sufferers who doubt such comfort will cheer them.
Burnside Lodge 36th Anniversary Marked by Roll Call
Seventy older members of Burnside Lodge Knights of Pythias gathered at Grand Army Hall for the annual roll call on a Tuesday evening. Gerald F. Braunell, charter member and 26 year birthday celebrant, received a smoking set as oldest member present. The session voted to omit the regular Christmas meeting. officers will be elected December 18. A social period followed with remarks by John J. Hackett and James A. Clarkson. Burnside Lodge, instituted January 26, 1893, will observe its 36th anniversary next month.
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Burnside
Knights of Pythias
Grand Army ‘Hall
Gerald F. Braunell
Braunell
Burnside Lodge
Sledge
John J. Hackett
James
A. Clarkson
Mispronunciations Cited by Capper’s Weekly Writer
A Capper’s Weekly writer lists common mispronunciations. He notes aviator aviation and radiator misreadings with wrong initial sounds and cites grimy pronounced as grimmy, the I vowel mispronounced, and address meaning the superscription mispronounced with emphasis on the last syllable.
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Capper
Naval Rangefinder for Ship Distance Estimation
The device, installed in battleship turrets, uses a long prism tube as the base of a triangle to calculate distance to an unseen target. It relies on optical range finding and geometry, with accuracy affected by visibility and range, yielding distances within a few hundred yards of the true value.
Handedness in Primitive and Civilized Peoples
The article discusses the rarity of left handedness among primitive and present day Indians. It argues right handedness predates civilization and suggests American Ethnology notes Indians were predominantly right handed before European contact.
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Bureau American Ethnology
Guardian appointed for wards Mary and Emanuel Almeida
The Probate Court of Bristol appoints John Almeida as guardian of the estates of Mary Almeida and Emanuel Almeida. He qualifies by giving bond. Creditors must file claims with the Clerk within six months from the first advertisement. John W Church, Clerk.
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Bristol
Mary Almeida
Emanuel Almeida
John Almeida
John W Church
Estate of Charles A Johnson probate notice Bristol
Notice of admission to probate of the Last Will and Testament of Charles A Johnson late of Bristol with executors Martha A Johnson and Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co. The clerk John W Church is the filing official. Creditors must file claims beginning Nov 23 1928.
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Robate
Bristol
Michele Ruggieri
Michael Ruggieri
Antonia Ruggieri
Listol
E Briator Phenix
John Church
Harry P. Berggren
Susan M Sheple
State Board of Sofficers’ Relief
Berggren
R. I Soldiers Home
Bristol Phoenix
W. Church
Charles A. Johnson
John W. Church
Martha A. Johnson & Rhode Island Hospital Trust GO
Pathfinder Magazine Excerpt on Native American Winter Use
A fragment from Pathfinder Magazine describes buffalo jerking and storage in rawhide bags for winter use by Great Plains Indians. It references Renan and an implied comparison to modern corruption and framework ideas.
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Renan
Great Plain
Pathfinder
Magoway Mystery Neighbor Exchange
Magoway Bobby and Ton neighbors interact as Bobby hurries inside after mishearing a call about a magoway bicycle accessory. The odd exchange hints at a neighborhood moment with unclear details and playful miscommunication.
Winnie and gumption in a cookie request anecdote
A child asks Aunt Lola to bake cookies, but the aunt claims she lacks gumption. The child retorts that grandma uses baking powder instead, in a playful piece from Children, the Magazine for Parents.
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Palm
Lola
Winnie
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Wilson
New England Power Association Hectrie
Sbi
Grade Teachers’ Association Whist
District Nursing Report
Price
Campanella Bros, D. Coggeshall
L. G. Cote Clarke
Manchester Hope Drug Co
Pure Food Store
Mrs. M. H. Paull
Green Lantern
Jones Drug
P. J. Lannon
P. F. Mahoney
Madeiros & Bernard R. C. Quirk Est
Quirkros, Union Commercial
Julio Xavier M. Leone J. Massato
A. Mancini
B. Matrony
L. Molasky
H. A. Rounds
H. Breen
J. Balzano
A. Carvalho
M. R. Camara
J. Francis
Read
Kansas
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Watts
al Opt
Naval
Magoway
Bobby
Ton
Tom
Dorit
G. M. Wilbur
Constitution ST
William A, Doran
Bay View Ave
John the Tailor
Hope Street
Tel
Robert J. McKay
G W. Simmons
E. W. Weaver
High Street
Lanzire
Express
Frank "Lanzire
Bristol 385
Freeborn
R. Cole
Charles M. Connery
Burton St
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co
Boston
Watson & Coo
Weybosset Street
Providence
Augustus P. Duffy
W. W. Franklin & Co
Wood Street
Archie H. Rounds
Union Street
District Nursing Association
Martha Graham
Miss Thyra Carlson
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