First Impressions of the Far West by Captain Halsey Chase Much
The author reflects on leaving Central Texas for the Great West, comparing frontier travel to pioneer journeys. He praises hardy settlers, notes the region’s vast deserts, mountains, and promise, and credits American expansion with unlocking immense mineral and agricultural wealth.
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Halsey Chase
Great West
Far West
Central
Texas
Mississippi
Earth
Euphrates
Syria
Asia
Greece
Italy
Europe
Museum in Vienna Showcases Brains of Eminent Figures
The Institution for the Study of Human Intelligence in Vienna houses exhibits made entirely of brains. Among its donors are many notable figures, with nearly 1,000 living people having bequeathed brains. Notably heavy brains include Kant and Turgeniev, while the heaviest on record weighed seventy five ounces belonging to an idiot.
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Institution For
Vienna
Byron
Kant
Turgeniev
Java
France
Fear Some Tarred Roads May Drive Cancer Spread
France faces a debate over road tar usage as dust from tarred roads is blamed for harming roadside trees and possibly raising cancer risk. Doctor Forreau warns silica tar dust could irritate mucous membranes and, in workers handling tar, raise cancer concerns backed by mouse cancer experiments.
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France
Doctor Forreau
Courmelles
Forreau
Move by the Calendar Describe Nomads of Asia
The piece describes nomads in Asia especially Tartars Armenians Kurds and Yezidis migrating seasonally to higher ground. It notes Alla fos as a mountainous summer retreat where life unfolds with births deaths farming and livestock despite tent living.
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Wace
Asia
Allafos
Armenia
Global Decline of Wood Carving in the Machine Age
The article traces wood carving from ancient Egypt to 4441 BC and notes its decline. It states carving was once widespread but is now mostly a hobby. Only Switzerland France and, to a lesser degree, England retain it as a craft with limited demand beyond famous carvers.
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Egypt
Switzerland
France
England
Bristol Girls Active in Art Club Work
Alpha Rho Tau the art club of the Rhode Island College of Education will host a faculty tea and art exhibition today under Professor Harriet Sherman and Miss Lillian Swan. The exhibit opens to students and bar guests on Wednesday with pieces loaned by the Nathaniel Vose Gallery.
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Alpha Rho Tau
Rhode Island College of Education
Harriet Sherman
Lillian Swan
Flona Checca
Providence
Catherine Skalko
Central Falls
Ruth Anderson
Cranston
Nathaniel Vose
Mass Helen Romano
Gladys Osterberg
Bristol
Kathryn Davis
Warren
Mary Pandera
Virginia Collins
Westerly
Mary Matheyr
Margaret Cull
Helken Banigan
Frances Graham
Gentral Falls
Mary
Dormant seeds awaken after forest clearing
Seeds long dormant sprout after forests are cleared revealing white clover blooms. The seeds lie dormant for centuries yet respond to sun and rain, producing a rapid crop once competition and shade are removed.
Bristol Rotary Bowlers Split Results With Norwood Teams
The Bristol Rotary Club faced Norwood clubs at YOM AO Alleys. The Bristol first team won all three games against Norwood first, while Norwood’s second team defeated Bristol’s second string in two frames.
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Bristol Rotary
Norwood
Bristol Rotary Club
Norwood Mass Rotary Club
Pietistic portrait of the law observed by a reader
A Manchester Guardian observer recalls a southern suburb lane scene where boys with pickle jars and nets surround a policeman who stands with hands apart. The reflection questions whether the law is overzealous in enforcing order during a moment of calm.
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Manchester
Manchester Guardian
Frankfurt preserves medieval streets amid modern progress
Old Frankfurt Dewettes describe how the city keeps fourteenth century houses guild halls chapels and cloisters intact around the cathedral while surrounding blocks have been cleared to leave the Romer berg square pristine and unchanged by recent development.
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Dewettes
Frankfurt
Germany
Romerberg
Newman Brothers named Birdseye Frosted Foods distributor
Announcement from Gloucester Massachusetts dated December seven nineteen thirty one says Newman Brothers Bristol Rhode Island are appointed distributors of Birdseye Frosted Foods. Their Hope Street store will get refrigerating caners to preserve meats poultry fish fruits and vegetables by rapid freezing.
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Gloucester
Mass
Newman Brothers
Bristol
Rhiode Island
Hope Street
Birdseye Quick Freezing Arrives in Bristol
Clarence Birdseye developed quick freezing to preserve flavor and texture by using ultra cold temperatures. Newman Brothers will distribute Birdseye Frosted Foods in Bristol with sales starting Friday, Dec 11.
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Birdseye
New England
Newman Brothers
Bristol
Birdsex
Washington Ball Committee Named for Bicentennial Event
Plans for the Bristol Tram of Artillery Washington Ball mark the bicentennial birthday of a Great Patriot. The event will be February 22 at the Bristol Casino with a general committee led by Captain G W Boutither and many sub committees including receptions by A M Merriman and F S Godfrey.
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Bristol
Ways and Means
G W Boutither
J J Velleca
FO Eddy
Freeman Canning
Ralph H
Bennett
Frazer
Bosworth
F A Currier, Jr
A M Merriman
Edwin S Goodfrey
A MM Merriman
F S Godfrey
Wm F Eddy
A W Barrett
A Currier
Merriman
Ro So
Fos Godtres
Obituary of Albert King 1865 669 Died at Home
Albert King 669 died this morning at 204 Wood Street after a short illness. Born in England May 28 1865 he moved to this country as a young man and worked at the National India Rubber Company and later as a driver for Herrshoft Mfg Co. He served as a private in Battery B US Artillery with the Sydney F Hour Camp of United Spanish War Veterans. He was survived by a brother Charles in New York and three sisters in England. Funeral at 2 PM Friday at St Michael's Church conducted by Rev A R Parshles with burial in North Cemetery.
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Albert King
Wood Street
England
National India Rubber Company
Herreshotf Mfg Co
Sidnes
United Spanish War Veterans
Batters B
US Artillery
Charles
New York
A R Parshles
St Michael's Church
North Cemetery
Ira W Arnold 77 Dies at Soldiers Home
Ira W Arnold aged 77 died this morning at the Soldiers Home where he had been an inmate He was born July 14 1854 in Fitchburg Massachusetts and was a farmer by trade He served in Company I of the 1st Rhode Island US Volunteer Infantry during the Spanish American War Funeral arrangements are set for Thursday from the Wilbur Undertaking rooms at Warren and burial will follow in the Soldiers Lot at North Cemetery
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Ira W. Arnold
Flome
Fitchburg
Mass
Col
Rhode Island US Volunteer Infantry
Wilbur Undertaking
Warren
North Cemetery
Mrs Josephine Bruno Dies After Short Illness
Mrs Josephine Bruno, aged 68, died at her home 1 Bourne Avenue after a brief illness. Born in Bisquina Italy she had resided in the area for many years and leaves a family. Funeral arrangements were not yet announced.
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Josephine Bruno
Bourne Avenue
Bisquina
Italy
Longtime Town Resident Mrs Bruno Dies After 39 Years
Mrs Bruno 39 year resident survived by three sons Joseph Frank of this town and Carmine a senior at Hahneman Medical School Philadelphia Pa two daughters Mrs Mary Malano Glendale Long Island and Mrs Francis Potenzo Portland Me. Wake at 830 am from her late home followed by a Requiem High Mass at Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church Fr Joseph Sagano to officiate Burial in St Mary's Cemetery.
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Joseph
Frank
Carmine
Hahneman Medical School
Philadelphia
Mary Malano
Glendale
Long Island
Francis Potenzo
Portland
Our Lady of Mt Carmel
Joseph Sagano
St Mary's Cemetery
An American Tragedy on Talking Picture Screens
A Dreiser adaptation titled An American Tragedy stars Phillips Holmes with Sylvia Sidney and Frances Dee. The drama follows a young man torn between ambition and love, as a desperate pursuit leads to a maelstrom of events and overwhelming consequences.
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Talking Picture
Dreiser
Phillips Holmes
Sylvia Sidney
Frances Dee
Children Not to Sell Christmas Seals in Schools
Supt F S Mapes recommends the school committee ban Christmas Seals sales in schools as state law forbids selling on school grounds. Dr Walter E Ranger says organizations can operate outside school hours from another location to distribute seals to children. He says the law protects children from becoming peddlers and notes no state-wide official statement has been issued.
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F. S Mapes
Walter E Ranger
Ranger
Mount Hope Bridge Company Considers Reorganization Plan
In a bondholder letter a Rhode Island committee reports a 12 month deficit of 37997.49 and a 19.4 percent drop in ten months earnings versus 1930. They seek reorganization to protect first mortgage bonds and urge bondholders to deposit bonds with specified banks to accelerate plans.
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Mount Hope Bridge Company
Industrial Trust Company
Providence
Commercial National Bank and Trust Company
New York City
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