Eminent Speakers Highlight Local Anti Saloon Meeting
A union gathering at the Congregational Church Sunday night features Rev Francis Scott McBride leader of the Anti Saloon League. He is credited with building Illinois strongest state unit and influencing Chicago mayoral politics through moral suasion.
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Ney
Bristol
Congregational Church
Francis Scott McBride
Antiaroan League
Oferica
Illinois “Anti-Saloon League
United States
Devers
Chicago
Bristol Chapter DAR Holds 34th Anniversary Meeting
The Bristol Chapter D A R will meet Monday at 3 PM at Mrs. Robert E Lanphear’s Hope Street home to mark 34 years since its founding. Mrs. Harry H Cabot will present a Travel Talk. Hostesses are Mrs. Lanphear Mrs. Edward P Church Miss Sarah Munro and Miss Bebe Haile.
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Bristol
Daughters of the American Revolution
Robert E. Lanphear
Hope Street
Harry H. Cabot
Edward P. Church
Sarah Munro
Bebe Haile
Laying of Corner Stone for Elizabeth Wardwell Guiteras Memorial School
A ceremony to lay the cornerstone of the Elizabeth Wardwell Guiteras Memorial School will be held Sunday afternoon December 2 at 2 30 in Bristol. The program includes student singing under Miss M Theresa Sullivan prayers by Rev Anson B Howard and Prof Wilfred H Munro of Brown University. Local officials Judge Frank H Hammill Benjamin M MacDougall and Clinton T Sheritian serve as arrangements committee.
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Elizabeth Wardwell Guiteras
Washington Street
M. Theresa Sullivan
Anson B. Howard
St. Michael's Church
Bristol School Committee
Wilfred H Munro
Brown University
Bristol
Ramon Gutteras
Howard
Frank H Hammill
Benjamin M. MacDougall
Clinton T Sheritian
Pleasing Benefit Concert At Olympia Theatre
A large crowd attended last evening’s benefit concert at the Olympia Theatre for the American Legion Auxiliary Karnes Unit No 6. WIAR Station artists presented solos, readings, piano pieces, and an orchestra.
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Olympia Theatre
American Legion Auxiliary
Karnes
Wijar Broadcasting
Boxd
WIAR
William Jo McKenna
William Corrigan
Messrs Ballou
Leslie Russell
Alice McHugh Coughlan
Gladys B Brightman
Christmas Card Display At Bland Bird Shop
A festive display features a beautiful selection of Christmas cards at the Bland Bird Shop inviting shoppers to pick seasonal greetings. Bright displays and varied designs attract customers browsing for holiday notes.
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Blle Bird Shop
Administratrix Named for Bristol Estate Melvina Rapano
The Probate Court of Bristol appoints Lena Dupuis administratrix of Melvina Rapano, late of Bristol, deceased. Interested parties must file claims with the Bristol clerk starting December 11, 1925. John W Church, Clerk.
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Thewn of
Bristol
Melvina Rapano
Lena Dupuis
R. I
Rogers Free Library Adds Diverse Children and Adult Volumes
Fifty-five books arrive Saturday with a strong emphasis on children's titles including full twins series by Lucy Fitch Perkins and classics like The Red Fairy Book The Birds Christmas Carol and Little Folks Christmas Plays and Stories Other notable works include My Education and Religion The Man Nobody Knows Ten Years After Calvin Coolidge the Man Who Is President and How to Work Your Way Through College Also featured are Practical guides Amateur Photographers Handbook Home Repairs Radio Theory and Textiles Donated titles span fiction poetry biographies and Western adventure with authors such as Zane Grey James Oliver Curwood Eric Forster and Sheila Kaye-Smith
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Lucy Fitch Perkins
Kate Douglass Wiggan
Old South Church
Boston
George A Gordon
Bruce Barton
Philip Sabbs
Anu
Senate
League of Nations
Henry Cabot Lodge
Calvin Coolidge
William Allen White
RF Sullivan
Paul Ho Nostrom
John Shenman
Lily Langers
James Oliver Curwood
Solid Salyer Presents Bristol Gem by Forward Kunz Jewelers
In Solid Salyer there is none that can compare with Gorham. We have represented the main Bristol for over 25 years. Forward D Kunz, Jeweler.
Had Her Cinched She Town Torches
The fragmentary item mentions a cook refusing to leave without a recommendation and a man replying good, followed by a town event described as torches. The readable bits sketch a scene of social pressure and public display in a local setting. Entities include a cook and a town, with no clear date or location provided.
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Howse
Doan's Pills Backed by Bristol Testimony
Doan's Pills are advertised as a kidney and back pain remedy with testimonials from Charles Stuart of 97 Constitution Street. He details relief after using Doan's Pills bought at Buffington's Pharmacy, urging readers to ask for the same remedy. The ad cites Foster Milburn Co as manufacturers and lists a 60 cent price.
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Doan
Charles Stuart
Constitution Street
Dean
Buffington
Stuart
Bristol
Foster- Milburn Co. Mfrs
Buffalo
N. Y
Fans Boo Red Grange as Steam Rollers Beat Bears in Boston
About 15 000 spectators at Braves Field watched the Providence Steam Roller defeat the Chicago Bears 9 to 6. A Bristol group voiced disappointment with Red Grange, booing the former Illinois star who left the field early in the second half. They praised him as a good player but not a phenom against top rivals, likening his earnings to Dempsey.
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Bristol
Braves Field
Boston
Providence Steam Roller
Chicago Bears
Red Grange
Red
University of Illinois
Jack Dempsey
Illinois
Dempsey
From Imperial Palace to Treasure Storehouse
The old harem at the imperial palace in Constantinople has been repurposed as a storehouse for national treasures, reflecting a shift in use of historic spaces.
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Imperial Place
Constantinople
American Legion Bowling Skunks and Cripples Win
In the YMCA Alleys American Legion tournament on Wednesday evening, the Skunks swept the Reds 3-0 while the Cripples claimed two out of three strings against the Hot Dogs.
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American Legion
Reds
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