Community Calendar Highlights Local Events
Open Mothers Club meeting at the High school on Friday evening. Y M C A illustrated lecture on social aspects of foreign missions Sunday afternoon. Benefit dance at Hotel Belvedere for Bristol British Relief Society Friday evening. Masque ball by Prof Quirk's class at Hotel Belvedere New Year’s Eve. Supper and sale at G A R Hall January 6 under Habbitt Woman's Relief Corps.
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Mothers
Y. M
Hotel Belvedere
Bristol British Relief Society
Quirk
G. A. R. Hall
Habbitt Woman's Relief Corps
Excelsior Tennis Club Elects Officers
The Excelsior Tennis Club held its annual officers election last Tuesday evening. President Dr W Fred Williams. Vice President J F Farrally. Secretary Miss Helen W Church. Treasurer Robert W Nelson. Historian William Fischer. Auditor EF M Dimond. Executive committee chaired by Dr W Fred Williams includes Charles W Greene B FL Lindemouth Dr H W Church and Jo BY Barrally.
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Excelsior Tennis Club
W. Fred Williams
J. F. Farrally
Helen W. Church
Robert W. Nelson
William Fischer
M. Dimond
Charles W. Greene
Lindemouth
H. W. Church
Jo BY
Barrally
Luck Versus Brains Quote in Lough Collection
A brief note presents the adage Luck counts once in a while, brains count all the time attributed to W H Lough.
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W H Lough
Local Notices of Deaths and Births in Town
The town records list deaths and births including Margaret Mahoney aged 65 on December 16 in Birmingham Costa a baby Mary daughter of Joseph and Jutia Costa aged 3 months born December 6 and Eliza beth Butler aged 4 months daughter of Mr and Mrs Frann Butler born on December 17.
Tree Tale Lures Players In Worded Forest Quiz
A party game uses slips of paper with blanks for tree names. Contestants fill in pine spruce ash palm gum fir elder beech willow pepper rue pear thorn plane and plum to form a themed tale. The player who names the most trees wins a prize while the loser performs a harmless company pastime.
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Mebitabel Martin
Bobby
Johnnie Brown
Jones Boys
Mind Reading Game and Experiment Across Groups
Mind reading is described as both a game and an experiment for any number of players. One person leaves the room while others agree on a task then guide the remaining player by holding hands or touching foreheads to influence actions. The outcome is attributed to chance mind influence or unconscious movements.
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Tre
Magic Music Chair Game for Children
A party game named Magic Music uses a double row of chairs facing outward in a circle. Children dance to lively music and rush for chairs when it stops. the last person without a chair is out. Chairs are removed after each round, with an umpire deciding ties and who removes a chair.
Pass the Ring Game Described for Children
The passage explains a circle game where a small cord with a knot is hidden in a ring. Children pass the ring quickly around the circle while one child stands in the center trying to spot it. The center child swaps places with the person nearest the ring when found, continuing the game and keeping interest high.
Methodist Church Schedule Speaks on World Captured for Christ
Sunday morning service features Rev A O McGilton D D presenting How the World Is Being Captured for Christ. Evening sermon titled The Joy of Service vs the Heroic Life. Special music by the chorus. A Christmas souvenir will be given to all attendees.
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State Street
Mte
A. O
McGilton
D.D
Mike
Christ
The Universal Risk of Seeking Praise
The passage explores love of praise as a common human fault affecting all classes. It notes some seek praise from others while others praise themselves, argues it can arise from honest desire to be worthy, and warns of the dangers of insincere flattery and petitions without thought.
Not the Man She Wanted
A Central street businessman recalls a mistaken identity incident from years ago when a woman asked if he was Mr. He was invited to an Old Folks Service but joked about riding a carriage after a summer of bicycle travel. The tale ends with the realization the father had been the intended recipient.
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Central Street
Franklin
NFL
Journal-Transcrint
Rule of stone placement in masonry and US salt methods
Modern masonry warns that stone should align with natural bed but real quarries vary with rift grain and head planes. Salt production in the United States relies on rock salt from deep shaft mines in New York Michigan Kansas Louisiana and surface deposits in Utah and California.
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United States
New York
Michigan
Kansas
Louisiana
Utah
California
Communal Life of Ants Revealed in Busy Ant Society
The article describes ants forming a structured society where some act as slaves or door-tenders. Ants defend entrances with hard heads and use head stroking as a password to admit comrades. They even cultivate a mushroom as a food source.
Why Pheasant Is Valued as a Home Bird
The pheasant is prized as a home bird for its ground hiding skill and the exciting shooting it provides when driven from cover, plus the appeal it offers to refined cookery.
Better Flashlight Powder From European Scientists
European scientists have developed a new flashlight powder made of peroxide of lanthanium with gas lamp mantle like additives. It produces excellent light and generates less than one tenth the smoke and fumes of traditional powders, reducing danger for users.
Elizabeth Fry and the Reform Efforts at Newgate Prison
Elizabeth Fry, after her 1813 marriage, earned her first income and undertook a memorable visit to Newgate prison. In 1817 she founded the Association for the Improvement of Female Prisoners in Newgate, drawing wide interest. Her work extended beyond Britain to improve continental prisons.
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Elizabeth
Fry
Swas
Newgate
Association For
Great Britain
Old Age Attributed to Water Loss, Romanian Scientist Says
A Roumanian scientist claims aging results from reduced body water. He states old age arises when the system loses water content, affecting vitality and health.
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Jone
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