Three Sewage Loan Plans To Be Voted At Town Meeting
Bristol taxpayers face a choice on a 18 million dollar Metropolitan sewer plan with federal aid notes. A $200000 local loan proposal includes $39600 grant and a 30 year borrow. Voters may approve federal funds to fund 60k in wages for 130 to 170 workers over 6 to 8 months or delay pending state legislative action. The outcome hinges on whether the public supports unemployment driven construction.
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Saek Petter di Tunds
Green
Bristol
Annual Yule Party at Rebekah Lodge No 12
Thirty three children and sixteen adults attended the annual Christmas event in Odd Fellows Hall. Prizes were awarded for Peanut Hunt Do This Do That and recitations were given. Miss Marilyn Clark distributed treats from a lighted tree. refreshments were served. A regular meeting followed with Rebekah Degree and birthday tribute to Mrs Rachel Simmons.
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Reba Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Elva Holbrook
Margaret Remieres
Peanut Hunt
Oscar Gablinske
Marilyn Clark
Malcolm Clark
Rebekah
Minna Alder
Rachel Simmons
Ivy Stewart
Marion Blease
Mahelle Remieres
Maud VieGann
Walliam Remieres
Ernest Vder
John G Stewartt
Slave coins and abolitionist imagery described
A historical note explains a slave coin used as a pass in the Underground Railroad. The obverse depicted a kneeling enslaved person with shackled hands and phrases like Am I not a woman and a sister or Am I not a man and a brother. The reverse showed Liberty’s future and the date 138.
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Tiberty
Homes of Presidents Move Historic Residences to Curio Shop
The house where William McKinley was born in Niles Ohio has been moved to a site outside the city and turned into a curiosity shop. McKinley’s Canton home now hosts Mercy Hospital and Warren G Harding’s Marion residence is used as a memorial site as part of a preservation effort.
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William McKinley
Niles
Ohio
Canton
Mercy Hospital
Warren G Harding
Marion
X ray origin and the name given by Rontgen
In mathematics SX denotes an unknown quantity. Wilhelm Konrad Rontgen, the German physicist who discovered X rays, named them because he did not understand their nature. The X ray revealed what remained unexplained by science.
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Wilhelm Konrad Rontgen
Kearney Post Christmas Basket Fund Surpasses Goal
The Kearney Post American Legion Christmas Basket Fund again topped its target aiding about 200 needy families with Xmas dinners. Donations include multiple named supporters and a total around 277 dollars and 40 cents. The article also mentions Roman glass finds in Pompeii and other ancient material details.
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Kearney Post, American Legion
Photographic Fabric Printing Method Devised
A simple method to produce photographic pictures on fabric uses a patented solution spread on the material. The print is made from the negative like standard prints, but the image is completed with exposure only. No fixing or toning is required.
Native Dogs of U S Bureau outlines dog breeds
The Bureau of Animal Industry notes three distinct U S dog breeds Boston terrier American foxhound and Chesapeake Bay dog as developed in the United States. It suggests that Newfoundland could be added to North America and mentions the Mexican Chihuahua as another possible addition.
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U. S
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States
Chesapeake Bay
North America
Gone Forever Jud Tunkins Revels in Parachute Fashion
Jud Tunkins recalls a bygone era at county fairs when aviator reputations were earned by balloon stunts and pink tights with parachutes, a nostalgic nod to the old days.
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Jud Tunkins
Dow
Rotary clubs plan joint bowling trip to Norwood Mass
Rotary Club bowling teams travel tonight to Norwood Massachusetts to meet local Rotary bowlers. Alonzo Vail hosted a free Pastime Theatre show drawing over 600 children yesterday morning. Maurice Chevalier in A Bedtime Story drew big crowd. John H. Magee left Buffington Drug Co for Sarpe & Dorne Co as salesman. Louise Bush and Ella Paull elected senior and junior vice presidents of Babbitt Womens Relief Corps with installation set Jan 12. Col Allen R Edwards to speak at Rotary on trade in China. he and Mrs Edwards visiting Dr and Mrs Merriman. Upcoming events listed for First Baptist Church and local dances in January and February.
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Alonzo Vail
Maurice Chevalier
Mises Louise Bush
Ella Paull
Resport
Oye
Costa Rica’s Three Distinct Districts and Inhabitants
The piece describes Costa Rica as split into three regions: native Pacific coast, banana-packed East coast with Jamaican laborers and white overseers, and a central tableland home to finqueros and a purported pure Spanish population.
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Costa Rica
Pacific Coast
Jamaica
Finqueros
Most Densely Populated Area Macao Proves Highly Packed
An Almanac based count notes Macao China the small island at the mouth of the Canton river a Portuguese colony has extreme density. With four square miles area the 1982 census lists 157 176 residents giving about 39 204 inhabitants per square mile.
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Macao
China
Canton River
Portugal
Jutland Battle Losses Reported for Britain and Germany
In the Jutland clash the British lost three battle cruisers three armored cruisers eight destroyers while Germany lost one battleship one battle cruiser four light cruisers five destroyers. British tonnage loss about 112000 versus Germans over 60000 with 6274 British killed or captured and 2545 Germans.
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Jutland
Cedar Breaks Monument Details and Geography
Cedar Breaks National Monument in Utah spans about 5 790 acres. It lies roughly twenty miles from Zion National Park and was once part of the Dixie Nations forest. The site features amphitheaters carved to about 2 000 feet deep near the Pink Cliff formation. The forested rim rises to an altitude of 10 400 feet.
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Cedar Breaks Monument
Cedar Breaks National Monument
Utah
Dixie Nations Forest
Zion National Park
Turtailion
Te Summon
Bay View Poultry Farm Promotes Home Killed Chickens
In Bristol The Bay View Poultry Farm advertises home grown freshly killed chickens and broilers with a claimed superior tenderness and savor calling for more orders at Tel 375.
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Bristol
Bay View
Convict Ship Success As Exhibit Across Ports
The convict ship Success built in 1790 at Moulmain was scuttled in Sydney Harbor after the convict ship system ended. It lay submerged for five years before being raised to serve as a prison reform object lesson and has since traveled from port to port as an exhibit.
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Moulmain
East Indies
Sydney Harbor
Australia
New Heart Ill Relief Found Through Thyroid Operation
A new heart disease relief technique is reported that parallels the early digitals and insulin milestones. The method removes the thyroid gland to reduce heart workload and improve function.
Valuable Relic of Merlans Icones Biblicae from 1625 Germany
A well preserved copy of Matthew Merlans Icones Biblicae from Germany, published in 1625, features over 200 copper engravings after the artist designed them.
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Matthew Merlans
Icones Biblicae
Germany
Doctor Rescues Turtle Heart With Adrenaline in Appomattox
A physician in Appomattox Virginia revived a decoupled turtle heart by injecting adrenaline twelve hours after removal. The heart continued beating following the treatment, illustrating a dramatic rescue of cardiac activity outside the body.
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Appomattox
Banting Diet Origin Traced to 1860s London Smith
The term banting defined as reducing excess flesh by diet emerged around 1864. It followed the method of William Banting, a London cabinet maker, whose plan popularized the approach.
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Banting
William Banting
London
Dutch Auction Explained in Brief
A Dutch auction is described as an auction where the goods start at a high price and the price is lowered until a bidder accepts, with the first bidder to do so becoming the purchaser.
Colors of Cocker Spaniels Dominant in Roan and Tri Color Varieties
The Cocker Spaniel, originally from Spain as his name suggests, appears in many accepted colors. Roans and tri-colored coats have overtaken all others in general appeal and public esteem.
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Spain
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