Forester's Annual Election Meeting of Court Burnside 4166
Court Burnside 4166 held a well attended meeting in the G A R hall Tuesday night electing officers. Chief Physician James E Conley O R Fred Moore V O R Lewis Bernard Vréncarér John Doran Orator Ghatiss Byres Organist M J Vaccaral Superintendent of J Court M Valares S W Arthur Gladue Sc W Albert Minard 8 B John Paul J B Samuel Simmons Trustees Amos Vrudeau William Connery Finance Committee Amos Trudeau Charles Byrnes A committee will plan a public installation in late January High Secretary James J McGrath spoke on tuberculosis camp work in the Adirondacks related to the order. new officers spoke briefly and a social hour followed. Court Barneide is prospering with new members arriving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court Burnside
G. A. R. Hall
C. DU
James E. Conley
H. J. Teller
O. R
Fred Moore
Lewis N
B. ‘Rnard
Vréncarér
John Doran
Record of infantile paralysis cases in Rhode Island
State Board of Health records compiled by Dr. Gardner T Swartz show 231 cases of infantile paralysis reported since March 1909 with 26 fatalities, yielding a 12 percent death rate from the cases with detailed information.
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State Board of Health
Gardner T .Swartz
Rhode Iland
Disease Case Table From Warmer Month Data
The report lists concrete figures for disease exposure by age and month, detailing totals for March through December and the distribution of cases by age groups from under one year to over ten years. It records family transmission, sanitary condition ratings, and the number of children per family with cases.
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Jane
Christmas Festivals At Local School With Choir And Recitations
Continued from first page Christmas program features Roth Horton Norman Wenerholm Elliot Mansfield Frank Francis Kathleen Hodgdon and Dorothy Mott with songs such as Chime of Beliz The Child Jesus and A Surprise Primary class readings by Mary Francis Rachael Ashton Kathleen Hodgdon and Kathleen Hodgdon led by Miss Alberta Morgan at the piano with Alton Barrett Charlie Reynolds and Mary West also performing
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Roth Horton
Norman Wenerholm
Elliot Mansfield
Frank Francis
Kathleen Hodgdon
Chime
Beliz
Mary Francis
Rachael Ashton
Coming Events Dance Listings for December and January
December features a $1 New Year’s Eve dance at G A R Hall directed by John R Porter. January 2, Monday evening, a dance in Belvedere roof garden under the auspices of We Three.
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John R. Porter
Belvedere Roof Garden
We Three
Census Joke Highlights Slim Worth of Man’s Name
A caricature notes that a man is so inconsequential his census name would pad the returns. The quip mocks bureaucratic counting and suggests the subject’s insignificance within the community.
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Patiis
Paddin
Short story greatness and long book mastery
Conan Doyle argues that supreme short stories are rarer than great novels. He contrasts Fielding and Dickens with Stevenson, Poe, and Bret Harte, stating Poe is the supreme original short story writer of all time. The piece reflects on the separate crafts of short fiction and long novels.
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Fielding
Scott
Dickens
Thackeray
Reade
Hince
Willie
Stevenson
Poe
Bret Harte
Conan Doyle
Yosemite and Grand Canyon compared by John Burroughs
John Burroughs compares Yosemite to the Grand Canyon and imagines a robin and a bluebird amid extreme landscapes. He invokes a vivid mental image of Yosemite with river, waterfalls, spires, domes, groves, and glades as a counterpoint to arid canyons.
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Yosemite
Grand Canyon
Yosemite Valley
Pyramids
Egypt
Karnak
She Had Courage In A Paris Cafe
A self possessed young woman strolls into a downtown cafe and orders in French with precise diction. She asks for bisque torton a sultana roll pommes de terre cheese and coffee. The waiter is shocked yet she eats the simple French meal with apparent ease.
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Garcon
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Good News of Doans Kidney Pills Brightens Bristol
Citizens report prompt relief from back pain and kidney discomfort after using Doan’s Kidney Pills. A Bristol woman testifies less pain after a box, with claims of restored kidney function. Sold by J H Young Co Drug Store. price 50 cents. Kocter Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents. Remember the name Doan’s.
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Bristol
Dean
Mia
Josephine Pevin
Washington Sti
R. L
United States
Doan
The Phenix Reminiscences of Bristol 19 and 20
A compact reminiscence piece recalling Bristol’s events from 19 and 20, preserving the period voice and tone. The article blends local memory with small vignettes, highlighting civic life, notable figures, and everyday scenes from the era.
Fire destroys Martha Cottage hospital building
From the Phoenix dated Friday January 4 1901 reports Martha Cottage hospital building burned completely last evening. Capt Henry M Slocums boat shop near harbor head destroyed Tuesday night. Eleven town deaths in December. Dr William T Hamill visiting family in town. Also note oldest person of American birth Years Ago from 1891 page.
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Henry M. Slocum
William T. H.hamill
Elgin
Minn
Sinters
Sunnysides Sweep Mutts in Close Three-String Win
In Bristol Y M Le A League Tuesday night, the Sunnysides took all three strings from the Mutts with a slim margin in the opening game. The Hayseeds won their trio by forfeit from the Hustery, completing a brief but decisive bowling card.
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Sunnysides
Mutts
Hustlers
M. Nelle
Kinnicutt
Sonnysides
G. Kinnicutt
OG. Hill
S. Mauro
J. B Newman
W. Greesunp
R. W. Nelson
Dingbat
EF. Wilson
P. Kenney
G. Manchester
R.elis
W. Cromer
McCawal
J. Davidson
O. E. West
Jack Davidson
J. W. Best
J. Bottomley
Qo.’ Herrmann
F.E Clark
W. Higgins
G. A. Balfour
Dimond
W. N. Newman
J. Walsh
O. F. Dimond
W. McQaughey
P. R. Kenney
R. Taylor
A. Davidson
J.E. Farrally
H. W. Church
Murray
L. Gorham
B. Wall
R. Newman
W. McCaw
W. T
Remieres
Hook
G. Clark
I Munro
Manchester
Wilbor
Jokes on Warren Comedy Night in Local Theater
In Warren last week a theater night hosted comedians who riffed on town life. The act joked about travel to Warren by hearse and recalled a three-thing day cycle, ending with a Bristol ticket as the best sight.
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Warren
Bristol
Sleighing, Ice, and Long-Lived Residents in Local Town
In Warren and likely Bristol County, Mrs Phinney, widow of Daniel Phinney, nears age ninety eight. A week of good sleighing and ten inch thick ice. Registry totals reach 648, the highest ever, surpassing 604 in 1889 and 583 in 1888. Thirty three residents died aged seventy and above in 1880, listed with ages up to 98.
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Warren
Bristol County
Maria Dew. Rogers
William P Movaro
Rebecca W Goodwin
Lemira Munro
Betsey Bowen
Eliza Borden
Edward Quirk
Charles Dimond
Stephen T. Church
Betsey B. West
Hannah F. Seagrave
Benjamin Easterbrooks
Benjamin Murphy
Rebekah N. Church
Sarah B. Manchester
Messadore T. Bennett
William P. Munro
Harriet D. Skinner
Fitz Henry DeWolf
Martha P. Lewis
Betsey Murphy
Rufus Smith
Alfred Pierce
Bristol Opera House to Host Elite Magic Act Tonight
Manager Demara promotes Gould and Rice at the Bristol Opera House with the Hindoo Trunk Mystery and other vaudeville and motion picture acts. He calls the magic revue one of the most elaborate and expensive acts he has ever handled and worth double the admission.
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Bristol Opera House
Demara
Gould
Rice
Why Do Men Drink Why a remedy for the liquor habit
An editorial in urging sobriety describes drunkenness as a disease and promotes Orrine as a reliable cure. It cites letters from Sullivan Slanson Co and offers two forms of Orrine, a powder and a pill, with a $1 box price and a free booklet. The local seller is W H Buffington in Hopestreet.
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Orrine
Sullivan & Slanson Co
Utica
Orrine Co
Washington, D. C
W. H. Buffington
Hopestreet
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John Best
P. Dimond
Lenox
Yes Street Market
S. B. Billings
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Hope Grocery Store
Hope ST
Samuel Young
Domenico Giordano
High ST
Dreadnaught
Edward B. Munro
Enbalmer & Funeral
Hope St. Woonsocket
Main St. Woonsocket
Bristol Shoe Repairing Co
U. S
Hope Street
Rhode Island State College
Howard Edwards
Kingston
Queen OF Sea
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