Economy and efficiency in city government a vital issue
Editorial argues municipal affairs should be run like private business. It cites New York City real estate spending and government costs as evidence of inefficiency and graft risk. The piece endorses the Bureau of Municipal Research pushing for a business unit cost metric to guide city finances toward economy and citizen benefit.
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New York City
Bureau of Municipal Research
Bingham
New York
Denmark
Shakespeare
Denver
E.H. Harriman
Bristol Post Office Mails Arrive and Close Times
The Bristol post office lists mail arrival times at 7.00 10.00 a.m. 2.00 4.00 6.00 7.15 p.m. and close times at 7.40 9.00 11.80 a.m. 2.00 6.00 7.15 p.m. Sunday arrival 8.00 a.m. Sunday close 4.50 p.m. Sunday hours 9.80 to 10.30 a.m. Mail distributed from carriers racks at south door 9.30 to 10.80 a.m.
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South Door
Earle and Prew Express Timetable Brief
Times for outward service from Bristol are 7 50, 11 20 a m, 3 20, 5 20 p m. Inward arrivals are 8 01, 12 00 a m, 3 00, 7 30 p m. The schedule lists four outward departures and four inward arrivals.
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Bristol
Earle & Prew Express
New Year Wishes and Local Notices From Bristol
The Bristol area newspaper notes extend New Year greetings to readers and advertise Saturday specials at Smith's and Suzman’s. It reports a lost green pocket book, praise for holiday candies, and social events including church services, dances, and meetings. Local officials, civic groups, and residents are mentioned amid brief community notices and upcoming programming.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Deafness Cure
An advertisement claims deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and that only constitutional remedies can cure it. It offers one hundred dollars for any catarrh related deafness not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, and promotes Hall's Family Pills for the constitution.
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Hall
U S Rubber Co Plans Revere Rubber Buyout
Boston dispatch reports United States Rubber Co will acquire over 90 percent of Revere Rubber Co stock at $200 a share, with financing from $4.11 million from existing stock sales and $5 million of new 6 percent bonds to cover working capital amid a sharp rise in crude rubber prices. New preferred stock offers one-for-20 shares, with underwriters to take any unsubs cribed balance.
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United States Rubber Company
Revere Rubber Company
United States Rubber
Revere Rubber
United States Rubber Co
United States Rubber Preferred
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children Ad
An advertisement for Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children notes the product used by Mother Gray and nurses at the Children's Home in New York. It claims to break up colds in 24 hours, cure feverishness, headaches, stomach troubles, and tooth problems while destroying worms. Free sample by mail from Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, New York.
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Mother Gray
New York
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Railroader's Prayer in a Converted Conductor
An old railroader converted to faith asks to lead in prayer and envisions life as a train journey. He seeks divine guidance to keep on track, use the Bible as a hand lamp, keep switches closed to safety, and reach the final “station of death” with approval from the divine superintendent who pays the eternal reward.
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Heavenly Father
Allen's Long Balsam Ad Promises Quick Hoarseness Relief
An old fashioned cure touts Allen's Long Balsam for hoarseness and throat distress. The ad claims relief for coughing and gasping from a cold with easy availability at druggists, offering 25 cent and one dollar bottles.
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Allen
Teméimber. your rife par the:daintiest, and all
Fragmentary text mentions someone praised as the daintiest and finest cook, with unclear time frame. It notes she has "turned out" at least in the last four months, but details are incomplete and names are unreadable.
Bristol Ball Notes and Community Events Summary
January 12 Wednesday evening Turkey Supper at G A R Hall by Babbitt Woman's Relief Corps and Sons of Veterans. January 18 Thursday evening concert at Oft Memorial High School auditorium by Brown Musical Clubs under the Teachers Retirement Fund. January 19 20 Wednesday Thursday minstrel show at Bristol Opera House under Bristol Base Ball Association auspices. January 1 Saturday subscription dance in Hotel Belvedere with Crown Orchestra. Jan warble mixed year’s eye dance under manor? No.
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the Phoenix
Blackstone
Smith’s
Abbie Lawrence
Piercevente
First Baptist
Charles F. Herreshott
O’olocok
Hasbrouck Block
Bristol Camp
Woodmen of America
A. R. Hall
William McCaw
John O. Connery
W. R. Davis
H. M. Darling
IB. Munro
A. R. Maturi
William VanVoast, Sr
J. Winthrop DeWolf
A. M. Merriman
Daggett’s
Rassgell
Smith
John H. Morrissey, Jr
Brown University
Santa Claus
Smith’s. Oo
Bristol
LeRoy, Burr
Kingston
N. Y
W. de. Brown
State Street
John F. Callan
Rose D. Durant
Borden Avenue
Albert Almy Young
Wakefield
Peterson
J. Harvey Merrill
Namquit Worsted Company
Merrill
John H. Bailey, Jr
Smithfield
Hotel
Belvedere
Crown Orchestra
Lavey
Imperial Orchestra
Bank
Rogers Free Library
Leahy
Rural Free Delivery
Money Order
Peterson’s
Albert Trinke
John H. Morrissey
Annie Trinke
Parker Mills
East Warren
George H. Peck
District Court
Louis Savino
Deasers
O. A. Jolimeov
Bristol Narrows
Johson
Morris Brothers
J. P. Reynolds
Harry W. Munro
Elwin A. Hill
James E. Hill
James A. G Clarkson
Clarence E. Booth
George Clark
Alex Alexander
William Veitch
George A. Richardson
Gerald Brunnell
Ofcera
Justin Boyce
Providence
Hall Uoder
John
Me Mahon
Herbert
Springer
William
Manchester
Bristol Opera House
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R. 1
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Soston
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Thomas Hurt
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Naval Reserves
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Fotow
Bourn St
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Hope St
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Reba Lodge
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Burton Street
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Wood St
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M. E
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Sarah ‘Rankin
Lynn
Mass
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Rhode Island
Charles N. Locke
Soldiers’ Home
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Soldiers
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Effingham, Illinois
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Change of Pictures
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