Legion Convention Moves to Jamestown for 1930
The American Legion and Auxiliary in Rhode Island will hold their 1930 department conventions in Jamestown on Sept 5 and 6. Despite Bristol’s 250th anniversary observance, the department executive committee rejected transferring the meeting, citing constitutional limits and the high cost of a special convention. The Jamestown decision follows 1929 department votes.
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The
American Legion
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Bristol
Legion and Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
Rhode Island
Jamestown
Legionnaires
Department Executive Committee
Bird Keach
Portuguese American Citizens Club Meeting Planned for Sunday
President Anthony Alfred calls a Sunday afternoon meeting of the Portuguese American Citizens Club at Lincoln Hall Usher Avenue on February 23 at 2 30 o clock Committees will be appointed for finance membership charitable naturalization registration and entertainment A social time with music remarks and a collation will follow the business session
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Anthony Alfred
Vinegar Pie Recipes From an Old Times Kitchen
A scrapbook page shares several vinegar pie recipes dating back seventy years. Instructions detail crusts and fillings using cider vinegar brown sugar flour and spices with options for meringue or lattice tops.
Socony Special plus Ethyl Gasoline Praised by Car Owners
Letters from Amsterdam New York Bangor Maine Brooklyn New York Ipswich Massachusetts Westerly Rhode Island Lawrence Massachusetts Cooks Falls New York and Fall River Massachusetts praise Socony Special plus Ethyl gasoline. Testimonies claim improved performance no knocking better mileage easy starting and smoother operation across Pierce Arrows Hudsons Model A trucks taxis and other autos.
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Ipswich
Mass
Cooks Falls
Socony Special plus Ethyl praised by drivers
Letters from customers in Massachusetts New Hampshire and New York praise Socony Special plus Ethyl for fuel performance. A user in Maine reports better mountain climbing with the new gasoline and others cite improved runnings and pickup.
Socony Special Plus Ethyl Cited In Car Performance Claims
Letters from readers in Buffalo Salem Amsterdam and Boston recount strong results using Socony Special plus Ethyl fuel. Writers report eliminating engine knocks improving power and fuel health after switching from ordinary gasoline. One transportation operator notes annual gasoline use around 150000 gallons and endorses the product.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Socony Special plus Ethyl gasoline praised by motorists
Readers from Providence Syracuse Salem and Winchester report excellent results with Socony Special plus Ethyl gasoline. They note elimination of detonation better overall performance in 1928 Hupmobile trucks and new Ford cars and express strong satisfaction with the product.
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Providence
R.I
Salem
Mass
Winchester
Speakers at St Michael's midweek lent services
Rev A R Parsles announces a series of Ash Wednesday and Lenten midweek sermons at St Michael's with visiting clergymen from across the region. Speakers include Rev John I Byron March 5, Rev John A Gardner March 12, Rev Albert Larned March 19, Rev Leste Glenn March 26, Rev Laland Gy Chase April 2, Rev Augustus MacCormek April 9, and Rev Wo Magoun Good Friday.
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St Michael’s Church
John I Byron
St Paul's Church
Pawtucket
John A. Gardner
St Michael's
Fast Providence
Albert © Larned
Leste Glenn
Laland Gy Chase
Trinity Church
Claremont NH
Augusting MacCormek
St James Church
Woonsocket
Wo Magoun
Seamen's Institute of Newport
AR Parsicles
St Michael's Church
St Paul's
St Stephen's
St Matthew
West Barrington
St Marys
East Providence
Newport
St James’ Church
St. Mark
Warren
Rainbow Contest Comes to Bristol
Harry Mc Caughey of the First Congregational Church disclosed the Christian Herald Rainbow Contest to raise 350 dollars for the De Wolf Memorial Chapel south room. The drive offers cash prizes from twenty to two hundred dollars for the church with the largest quota increase. campaign runs through February 28.
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Harry McCaughey
Christian Endeavor Sccats
First Congregational Church
Christian Herald
de Wolf Memorial
Christian Endeavor
Colt High Honor Roll Honors Colt Hugh School Pupils
Principal Foo Mapes announces the Colt Hugh School honor roll for the first half of the year ending Friday January 24. Names include Raymond Maibewski Dorothy Roberts Nina Seca Margaret Cucccha Claudia De Wolf John Heein Genevieve Pagnano and more across classes of 1929 1931 1932.
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Foo Mapes
Colt Hugh School
Evers Osmiecet Mtoon Bassing
Raymond Maibewski
Dorothy Roberts
Nina Tb Seca
Margaret Cucccha
Claudia de Wolf
John Heein
Genevieve Pagnano
Josephine Cashpagna
Mart Mager
Paul Campanella
Josephine Coccia
Elmer Vinny Sadie Russo
Hermann Welbae Cass
Vira Munro
Anthos
bLoncebeth
Sonat Campanella
Mary Care
Tanlac Claims to Heal Digestive Ailments and Boost Vitality
An advertisement extols Tanlac for stomach troubles headaches and dizziness. It cites a customer letter claiming indigestion nearly ruined his health and bed rest was required but Tanlac restored eating sleeping and energy. The ad promotes herbal ingredients a money back guarantee and urges readers to buy today.
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Taniac
Nicholas Buynak
Tanlac
Ants Show Human Like Ailments In Berlin Study
Dr Robert Staeger reports a European ant colony with a diseased individual that circles repeatedly and injures its right legs and wiring. Dissection by Microsense reveals a brain blister and nerve fibers crossing, causing bilateral body injury mirroring human neurological patterns.
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Robert Staeger
Berlin
Science Service
Peter Stieger
Stueger
Kudett Brun
Had Reasons for Being Thankful for Baldness
A New York Sun reporter in City Park discusses hair loss with a bold hatless shoe shiner. The exchange reveals humorous views on baldness and wind, with the shiner joking his wife trims what hair he has and pays him for the haircut.
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New York Sun
City Third Park
New York
Sun
Long Straight Rail Roads Span Large Distances
The text notes long straight railroad sections including a 2 mile curve free Rock Island line from Gumon Okla to Dalhart Texas with a quarter degree curve at Dalhart and 25 miles after, Seaboard Airline in Florida with eight curves in 200 miles, an Argentine Pacific stretch to the Andes of 20 miles straight, and an Australian Trans Continental plain straightaway of 300 miles.
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Rock Island
Nullarbor Plain
Alice in Wonderkind sparks from Carroll referenced
The Indianapolis News notes the playful link between science and humor as Lewis Carroll escapes rigid math and crafts a whimsical Alice inspired piece. It highlights how a Joyce Wilmer poem on trees could be linked to Carroll's spark when touching life.
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Alice
Lewis Carroll
Joyce Wilmer
L Ife
Indianapoligs News
Sheepherder and Shepherd Distinguish in Verse
The verse contrasts the sheepherder of fact with the shepherd of romance. The shepherd sings a poem while the herder remains practical, avoiding danger and fatigue as he tends sheep, highlighting the difference between lofty poetry and rugged labor.
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Archer B. Gil AlLan
Sunday School Lesson Mixup Ends With Laughs
A mother asks her four year old Billy about the lesson and he answers with a quip about "fot" and "Lot" prompting a chuckle as he confuses Abraham and a vacant lot in a Sunday school moment.
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Billy
Abraham
Inn of Dickens Time Keeps Historic Rooms and Beds
The Southwark inn famed by Dickens in Little Dorrit is over 350 years old and was a celebrated coaching house. Its long parlor, wooden balcony, and old bedrooms still show the era with large four poster beds from the 17th and 18th centuries in use today.
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Southwark
England
Little Dorrit
Theater chic and home life collide in Pathfinder quote
Scribner's promises television will bring cinema to the home while Pathfinder Magazine wonders about practical details like where to park gum in a modern living space.
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Scribner's
Pathfinder Magazine
Be Charitable Don
A reflective line emphasizes restraint and kindness when one hears another telling their favorite story. The speaker notes many have stood for the same sentiment, urging empathy over argument.
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