American Legion Auxiliary discusses events and trips
The Kearney Unit No 6 and Cumberland Auxiliary plan a joint Valentine social and a travelers cup presentation. Members vote to invite the Post on a Newport Naval Hospital trip and to provide entertainment for disabled boys. A large gathering at the Narra gansett Hotel honors national presidents and marks the conference weekend.
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Newsorks Naval
Pawtucket
Cumberland Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
Kearney
G. A. R. Hall
Newport Naval Hospital
Kearney Post
Post
Narragansett Hotel
Providence
Adeline Macauley
Edna M. Davol
Camp Takarest 1927 Camp Reunion Highlights Scout Week
The seventh annual Camp Takarest reunion at the Scout Building Hope Street drew over 69 officers and scouts. A Sea Scout Sloop will begin this season and the Braves of King Philip will hold a Pow-wow Friday at the Patrol Leaders Club.
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Takarest
Hope Street
Merton A Cheesman
Fred M. Straight
John Ruggiero
Charles
F Thompson
King Philip
Camp Honor Society
Carl Christensen
Ezra Steen
Shower Honors Amelia Castro Ahead of Feb 14 Wedding
A miscellaneous shower hosted by Miss Mary Castro and Miss Margaret De Ponte at Mrs Georgiana Brown's home honored Amelia Castro, soon to wed Constantine Ferreira. The event featured a mock marriage, rose petal greetings, red and white decor, and gifts including linen silver and gold. Fifty five guests attended.
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Mary Castro
Margaret de Ponte
Georgiana Brown
Amelia Castro
Constantine Ferreira
Josephine Santo
Margaret Oliver
Phoebe Vera
Hope Circle D of I to Celebrate 10th Anniversary
Hope Circle No 70 Daughters of Isabella met at Knights of Columbus Home on State Street. They planned a 10th anniversary banquet February 20 at 6 pm in K of C Hall with National and State officers invited. A arrangements committee was named with Mary Morris Eva Burke Marie Vermette Emily Trudell Mary Condon Bridget Lewis Bessie Crowley and Winifred Walsh. Margaret J Morris elected as National Convention delegate to Fort Wayne Indiana in July. Winifred C Walsh named as delegate. Next meeting February 21 will be a social affair with committee Conners Coughlan Lannon Lannon Pierce.
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Hope Circle
Daughters of Isabella
Knights of Columbus
State Street
K of C. Hall
Mary Morris
Eva Burke
Marie Vermette
Emily Trudell
Mary J Condon
Bridget Lewis
Bessie Crowley
Winifred Walsh
Margaret J Morris
Fort Wayne
Ind
Winfred C Walsh
Ladies’ Minstrels
Margaret Conners
Sophie Coughlan
Peter J Lannon
Mary A. Lannon
Bessie Pierce
Franklin's Maxims on Coins and Staffordshire Ware
The Antiquarian notes Franklin favored Putting Poor Richard maxims on abb coins and proposed, but not carried out, imprinting Solomon proverbs on new American copper coins. It highlights thrift diligence and industrious moral precepts as household readings.
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Richard
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
New American Republic
Solomon
Pony Express Hailed as Fast Mail Service
The first Pony Express run from St Joseph to Sacramento carried about 50 pieces of mail and began on April 3 1860. An eastbound express followed with about 70 pieces. The voyage reportedly took 0 days and 23 hours with items including a congratulatory message from President Buchanan to Governor Downey and assorted newspapers drafts and business letters.
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St Joseph
Sacramento
Glenn PD Bradley
Bradley
Buchanan
Downey
California
Missouri River
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
San Francisco
Auctioning of Wives Stuns Carlisle Crowd in 1882
The Annual Register notes a startling event in Carlisle where Joseph Thompson sold his wife. A bellman announced the sale and thousands gathered as the woman, seated on an oak chair with a straw halter, was bought by a pensioner for 20 shillings and a Newfoundland dog.
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Carlislie
Joseph Thompson
Thompson
London
His First Love Affair and the Metamorphosis of a Boy
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes a boy famed for poor grooming suddenly cares about his face neck ears and wrists and hair. He abandons mourning nails and embraces practical toothbrush habits and daily clean shirts as a dramatic change. The piece jokes that the detective advice find the woman still applies.
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Philadelptia Inquirer
Tower on Leith Hill Landmark With Wilted Legend
A hilltop tower at Leith Hill in England is linked to a local legend about an eccentric farmer buried on horseback upside down to face the end of the world. The tower was built in 1766 by Mr Hall of Leith Place and stands as a noted landmark about 40 miles away.
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Leith Hill
England
Hall
Leith Place
Early Greeks rulers Ptolemies in Egypt dynasty
The Ptolemies were a Greek ruling dynasty in Egypt from 3238 to 30 B C E. Founded by Ptolemy Lagus after Alexander's death, they governed Egypt as heirs to the empire. The 14 sovereigns ended with Cleopatra's death in 30 B C E when Egypt became a Roman province.
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Egypt
Ptolemy Lagus
Sater
Alexander the Great
Cleopatra
Roure
Dagger Pledge of Fidelity Traditions in Asia Magazine
The article describes a marriage ritual where a bride gives her husband a knitted dagger with a red woolen cover. The dagger signifies a death penalty for infidelity and the cover represents the law that the husband cannot unsheath the knife until all the bride’s male relatives are dead.
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Asia Magazine
Probate Court considers twelve estates in morning session
Judge Edward L. Leahy oversees probate actions including wills for Bradford Colt de Wolf and John R. Potter, appointments of executors and administrators such as George Hurley and Giuseppe Campanella, bonds and appraiser filings, and continuances to February 21 and February 4 for several estates and accounts.
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Edward L. Leahy
Bradford Colt de Wolf
George Hurley
Joseph Giunta
Giuseppe Campanella
Samuel Campanella
Leah B. Young
Eliza H. Fitch
Julius C. Gallup
Robert McLaughlin
Robert McLaughlin, Jr
Herbert 8B
Burnham, Jr
Eliza P SS Burnham
Herbert B Burnham
Leah B Young
John R. Potter
Clarence Davis
Royal Indommitty Co
William Gilroy
Allen M Munro
William H Remieres
George S Marshall
Eber W Hill
Mary E. Bullock
Mary A Lannon
John M
Lannon
Peter J Lannon
Michele Ruggier
Michael Ruggieri
Antonia Ruggier
Pasquale Pagnano
John D Libero
James Peters
Susan Ellen Johnson
Eta
Counsel
Harold C Peckham
Gllowance
District Nursing Report January Bristol Association
Monthly district nursing report shows totals across general care 99 visits 137 general care visits 220 metropolitan visits 67 John Hancock visits 12 TB prenatal 4 total 440 Chimes child welfare 70 babies 1 TB 1 patient 3 deliveries 1 operation 1.
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Bristol District Nursing Association
John Hancock
Calendar of Local Events for February
Coming events include a chow der supper at State Street Methodist Church on Feb 10 by the Ladies Aid Society. The Lodge Princess Helen Fair runs Feb 12 19 25 26 at Academy Hall Wood Street. Also First Grand Minstrel Entertainment Feb 14 15 at Pastime Theatre by Knights of Columbus Bristol Council No 379. A chicken salad supper Feb 17 at State Street Methodist Church via Epworth League. Public whist Feb 24 at Rockwell Hall Y M C A by Mt Hope Chapter No 23 ES.
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Lodge Princess Helen
Order Sons of Italy
Academy Hall
Wood Street
Bristol Council
Knights of Columbus
State Street Methodist Church
Epworth League
Rockwell Hall
Mt Hope
Sailor Dies After Contact With Live Wire in Gulfport
A Port A sailor was killed at Gulfport when he touched a live wire aboard a vessel. The Wilmington paper reports the fatal accident and proper officials are investigating the incident.
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Gulfport
Wilmington
Quotations From The Era On Politics And Society
A string of editorial quips and opinions from various U.S. papers notes political figures like Mussolini and Borah, economic ideas, and social commentary. The items reference border issues, immigration, trade, and technology with satirical tone and dated perspectives across papers such as the Arkansas Gazette and Detroit News.
Brothers Missing From Sherry Avenue Family
Angelo and Harold Chonchio two brothers aged 134 and 124 years respectively from Sherry avenue were reported missing by their 18 year old brother Cantino. They left for school yesterday morning and have not returned home. They have light hair blue eyes and wore a cap and sweater.
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Angelo
Harold Chonchio
Sherry Avenue
Cantino
Wisdom’s Great Value and Infinite Worth
A concise reflection on wisdom as the highest human achievement, praising its immeasurable value and boundless significance as an enduring ideal.
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Carlyle
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