New England druggists join Merchant Marine recruiting drive
Elmer Mathewson of Hope Drug Co. is among New England pharmacists volunteering as Shipping Board Recruiting agents. A Boston led program enlists 17 to 27 year olds at drugstores to sign up for training as sailors and crew for a new cargo fleet, in a nationwide effort sparked by Louis K. Liggett of Boston.
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B. Elmer Mathewson
Hope Drug Co
New England
New Merchant Marine
Henry Howard
United States Shipping Board
Boston Custom House
Fort Kent
Greenwich
Boston
Shipping Board
Louis K. Liggett
Bristol testimonial backs Doan's Kidney Pills
Local residents report relief from back pain and kidney trouble using Doan's Kidney Pills. Spencer Rounds of 17 Pierce Ave praises the remedy after purchasing at Hope Drug Co. for 60 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo, N Y.
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Bristol
Dean
Doan
Spencer Rounds
Pierce Ave
Hope Drug Co
Local Board Accepts Men for Military Service List
A local board announces that several men have passed physical examinations and were accepted for military service. Names include Prescott Bradie, Charles Davis, Elia Giusti, John Foli, Joseph Bottomley, William Bottomley, Louis Young, Giovanni Mollico, Anthony Sylvia, America Vona, Bernard McIntyre, Frank Cordien, Thomas Head Jr., Raymond Ayler, Charles Carter, Benjamin Barker, Ellwood Monroe, Robert Brightman, Holder Manchester, Levi Durfee with origins listed in Bristol Portsmouth Little Compton Middletown Tiverton No. Tiverton.
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U. S
Prescott A. Bradie
Bristol
Charles L. Davis
Elia Giusti
John Foli
Joseph M. Bottomley
William A. Bottomley
Louis F. Young
Giovanni Mollico
Anthony F. Sylvia
America Vona
Bernard F. McIntyre
Frank T. Cordien
Thomas J. Head, Jr
Raymond H. Ayler
Portsmouth
Charles E. Carter
Little Compton
Benjamin Barker
Middletown
Ellwood H. Monroe
Robert L. Brightman
Tiverton
Holder A. Manchester
Levi E. Durfee
No. Tiverton
Two Local Births Reported This Month
In this town on Feb 11 a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Thomas W McKale. On Feb 2 a son was born to Mr and Mrs Thomas W Remieres of this town in Providence.
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McKale
Thomas W. McKale
Remieres
Providence
Thomas W. Remieres
An Almost Invisible Water Shrew Observed
Frances Pitt notes protective coloration in the water shrew. The subject, kept in a small aquarium, shows surface floating with fur bubbles gleaming and sub aquatic motion. From above it looks like a silver streak, while side views render the animal nearly invisible in its watery environment.
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Frances Pitt
Sculpture and What It Expresses
Nadelmann argues sculpture expresses life through material law not personal will. A rough stone resists unsuitable positions and reveals its nature when shaped with mass. If the material’s life is cultivated, sculpture gains power to move the world. art should reveal universal form like a crystal, with physical laws guiding creation.
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Nadelmann
Device helps armless soldiers read by turning pages
A London Lancet note describes a simple device for men without arms. An aluminum bar on two legs with a mouth pad lets a reader hold the pad in the teeth and turn pages using a practiced motion.
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London
A Safe Easy Way to Cure Ulcer Announcement
A kerosene era advertisement touts Hokara as a safe easy cure for ulcers and various skin conditions. The maker claims rapid relief with a money back guarantee if not cured and notes W H Buffington's Drug Store sells Hokara for 35c per large package.
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Hokara
W. H. Buffington
W H. Buffington
Lollo Acquitted in Fifth District Court Assault Trial
A. D. Lollo is found not guilty by Judge F. H. Hammill after a defense that he fired in self defense when Soares, his alleged assailant, claims Lollo chased him on High street after a gunshot incident near Lollo’s home. Soares, discharged from Rhode Island Hospital, testified to the night’s events.
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A. D. Lollo
Joseph Soares
F. H. Hammill
Fifth District Court
Mr. Soares
Rhode Island
Lollo
James F. Lavander
Soares
Mr. Lollo
High Street
Bay View Avenue
Kelley
Goff
National India Rubber Company
William N. Burgess
Hope Street
Church Street
Wood Street
Franklin Street
Hydraulion
Joseph
Dignan
John H. Morrissey
Hammill
Manuel Elves
House of Correction
Antonio Felecio
Antonio Martins
Little Esther Wonders How God Made the Big Sky
A child asks her mother how God could create the vast sky without breaking it. The moment captures curiosity and parental reassurance in simple dialogue.
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Esther
Letter from Lt Edwards Describe French Village Life in 1918
The letter from Lt Edwards, stationed at a US aviation camp in France, sketches daily village life near Verdun. He details farm work, peasant families, shepherd dogs, limestone huts, and à la carte meals in a local cafe, contrasted with Paris becoming lively as American troops arrive.
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Bristol
Pont de Meuse
Verdun
France
Paris
Champs Elysees
Puritans Uphold Civil Liberty Principles
The political Puritans maintained the highest principles of civil liberty, emphasizing steadfast adherence to fundamental rights and lawful governance.
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Hope Drug Company
Buington’s Pharmacy
L. Levy
Champion Shoe Repair Shop
State Street
G. M. Wilbur
Union Street
Romi I
Lst
John M. Coggree
Sauer Kraut
F. N. Easterbrooks
LT. Edwards
United States Aviation
Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company
Westminster Street
Providence, R. L
John R. Edwards, Jr
American Signal Service Corps
U. S. Reserve
THE
Waldron Company
Noble
Ala
Gordon
Beardsley
Newman Bros
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