Missionary Priests Lead Successful St Elizabeth Mission
Rev Joseph P Dias and Rev Sebastian Couto of the Society of Jesus conducted a two week mission at St Elizabeths Church closing Sunday. Women attended the first week and men the second, with over 800 parishioners receiving holy communion at Sunday mass. The parish choir heard hymns with Miss Anna Peters at the organ. The pastors expressed satisfaction with parishioner interest as Fr Dias spoke on The Passion of Our Lord and Fr Couto on The Seventh and Eighth Commandments. Fr Dias also spoke on Temptations and Fr Couto gave a temperance address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph P Dias
Sebastian Couto
Society of Jesus
St. Elizabeth's Church
Anna
Peters
Francisco G Vieira
Fr Dias
Fr Couto
First American Medical School at Perkasie 1765
The first medical school in America was established at Perkasie Pennsylvania on May 8 1765. In 1779 the school’s rights and property were transferred to the University of Pennsylvania by the state legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perkasie
University of Pennsylvania
Bristol Chapter D A R Meeting Highlights and Plans
Bristol Chapter D A R met at Mrs Robert Es Lanphear’s home with Mrs Samuel T Arnold of Providence as guest. Monologues were presented and bridge whist plans were made for a Rockwell Hall YMCA event with 3 and 8 pm sessions. Forty five members attended. one minute of silence honored Gov Aram J Pothier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Daughters of the American Revolution
Robert Es Lanphear
Hope Street
Samuel T Arnold
Providence
Willam H Angevine
Edward P Church
Vinal Hastings
Rockwell Hall
Ymca Building
William H Angevine
John B Batchelor
Vernon A’ Gray
William Bradford
Alice Almy
Alfred G Earle
Edward I Brownell
Gov Aram J Pothier
Charles O F Thompson
Edward A Currier, Jr
Foggy London Trains Crawl Through City Delays
In heavy fogs, London railway services slowed to a crawl with trains taking over an hour to cover five miles through the city. Officials urged passengers to allow extra travel time as visibility remained poor.
Auditorium Exercises by Grade 6A at John Post Reynolds School
Pupils of Grade 6A under teacher Miss Doris M Palmer presented an auditorium program Friday afternoon at John Post Reynolds School. The play Victory of the Good Citizen featured songs, recitations, and character roles including Good Citizen, Cleanliness, Health, News paper, Banana Skin, Orange Peel, Nutshell, Gold Fishes, Snowman, Counting Out, and Old Black Joe with students Don ald Smith John Gray Gabriel De Felice James Andrade Addison Hill Dominic Antinucci Michael Turillo Phoebe Roderick Evelyn Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Post Reynolds School
Doris M. Palmer
Good Citizen
John Travers
Donald Smith
John Gray
Gabriel de Felice
James Andrade
Addison Hill
Dominic ~ Antinucci
Michael Turillo
Mano Solo
Phoebe Roderick
Benefit entertainments aid Recordacocs Club da Patria
Motion pictures were shown at Pastime Theatres Sunday afternoon and evening by the Recordacocs Club da Patria to aid needy members. The committee included John Ramos as chairman Manuel Silverio Frank Vera John Gil George Vera Manuel Sousa Adnan Costa and Antone Cabral.
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Recordacocs Club da Patria
John Ramos
Manuel Silverio
Frank Vera
John Gil
George Vera
Manuel Sousa
Adnan Costa
Antone Cabral
Standardize on Socony for longer car life
The advertisement claims Socony Gasoline and Motor Oil offer ongoing improvements and urges motorists to standardize on Socony to prolong their car’s life. It emphasizes continual enhancements and loyalty to the brand.
Woman Sentenced to Hard Labor for Domestic Penury
A court finds Mrs Wo guilty of domestic penury and sentences her to hard labor. The piece contrasts What Cheer’s promises of affordable linen freshness with Mrs Wo’s alleged misuses of winter sales and laundering.
New Arrival Promises Modern Ironer Ahead for Households
A large crowd witnessed the arrival of a new curoner described as the last word in modern ironers. It is designed for linens and flat pieces and is expected to ease ironing tasks, making the work more pleasant for women.
Gay Smocks Find Lasting Popularity With Office Girls
Pach week What Cheer launders scores of pretty smocks worn by office girls. The garments stay gay and lovely because they are laundered by a special process that does not fade them.
Laundry News Rewards Readers for Noting Useful Tips
The note invites readers to share helpful Laundry News items and weekly wash tips. It promises $1 payment per item that is renewed and published, encouraging submissions about what worked well in weekly chores and any interesting discoveries.
New Process Permits Price Reduction
A new process claims to cut ironing effort by eliminating hand pressing of ruffled curtains and offers a twenty five cent reduction in costs.
Women College and Lincoln School Students Benefit From What Cheer Laundry
Young women at Brown University Woman's College and Lincoln School have their clothes washed weekly at What Cheer Laundry. The service keeps garments laundered at low cost and reportedly brings good cheer to the residents, with washday offerings tailored to various needs.
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Women’s College and
Lincoln School
Woman's College
Brown University
Pleadings of Husband Prove of No Avail
A man claims progress while his wife handles weekly washing for a family of five. He urges laundry use but she clings to thrift, arguing that money saved by doing chores at home matters. The piece contrasts modern managers and domestic labor.
Shawls for Men in Civil War Era Revealed
The New England Historic Genealogical Society highlights men's shawls from early Civil War days. Among the notable pieces is a black and white Parsley shawl said to have been worn by Colonel Sprague when he was governor of Rhode Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Historic Genealogical Society
Sprague
Rhode Island
What Cheer Laundering Delivers Silk Bedding Like New
What Cheer offers a special process for laundering dainty silk bed puffs quilts blankets and bed pillows making them sweetly clean and like new again for customers seeking exceptional care.
Pageant in Baptist Church Portrays Lincoln Birthday Theme
Members of the Bristol Boy Scouts assisted by the Bristol Girl Scouts and church members presented a Lincoln birthday pageant and flag drill at the First Baptist Church. Scenes depicted Lincoln at age four, Lincoln with his books, the rail splitter, and Lincoln the lawmaker, ending with the Statue of Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Boy Scouts
Bristol Girl Scouts
First Baptist Church
Lincoln
Mary Fo Spooner
Charles McKay
Charles Luther
Charles Pendleton
Prederick Marz
George R Fish
Lawswer
Fish
Harold W. Baker
Lawrence Ashton
Edrwin Jackson
Viola McKay
Bertha Alger
Hope Mowry
Evelyn Baker
Agnes Roderick
Maybelle Hinton
Herbert McKay
Troop 2
Flag Day Exercises At Local Schools Honor Lincoln
Public schools held Flag Day observances with Judge Edward L. Leahy delivering an Abraham Lincoln address in Colt Memorial High School auditorium. The John Post Reynolds and other schools presented flag salutes, songs, recitations, tableaux, and Lincoln related sketches and readings led by students and teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward IL. Leahy
Abraham Lincoln
Colt Memorial High School
Perley W Lane
America
the Beautiful
Charles Langello
Margaret Cicherchin
James St Angelo
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Old Medical School
London
John Post Reynolds
Benefit Entertainments
Standard Oil Company OF
New York
Socony Touring Service
Socony
Broadway
New York City
Ufhat Pheer Jeannery
Cranston ST
Tela
A. I
Baptist Church
Lanzire’s Express
Frank Lanzire
N. J
H. W. Vermette
Thames Street
Tel
Peggy Mathewson
Miss Vera
Bertram Bullock
Newman Bros
Carolina
H. O
Petersen
S. S. Pierce
California
SS. P
S. S. Pierce Overland
S. P
S. Pierce
S. P. Epicure
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