School Committee Receipts and Census Statistics 1910
The report covers repairs and janitorial expenses totaling 50.76, district allocations, and a ringing school bell cost 12. It notes 7 employment certificates issued to youths aged 14 to 16, with origins including Bristol Azores Italy and Canada. The January census lists 1873 children aged 6 to 17, with 930 boys and 948 girls. 1556 aged 5 to 15, and 1214 pupils in public schools, 76 in private schools, and 5838 not attending daily. Supt Reynolds reports 1257 pupils for term ending Feb 4, the largest in school history.
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Franklin Street
Colt
Byfield
Walley
Oliver
Burton
Middle
North East
Brady
Secretary of Schools
Bristol
Azores Islands
Italy
Canada
Rhode Iland
Providence
North Providence
Warren
Warwick
Woonsocket
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
New York
Connecticut
Ireland
England
Russia
Rhods Island
Providentis
Azores
United States
Supt
Reynoldsa
Provinus
School Board Discusses Attendance and Class Structure
The board, led by President Trotter and Secretary Brady, debated truancy, lacking action. Dr Hasbrouck questioned dual grades in one room and whether single grade rooms could yield better work. Superintendent Reynolds and Mr Nerone joined the discussion and the best cover design for the annual report was awarded to 15 year old George Maxwell Cady, favored for its depiction of Colt Memorial High School.
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Hasbrouck
Nerone
Church
Brady
H Reynolds
Trotter
George Maxwell Cady
Colt Memorial High School
Sheriff
Philo V
Hustlers sweep Mysteries in Y M C A bowling clash
Hustlers won three straight over Mysteries totaling 1427 pins with Saillant posting 806 for high rolling. J Saillant had the top three strings at 845 while Noonshiners led team totals with 1459 and Hank Honks had a best single string of 623.
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Saillant
J. Saillant
Noonshiners
Hank Honks
H. Newman
He Beat the Baker Idol Johnny Learns Bread Price
Johnny, beloved by his mother, buys yesterday’s bread from Mr. Dough and learns the price rise. The exchange shows the boy’s cheerful compliance amid a modest street scene and a cryptic closing line from the baker.
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Johnny
John
Elvis Lewilen Lelerrssoh
How Long Is A Day In Different Lands
A World of long and short days is described with examples from Spitabergen Finland Torena Stockholm Wardburg St. Petersburg London Bremen Hamburg Dantzig and Washington. The piece notes days range from five to nineteen hours and even longer or shorter depending on location and season, painting a curious tour of daylight length.
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Spitabergen
Finland
Torena
Stockholm
Wardburg
Norway
St. Petersburg
London
Bremen
Hamburg
Dantzig
Washington
Exchange
One Pot Walloper in England Voters for Reform Bill
London Notes and Queries explains that a pot walloper was a voter who boiled his own pot for six months in a parish before the 1832 Reform Act. The term then appeared to describe a single surviving pot walloper in England.
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London
Sir John Stalner’s Memory Sunbright Messiah Feat
Sir John Stalner impressed at Crystal Palace by organ performance of the Messiah from memory. With no score visible he delivered a flawless tour de force, the conductor despairing before this sole memory rendition, a rare feat in the work’s history.
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John Stalner
Crystal Palace
Jobn
Halley's Comet and a Century of World Events Timeline
A historical listing links Halley’s comet appearances to diverse events across two millennia. Entries include battles, invasions, plagues, religious shifts, and political upheavals such as Rome’s Punic Wars, Jerusalem’s sieges, Attila’s invasions, the Norman conquest, the Crusades, the Lisbon earthquake, Nelson’s birth, and 19th century political crises, illustrating perceived celestial influence on world events.
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Mohammed
Mecca
England
Khorassan
Persia
Jenghiz Khan
Clement VII
Avignon
Rome
Turke
Constantinople
Europe
Mohammod
Balgrads
Jono Hanniades
Holland
Lisbon
Gibraltar
Prussia
Nelson
Loudon Mail
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Sparks Recoveries
Reports from DeForest Wisconsin and New Orleans Louisiana describe women avoiding surgery after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for years of female troubles. Testimonials claim relief from backache weakness and severe feminine diseases. Mrs Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts offers free advice.
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de Forest
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Auguste Vespermann
Wisconsin
New Orleans
Liuy Peyroux
Lydia E Pinkham
Travelers Guide Newport Rail Electric Car Service Notice
Hartford railroad electric car service timetable in effect October 8 1909 and September 16 1909 Newport schedule details Arrive Newport Railway unclear in text but indicates weekday service and time table changes for the Newport and Providence line
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N. Y
NM. H
Hartford Railroad
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Sloan
G. T. Roberts
Resaca
R.F D
Sweeney
Pamer
Liniment
Tack
Earl 8. Sloan
Boston, Mass
Briggins
Tom
Hustlers
W. Brown
J Church
Jd. Courick
Win McCaw
Murray
Monro
Davidson
KF Wilbur
Ge Hill
Kinnicutt
Saillnne
W. Cromer
Kenney, Jr
Newman
Ge M. Dimond
Manchester
Fr Clark
Oe Schattt
M Nelle
N. Newman
W. Dek’ Brown
G Paul
Brownell
E. West
J. Pierce
B. Wall
LE Gorham
P. Kenney, Sr
N. G
Johnston Oe RT
R. Murray
Jas. Davidson
Wilbur
Bickford
Iave ’. Brackett
Hodgdon
Kreneres
McCaughey
W. Church
PF Farrally
Kinder
Edmonds
J. Conrick
IG Clark
IF Wilson
Ls Ne
Scott
Savings Bank
Scott & Bowne
Pearl St
Halley
Claily
B.O
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Jerusalem
Germany
Drusus
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Vespasian
Titus
Britain
Constantius
Gaul
Attila
G. M. Wilbur
VY. M.O. A. Huilding
Hope Street
Kristol
F. Gilmore
Effingham
Ilinois
Peary
North Pole
Commander Peary
Hampton’s Magazine
Hampton’s
Bristol Phoenix
Phoenix
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Travelers Guide
Newport
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Hope St
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Manger
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Ar. Bristo
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