Rogers Free Library Twenty-Seventh Annual Report 1904
The Rogers Free Library trustees submit the twenty seventh annual report to Bristol Town Council. The book department shows 15061 volumes at start, 450 added, 415 net increase, and 15476 on hand. Circulation reached 10680 with notable class distribution and a reading room with 65 periodicals. Financial notes praise the card system, two books per card, and calls for police-assisted recovery of overdue books and a request for an $850 town appropriation for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Counell
Bristol
Rogers Free Library
AYO
Stephen W. Church
Geo. H Peck
T. Newton Owen
E. Dison
C H. Spooner
G L. Locke
Annual Meeting of Rhode Island Press Club at Wickford
The 20th annual Rhode Island Press Club meeting was held at the Wackford House Wickford on Washington's Birthday with twenty members present. Officers re elected include Joseph F Farrally as president and J D Hall Jr treasurer. An honorary member was Kenyon UL Batterfield of the Rhode Island Agricultural College. The gathering featured a meal at Wickford House and a talk by Rhode Island Agricultural College president Butterfield on rural education.
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R. I Press Club
Rhode Island Press Club
Wackford House
Wickford
Washington
Spencer
J. F Farrally
James I Conway
Providence Visitor
John Gillies
Wakefield
Narragansett Times
Duncan Campbell
Phenix
Pawtuxet Valley Gleaner
Willard E Binford
Providence
Wakefield Times
E .F. Sibley
Olneyville Times
EB. A. Noyes
East Greenwich
Treasarer
J. D. Hall
Providence News
Hammond
Cranston City Times
F. M. Dimond
A. W. Laughlin
J Waldo Carpenter
St. Paul’s
Comedian Outsmarts Barber In Prank
A celebrated Irish comedian visits a barber shop to pass time while the barber is away. He pretends to be a customer and sits for a shave. After waiting, he swaps coats and plans to sneak out, but the real customer asks for a shave. The barber reveals they only lather and direct him to a shop four doors down. The prank ends with the comedian fleeing as the old man rages.
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Ber
The Results of Benevolence in Pompeii Dining Room
A London Chronicle sketch shows a lavish tip culture near Pompeii station with two patrons departing while two waiters mock a coin. In contrast another guest is aided by three staff as the caption condemns excessive generosity.
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Pompeii
London Chronicle
A costly comma in tariff bill misread
A clerical error in a tariff bill changed a hyphen to a comma in the phrase fruit plants, causing all foreign fruits to be admitted free of duty for a year. The blunder likely cost the government at least 2 million dollars before correction.
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United States
Congress
First English Book Auction Traces To 1676 Record
A book dealer cites the earliest English book auction as 1676 from Dr Seaman's library, noting the catalog begins with a formal address about adopting auctions to encourage learning and benefit buyers and sellers.
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England
Seaman
London in Silence as Dense Fog Grips Thames Valley
A dense fog settled over the Thames valley, halting all traffic and leaving London almost silent. The city and river were unusually quiet, with no movement on the Thames and wildlife stilled, as in a country village at midnight.
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Thames Valley
London
Thames
Forestry Reserves Shape National Land Policy Century
Gifford Pinchot argues that early forestry reserves aimed at general forest preservation have evolved to become central to national public land policy, supplying wood water and grass essential for home founding. The quotation frames reserves as foundational to national resource strategy.
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Gifford Pinchot
Books auction yields odd shoemaking joke
At a public sale of books an auctioneer offered Drew's Essay on Souls. A shoemaker bought it and, to the amusement of the crowd, asked if there were more books on shoemaking for sale.
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Drew
Lovers Seize Romantic Moment in Quiet Exchange
In a tender scene, he declares admiration for grand and beautiful things while she asks why a proposal was delayed. Their dialogue centers on devotion and the desire for lifelong commitment.
The Tragedies of the Stage Joke Note
A Detroit Free Press quip contrasts acting with hardship as a barnstormer jokes about living on one meal a day and performing a solitary role with a goat, highlighting theatre’s rough road and humor.
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Barnstormer
Man
Detroit Free Press
Calderon Quote About Action and Treasure
A concise Calderon line proclaims that a good action is never lost as it remains a treasure laid up and guarded for the doer's need. The aphorism emphasizes enduring moral value from helpful deeds.
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Calderon
Valuable Horse Killed by Electric Express
A valuable farm horse belonging to H. H. Madge of deWolf Farm was struck by a passing electric express on the Suburban railroad in East Providence. The horse was killed. groom Thomas McKeen suffered head and arm injuries, with a leg cut, but no bones broken. The incident occurred as the pair of draught horses were being moved after arriving from New York.
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H. H. Madge
deWolf Farm
Electric Express
East Providence
Mr. Madge
New York
Providence
Thomas McKeen
Mr. Mudge
Henry deWolt Allen
Pawtucket
McKeen
McKeon
Probate Court Actions Include Valid Will and Appointments
At Monday's Probate Court session Judge Reynolds allowed the last will of Hannah Luther and named James O. Church as executor. Mary E. McGann’s guardianship accounts for William H. McGann were continued to February 27. James Taylor appointed administrator of Maria Taylor’s estate with bonds set at 600 dollars. George H. Peck’s account as executor of Ruth A. M. Wardwell’s estate was allowed. A list of claims for Alice Lawless’s estate was filed.
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John P. Reynolds
Hannah Luther
James O. Church
Mary E. McGann
William H. McGann
James Taylor
Maria Taylor
Thomas ‘Taylor
George N. Taylor
Robert J. Taylor
George H. Peck
Ruth A. M. Wardwell
Alice Lawless
M C A Bowling Tourney Sets New Strings Records
Team No 4 led by John B Newman swept Team No 1 last night in a M C A bowling tournament establishing new records for a single string and a three string total. Team No 4 trails Team No 6 for first place with standout scores by F M Diamond C H Manchester and E Hibbert. Highest three string total 305 highest team string 441 and team total 1275.
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John B. Newman
G. H. Manchester
F. M. Dimond
C. H. Manchester
E. Hibbert
John W. Best
J. W. Best
A. R. Newman
W. Pearse
O. Dimond
L. F. Gorham
Seth Fanll
J. Newman
H. E. Strong
L Sanford
G. Cole
T. Brightman
O. H. Manchester
B. M. MacDonagalle
J. Hoard
J. Kinder
G. Manchester
What are They Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
An ad for Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets offering relief for stomach troubles biliousness and constipation at 25 cents. Sold by W H Buffington.
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Chamberlain
W. H. Buffington
Bristol Probate Court Names Administratrix Seeks Appointer
The Bristol Probate Court on February 6 1905 received a request by Francis P McGovern and next of kin to appoint Annie McGovern as Administratrix of the estate of Patrick McGovern intestate deceased. The matter is set for March 6 1905 at 10 30 am in the Probate Court Room Bristol for consideration with notice to be published fourteen days once weekly in the Bristol Phatsix.
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Bristol
Mary Etta Finley
John M. Brownell
Mary Etta Finley Ward
Ward
Usher
Lota
Allen Usher
James 8. Mason
Jonathan B. Munro
Jonathan H. Munro
Bistol
Charles H. Spooner
Herbert F. Bennett
Vratieta Ek
Pops Court
Tows OF
Shearjashub Bourne
Allan Bourne
Asan K. Bourne
Patrick McGovern
Francis P. McGovern
Annie McGovern
Bristol Phatsix
Canvassers Notice. Bristol Town Officers Election Sessions
Town Clerk Herbert F Bennett announces canvassing sessions by Bristol Town Council as Board of Canvassers. Sessions set for March 7 and 8 1905 at 7:30 PM to canvass electors for Town Officers and property voters for the Financial Town Meeting. Personal property taxpayers must pay taxes by canvassing day to qualify to vote.
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Bristol
R I
Herbert F. Bennett
One Minute Cough Cure Promises Rapid Throat Relief
An advertisement claims the cough remedy works in the throat within a minute and is harmless for children. A Chester Michigan postmaster touts its success for a child with croup, saying three doses quickly cured a near-fatal attack. Sold by W H Burlington.
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A. N. Spofford
Chester
Mich
W.H. Buitington
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J. L. Wail
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G. H
Hope Drug Co
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A.J Jasmin
Arthur A. Sears
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Duke” Short
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Little Rock
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Phanix
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