Editorial: Five Cent Fare Myth Hurts Urban Transit
An editorial on the Brooklyn Manhattan Transit report shows a $5.15 million annual deficit funded by New York City taxpayers. It explains why a 5 cent subway fare masks a higher overall cost, with riders effectively paying about 7 cents when taxes are included. The piece argues the 5 cent fare policy harms other cities and misleads the public about surface car and bus services.
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Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation
New York
Greater New York
Traction Service
Enjoyment in a world of pleasures and pride
A reflective note attributes joy to embrace life’s pleasures while warning against excessive pride. It cites Ruskin’s view that delight is widespread and should be welcomed rather than denied. The passage challenges readers to balance enjoyment with humility.
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John Ruskin
Man who shuns light faces final peace of heart
The passage suggests a reflection by Percy Ainsworth on avoiding exposure to truth. It warns that denying one’s worst fears forfeits the chance to discover inner peace and true self under hardship.
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Percy
Ainsworth
Worthwhile Labor Leads to Prosperity, Says Presbyterian
A Presbyterian statement urges steady toil as a path to prosperity and warns against wastefulness, arguing that diligent workers avoid folly and preserve resources. The message emphasizes moral virtue in labor and contrasts prudent conduct with reckless spending.
Mility on Knowledge Experience and Optimism
A aphoristic line attributed to Kaufman states knowledge alone is useless and experience lacks value without driving optimism, highlighting a philosophy of motivation over mere facts. The quote emphasizes action and mindset as keys to progress.
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Kaufman
Lost Pass Book No 18650 from Industrial Trust Bristol
A lost or destroyed pass book from Industrial Trust Co Bristol bearing number 18650 is reported. Payment is stopped and a duplicate book has been applied for under the applicable law. the bank requests return of the original.
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The
Industrial Trust Co
Bristol
Unrealized City Notices and Socials From Bristol
Local items report church Epiphany observances at Trinity and St Michael's, Epworth League social, and hospital nurses' holiday travels. Community updates include church meetings, a home mission society event, a Bristol platoon basketball setup, a new sail boat for Capt Nathaniel Herreshoff, and a public whist for charity.
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Phoenix
James M. Meiggs
Crawford L. Easerbrooks
Dimond's Corner
Trinity Church
St. Michael's Church
Epworth League
State Street Methodist Church
Edward J. Cooper
Wayland
Mass
Hom
William Serbst
Henry Serbst
Court Street
Georgetown University
Washington
Womens Home Missionars Society
First Congregational Church
Charles F Dimond
Church Street
Theresa Morrissey
New York
Hannah Morrissey
Kings County Hospital
Brooklyn
Thomas F Morrissey
Home For
James J Goodacre
Elizabeth Sanford
Womens College
Brown University
Emily Sanford
Rhode Island School of Design
Colt Memorial High School
Charles F Sanford
Bristol County Association of Clergy
Floyd Carr
Dreadnaught Hook Ladder and Hose Company
Grand Army Hall
Dwvers
Herreshof Manufacturing
Naro
Herreshall
Bristol
Battery Bo
Community notes on committee plans and invitations
Godfrey presides over a committee on invitations with Col Cheeseman and Col. Edwin Godfrey named on the organizing group. Major Fred M. Straight joins the reception committee as meeting plans start this week. The Kentish Guards send thanks for the 150th anniversary celebration and Adjutant General notes a property inspection forthcoming. Old Guards of New York invite attendance at their Feb 6 ball. Company B drills tomorrow evening under Capt Oliver J. Lemaire.
Members Supper at Bristol Y To Be Followed by Entertainment
Next Friday at 6 pm Bristol Y members from all classes will gather for a supper of baked beans rolls cocoa ice cream and popcorn balls for a nominal fee. W L Doerty Fall River MCA Boys' Secretary will present Bed Time Stories and impersonations with music to follow. The Newport Troup will perform a tumbling act before a Bristol vs out of town basketball game demonstrating strict amateur rules. Tickets from Physical Director White or association members.
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Bristol “Y
W L. Doerty
Fall River
MCA
Newport Troup
Newport "Y
Hill
Bristol
White
Association
Married in St Elizabeth's Church by Rev Vieira
Marriage notice for Joseph Ferreira Silvia and Miss Mary Marshall of this town performed on January 3 at St Elizabeth's Church by Rev Francisco G Vieira.
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Silvia—Marshall
St Elizabeth's Church
Francisco G . Vieira
Joseph Fererira
Silvia
Mary Marshall
Notable Wolf Lineage Ties Traced to Provence and Breslau
Fragmentary records outline a lineage from Balthasar de Wolff of Breslau to the French Goult de Wolf of Provence, noting name changes and heraldic links. Legal notices mention court actions: a paternity case, a factory inspector dispute, and juvenile court rulings on three boys who cut trees at William L. McKee’s estate, with two sentenced to Lockendssét School and one placed on probation.
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Sagan
Silesiae
Seaagian
Ethie
Dales Althasar
Rudolf O
Goerlitz
Sore
Saxony
Balthasar
Casper de Wolff
Lansdorf
Wolfsdorf
Philo
Hugh F. Iy
Reynolds
Isadoch Mathias
DeWitt
Bolster
Joseph Barba
Npeid Village
Samoa
P.“Foster
Pasquale. Barba
Joseph “DiPont
Hammill
William L. McKee
Ferry Road
Lockendssét
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Wood Street
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Jel G. Coggésha
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Julio F. Xavier
Wood
Editorial
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James W. Goff
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M. E
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Marion Jones
James M. Jones
Hope Street
Sargent’s School
Cambridge
Samuel S. Drury
St Paul's School
Concord
N. H
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First Baptist Church
Henry Bullock
Harold FE Pedhey
Bristol Casino
Main Road
Woman's Exchange
Board of Managers
Margaret C
Thomas Greely
Holy Name Society
Burnside Memorial
George U Arnold
Mary E. Sanford
Louis Sanford
Diocese of
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Cal
Mills College
Women's College
Herman J Kemph, Jr
High Street
Hermann Kemp
Ames
Dorothy Wennerstrand
Lavinia MacDonald
Central Street
OVS
Our Priaty
Trinity Parish
Normandy
Defiance Hose Company
Charten Pates
Arthur Coggeshall
Hiram
Frederik Copgeshal
Rovden M Wardwell
G. A. R. Hall
Bristol, R. I
Caesar Howayeck
Philip Howayeck
Hamineniertas
Spencer Roofing Artcraft
F. M Gifford
Ushe
Bristol Neck
Atu
Rhode Island
College of Education
Thi Raday
Jancis
Charles M. Connery
Undertaker
Burton St
New England
Gift Shop, Inc
New Haven
Conn
Bristol Radio Shop
Memoriam
Edward P Valley
Ned
Ned Indgath
Wallace
Garmvin
Annie Valley
Louis Valley
John. C. Trudell
Second Street
Flint Inc
Main St Warren
Bay View
Cranston Worsted Ss
Park “Provin
Dgyy
Union Street
Frank Paull
Bay View Ave
A. L. Johnston
William H. Remieres
F. T. Remieres
Ingram’s
Overland Express
Providence
Frankluim St
Laxman’s
Comstock’s Express
Page & Friendship
Gaspee
Pure Food Store
Bristol Phoenix
del Monte
Lily Valley
Columbia Brand
Lenox
Star
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