Bristol Improvement Association opposes unfair gas rates
At the monthly meeting the Bristol Improvement Association voted to ask the Town Council and Warren Town Council to join in protesting Gristol County Gas and Electric Lighting Company rates. It planned a merchants meeting with H. Nelson Street of the Providence Chamber of Commerce speaking. Secretary pro tem Howard R. Newman stood in for ill J. F. Farrally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Improvement Association
Warren
Gristol County Gas and Electric Lighting Company
Bristol
H. Nelson Street
Providence Chamber of Commerce
Howard R. Newman
J. F. Farrally
Overpowering Desire for Fame
A reflective note on fame arguing that strong pursuit risks, difficulty, and loss deter vanity. cites Addison.
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Addison
What Am I? A Dawn of American Identity
A speaker asks Dawn about national origins and receives a reply that in this land of liberty the speaker defines himself as American first and foremost. The verse emphasizes individual identity over ethnic labels and celebrates equal humanity.
Olive Trees in Greece Reach Vast Tracts
Etgs estimates Greece hosts about 11.5 million live olive trees. Green harvested olives go to vinegar, black ripe olives to the table, and those not for home use are pressed for oil.
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Etgs
Greece
Disinfectant Deodorant Germicide Clean and Safe
A compact wasteless product promises to cleanse the bowl and trap while destroying germs and odors. It appeals to households by keeping bowls, rooms, and plumbing clean without tarnish or damage to metal woodwork.
Pastime Theatre Shows Five Act Family Film and Vive La France
At the Pastime Theatre Paramount presents Charles Ray in His Mother's Boy in five acts with a return of Charlie Chaplin in Shoulder Arms. Also on Saturday Dorothy Dalton stars in Vive La France with Edmund Lowe and others in a war drama noted for battle scenes and a dramatic branding scene.
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Paramount
Charles Ray
Charlie Chaplin
Lewis J Setzrick
Dorothy Dalton
France
Franch
Anton Bouchette
Jenevieve Bouchette
New York
Deschon
Bouchette
Miss Bouchette
Thomas H. Ince-Paramount
Miss Dalton
Edmund Lowe
Frederick Starr
Thomas Guise
Bert Woodruff
Automobiles injure Mason wife and companion in Pawtucket
Dr Frederick L Mason arrived to begin dental work when a telephone report from Pawtucket said his wife had been struck by an automobile and was in Pawtucket Memorial Hospital in unconscious condition with a fractured skull Miss Nellie Carney also struck after alighting from a trolley car and is with Mrs Mason Costa Clovis is held by police for reckless driving Mrs Mason later showed partial recovery but remains in serious condition A brain concussion is feared and an X ray has been taken to assess injuries.
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Frederick L. Mason
Bosworth
State Street
Pawtucket
Pawtucket Memorial Hospital
Mason
Nellie Carney
Costa Clovis
Soul That Is Truly Great Emerson Quote
The passage recalls Emerson on the great soul who preserves individuality and sweetness of solitude amid a crowd. It emphasizes poise in the presence of others and the value of inner steadfastness.
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Emerson
Star Theatre offers Fairbanks in Mr Fix-It and more
This afternoon and evening at the Star Theatre Douglas Fairbanks appears in Mr Fix-It with a stunt on a clothesline and an election banner. The program also features Jules of the Strong Heart with George Beban, Houdini in The Master Mystery, a Mack Sennett comedy His Wife's Friend, and later screenings including Shoulder Arms and The Kid Is Clever with vivid jungle and sea adventures.
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Star Theatre
Douglas Fairbanks
Artcraft
Mr. Fix-It
Fix-It
Fairbanks
North Woods
George Beban
Jules
Houdini
Mack Sennett
Mildred Vane
Alison
Charlie Chaplin
George Walsh
William Fox
George
United States
Ruth Roland
Keystone
Triangle
Gloria Swanson
Broncho Billy
Antonio Moreno
Carol Holloway
Cartoon
Y. AL CG A. BASKETBALL PREP Tigers to host Richmond Club
The old Y team meets the Richmond Club of Newport at the local gym Thursday at 8 oclock. Newport is a strong, successful club, promising a close game on the home floor.
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Richmond
Newport
Fraudulent White Diamonds Flood Antwerp
A decade ago Antwerp saw a surge of fake white diamonds. The swindle unfolded as criminals altered stones for illicit profit, totaling about eight million dollars before detection.
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Antwerp
Work Wears On the Kidneys in Bristol
Bristol workers bend and strain over desks wagons and chores which exhaust their kidneys and cause back pain. Mrs. Wallace Garvin of 12 Cook St credits Doan's Kidney Pills from Buffington's Pharmacy with relief, saying mornings are less stiff and pain has eased. Price 60c at dealers. FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY
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Bristol
Dean
Wallace Garvin
Cook St
Doan
Buffington
Panning the Y M C A in a World War I tale of censoring a letter
A Melrose man recounts a Red Triangle huts experience in Calais and Ypres. A censor and a captain review a boy's wartime letter revealing affection for the Y M C A. The boy renounces the letter and tears it up after the captain questions its honesty.
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Y. MC
John M Currie
Morman Street
Melrose
Mass
Calais
Ypres
Obituary Edwin Preston Humphrey Dies After Stroke
Edwin Preston Humphrey died last evening at 8 at his home 156 Mount Hope avenue of cerebral hemorrhage. He was 70, born in Swansea Mass, son of Samuel and Julia Humphrey, a retired carpenter. Survived by wife Lucretia and two sons Harold R. and Arthur A. Funeral Thursday at 2 from Mount Hope avenue residence.
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Edwin Preston Humphrey
Mount Hope Avenue
Swansea
Mass
Samuel
Julia Humphrey
Bristol
Lucretia
Harold R. Humphrey
Carpenter
National India Rubber Company
Arthur A. Humphrey
Framingham
Comrade William S. Cady Dies at Soldiers' Home
Comrade William S. Cady aged 81 died at the Soldiers' Home from disease of old age. Born in Natick he served in Company A of the Second Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War and was admitted to the home in 1914. Funeral services were held at 10 this morning at the mortuary chapel in North Cemetery with Rev. Anson B. Howard officiating. interment followed in the soldiers' lot.
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William S. Cady
Natick
Second
Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry
North Cemetery
Anson B Howard
St. Michael's Church
Obituary Notices and Deaths Across Town
DIED Brogden in Stamford Conn Jan 6 James Brogden formerly of this town. Cady at Soldiers Home in town Jan 3 Comrade William S Cady aged 81 years. Humphrey in town Jan Edwin Preston Humphrey aged years. Hawks in New York City Dec 31 Mrs Gertrude R Hawks widow of Francis Lister Hawks and daughter of Dr Jabez and Ruth Gorham Holmes died in her 90th year Interment at Detroit Mich
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Brogden
Stamford
Conn
James Brogden
Cady
William S. Cady
Humphrey
Edwin Preston Humphrey
Hawks
New York City
Gertrude R. Hawks
Francis Lister Hawks
Jabez
Ruth Gorham Holmes
Detroit
Mich
Real Estate Transfer from Coggeshall to Guliott at Littles Narrows
J Everett Coggeshall transfers the house and lot at Littles Narrows to Arthur F Guliott in a real estate record. The document notes the property transfer between named individuals and the location Littles Narrows.
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J. Everett Coggeshall
Arthur F. Guliott
Littles Narrows
Healing Relief For Torturing Eczema Hokara Ad
W. H. Buffington reports selling hundreds of jars of Hokara with full refunds offered for unsatisfied buyers. The ad claims chronic eczema cases are cured by this skin food and promises relief from scales, scabs and itching on face hands legs or body. A liberal jar costs 35 cents with a money back guarantee.
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W. H. Buffington
Okara
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