Cripples, Skunks, Hot Dogs Strike Up Bowling Night
American Legion bowling action reports the Cripples taking two strings from the Skunks and the Hot Dogs winning two from the Reds in Wednesday evening play.
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American Legion Bowling
Hot Dogs
Reds
Ripples
Janson
Morgan Dunbar
Skunks Hill
Darling
Bottomley
Maxfield
Edmonds
Sylvester Higbee
Hickey
Wean Sen
Reds Boynton
Bradie
Morris
Beals
Doan's Pills Backed by Bristol Endorsements
Bristol residents report relief from backache and kidney issues using Doan's Pills. John A. West of 554 Thames St says they stopped sharp pains and improved discolored kidney secretions after a few boxes. The ad urges readers to ask for Doan's Pills and mentions 60 cents at dealers.
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Doan
Bristol
John A. West
Thames St
Mr. West
Wonder of Nature Is Vision Giver to Birds
A feature notes birds' remarkable vision from a vulture spotting carcasses from high air to a gannet diving at speed. W. W. White in the Nineteenth Century Magazine explains how raptors and seabirds detect prey, with the gannet performing a corkscrew dive and water entry to seize fish below.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. White
Longest Day Variations Across the World
The text discusses extreme day lengths in Spitzbergen Stockholm Norway Petrograd Finland London Bremen Hamburg Danzig Washington and other places. It notes days ranging from five to nineteen hours with variations by location and season.
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Spitzbergen
Stockholm
Norway
Petrograd
Finland
London
Bremen
Hamburg
Dantzig
Washington
New Rays Discovered By Millikan At Academy Meeting
Dr R A Millikan of the California Institute of Technology described unnamed rays stronger than ultra X rays at the National Academy of Sciences in Madison Wisconsin. He traced them to atomic transitions, noting constant ionization day and night and universal presence with powerful absorption across space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Millikan
California Institute of Technology
National Academy of Sciences
Madison
Wis
Millikan
Space
Earth
Well Stocked List of 1862 Imported Groceries
A day book from a Midwestern grocer in 1862 lists imported items including coffee tea figs mustard pepper cloves all spice nutmeg and ginger along with lemons oranges sage prunes and almonds. Other foods shown are eggs molasses dried apples peaches cranberries potatoes sugar vinegar butter cheese lard smoked fish rice syrup salt cream of tartar beans rye coffee peanuts beef veal pork onions cabbage turnips and native nuts. The record notes no other foods were charged for two years.
Conservation of matter and energy in science
The article cites Capper's Weekly on Lavoisier and the conservation laws. It notes that nothing material is lost or destroyed as matter changes form, and science plus the Bible assure humanity's immortality. It mentions the balance experiments proving conservation of matter and the subsequent addition of energy conservation.
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Lavoisier
Capper
Officer Resents Remarks With Mock Honorary Cannon
A naval officer angered by clergy remarks at a dinner party invites the guests to inspect his ship. When asked about a sham cannon he displays, he booms the device is merely a dummy an honorary cannon.
The Great Smith Family Beer Brewing Reference
The article notes the Smith name as ancient and widespread with Professor Mahaffy citing Petrie papyri bearing the name. It mentions a man named Smith in the third Ptolemy year twenty seventh century BCE who was engaged in brewing and selling beer.
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Smiths
Mahaffy
Smith
Ptolemy
B. C
Annual Meeting Elects Officers of Women’s Missionary Society
At the annual meeting of the Womens Home Missionary Society of the First Congregational Church held at Mrs. William H Bell on Hope Street Wednesday afternoon officers for the coming year were elected President Mrs Clinton T Sherman Vice President Mrs James Edge Secretary Mrs Colin T Holm Treasurer Mrs Henry Barton Sewing Committee Mrs Edward K Reynolds and Mrs John T Shaw Annual reports of the secretary and treasurer were submitted and filed Articles on missionary work among the Slav people were discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womhan's Home Missionary Society
William H. Bell
Hope Street
Clinton T. Sherman
James Edge
Colin T. Holm
Henry Barton
Edward K. Reynolds
John T. Shaw
Century celebration marks society's 100th anniversary
The fragment notes Mrs. Coli Holm and Mrs. James- Edge involved in event duties with refreshments by Mrs. Bell and society members. The organization marked its centennial last year.
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Ellis Island
Bristol Y Faces Fall River Y In Two-State League
The Bristol Y basketball team meets Fall River Y in a Two-State League game tomorrow at 7 30 in the local gym. A preliminary Bristolians and Warren Sea Scouts game precedes the main event with amateur rules highlighted.
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Bristol “Y
Fall River “Y
Bristolians
Warren Sea Scouts
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