Exhication of the Child Topic at Taft School Club
Rev Frederick Lee Maryon spoke on religion and education at Taft School Club. Mrs Charles F Sanford presided. Mrs Albert Bosworth sang with Mass Gertrude Gray at piano. Thrift Circle reported 23 Red Cross garments. Upcoming cake sale funds piano. Refreshments served by Mrs Harry R Gray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Lee Maryon
Trinity Church
Taft School Club
Taft School
Charles F. Sanford
Maryon
Albert Bosworth
Warren
Sunny Boy
Gertrude Gray
le Dermier Sourire
Red Cross
Eagles plan prominent attendance at Providence program
Sidney Freeloves will sing on the Albee Theatre program in Providence. Deputy Grand President William Leach of Providence and William P. Murphy of Massachusetts State Aerie are among Eagles expected to attend. Favorable action was taken on 18 membership applications at the Wednesday meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Aerte
Naval Armory
Providence
Warren
Fall River
Providence Aerie
Prev Dé
Sidney Freeloves
Albee Theatre
William Leach
Grand Aerue
Rhode Island
William P. Murphy
Massachusetts State Aerie
Simon S. Sullivan
Massachusetts Old Age Pension Commission
Legion notes invite joint GAR and WRC installation at G A R Hall
American Legion notes say Kearney Post and its Auxiliary will attend the joint installation of Babbitt Post No 15 GAR and Babbitt Women’s Relief Corps at G A R Hall at 8 this evening. They expect a large turnout and look forward to the mingle of the “Boys of 61” with the “Boys of 17” at the event.
Special meeting of Kearney Post set for Jan 18
A special business meeting of Kearney Post will be held Thursday evening January 18 at 8 oclock in Gar Hall. The session will transact leftovers from the regular meeting and outline this years program. all members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kearney Post
G AR Hall
Long Cruise Reveals U S Goods and Big Spenders Abroad
The voyage notes show widespread U S manufacturing such as automobiles Standard gasoline and Singer sewing machines found in Alexandria and other ports. The chief engineer Mr Lews estimates cruise costs above three hundred thousand dollars as motion pictures from distant lands document a bold display of American enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Pacific
Asia
United States
Lews
Narragansett Bay
Gowan
Miami
Leaders Troop Night Hosts Scouts at Providence Meeting
The Leaders Troop of the Greater Providence Council Boy Scouts of America visited the local officers for a monthly session at the Scout headquarters on Eope Street Tuesday. The evening included entertainment, boxing bouts, business talks on advancement contests, and a statewide roundup for new scouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Providence
Counci Box Scouts of America
Eope Street
Bristol
Filsworth Munro
Ernest Bullock
Kid Unknown
Kid Brown
Kid Mac
Young Martin
Bernge
Joh Wathams
Ameludme
Tocal
Im Panos Takarest
Sesiioers
Nxosocnan
Othoon
Providenes
Burt
Othe
Ta al Scout Movement
Orn Providence
Obituary of Mrs Lucy J Usher Former Jamestown Resident
Mrs Lucy J Usher 78 died Thursday at 5 40 pm at the home of Miss S Florine Broadhead Jamestown widow of Allen T Usher born Keene NH June 4 1844 she spent many years with Broadhead family interment in Juniper Hill Cemetery She was active in YWCA WCA hospital DAR New Century Art Club and Chautauqua County Children’s committee of the State Charities Aid Association She also led Sunday school beginners at First Congregational and served on county visiting committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy J. Usher
Jamestown
N. Y
Evening Journal
Juniper Hill
Allen T. Usher
S. Florine Broadhead
South Main Street
William Broadhead
Allen T Usher
Bristol
Sheldon B Broadhead
Miss Broadhead
Y Wca
WCA Hospital
WC A Hospital
Firstsher
Daughters of the American Revolution
New Century Art Club
Chautauqua County
State Charities Aid Association
Mozart Club
First Congregational Beginners
Bristol Y Mo S Y Agvm Newport Flectric Contested 26 23
In a peculiar Bristol Bristol match Newport Electric team led 22 1h at halftime and 26 23 final as Newport subs surged after intermission. Gasta led Newport scorers while Bishana top scored for the National. in prelim NTA girls fell 8 7 to North Tiverton with Miss Winifred Walsh outstanding for Bristol and Miss Robertshaw leading Newport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Y Mo
Newport Flectric Corp
Gasta
Bal Nog Bk
Mary
Newporters
Bristol
Livea
Rogers High Star
Newport
Bishana
N Ota Girls
North Tiverton
Capt Hutchins
Winifred
Patsy) Walsh
Miss Robertshaw
Miss Hutchins
Clarence Stage Comedy Delights Trinity Men’s Club
The four act Booth Tarkington comedy Clarence was staged at Trinity Church parish house by the Trinity Men’s Club on Tuesday and Wednesday. Chester Ro Burgess impressed as Mr Wheeler with two obstreperous children Cora and Bobby Wheeler were lively as portrayed by Miss Blake and Albert Battcher Jr. Mrs Lillian Magee fit Mrs Wheeler and Miss Charlotte A Young showed versatility as Miss Violet Pines. Herbert Wishes carried the lead as Clarence the veteran entomologist and handy man. Finora Swanson played two roles proving range, Leicester K PF Watts and William Remieres also performed creditably.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence
Trinity Men's Club
Trenty
Comeds
Booth Tarkington
Mr Wheeler
Chester Ro Burgess
Cora
Bobby Wheeler
Alice Blake
Albert Battcher Jr
Miss Blake
Lillian Magee
Wheeler
Charlotte
Violet Pines
Herbert Wishes
Finora Swanson
Political Sandows Clash in Steamroller Metaphor
In the Boston Transcript exchange, both sides accuse the other of wielding the steam roller over the heads of the people, framing the political struggle as a heavy handed tactic between rivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Apple a Day Factored By Where You Live
A reader note questions the old adage about apples keeping doctors away and suggests effectiveness depends on local conditions and circumstances. The brief hints at disparities in health outcomes based on place.
Yonkers Cuckoo Dominates Morning Sky, A Quirky Parish Tale
A Yonkers resident humorously complains about a restless cuckoo population. The piece playfully contrasts local birds with Swiss imports, noting the birds’ early dawn chorus from 9:35 a.m. to dark, their loud greeting of neighbors and even strangers, and noon lunch breaks in a light local color column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yonkers
Peekskill
Bird Ditches Wings and Rides Streetcar Across Town
A large blue headed bird rode a Georgetown bound streetcar and hopped off at Eleven Street to stroll the platform. After studying the post office, the creature perched on a departing car to Mount Vernon and rode away, defying typical bird travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Avenue
Georgetown
Post Office Department
Mount Vernon
Washington Star
World's Greatest Dam Plans Reveal Massive Colorado Project
The planned dam on the Colorado river would hold back water equal to two years of the river's flow, stand about 700 feet high, create a 200 square mile reservoir with 350 feet average depth, and form the largest artificial lake. A western railroad system plans steamer tours to the Grand Canyon across the lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado River
Woolworth
New York City
One Western Railroad System
Grand Canyon
America
Panama Canal
Robin Gets the Worm in Lafayette Square
A Washington Star note describes robins fattening on worms in Lafayette Square. A robin stalks, pulls a worm from the earth, then consumes part and carries the rest away. The scene is framed as a natural, non cruel display of predator and prey within nature's laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette Square
Washington Star
Century’s Oddities Shrinking World Pushes Modern Change
William Alten White of the Emporia Gazette argues in Judge that vast mysteries of nature fade as technology speeds life. He notes railroads, electricity, and steam power have shortened distances and transformed daily life. He recalls past eras when telephones, electric lights, autos, and moving pictures were novel, and says physical discoveries reshaped beliefs, institutions, and human conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Alten White
Emporia
Kan
God
His Security Deposit Box Tale From The Bank
A young man pleads temporary embarrassment to a banker asking for five hundred dollars. He offers his own personal security, and the banker invites him to prove it by entering a heavy iron bounded chest stored in a corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Star
High-Speed Steel Advances Cut Power in Sheffield
Sheffield engineers unveil a new high speed steel with four times the cutting power of existing tools. The composition remains secret but the steel can be hardened in cold water and hot or cold blast. Tools last longer and require less grinding, though makers say further development is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
England
Washington Star
Danish Aid for Austrian Children During War Aftermath
Danish joint committees report aid to war devastated countries. In 1921 Denmark housed 5 584 Austrian children for months while since 1919 it cared for 16 455 Austrian and 5 428 German children. A special camp cared for 120 German children. Hospital equipment was sent to Austria and Germany. A 40 000 franc gift supported a children’s home near Rheims. Food and clothing valued at 70 000 Danish crowns went to Germany and Austria. Financial help totaled 25 000 crowns to Belgium, 33 775 to Poland, and 4 500 dollars to France.
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Denmark
Austria
Germany
Rheims
Belgium
Poland
France
Ancient Egyptian strikes traced in Thebes tablets
A newly discovered record in hieroglyphic tablets from Thebes suggests strikes are not new to labor history. The tablets show workers several millennia ago threatening to halt work over back pay and wage-scale demands, revealing long standing tensions between workers and employers in 3,000 year old Thebes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thebes
Coming Events Benefit Theatre and School Programs
A series of community events lists performances and fundraisers from January to February. Activities include a Sunday musical comedy College Days at Pas time Theatre for the Church of Our Lady of Mt Carmel, a January 15 two act comedy Carretty Nell by Girl Scouts, and a January 17-18 operetta Windmills of Holland by John Post Reynolds School pupils. Additional events include a Prize Dance January 19, a January 25 concert at Rockwell Hall YMCA by Ma,or Hendershott, a February 8 nursing association recital, a February 10 masquerade at Italian Hall, and a February 12-17 grand fair at G A R Hall by the Doric Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt Carmel
Church of Our Lady of Mt Carmel
Comeds ‘Carretty Nell
Heasto
John Post Reynods School
Windmills of Holland
John Post Reynolds School
Auditori
Grand Army Hall
Rockwell Hall
YMCA
Hendershott
Rapthanock & Company
Bristol District Nursing Association
Colt Memorial High School
Wood Street
Lodge 5
Maddalena Costiera D'Amali
G. A. R. Hall
Doric Club
Scientist Dr Curtis F Marbut to study exhausted soils in Europe
Dr Curtis F Marbut of the U S Department of Agriculture sails on a three month mission to Europe to investigate why soils in parts of Europe tilled since the Christian era remain unfatigued by fertilizer and livestock. He plans to collect soil samples from Italy and Greece and conduct analyses to uncover the secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis F. Marbut
United States Department of Agriculture
Europe
Italy
Greece
Look Before You Leap Ski Jump Lesson
A novice at the Dartmouth ski jump slides nose first into the snow after a late takeoff. An onlooker shouts the jumper went too late, while the jumper beneath admits he jumped too soon and needed more practice, in a light moral from Everybodys Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dartmouth
Joe
Everybody’s
Deleterious Imitation and the Debate on Human Nature
Senator Sorghum argues that genuine human nature remains reliable in contrast to the deceit of artificial behavior. He contends society falters when people embrace denatured conduct rather than true human virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Sorghum
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Eagles’ Initiation
American Legion
AIDAY
Pioneer Films, Inc
Jack
Hoxie
Playgoers Pictures, Inc
Lottie Pickford
Elmo Lincoln
Tarzan
Pathe News
Paul Parrott
Zesop’s Fables
American Releasing Corp
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Timothy
Helen Holmes
George Larkin
SPEED
Ferncroft
Boston
Mary Aruda
State Street
N Tk
Shang
Donald Looivagan
Kane Currer Moore
Dwuver
Sylvia
Tollefson Caister Teelg
Murphys
Oa's- Bisbane
Flanagan
Olavea
Murphy
Tolletson
Donald Foy's
Olivea
Ogg
Shippee
Notiverton
Hutchins
Fay Charette
Fay Ibbatson
I. Walsh Robertshaw
Gray Tripp
Leteller Henthorne
Walsh O'Brien
Robertshaw
W Walsh
Letellier
W. Walsh
Trinity Men’s Club
Washington
Robin
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