Boy Scouts Bazaar Opens in Grand Army Hall
The Bristol Troops ninth annual bazaar in Grand Army Hall begins with a parade by the Scout Bugle and Drum Corps. About 150 couples dance to Capt. Straight's Jazz Band as booths attract steady crowds. door prize goes to Donald Morrissey.
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Bristol
Boy Scouts of America
Grand Army Hall
Capt. Straight
Donald Morrissey
Nicholas Ruggiero
Natala Biancuzzo
Edgar Davis
Erasmo Mancini
Lous Stabila
Edward Blackman
Fred Coggeshall
Harold Wilson
Lawrence Oscoll
Anthony Borges
Chester Dunbar
Annual Report Read at St Elizabeth Church
Rev Francisco G Vieira read the annual report at Sunday masses. Receipts totaled 10 720 20 and expenses 10 544 21 leaving a balance of 165 99. The year saw 53 marriages and 175 births with church property improvements including interior decoration of the edifice.
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Francisco G Vieira
St. Elizabeth’s Church
Altitude Makes Em Flighty in Skyscraper Offices
A New York physician asserts that business men who work on upper floors grow flighty after years and, without a change, slide toward mild insanity.
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New York
Cleanliness in food handling saves health and costs
The article urges careful selection and preparation of food to prevent disease and suffering, emphasizing prevention as the best approach to health. It underscores daily hygiene as a shield against illnesses and costly medical outcomes.
Ocean Bed Rising Off Cape Town St Helena
The cable ship of Eastern Telegraph reports the ocean bed between St Helena and Cape Town has risen by about two and a quarter miles since 1899 when depths were three miles. The rise challenges seabed charts used for undersea cables.
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Eastern Telegraph Company
St. Helena
Cape Town
Water Vine Growth In Guatemala Jungle
The water vine is a black leafless stem climbing mahogany trees in the Guatemala jungle. Each foot carries a quart of clear water. when the stem is cut it releases a spurting stream of water.
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Guatemala
Care of Books Prevents Mold With Lavender Oil
A damp bookcase benefits from a few drops of lavender oil to ward off mold. Moldy leather bindings should be rubbed with a cloth lightly moistened with ammonia.
Noisy Audience Disrupts Theaters Talky Plot
A theatergoer explains the plot to a companion but a man behind them interrupts with a complaint about the noise from actors on stage. The scene captures a moment of audience chatter and stage activity in a crowded house.
Pope Bans Low Neck Garments for Women Visitors
The Vatican imposes dress rules requiring dresses extend to wrists ankles and chin. Gloves makeup powder rouge and most rings are banned except wedding and engagement bands.
Here or Nowhere Quote by Carlyle on Self Discovery
A Carlyle variation on ambition notes the kingdom within and urges the priest of actual imprisonment to recognize that the desired power already exists in the seeker. The fragment echoes themes of inner potential and self realisation.
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Thomas Carlyle
Cold cucumber peel remedy for fevered forehead
In cases of illness when ice cannot be obtained to cool a feverish patient, cut a thick strip of cucumber peel and apply the inner part to the forehead. The cool sensation lasts for a while and provides relief.
Standardized school buildings emphasize health and learning
A historical outline argues for standardized school construction to promote health and education. It covers fireproofing, story definitions, room size, lighting standards, window area, and orientation. It notes state laws on fireproofing and classroom dimensions, with emphasis on daylight and air for pupil welfare.
Obituary of Charles W. Young longtime Herreshoff secretary
Charles Wesley Young died at 212 Hope Street Saturday at 9 am after nearly three years ill He served as secretary and treasurer of the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company for 38 years Born November 1852 in Orient Long Island he moved to town in 1874 and worked for National India Rubber Company He is survived by his wife Abby Ingraham five children and two brothers Funeral services were held at Trinity Church today at 3 pm Rev Frederick L Maryon officiating Burial was in North Cemetery
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Charles Wesley Young
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company
Hope Street
Young
Mr. Young
Orient
Long Island
Jeremiah and
Mary (Case) Young
New York
National India Rubber Company
Herreshoff Company
Abby Ingraham
Thomas P Brightman
C. Harold Peckham
Harry S. Young
Charles W. Young
Washington, D. C
Vincent C. Young
Plainfield
N. J
Jeremiah H
William H. Young
Trinity Church
Trinity Choir
Apollo Club
Albert Waker
Frederick L. Maryon
Walter A
Alfred Stokes Dies After Week Long Illness in Bristol and Providence
Alfred Stokes former Bristol resident died at 2 30 am yesterday at his home 595 Branch avenue Providence after a week's illness from pneumonia.He came to Bristol about 15 years ago and worked 10 years as overseer of the weaving room at Namant Worsted Mill on Thames street He retired when the mill closed but kept Bristol residence until three years ago since which time he lived in Providence For the past two or three years he worked with Stokes Brooks Worsted Mills Pawtucket where his son Ralph is a partner He was a Mason with Union Lodge Pawtucket Surviving are his wife formerly Ellen Smith and four children Mrs Daniel B Doyle Warren Mrs Pardon R Kenney Bristol Ralph S Pawtucket and Roscoe M Providence The funeral will be Wednesday at 115 pm from his home and 2 pm at Roger Williams Baptist Church Woodward avenue Providence Interment in North Burial Ground Providence.
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Minnesota
Ohio
New Jersey
State Department of Michigan
Evers
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Idaho
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Texas
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Kentucky
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Oklahoma
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Illinois
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Wsconsin
Alfred Stokes
Branch Avenue
Providence
Mr Stokes
Bristol
Namant
Thames Street
Stokes
Stokes, Brooks Worsted Mills
Pawtucket
Ralph
Union Lodge of Masons
Ellen Smith
Daniel B Doyle
Warren
Pardon R Kenney
Ralph S
Roscoe M
Roger Waithiams Baptist Church
Woodard Avenue
North Burial Ground
Funeral for Albert S Pearse in local burial ground
Albert S Pearse 83 died at 154 High Street after a short illness. Born May 15 1840 in Erie Pa he moved to this town as a child and lived here until his death. He was unmarried and survived by his brother Edward B Pearse. Funeral from 154 High Street conducted by Rev James J Goodacre with bearers William B Pearse Carleton B Hill Harold E Hill and James R Wood at North Cemetery.
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Albert Smith Pearse
High Street
Pearse
Erie
Albert S
Mary S
Bradford) Pearse
Edward B Pearse
Franklin Street
Res James J Goodacre
First Congregational Church
William B Pearse Carleton B. Hill
Harold E Hill
James R Wood
North Cemetery
Doran Pearse Stokes Young Obituaries From This Town
Doran Francis I son of Francs L. and Mary F. Kavanagh Doran of Edgewood died Jan 14 after birth in Pawtuxet. Pearse Albert Smith Pearse aged 3 years died Jan 11 in this town. Stokes Alfred Stokes aged 64 died Jan 14 in Providence. Young Charles Wesley Young aged 71 died Jan 12 in this town.
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Doran
Pawtuxet
Francis I
Francs L
Mary F. (Kavanagh) Doran
Edgewood
Pearse
Albert Smith Pearse
Stokes
Providence
Alfred Stokes
Young
Charles Wesley Young
In Memoriam Mary Pellam 1923 Obituary Verse
In loving memory of Mary FE Pellam who died January 13 1923. The verse recalls a peaceful grave and the family grief. MICHAEL PELLAM MRS MANUEL VALANTE AND FAMILY express remembrance and ongoing thoughts of Mary dear.
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Mary FE. Pellam
Mary
Mary Dear
Michael Pellam
Manuel Valante
National Boy Scout Council Meets at Palisades Camps
The National Council of the Boy Scouts of America holds its thirteenth annual meeting at Palisades Interstate Park camps with about 2,500 boys in attendance. Theodore Roosevelt addresses the gathering praising scouting as a builder of character and citizenship and Gen. John J. Pershing visits the camps.
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National Council of the
Boy Scouts of America
Palisades Interstate Park
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
John J. Pershing
Boy Scout Movement
America
Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts Roundup Ends After Harding Death
The Boy Scouts of America roundup to boost membership ends with 104,845 net gain and 617,952 total. President Harding had supported the effort, awarding streamers and letters to qualifying troops and councils before his death halted further activity.
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Harding
Boy Scouts of America
James £. West
Indorses Boy Scout Movement for Good Citizenship
Governor Redfield Proctor of Vermont praises the Boy Scout movement for shaping boys toward right conduct and duties. He argues the influence during the impressionable age helps establish habits of good living and secures future citizenship.
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Boy Scout Movement
Redfield Proctor
Vermont
Granddad Joins Scout Test For 50 Mile Ride
Scout David Locus of Lawton Oklahoma and his grandfather F M Howe completed the scout merit badge cycling test by riding 50 miles in under ten hours. The grandfather accompanied the scout and said he felt better than ever and would like to make the trip again.
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David Locus
Lawton
Okla
F. M. Howe
Scout Locus
Howe
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Felix the Cat
Colleen Moore
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Rupert Hughes
Goldwyn
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Sportlight Review
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Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co
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EH. & Watbon & CO
Biute
Weybosset Street
ATE
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Usher Place
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Constitution Street
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Pierce Avenue
New England
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Second Street
Isaac B. Munro
Garfield Avenue
Freeborn
R. Cole
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