Twins United by Flesh Through History Across Continents
A survey of famous conjoined twins from 1100 to 1926 traces cases from the Biddenden maids in England to modern pairs in Hungary Bohemia Sweden Italy and the United States. Notable stories include the Siamese twins of 1811 who wed sisters in North Carolina and died in 1874 and the Chicago sisters who attracted attention in recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siam
P. T. Barnum
North Carolina
Kent
England
Hungary
South
Bor
Bohemia
Sweden
Italy
Chicago
Texas
Washington
Western Newspaper Union
Probate Court Receives Will for Isabelle Flint
In Bristol on January 15 1926 the Bristol Probate Court receives an instrument purporting to be the last will of Isabelle EF Flint deceased. The matter is referred for consideration and set for February 1 1926 at 10 AM in the Probate Court Room with fourteen days notice to be published weekly in the Bristol Phenix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robate Court
Bristol
Isabelle FE. Flint
Isabelle EF Flint
Kristol
Jirobate Court
Bristol Phenix
John W Church
Maria Santo
Mary Barberie
Mary Barbiero
Domenico Santo
Bristol Phoenix
John W. Church
Bridget Minahan
Bridget ‘Minahan
Robate
Westcote
George E. Leighton
H. Cheserough
Henry Paul Trudell
Emily B. Trudell
Probate
Bristol Phanix
Muriel Barbara Trudell
Emily HB Trudell
James Seymore
Susan M Sheple
Probate actions and guardianship notices from Bristol court
Multiple probate filings dated January 1926 in Bristol outline requests for adminship and guardianship. Dom enico Santo seeks administration of Maria Santo estate. Bridget Minahan and Westcote H Chesebrough minors accounts and notices are set. Henry Paul Trudell estate first and final accounts. Muriel Barbara Trudell minor guardian accounts. James Seymore guardian petition filed with weekly Bristol Phoenix notices.
Guardian Named for Ian Arnold in Kristel Ward Court
Guardian appointed for the person and estate of Ian Arnold of Kristel. Bond filed as required by law. All creditors must file claims with the Ward Court clerk within six months from the first publication. John Wocherch, Clerk. Smeele S4N M Sheeple, Guardian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kristel
Ian
Arnold
Ward Court
Sheeple
John Wo Cherch
Improvised Sink Wins Virginia County Prize
A Virginia widow with three children created a cheap kitchen sink by cementing an old dishpan to a drain pipe and using a rubber stopper. Inspired by extension agents, she won the county prize for greatest improvement at the lowest cost, though water remains pumped from the yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Albemaine County
Probate Court Sifts Minor's Real Estate Interest in Bristol
December 14 1935 probate court proceedings for Westcote Chesebrough a minor grant of a two seventh undivided interest in the Popasquash property Bristol with rights to Narragansett Bay waters tide lands wharves and road easements. The tract totals about 64 75 acres with a plat dated May 13 1925 and includes rights to alter widen and use the Popasquash Road and related appurtenances to satisfy guardianship debts and support costs. sale by public auction may occur under court authorization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Westcote H. Chesebrough
George E. Leighton
Westcote
H. Chesebrough
PopPesqua Neck
Narrasett Bay
Samuel P. Colt
Francis DeWolf
Pappasquash Point
George Augustus Lang
John Brown Herreshoff
Lung
Narragansett Bay
Point Pleasant Farm
Woppisanieh Point
Westcote H
Caroline
Hese
Westcote HH
Chesebrough
Westcoter Chesebrough
Teferres
Ache
Protate
Cort Poon Island
Bristol Phoenix
Nye’s 70th birthday marked by tablet and monument unveiling
The piece recalls the memory of a humorous American figure at Fletcher near Asheville celebrating Nye’s seventy fifth birth anniversary with a memorial window and granite monument. It notes his tenure as postmaster at Laramie and his famous resignation letter to President Arthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deacon Hayford
Bob Head
Washington
Nye
Uncle Lige Leads Prayer with One Thousandth Psalm
In a New England town an eccentric, known as Uncle Lige, experiences religion in old age. Asked to lead a prayer meeting he cannot read or write yet rises to deliver a bold demand. He commands, Sing the one thousandth Psalm and, after a titter, insists they sing as many as there be.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Uncle Lige
The Charged Sermon and the Village Hall Serpent
A village hall lecture on gambling ends in comic chaos as the chief speaker stomps an imaginary serpent and vanishes. A small boy’s whispered question asks if the creature was killed, breaking the tense hush.
Plants Introduced Here For Breeding And Medical Use
Explorations in southern China Burma and Siam yielded trees from which caul moogru oil used against leprosy is obtained and trees were established in the American tropics. Chinese chestnuts apples pears cherries plums and roses were obtained for vigor and hardiness. Chinese varieties may aid breeders. Sitrles varieties show value at high altitudes or under dry farming in western states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Burma
Siam
American Tropics
Untitled Fractured Scene At Public Square Fight
A Kansas City Star fragment describes a chaotic brawl in a public square with a fat youth and a thin elder trading blows while onlookers react with surprise. The dispute centers on a dispute over money amounting to $27 amid the crowd’s confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parmer Bumblegaite
Beuz
Barebone’s Parliament Formed by Cromwell Dissolves in 1653
Cromwell summons 122 men in the three kingdoms to form a Puritan dominated assembly. One member Barbon inspired the nickname Barebone as a target of derision. The body, known as Barebone’s Parliament, was dissolved on December 13, 1653.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Oliver Cromwell
Scotland
Ireland
Barbon
First Comic Papers and the Rise of Punch
The text traces the early English comic press from the Merrie Mercurie in London 225 years ago through a series of brief weeklies. It notes the Scourge of 1811 and highlights Punch’s birth in 1841 as the turning point in humorous journalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrie Mercurie
London
England
Scourge
Punch
Golf on Sunday Mornings Reveals Mixed Deeds
A playful exchange contrasts optimism about daily deeds with a golfer’s Sunday morning honesty. A light humorous tone shows two speakers debating whether good intentions align with actual practice.
Beyond Learning No man has ever yet thoroughly mastered the knowledge of himself
A succinct quotation attributed to Goethe. It reflects on the enduring challenge of self understanding and the limits of human knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goethe
State Board of Public Roads plats for Warren Rhode Island
The State Board of Public Roads describes and records land takings in Warren Rhode Island for Market Street improvements. Plat No 118 covers from Main Street to the state line with detailed center line descriptions and parcel boundaries as recorded by the Warren Town Clerk on December 11, 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Rhode
Island
State Board of Public Roads
Warren
Market Street
Main Street
Massachusetts State Line
Desse
Rhode Island
General Assembly
Recorder of Deeds
Warren- Market St
Market St
Sta
Sta 20
Market St Ao
Sant
Port Oppostte
Oa Pont
Aard Point
Berg
Aard Center
Eid
Saint Market Stand
Sta. 111
Massachusetts
Warre
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Uous
Guardian's
Virginia Woman
Hall
BE. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Archie H. Rounds
Asbistol and
Tel
Union Street
Lanzire’s Express
Ashes
Albbish
Frank Lanzire
G. H. Spencer Roofing Co
F. M. Gifford
Usher Place
Bristol Neck
Town OF
Amos
Gorham
Abram L. Atwood
Benjamin F Robinson
Frank Cole
R. Wellington
R. I. State Board of Public Roads
Isaac B. Munro
Garfield Avenue
Dorchester Mutual
Boston
E. L. Watson & CO
Weybosset Street
Providence
Robert J. McKay
G.W. Simmons
William Street
Charles M. Connery
Burton St
Freeborn
R. Cole
E. W. Weaver
High Street
Wiliam W. Franklin & Co
Wood St
William A. Doran
Bay View Ave
G. M. Wilbur
Constitution ST
Dunbar Brothers
Constitution Street
Warren and Bristol
Railroad Ave
R. I
Nursing Association
State Street
Martha Graham
Hepe St
Mes
Thyra Graves
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