Fortnightly Club marks sixth birthday with diverse programs
The Fortnightly Club held its annual meeting at Mrs B Rockwell's home on January 20. Fifteen meetings formed the year with entertainments by hostesses including Russia, California travel, All Fools Day reflections, South American travel, art talks, Joseph Jefferson, bells in English churches, European travel, Chateau Chenonceaux, Rome picnics, Canadian tales, and Christmas stories with a festive tea.
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B. Rockwell
Russia
William Sheafe Chase
Garden City
L. I
Anna Manchester
California
Denver
Colorado Springs
Grand Cavern of
Manitou
Garden of the Gods
Upton
Prof Upton
Brown University
South America
Harvard Astronomical Station
Arequipa
Hannah Drury
Joseph Jefferson
Europe
Atlantic
Switzerland
Rhine
Chateau Chenonseaux
France
Mollie Drury
Rome
Miss Drury
Lund
Vatican
Emma Shaw Colcleagh
Saskatchewan River
Hudson Bay
Swamp Root Promised Kidney Remedy Ad
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a universal kidney cure for back pain urinary issues and liver bladder troubles. It claims relief from frequent urination and night awakenings and offers free sample bottle and book by mail from Binghamton New York.
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Snk
Bristol Fortnightly Club Yearend Meeting Summary
The Bristol Fortnightly Club closes 1902 with talks on Napoleon Bonaparte and current events. Members share seasonal quotations, readings from Prof Crosby and Mr Baker, plus piano and vocal performances by Isabell Bosworth Gertrude Hasbrouck and Elizabeth Wardwell.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Isabelle Bosworth
Gertrude Hasbrouck
Elizabeth Wardwell
Crosby
Brown University
Hamlet
John Baker
Boston
Siberia
Birth Announcement for Hoar to Riverside RI
Hoar to Riverside Rhode Island on January 22 a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Frederick Hoar formerly of this town.
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Hoar
Riverside, R. I
Frederick Hoar
Silvia Solomon wed in St Mary’s Church
In this town on January 24, the marriage of Joseph Rose Silvia and Louise Silvia Solomon was performed by Rev P McCabe, pastor of St Mary’s church, both residents of this town.
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Silvia—Solomon
Rev P. McCabe
St Mary‘s Church
Joseph Rose Silvia
Louise Silvia Solomon
Sullivan Obituary Notice for East Providence Man
In this town on January 26, Patrick Sullivan of East Providence aged 50 years died suddenly. He was a longtime local resident and is survived by relatives and friends. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the family.
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Sullivan
Patrick Sullivan
East Providence
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Refund Offer
Druggists refund money if the tablets fail to cure. The box bears the signature of E Grove on each package.
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E W.grove
Castoria
Seidlitz
W. H. Buffington
Hope Street
Ancient Decorative Art Originated in the East
The article traces decorative pottery value to the east, noting ancient Chinese drawings show little change in manufacture over centuries. Porcelain invention is dated around 200 BCE in official annals, though Father Entrecolles places it earlier, describing King Te Ching’s famous porcelain works with 3600 ovens illuminating the town at night like a vast factory.
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China
Christian Era, Although Father Entrecolles
Chat
King Te Ching
The Pencilless Lady Adds to Her List on Streetcar
A woman riding a street car searched her pocketbook for a lead pencil when she remembered she could borrow a necktie to use as a makeshift pencil. She asked a nearby gentleman, and the exchange drew amused grins from fellow passengers as the scene exposed the practical joke.
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Theady
Missouri Neighborhood Nicknames From County Scribes
The Kansas City Star recaps Missouri county names that locals christen with humor. Caldwell county features Zion Lickfork Polo while Worth county lists Echo Dell Galetown and Dawson City. Nodaway shows Toad Hollow Sunrise Possum Walk. Henry has Coal. Other examples include Pigeon Creek and Centennial in Atchison. River Dots Splawn Ridge Civil Bend in Daviess. Sleepy Hollow Ivy Hill in Sullivan. Esrom Echoes in Butler.
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Missouri
Kansas City Star
Caldwell County
Zion
Lickfork
Polo
Echo Dell
Galetown
Dawson City
Worth County
Nodaway County
Toad Hollow
Sunrise
Possum Walk
Henry County
Pigeon Creek
Centennial
Atchison County
Splawn Ridge
Civil Bend
Daviess County
Sleepy Hollow
Ivy Hill
Sullivan County
Esrom
Butler County
The Bride of Lammermoor and Loveless Marriage
A thoughtful essay argues that loveless marriage is nearly a crime in a world where unions are often arranged for power or duty. It cites Sir Walter Scott and his Bride of Lammermoor to illustrate the horror of marriage without love and the courage of women who refuse such matches.
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Walter Scott
Lammermoor
Imagination Rises to Emetic in Patient Study
An English physician conducted a test on 100 hospital patients by giving sweetened water and claiming a powerful emetic was given by mistake. Soon four-fifths appeared affected, mainly men, while all women remained unaffected, illustrating a gender based imagined reaction.
Licorice Grovna on Tigris and Euphrates Banks
On the banks of the Tigris and the Euphrates the licorice plant is chiefly grown. The rivers pass through treeless prairies of uncultivated land. Hot winds blow for three months reaching 104 degrees. Six months have moderate, healthy climate and three months are bleak with night temperatures around 30 degrees.
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Tigris
Huphrates
Poker Losses Spark Wildcat Story in Washington Times
A dialogue from the Washington Times recounts a man losing his last cent in a poker game and returning home to face another cardsharp round. The exchange with Brer Jake has a rustic, colloquial tone as the man explains his misfortune and his wife’s reaction.
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Brer
Jake
Washington Times
Poetry as Inquiry and Utility in Verse
The excerpt ponders poetry beyond intellect asking what it proves in life. It contrasts common sense’s utilitarian gaze with poetry that transcends practical use, noting how a rose’s value isn’t measured by utility while a cabbage represents blunt practicality.
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Lowell
One Quality Frequently Lacking Quote Exchange
A Chicago Record-Herald quip contrasts egotism and genius, noting they do not always coexist and suggesting more genius would emerge if ego aligned with talent.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Value of Silence Adage From Chicago News
A Chicago News quip notes that by the time a man can speak clearly he has learned to prize silence. The observation frames talking as a measured, mature choice rather than a boastful habit.
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Chicago News
February social schedule for Company C Second Regiment
A series of events listed from Jan 30 to Apr 25 includes socials at Pokanoket Hall Hasbrouck block and Artillery Armory, Jolly Eight social at Columbia Hall, choir events at Trinity church, Whist Party by Reba Itebekah Lodge, New England supper by Epworth League, Opera House minstrel show by Home for Working Boys, Centennial Social Club entertainment, Robert Emmet Literary Society annual ball, Bristol Train of Artillery Washington Ball, Easter Ball at Armory, and St Marys Fife and Drum Band Fair with multiple venues and dates.
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Pokanoket Hall
Hasbrouck Block
Artillery Armory
Jolly Eight
Columbia Hall
Trinity Church
Reba Itebekah Degree Lodge
Odd Fellowa Hall
New England
Vestry
Epworth League
Home For Working Boys
Centennial Social Club
Opera House
Robert Emmet Literary Society
Grand Army Hall
Washington
Bristol
St. Mary’s
Waldron schedules reads for local basketball slate
Manager Waldron has arranged a series of games through March with Bristol hosting Brown University and other confrontations. The timetable includes Dean Academy of Franklin at Bristol, Fall River YMCA at Bristol, Brockton High and Brockton YMCA at Bristol and Brockton, Boston YMCA at Bristol, Newport YMCA at Bristol, Dean Academy at Franklin, and Fall River YMCA at Fall River.
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Waldron
Bristol
Brown University
Providence
Dean Academy
Franklin, Mass
Fall River Y. M. C. A
Brockton High School
Brockton
Mass
Y. M C A
Boston Y M CA
Newport Y. M. CA
Franklin
Fall River Y. M. C A
Fall River
Magazines Donated For Boys Room At Local School
The Boys Room committee seeks illustrated magazines. Requests donors to leave magazines at the Franklin Street school. Subscriptions listed include Mrs. George Adams five dollars and more from multiple supporters totaling several items and small sums. Various individuals named donate magazines, with others giving goods like coal and mittens.
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Franklin Street
Engravings of Old Brick School House on display
Are You a Mason If so you will be interested in the group of engravings of the Old Brick School House and the east west and south interior walls of the St Albans Lodge room as they were in that building for nearly 100 years These four engravings are grouped and printed in the highest style of the art on heavy paper 25x19 inches suitable for framing They are on exhibition in Stevens Co s show window and are for sale there or at the Pea nix Office where they were printed Sent post paid on receipt of price 25 cents
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St. Alban’s Lodge
Stevens & Co
Pea@nix
Advertised letters at the post office week ending Jan 24
The list includes H Davison Joseph Dixon John C Hiaynes Co Frank Leach Charles E Rounds Frank Williams Capt B F Smith and Mrs Charles Bennett Miss Sadie Birmingham Mrs J S ODelaran Miss Mabelle Grant and Mrs Joe Silver awaiting pickup at the downtown office
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H Davison
Joseph Dixon
John C. Hiaynes & Co
Frank Leach
Charles E. Rounds
Frank Williams
B. F. Smith
Charles Bennett
Sadie Birmingham
J. S. Odelaran
Mabelle Grant
Joe Silver
Careless Poison Access Costly to Children
The Philadelphia Inquirer laments repeated child poisonings from household poisons left where children could reach them. It urges constant care and precautions, warning that familiarity breeds contempt and that immunity from danger comes only through vigilant handling and secure storage.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
An Old English Superstition in Essex Case
The Essex assizes heard a stabbing case reflecting rural English folklore. Evidence described dipping the weapon in grease to prevent rust and hasten wound healing. Similar beliefs held that oiling a knife could cure scalds and burns, a superstition linked to wound care and mortification fears.
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England
Essex Assizes
Whiskey and Cigars Stolen from Thames Street Shop
Thieves entered the Morris Brothers bottling shop on Thames street Sunday afternoon via a north side window and took four bottles of whiskey and about thirty cigars. A suspect, Charles McCarty, was seen near the premises and later found with whiskey and cigars. He was arrested on Wood street and jailed.
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Morris Brothers
Thames Street
Charles McCarty
McCarty
Wood Street
Annual Installation of Woodmen Officers in Bristol Camp
Bristol Camp No.9558 Modern Woodmen of America held its annual installation with District Deputy Model Pierce presiding. New officers named included Venerable Consul W De F Brown and Worthy Advisor F H Fish alongside Banker E E Wilkinson, Clerk Wm McCaw, and other positions. One candidate was adopted, two applications received, and a fine collation by Caterer Bickford followed. Pierce gave extended remarks.
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Bristol Camp
Woodmen of America
Model Pierce
W de F. Brown
F. H Fish
E E. Wilkinson
Wm McCaw
C. H.orgelman
A M Merriman
S A Chaffee
W. HI. van Voast
Harry E. Meyers
Board of Trustees
He F. Brown
J M. Connery
E. F Heffernan
Caterer Bickford
Pierce
State Street M E Church Notes League Meeting Report
The monthly business meeting of the League was led by President F G Blaisdell with plans for a grand social on February 5 discussed as highly encouraging. News from the Ladies Aid Society to be announced at Mr and Mrs Gravelin home. The mid week devotional on Wednesday will cover The Faith that Works by Love. Members and newcomers are invited. On Friday the General Class will be led by the pastor for the entire church. The Iron Ring meets Saturday for ring orchestra planning and instrumental players are asked to bring instruments. members may invite a friend.
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State Street M. E
League
F G Blaisdell
Anniversary visit honors Bristol Neck couple
Mr and Mrs A Raymond Pawell of 901 Hope street Bristol Neck celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary with a large gathering of relatives and friends. Gifts include tinware. The evening featured games music and congratulations. A collation was served and the event closed late.
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A Raymond Pawell
Hope Street
Bristol Neck
Five Branch Dentistry Specialists Promise Better Care
In our practice we have specialists for each of five dental branches. Consistent focus across all branches yields skilled, gentler work with less pain. Specialists work faster, cheaper, and more efficiently, with prices from 50 cents for fillings to 400 dollars for crowns and 84 dollars for artificial teeth.
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Consant
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Binghamton, NY
Comriag
George Adams
G T. French
A. Taylor
S P Colt
Ceee Eenee
John Peck
M.A. Dew. Howe
G L Locke
Charles B Rockwell
Fielding Williams
T D. Bowen
Mary DeWolf
Jennie Briggs
James Robinson
S. A. Taylor
Misses Bourn
Carl Rockwell
William McKee
Natl. Gladding
James Dixon
Benjamin MacDougall
Crosby Frisian Fur Company
Mill Street
Rochester
N. Y
IVERS @ POND
Ivers & Pond
United States
Boylston Street
Financial Reference
Industrial Trust Co
U. S. Dental Association
Westminster Street
Union
Hubert A Lewis
Senator Hoar
Phenix
Phenis
Newhbors Phenix
St. Louis
APUUU
Waco
Sagrwen
Sbi Sats
Santa Clara
Columbia
Baldwin
Anderson
Parlor Pride
Rising Sun
Autocrat
Swiss Mills
Gacon
D. C. Lebb
Bradford ST
Phoenix
N.h.,n.h.& Hartford Railroad Electric Car Service
Fox Point
Dorrance and Weybosset
Riverside
Dorrance
Weybosset
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