Arabian Nights Farce Delights Bristol Audience In 1908
The three act comedy The Arabian Nights presented by local amateurs at Bristol Opera House played to a large audience. Cast included Arthur Hummington H. M. Kelly Ralph Ormerod Miss June Rockwell Miss Emeline A. Munro and Miss Mary P. Rounds. A pig owned by Charles Sparks vanished after the show, prompting humorous speculation about its fate.
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Bristol Opera House
Arthur Hummington
H. M. Kelly
Ralph Ormerod
J. F. Farrally
Joshua Gillibrand
A. M. Merriman
Dobson
Leone
John T. Robertson
Mmingtop
June Rockwell
Pig dies. Bristol branch aids Providence burial plan
A pig died after illness and was slated for burial in Providence. The St Charles Branch I.C. B. U. hosted a visit to William Hughes of Fox Hill with a program of recitations grapho phone selections and songs. The committee served refreshments as attendees departed after a pleasant evening.
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Hyler
Ats View
Providents
Bristol
Pig
Providence
St. Charles
William Hughes
Fox Hill
Margaret McCarthy
Bertha Connery
Jennie Morris
Catherine
Elizabeth O'Donnell
Thomas McDermott
Mr. Hughes
Boy Scout Week Observed With District Pow Wow
The 23rd anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America will be observed February 8 to 14 with a program sponsored by Awashonki Herd P O W S. Bristol Warren Bar rington units join in a district Pow Wow at Barrington Town Hall at 7 30 pm with Sea Scouts also participating.
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Boy Scouts of America
Awashonki Herd
P O W. S
Barrington Town Hall
Sea Scouts
Bristol
Warren
Barrington
Pawtucket
Flywheel and Ravelli Move Law Firm to Hollywood
Rosthope Dick 2 Bonagd ALDORFT. Flywheel and Ravelli known as Groucho and Chico Marx relocate Flywheel Shyster and Flywheel to Hollywood to broadcast from Five Star Theatre. Ravelli complains of delays while Flywheel mocks technical changes and a missing keyhole door joke caps the scene.
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Aldorft
Flywheel
Emanuel Ravelli
Groucho
Chico Marx
New York
Ravelli
Hollywood
Sid Firehired
Boy Scout Week Activities Schedule and Good Turn Day
The article outlines Troop I and Troop 5 events from February 13 to 15 including anniversary and party activities. It invites community participation and explains that each troop will create window displays judged competitively. It urges residents to cooperate with the scouts and perform good turns on Good Turn Day.
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Rene
Awashonki Herd
RP. Oo S
Reading Influence of Adventure Stories on Youth
A nostalgic reflection on a San Francisco Public Library encounter with a story about a boy like Jack London. The piece argues that heroic actions in children's literature shape real-life choices, urging selection of read material with strong character values for boys and girls and noting Jack London as a prime example.
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San’ Francisco Bay
Oakland Public Library
Jack London
Jack Landon
Lucky Scrap Jelly
A Child Life Magazine jelly recipe suggests using candied fruit or broken nut meats, raisins, or bites to fill half a cup to one cup. Dissolve lemon or orange gelatin, pour into a mold, add diced candy as it begins to set, then invert onto a dish and garnish with whipped cream or condensed milk.
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Child Life Magazine
Size of the Stars Compared to Earth and Sun
Dr Edwin RB Frost, a famed blind astronomer, states stars vary vastly in size. He notes some stars are 350000 times larger than Earth, while others reach forty million times the Sun in diameter.
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Edwin RB
Frost
Itn Chit Tise Magazine
Gloves as Roman Rank Emblems and Ornamentation
The article notes gloves worn by Romans signified rank and served as ornamental tokens. It discusses their ceremonial use and visual prominence in attire across social strata.
No Other Woman stars Irene Dunne in a tale of deceit
A wife saved money by toiling in a steel town boarding house and raising a son while her husband plots divorce to wed a glamorous siren. The drama follows deceit, reputations, and whether trust was ever truly broken as Irene Dunne, Charles Bickford, and Gwili Andre lead a prominent cast in this RKO Radio Picture.
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Raes Ball Steel Mills
Irene Dunne
Charles Bickford
Gwili Andre
Eric Linden
Leila Bennett
Christian Ruth
Young Buster Miles
Burnside Lodge to Observe Anniversary With Dinner
Burnside Lodge No 34 Knights of Pythias will mark its 40th anniversary with a banquet tonight at Grand Army Hall. Toastmaster Paul A. Herzig leads a guest list including Grand Chancellor Henry Wood and Grand Lodge officers, with Pythian Sisters honored. Music and dancing follow, featuring Bertram Buffock and other local figures in the arrangements.
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Burnside Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Grand Army Hall
Paul A. Herzig
Henry Wood
Grand Lodge
Gertrude Weeks
Pythian Sisters
Folso
Bertram Bulfock
Arthur Brelsford
Archie ‘H. Rome Sr
Archie H Rounds, Jr
Llewelyn Conklin
Harold Pedley
Pleasure and Revenge in a Shakespearean Insight
A fragment reflecting on pleasure and revenge contrasts with adherence to true decision. The quote suggests inner conflict and moral tension in pursuing gratification versus duty.
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Shakespeare
A Born King He That on Work Is a Born King
Quote attributing a royal or kingly status to someone defined by their work. The aphorism emphasizes talent arising from labor rather than birth.
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Carlyle
Mortgagee Sale of Personal Property at Waitwe Farm Bristol RI
Public auction set for February 2 1938 at 10:00 am on Waitwe Farm in Bristol Rhode Island. Items include Holstein cattle machinery tools and other personal property tied to a mortgage on a dated 1980 deed. Sale to satisfy the mortgage price listed at 150 dollars for cattle and related assets. Proceeds to be applied per mortgage terms with notice to the present owner.
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PFM
Joseph J. Buffum
Edith
Buffum
Bristol
Tiristol
Rhode Island
Warren
Hope Street
Edith « Kuffum
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
William Harding
Samuel ID Wardwell
Edith G Buffum
James II Bullock
Joseph L. Buffum
Edith G. Buffum
Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company
Joseph A. Hammilil
State Street
R. I
Ghuredey
Waitwe
Metacom Avenue
State of
del Alves
Angelo ‘Almeida
Mort- Farots
Ctor
Ereby
Apid
Epr
Brunet Sree
Ce Street
Bri
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Cruisman Science Pusitsnine Society
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Pozzi Drugs
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D'Angelo
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Night Hawks
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Menard
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Hope Cleansers
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G. W. Simmons
William Street
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