Of the Term Held in the Public Schools Primary School
A school program listing numerous pupils and teachers performing songs and recitations. Students from Primary School and TuHirD Grade School present a sequence of poems, songs, and readings under teachers Katherine Scanlon and Gertrude Church with accompanists and various student participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuhird Grade School
Gertrude E. Church
Mabel Baker
Joe Marks
Marian Bollock
Bristol and Providence Train Schedules May 17 1903
Northbound weekday trains from Bristol to Providence and Fall River run at multiple times from 5:45 a.m. to 11:15 p.m. Southbound from Fox Point to Bristol operate on a mirrored timetable with express options. Sunday services differ with designated morning and evening departures from Bristol and Fox Point including listed arrival times in Bristol and Providence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Providence
Fall River
Fox Point
Dorrance
Weybosset
Riverside
Franklin Street
Little Early Risers Cure Constipation and Biliousness
An advertisement promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a non gripe pill that gently awakens stomach liver and bowel secretions and strengthens these organs. Sold by W. H Budington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
W. H Budington
Besant story cites unlikely new moon rise
In Walter Besant's Children of Gibeon a new moon supposedly rises in the east at 2 a m while in reality the new moon is seen in the western sky and sets after becoming visible highlighting a paradox in the tale's celestial detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibeon
Walter Besant
Glass Finds at Mayceum in Schliemann Excavation
Dr. Glasa reports discovery of glass fragments during excavations at Mayceum, noting that Homer does not mention glass as a known substance in his era. Findings emphasize early use of glass despite ancient texts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasa
Schliemann
Mayceum
Homer
Hair Superstition Among Southern Children
A superstition among southern children holds that hair combings must not be thrown outdoors. If cast aside, birds will supposedly use them to build nests, causing constant headaches for the owner.
Cholera Infantum Cure Promoted by Local Remedy
A historic notice extols cholera infantum as one of the deadliest infant diseases yet claims it can be cured with Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and castor oil as directed. Sold by W. H. Buffington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
W. H. Buffington
Sewer Connections Notice In 1903 July Start
Notice from the Sewer Commission stating starting July 6 1903 sewer connections require a $1 permit fee and location details. Pipe from main to fence line must be at least 5 inches diameter and trenches must not be backfilled until approved. Payment to town clerk H F Bennett for permits, inspector WM Perry, location of branch, by order E Hill secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H F Bennett
WM. W. Perry
Sewer Commission
E. Hill
Clerk at the Speaker's Desk in the U S House
Washington Post describes the speaker's clerk as a pivotal aide. He must know parliamentary law precedents and all members states to aid recognition. He tracks messages from the president and senate and times speeches, with the hammer falling on time limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Senate
Washington Post
Infant Prodigies Across History At Early Ages
A historical survey highlights child prodigies: Jacques Bossuet as a premier Latin scholar in Dijon at a young age, Louis de Bourbon becoming Burgundy’s governor by seventeen, Fenelon’s precocious preaching at fifteen, Pascal’s early treatises and conic section advances, Descartes doubting the feat, John Stuart Mill’s Greek mastery by seven and teaching by eight, Ruskin producing a three volume manuscript before seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dijon
Jacques Bossuet
Europe
Louis de Bourbon
Prince of Conde
Burgundy
Fenelon
Pascal
Descartes
John Stuart Mill
John Ruskin
Mark Twain in a Fog in London Lecture
A former lecture manager recalls Mark Twain performing in heavy fog at the queen's concert rooms in London. The scene features shadowy dress coats, muffled footlights, and an unseen audience, as Twain begins with a weather allusion and quips that he is present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
London
Royal Box
Mark
Improving on Horse Poorer in Venezuela’s Navy
A wealthy Venezuelan agriculturist appointed minister of marine orders quick changes to the fleet. When shown a warship’s length tonnage and 120 horses the minister commands replacing them with mules for cost and endurance, aiming for greater efficiency.
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Venezuela
Cossack Customs And Household Rules Recited
Descriptions of distinctive Cossack practices include no clothing change on Mondays and meat restrictions on Thursdays. Woolspinning avoids holidays, hens hatch with an uneven egg count, funeral dinner bones are rivered, and bread must be broken not cut at the same meal.
Apollo and the lyre creation tale from Mercury
The ancient myth describes Mercury shaping a tortoise shell into a nine string lyre for Apollo, honoring the nine muses. Apollo became a skilled player, and the lyre inspired the later harp in Greek tradition.
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Apollo
Mercury
Matrimonial Dyspepsia Joke From Ledger
A wry quip on married life notes a man who married money suffers from matrimonial dyspepsia. He says his wife never agrees and is too rich, sparking the humorous exchange cited by the Philadelphia Ledger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Ledger
Timid Henpeck Compared To A Mouse In His House
Stray Stories quotes Wigger calling Henpeck timid while Wagger retorts his wife is not afraid of him. The exchange showcases a humorous contrast between perception and reality in a domestic vignette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henpeck
Wigger
Wagger
Living Woman Surpasses Smithsonian in Insight, Life Says
A Life magazine remark notes that one living woman offers more knowledge than a full Smithsonian museum of anthropology, underscoring personal experience over curated collections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithsonian Museum of Anthropology
Gala Day at Hopeworth Miniature Yacht Regatta Featured
Fourth of July festivities at Hopeworth Sanitarium centered on a miniature yacht regatta by K K Yacht Club members. Boats designed and sailed by their owners faced light winds in Mt Hope Bay with Only Nervousness winning, Bermuda second, America third, amid lively spectator remarks and a repeat late afternoon race under a fresh breeze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Phanix
Hopeworth Sanitarium
W. Canfield
Charles J. Babbitt
Canfield
K. K
F. W. Thrift
Olneyville
Thrift
Harold E. Babbitt
Bermuda
F A. Smith
Syracuse
N. Y
W.C Canfield
Kenneth B.canfield
Dr Thrift
America
Babbitt
Dr. Canfield
Hamlet
George Ade
Wagner
Philadelphia
Bermuda Rebounds To Win Cup Race Amid Sailors’ Jests
Amid heavy sea and half gale, Bermuda pulls ahead on the second leg, then escapes a capsizing scare as skipper Converse of Thrift closes in. The Babbitt boat finished the half mile in forty five minutes, with entertaining races and a fireworks finale at Dr Canfield’s home.
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Vince
Bermuda
Babbitt
Willard
Converse
Leeward
Toame
Harold B. Babbitt
J. S. Willard
G.S Converse
Cyrus Blake
Kenneth B. Canfield
Dr. Deutcher
Syracuse
May M. Thomas
Philadelphia
F.A Smith
Providence
Deutcher
Jim” Willard
New York
Kenneth B Canfield
Canfield
Praznix Office Showcases Unusual Printing Arts in Bristol
A visitor noted Bristols PHENIX job printing department prints unusually artistic pieces. The office is equipped for special work and can handle high quality engraving through good connections at reasonable prices.
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Praznix
Phenix
Bristol
Public notice card informs ten cent call fee
A limited service telephone requires a card on display to inform the public that each call costs ten cents. Card availability is at the PH:NIx office. Price listed as 10 cents.
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Nix Office
A Chinaman's Smoke In Persia And Japan Pipes
A detailed portrait describes a Chinaman using a tiny water-filled pipe box about the size of a cigarette case. He removes blockages, fabricates a makeshift tobacco wad, and lights with a brown paper stem. He repeats the slow, laborious process, producing little smoke each time.
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Persia
Japan
The Heart That Never Rested Its Mighty Pumps
The heart is described as a six inch by four inch force pump beating 70 times a minute. It moves 2% ounces of blood per beat, totaling 703 tons per day and 178,850 tons over a seventy year span. All blood, about thirty pounds, passes through the heart every three minutes.
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Decatur Dennis
Sammy Minkey
Dearborn St
Chicago
Cook County Hospital
Lost Pins and the Mystery of Their Disappearing Dots
A Philadelphia Ledger note ponders why pins vanish as crowds sweep daily life. It muses on the vast yearly pin fall, the habit of women to lose and hunt pins, and dressmakers who spend part of their budget on pins. The piece playfully wonders if a crust of pins forms beneath daily sweeps, eluding future explorers.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Proxrnix Office Promotes 1905 Ball and Party Goods
A line of ball and party invitations, tickets, dance programs, pencils and tassels in 1905 styles is offered at the Proxrnix office.
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Proxrnix
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Katherine E. Scanlon
Elsie Manchester
Elizabeth Keegan
John Adams Flynn
Elnoir C. Hood School
Thomas Downey
Jolly Joe
Henry Barton
Elnoir Hood
Julia Nerone
Mary Francis
Clarissa Reynolds
Thomas Leahy
George Dunbar
Booth
Henry Earle Long
Ll Understand,” Russel Kenney
Kitty
Teddie Morris
Edward Meigs
Elizabeth Nevarro
Generous Clover
Howard Grey
Bruce Brown
Edward Garvin
Jacintha Silvia
Joseph Francis Duffy
Russel Kenney
Maynard Munro
Miss Apple
Wilfred LaMaire
Henry Earle
Norton Hood
Clarissa Reynolds Heary Earle
Samuel McCaw
Dolly
Mary Francis Long
Mary E. Pierce
Emily Jane
Florence Johnson Wilfred Hamill
Viola Warren
Carrie Newman School
Mary Leahy
Annie Chadwick
Doris Farrally
George Cady
N.Y
N.H. & Hartford Railroad Electric Car Service
Cholera Infantam
D. C. Leeb
Bradford ST
Arrme Town
Liebig
Walter Baker
Autocrat
Horace Partridge & Co
J.f.farrally
J. R. Rhea
Coppell, Tex
Cossack Customs
Hopeworth
Ayer
Rhode Island Drug Company
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