Twilight league schedule set for Bristol Playground games
The Bristol Playground Association director announces summer twilight contests on the common. July 16 India Rubber Co Juniors vs Employed Boys. July 18 Eveready vs Bristol Hustlers. July 19 Dreadnaughts vs Cranston Worsted Mills. July 21 Cranston Worsted Mills vs NIR Juniors. July 23 Boy Scouts vs Employed Boys. July 25 Eveready vs Dreadnaught. July 26 Bristol Hustlers vs Boy Scouts. July 28 Cranston Worsted Mills vs Employed Boys. July 30 Boy Scouts vs NIR Juniors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Playground Association
National India Rubber Co
Eveready
Bristol Hustlers
Dreadnaughts
Cranston Worsted Mills
S. N I R
Boy Scouts
Dreadnaught
N I R
Monroe Doctrine Origin and Early Political Path
The article notes James Monroe as the youngest congress member during Washingtons farewell and the Paris London representative for the new republic. It states he returned to become Madison s secretary of state and that his December 2 1823 doctrine was often attributed to John Quincy Adams as foreign affairs oracle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Congress
James Monroe
America
Washington
New Republic
Paris
London
Madison
Detroit News
John Quincy Adams
Change in Ocean Bed Reported Between Capetown and St Helena
The Eastern Telegraph company reported a depth change in the Atlantic between Capetown and St Helena. A repair ship found three quarters of a mile depth where charts showed three miles from 1890. Ocean floor level shifts are usually a few feet, not two miles, in surveys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Capetown
St. Helena
Eastern Telegraph Company
Ember and Rogation Days Observance in the Church Year
Ember days occur quarterly as prayerful fasts on the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday near each season’s start. Rogation days fall on St Mark’s feast April 23 and the three days before Ascension, marking periods of devotion through the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitsunday
St. Lucia
Guy
Australian engineer uses sewer gas to power 16 horsepower plant
An Australian engineer in Parramatta built a 16 horsepower engine driven by sewer gas. He collected gas from local septic tanks and ran the plant for days without attention, noting it could pump sewage while saving coal costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parramatta
New Woman Movement in Clarksdale Promotes Southern Courtesies
Women of Clarksdale Mississippi organize a campaign to preserve the gracious courtesies once a distinguished feature of the old South, shaping a social movement centered on traditional Southern manners and conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksdale
Miss
Old South
Reliable Painting and Paper Hanging Services Ad
Reliable painting and paper hanging contract or day work offered by H. J. Andrews. Order wall paper from samples and save 16 percent. Uses best of paints and oils for outside or inside work. Telephone 222 J.
Odd Words A E Found in Criminals' Dictionary
A survey of Cockney slang and criminal argot from the Toronto Globe notes how convict speech evolves. Terms include ta ters in the mold for cold, stiff pitcher for professional begging, and various slang for thieves and stolen goods such as cracksmen, safes, and fences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Pugh
John O' London
Gono
Toronto Globe
Feasts of Hanover Court Show Grand 16th Century Meals
Olden time menus from German newspapers reveal Hanover court feasts with thirteen dishes in the first section and a second course of lobster trout carp and more. Meals in middle class homes reportedly ran six courses with seven to nine dishes each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover
Earliest Patriotic Song in Mer Fen Unearthed
L. C Elson cites a 1763 Boston Chronicle liberty song with words by Mrs Marcy Warren wife of Gen James Warren of Plymouth Massachusetts The tune was Boysees Hearts of Ok Americans later adopted Yankee Doodle though not as a patriotic work God Save the King influenced early American use by 1779 patriotic verses appeared in the Pennsylvania Journal Ode for the Fourth of July gained popularity and Washingtons Motet was a leading instrumental work in the late fifteenth century American repertoire
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mer Fen
L. C Elson
Boston Chronicle
Marcy Warren
James Warren
Plymouth
Mass
Pennsylvania
Washington
You Know Sheep
A Charleston News item describes a classroom scene where a city teacher tests arithmetic with sheep as a counting metaphor. A farmer's daughter corrects the reasoning showing the exercise's joke about ten sheep and one jumping over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston News
Berkeley Coed Misreads Summer Reading Choice
A Berkeley student, questioned by her English instructor about her summer reading, struggle to recall a title and finally blurts out I read a fine book called Edgar Allan by Poe. The moment captures the humorous confusion over the classic author and his works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Edgar Allan
Poe
Babbitt Post G A R meeting notes associate members
Commander Robert H. Bullock presided at Babbitt Post No. 15 G A R Friday in Grand Army Hall first with Lieut Herbert F Bennett Camp No 8 S of V as associates. Memorial Day Committee report accepted and discharged with thanks. Meetings set for fourth Friday in August September October. August and October first Friday omitted. Officers William Bradford and Robert J McKay named secretary and treasurer. Rhode Island Division S of V leaders spoke praising G A R and urging Sons of Veterans to join as associates. initiative to rebuild Bennett Camp membership discussed and a local drive planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Bullock
Babbitt Post
Grand Army Hall
Herbert F. Bennett
Sons of Veterans
Post
Bullock
William Bradford
Robert J McKay
H. F. Bennett
S. of W
R. L. Ward
J. W. McGuire
C. E. Copeland
Rhode Island
Order of the Sons of Veterans
Benefit Whist At Bristol Yacht Club For Employed Boys Fund
Nineteen tables of whist were filled last evening at a benefit hosted by the Ladies Committee of the YMCA. Women in charge included Mrs Charles B Rockwell Jr, Mrs Alfred M Merriman, Mrs Henry Wood, Mrs John F Robinson, Mrs Fred Wilbur and Mrs Colin T Holm. Holm and Wilbur oversaw candy sale while Mrs William Bradford ran the punch table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Yacht Club
YMCA
Charles B Rockwell
Alfred M Merriman
Henry Wood
John F. Robinson
Fred Wilbur
Colin T Holm
William Bradford
Misunderstood Miss De Style Quips on Separatists
In a humorous exchange Miss De Style asks who separatists are while Miss Gunbusta suggests they are residents of Renn, highlighting a playful misinterpretation about local terms.
Silver Wedding Anniversary Celebrated by Guevremonts
The Guevremonts at 245 Thames street marked 25 years of marriage with a surprise party by daughter and son in law Michael Ward and friends. They wed July 11 1899 at St Mary's Church Rev Fr McCabe. Children include Anna Ward Providence Florida Brockport Wilfred Albert Lillian Maria Rosalba. Grand bouquet of 25 pinks and a cake dated 1899 1924.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred Guevremont
Thames Street
Michael Ward
Guevremont
St. Mary’s Church
Fr. McCabe
Elzeir Poirier
Langello
Bruscato-Mello Nuptials At St Elizabeth Church
Miss May Bertha Mello wed Cosmo Bruscato at 7 30 yesterday morning in St Elizabeth church. Rev Francisco G Vieira officiated and celebrated the nuptial mass. The bride wore pink Canton crepe with silk embroidery and yellow rose bouquet. Attendant Mrs Joseph Fasano wore lavender Canton crepe with white accents. Sigismondo Fasano served as best man. A wedding breakfast and reception followed at the bridegroom’s mother’s home. They plan a wedding trip to New York and Philadelphia before settling on Bourn street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Bertha Mello
Cosmo Bruscato
St. Elizabeth's Church
Francisco G. Vieira
Joseph Fasano
Bay View Avenue
Sigismondo FE Fasano
Bourn Street
New York
Philadelphia
Bruscato
Death of Salvatore Menna at 24 Prospect Street
Salvatore Menna aged 23 died yesterday afternoon at his home after several months illness. He was born locally and previously worked in the Wire Division at the National India Rubber Company. He is survived by his mother Sera fino Menna two sisters and one brother residing here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvatore Menna
Prospect Street
Mr Menna
National India Rubber Company
Serafino Menna
Obituary for Mrs Alice Coughlan Widow of Michael Coughlan
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Coughlan widow of Michael Coughlan were held after her death at home 80 Bay View avenue. A 9 o clock requiem Mass at St Marys Church followed with solos by Miss M Theresa Sullivan and Charles H McCanna. She was 75, born in Ireland, lived here 50 years, survived by two sons Michael P and John J and two daughters Catherine Bertrand and Alice Coughlan. Burial at St Marys Cemetery Warren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Coughlan
Michael Coughlan
Bay View Avenue
St. Mary’s Church
Thomas J. Gillan
M. Theresa Sullivan
Pie Jesu
Charles H. McCanna
Jesus
Babcock
Coughlan
Ireland
Michael P. Coughlan
John J. Coughlan
Catherine M. Bertrand
Alice E. Coughlan
Hugh F. Kelley
Henry P. Norton
Hugh Murphy
Patrick P. Walsh
Edward J. Quirk
Jesse DaCosta
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Warren
Man Killed Near Town After July 14 Incident
Salva tore Menna, 23, son of Mrs Serafino Menna, died in an arrest related incident in town on July 14. Police reported a fatal confrontation with the suspect, details remain limited.
Origin of Electric Light Ring in Royal Institution Museum
A six inch diameter ring in the Royal Institution museum in London is cited as the origin of electric light. It is the item from which Faraday obtained the first induction spark, a discovery that laid the basis for modern electric lighting systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Institution Museum
London
Faraday
1928 Cleveland Six touted as easy to own car
A dealer touts the 1928 Cleveland Six as simple to maintain and a standout value with performance beauty stamina and economy. The pitch compares it to the 1925 Cleveland Six already gaining nationwide attention.
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Sessue Hayakawa
Sportlight Review
Mack Sennett
Samuel V. Grand
Mildred Davis
Carl Miller
WM. S. Hart
Hodge Podge
Jack Hoxife
Arrow
Jack Hoxie
Sparks OF
FLINT
Mrs. Carter DeHaven
Joe Rock
Baseball League
New Woman Movement
H. J. Andrews
Tess
Prithmetic
Bruscato—Mello
Mrs
Chase—Madden
Anson B. Howard
Paul Chase
Gladys Madden
Prudence Island
St Elizabeth's Church
Munro—Malloney
St Mary’s Rectory
Francis Fullam
Sylvester Munro
Lillian Philomena Malloney
Moriam
Susan E. (Thackery) Smith
Bowen Products Company
B. Cleveland
High Street Garage
Bristol, R
Cleveland
Icleveland
Cleveland Automobile Company
Bristol ‘District Nursing Association
Hope Street
Dimond
G. H. Spencer CO
F. M. Gifford
Usher Place
Bristol Neck
S. J. Smith & CO
J. Barnard French
Mgr
Broad Street
Providence
R. I
Telephone
Gaspee
Wood Street
Archie H. Rounds
Tel. Con
Union Street
William A. Doran
Bay View Ave
G. M. Wilbur
Constitution ST
Bristol
Robert J.mckay
G.W. Simmons
William Street
ATE
William W. Franklin & Co
Wood St
Th Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins
Boston
BE. L. Watson & CO
Weybosset Street
Edward F. Kearns
Constitution Street
Pearl Street
Isaac B. Munro
Garfield Avenue
Byfield Street
Charles M. Connery
Burton St
Freeborn
R. Cole
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