Dimond Defeats Duffy In County Tennis Championship
In a county tennis final F M Dimond defeated W J Duffy Jr 6-1 6-2 6-1 to claim singles title as Duffy, last year’s champion, earned runner-up honors. Doubles followed with Duffy and Tucker defending the title against Dimond and Farrally, winning 6-0 4-6 6-1 6-3 to retain the championship amid a large crowd.
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Tucker
Duffy
F. M. Dimond
W J. Duffy, Jr
Harry P. Cross
W. B. Fischer
Dimond
Farrally
Deuce
Daffy
W. J. Duffy, Jr
Contagion Fears Amid Summer Heat in Cities
Despite actions by health boards and charitable groups, child mortality rises in hot weather. The notice promotes Cham berlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a cure for most bowel complaints and invites purchases from W. H. Buffington, a local druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boards of Health
Chamberlains
W. H. Buffington
Bristol Base Ball Club thanks supporters and sells tickets
The Bristol Base Ball Club board expresses sincere appreciation for support at last Saturday's game. The cost was 31 dollars with receipts of 10 dollars, leaving a positive balance. Tickets will be sold during the week at ten cents each as they prepare for Berkeleys next Saturday with a similar lineup and encouragement from their first game showing seven hits and four errors.
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Phaniz
Bristol
Berkeleys
Dan Evans
Board of
Per M. McKeson
Public Call Charge Card At Paanix Office
A notice informs the public that calls on the limited service telephone cost ten cents each. Cards are available at the Paanix office for ten cent pricing.
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Paanix
Thirty-fifth annual ran union outing to Mount Hope Park
The Thirty-fifth annual ran union of the Second Rhode Island and Battery A Veteran Association will be observed Thursday July 21 with a sail to Mount Hope Park on the Steamer Corsair. A Rhode Island shore dinner will be provided at the park and a sail in the afternoon. Gather at the Soldiers and Sailors' Monument Exchange Place Providence at 9 a.m. with Stone's Continental Band, then proceed to the wharf on South Water Street foot of Planet. Departure is at 10 a.m. with a stop at Bristol both ways.
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Rhode Island and Battery A
Bristol
Symptom joke in early humor snippets
A Chicago Journal quip asks Tomdixs why he thinks he has hay fever and a grass widow makes Hojax sneeze. The piece then notes enthusiastic mediocrity as talent and a Puck line that a hot sausage isn’t more nutritious than a cold one, only more highly valued.
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Chicago Journal
Puck
Continual Strain and the Cure Mentioned
Many face continual strain from financial or family troubles causing nervous, liver, and kidney issues. The ad claims Green's August Flower can restore vitality by toning the liver and kidneys, easing distress. Trial bottle 250 , regular 750 offered at druggists.
Marken Island Hou ses Bent on High Piles as Floods Pour In
A vivid portrait of Marken, a Holland fishing island on the Zuyder Zee. Houses stand on high piles with little moats and boats at doors. Most cottages are blue, green or black with painted gables and red tile roofs. Floods and fires have kept the village young in years.
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Pateh
Marken
Zuyder Zee
Holland
Sentry Brings Time To Village With Sandglass Device
A traveler recalled a West Indies village scene where a veranda sentry kept village time using two linked sand bottles in a wooden frame. Sand moved in half an hour, the frame reversed, and twelve notched sticks guided the hour to be struck. The sentry announced time by gong.
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West Indies
Camel Corps and the Use of Camels in War History
A historical note explains camels as soldiers in several campaigns. It cites Persians equipping camels with small cannons called zambwahs, British camel corps in India with Highlanders, and 50,000 camels paid for by the government dying in Afghan campaigns. It also mentions camels in the Sudan against the Mahdi and notes cruelty by owners seeking bounties.
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India
Sobraon
Camel Corps
Sudan
The Most Deadly Poison Revealed in Aconite Root
Aconite root contains pseuda conitine, an alkaloid far more lethal than prussic acid. One three-hundredth of a grain can kill a moderate sized animal, making it the deadliest poison known, about 300 times as toxic as prussic acid.
Exaggeration tied to a girl’s misstatements
A little girl grows accustomed to exaggeration causing parental concern over her reputation. The mother warns of consequences, mentioning Ananias and Sapphira. The child recalls a dubious scene she witnessed, misreporting it as their death on a street corner then being carried into a drug store.
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Lillian
Ananias
Sapphira
Meekton puzzled by churchill like trump claim at whist game
In a Washington Star excerpt Mr Meekton replies he was not annoyed by his wife’s play as partner at whist. He says he was puzzled by the assertion that it was wrong to trump his partner’s ace.
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Mr. Meekton
Washington Star
They Were Orphans Clashes Over An Old Men's Home
In a sharp exchange, Dibbs accuses Phibbs of lying about an orphan asylum. Phibbs retorts that any man within is an orphan, since no one here can be a non-orphan, challenging him to prove otherwise. The quarrel spotlights a mischaracterized institution and blistering taunts.
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Phibbs
Dibbs
Fearful Revenge in a Piano Vigil
A light exchange reveals Watts asks if his wife scolds for late nights. Potts replies she never complains, instead rising at 4 a.m. to practice piano, leaving him unable to utter a word.
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Watts
Potts
A Mark of Culture in a Letter
A reader notes Jack’s letter with harsh spelling as deliberate. Mabel counters that the misspellings are meant to signal a modern mark of literary culture, reflecting contemporary writing trends per the Chicago Tribune.
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Maud
Jack
Mabel
Chicago Tribune
The Mirror Heart of a Wise Man
A reflective maxim noting that a truly wise person should observe all without becoming stained by what is seen, likening wisdom to a mirror that shows truth without bias or contamination. The quote suggests purity of perception and integrity in thought.
Sudden Death of Mrs. Mary McGrath at Pearse and Constitution
The body of Mrs. Mary McGrath was found on the door steps of her Pearse avenue home Sunday morning by Frank Gravelle who notified Dr. O R Siegel and Medical Examiner Dr. W F Williams. Physicians cite valvular heart disease as the cause. death likely occurred two hours before discovery. Funeral held at St Marys Church with burial in St Marys Cemetery. A second note praises Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy from Martinsville Virginia with sale by W H Buffington.
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Mary McGrath
Pearse Avenue
Constitution Street
Frank Gravelle
Codmag
Gravelle
O. R. Siegel
W. F. Williams
Siegel
McGrath
William Bullock
Patrick McGrath
Babbitt Post
Joy Line
New York
Providence
Bristol
Ireland
Patrick Golden
Jeremiah
St. Mary’s Church
J. F .Downing
Henry Serbst
John Walsh
Patrick Trainor
J. H. Morrissey
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Chamberlain
Mattie Burge
Martinsville
W. H. Buffington
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AEDA
Dillon & Douglass
New Haven
Hartford
Conn
John P. Reynolds
N. N. Cole
Bristol Neck
Main Road
Britsol Neck
John Redfern
Barnside
High Streets
Samuel Norris
Barton Street
Church Street
Bristol Golf Club
H. H. Shepard
Club
McKew
Dr. Price
Price Cereal Food CO
Feed Mills
Battle Creek
Mich
Chicago
T. J. Conn
Iry and Others
State OF Rhode Island &c. Supreme Court
William E. Norris
Frank M Wardwell
A. D
William C. Norris
Rhode Island
Hope Street
High Street
William C Norris
Providence Daily Journal
Penis
Provience
Bristol Phgnix
Goabie
Westminister Street
R. I
John Henshaw
State OF Rhode Island &c
Jabez Holmes
Gilbert T. Norris
Broidance Daily Journal
Bristol PaceNix
Narety
R J
U.S. Dental Association
Westminster Street
Hubert A Lewis
D.D. S
Smith
F M Fleming
Everett West
Staples Coal Company
Franklin Lyken
Lehigh
A. W. Orgelman
State Street
Barton and
Joseph L. Buffum
Hope ST
Mann
A J Jasmin
Druc CO
Town OF
D, Cruickshank
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