Woman's Relief Corps No 19 Celebrates 35th Anniversary
Babbitt Woman's Relief Corps No 19 marks its 35th anniversary at Grand Army Hall this evening. A 6 30 chicken salad supper starts events followed by exercises. Mrs Elizabeth Gladding reads an historical paper and the program features readings and vocal and instrumental selections. Executive committee chaired by Mrs Barbara LeClair with supper chair Mrs Fred R Mott leading the group.
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Babbitt Woman's Relief Corps
Grand Army Hall
Elizabeth Gladding
Barbara LeClair
Fred R. Mott
Olympus Palace Officers Installed In Syracuse
Officers elected for six months of Olympus Palace No 13 Junior Order Princes of Syracuse were installed Wednesday evening in Grand Army Hall by Special Deputy Supreme Regent George R Fish. The lineup includes Prince Regent Edgar Davis Vice Regent Carl Witherell Minster of Records Charles Pendleton Warden George Magee Monitor Carl Christensen Guard Captain Henry Schafft Guard Lieutenant Harold DeWolf Captain General Louis Durgin.
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Olympus Palace
Princes of
Syracuse
Grand Army Hall
George R. Fish
Edgar Davis
Carl Witherell
Minster of Records
Charles Pendleton
George Magee
Carl Christensen
Henry Schafft
Harold DeWolf
Louis Durgin
Taft School Club Hosts Whist at Bristol Yacht Club
The Taft School club held a whist event at Bristol Yacht Clubhouse from 3 to 5 PM on Wednesday. More than 150 attendees played bridge and whist, with prizes at 42 tables and proceeds supporting club activities.
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Taft School Club
Bristol Yacht Clubhouse
Samuel C. Wardwell
Chris A. Ostby
William J. Cantwell
LeRoy
Successful church chowder sale aids renovation fund
The GG Group held a chowder and food sale Tuesday at Mrs. Fred R. Mott's home 7 Burnside Street to raise funds for the First Baptist Church renovation. Clam chowder came at noon and from 2 to 5 pm bread pies doughnuts cake and raisin turnovers were sold. The committee led by Mrs Fred R Mott included Mrs Charles H Liscomb Mrs J Henry Buffum Mrs Henry Buffum and Miss Dorothy Mott.
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First Baptist Church
GG Group
Fred R. Mott
Burnside Street
Fred R Mott
Charles H. Liscomb
J Henry Buffum
Henry Buffum
Dorothy Mott
Preventing Child Pedestrian Deaths on Rhode Island Roads
Rhode Island motor vehicle authorities report 66 pedestrian deaths in 1926 with 33 children under 16 and 2208 injuries, urging parents and drivers to curb street play and supervise children. Emphasizes teaching streets are dangerous, reducing sudden street entry, and ensuring motorists look for hidden dangers near homes and sidewalks.
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State Board of Public Roads
Baseball Notes Highlight Local Amateur Games and Standings
Kearnes Post No 6 defeats James Stanton Post No 5S by a scare at the common. Both teams tied for first in the league with strong pitching from Carrara Maynard Sousa and Herzig delivering three hits for their teams. The Bristol Juniors Hope Stars game is set for this afternoon, with local teams also playing in twilight league action where the Tigers beat the Whirlwinds 6 to 2. Umpires Landowsky Warren and Gallo officiated.
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American Legion Baseball League
Kearnes Post
James Stanton
Carrara
Maynard
Sousa
Herzig
Bach
Bristol
Hope Stars
Dingville
Warren
St Anthony’s
Providence
Tigers
Whirlwinds
Divers Greenwood
Moran
Sevignes
Greenwood
Landowsky
Gallo
Cranston Worsted Mills
Rosensa Providence
Fast Atlantic Refining Company
Frank Sousa
Bay Vin
Providence Graves
St Michael's Church Notes Sixth Sunday After Trinity
The service schedule lists 8:00 a m Holy Communion and 10:30 a m Morning prayer with sermon. Evening service is omitted.
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ST. Michael’s Church
Church Schedule Highlights Morning Services and Bible Class
The notice lists a religious service timetable with an 8 00 am Holy Communion, 10 45 am Sung Mass and sermon, 12 noon Church School and Bible Class, and 7 30 pm Evensong and sermon.
Weekend Church Services and Sermon Themes
Friday night service at seven thirty. Sunday morning worship at ten thirty with a sermon titled When Distinctions Break Down. Praise and preaching service at seven thirty with a sermon titled Gods Choice of Leaders.
Parsonage at 256 Hope Street Announces Service Schedule
The notice lists a parish address 256 Hope Street with Friday events at 7 30 prayer meeting and choir practice at 8 30. Sunday events include 10 30 preaching 12 00 Sunday School 6 30 Epworth League 7 30 pm preaching.
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Hope Street
Epworth League
First Baptist Church Friday Night Service and Sunday Schedule
Night service at 7 30 with the topic Confi ence in Jesus. Sunday morning service at 10 30 with sermon by Harold W Baker The Secret of Abiding Fellowship. Church school at 11 45 with children story and sermon by the pastor Caught on His Own Trap.
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First Baptist Church
Frida
Jesus
Harold W Baker
Church of the Nazarene Sunday Services Schedule
Rev Thomas Armstrong of Pawtucket will officiate at all services on Court Street near Hope. Morning service with sermon at 10 45 am followed by Sunday School at noon. Young People's meeting at 6 pm. Evangelistic meeting at 7 30 pm, prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30 pm. You are invited.
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Court Street
Hope
Thomas Armstrong
Pawtucket
Young People's Meeting
Evangelistic Meeting
Giraffe in Roman Pageants Through the Ages
The giraffe history traces its place among zoological groups and its arrival in Europe. Ancient Romans likely saw Libyan pirates in triumphs, while the creature remained unknown until Medici’s Florence display inspired public curiosity. A near modern era note recalls Mahommed Ali sending a giraffe to George IV in 1827.
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Rome
Libyan Desert
Julius Caesar
Europe
Lorenzo de Medici
Florence
George IV
Mahommed al
Egypt
England
Prodigal Nature in Gifts to the Great Figures
The piece surveys famed individuals from Emerson to Leonardo da Vinci, noting admired traits. It links Lowell, Goethe, Hufeland, Tennyson, Wordsworth, Southey, Byron, and Walter Scott to perceptions of majesty, Apollo-like beauty, and noble presence, reflecting on how physique or bearing accompanies genius.
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Lowell
Emerson
Washington
James Thatcher
Goethe
Apollo
Hufeland
Tennyson
Wordsworth
Hayden
Southey
Byron
Vatican
Apollo Belvidere
Leonardo da Vinci
Walter Scott
Scientific Monthly
Grandmother's Rule Stirring Debate on Child Discipline
A remark from the Atchison Globe contrasts a child's sense of justice with a grandmother's authority in handling mischief, highlighting generational views on discipline.
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Atchison Globe
Honest Policy Prompts Caution in Borrowing
A garbled note suggests that honesty is best when asking to borrow something, echoing a policy theme. The fragmentary text notes a Boston script style and emphasizes straightforward ethics in lending situations.
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Boston Transcript
Town Council Hears Licenses And Street Work Updates
Libby Proffa of Fall River receives renewal to peddle. United Brothers Lodge No 13 to re-dress sidewalk on High street. Samuel Zitzman of Providence to collect junk tabled. $1000 retained walls for Tanyard Brook referred to highways. Treasurer Amos S Gorham authorized to hire $10,000 for current expenses. All members present except Salvatore Della Morte.
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Libby Proffa
Fall River
United Brothers’ Lodge
High Street
Samuel Zitzman
Providence
Tanyard Brook
Financial Town
Committee On Highways
Amos S Gorham
Salvatore Della Morte
But It's Worth Having A Bad Reputation Phrase
A reflective note on reputation warns that bad fame can spread quickly while building lasting goodwill requires time and steady effort. The voice underscores how actions shape perception.
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Boston Transcript
Remarkable Oil Film Measurement by Perrin
Professor Perrin renowned for atomic theory measures a film of oil on water at fifty millionths of an inch thick. The finding highlights precision in surface science and molecular scale observation by a leading French authority.
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Perrin
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