Clambake and Field Day Delight Kearney Post 6 Legionnaires
More than one hundred Legion members and friends enjoyed the third annual event at Thayer's Farm Metacom Avenue. A Newport Bristol ball game concluded 3 1 in favor of Bristol with Dr John R Bernardo hitting a home run.
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Augustine B. Nerone
John Borges
Charles Werner
Fred Sevigny
Sab. Massa
Charles Romano
George Solomonese
Eber Hill
William LePage
Legionaires
Kearney
Littl Compton
Legion and Auxiliary
Auxiliary
Little Compton
James T Piercf
China Well Watered by Four Great Rivers
The article notes China’s abundant water resources with four major rivers flowing east from western mountains. These rivers drain vast alluvial plains inland to depths of up to 300 miles and reach the sea.
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China
Interchangeable Parts Idea Credited to Eli Whitney
The concept of interchangeable parts is tied to Eli Whitney, famed for the cotton gin. He proposed applying uniform components to machinery, influencing modern vehicle and tool manufacturing standards.
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Eli Whitney
el Whitney
Bristol High School Alumni Plan Reunion and Old Home Day
Bristol-Colt High School Alumni Association met to discuss a reunion of all Bristol and Bristol High graduates and a banquet on Old Home Day, September 25. Dr. W L Serbst named to form a seven member executive committee for the banquet. Judge Edward L Leahy outlined the 250th anniversary plans and reunion hopes, noting funds from an alumni ball last June totaling about 138 dollars.
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Bristol-Colt High School Alumni Association
Bristol
W. L. Serbst
Edward L. Leahy
Intellect and Nature Split in Emersonian Thought
A fragmentary reflection contrasts intellect with nature, noting water dissolving various materials and air dissolving air. It hints at the limits of intellect and the subtle changes in nature, citing constructive ideas attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Americana in Song Reflection on Modern Electric Life
A brief excerpt reflects on Americana and the magazine line about nearly everything being powered by electricity. Some people even die by it, hinting at dangers or fatal reliance on electrical modernity.
Texas acreage and world population figures
The article states Texas covers 170 178 440 acres and the world population is about 1 769 090 053. It concludes there are a little over 10 persons per acre in Texas based on these totals.
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Texas
Three Hot Weather Salads From The Pliza Hotel
Recipes for Victorine Salad and Salad Rocourt plus Harlequin Dressing are detailed with ingredient lists and steps. The text emphasizes cold preparation, precise measurements, chilling bowls and plates, and presenting salads on lettuce beds with garnishes.
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Jose We
Pliza Hotel
New York City
Ambiguous remarks spark debate over press commentary
A damaged historical clipping discusses a writer’s controversial comment about a college and a political figure. The piece notes publicized remarks lacking clear context and questions the circumstances under which they were made.
Mementoes of James Watt At South Kensington Museum
The garret workshop of James Watt, the Birmingham born inventor, is preserved at the Science Museum in South Kensington. The 1953 opening is detailed in a pamphlet, with Smiles noting dust covered minerals and chemicals, dried moist substances, and a dish with withered grapes among the shelves.
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James Watt
Birmingham
Science Museum
South Kensington
Watt
Samuel Smiles
Mathematical Dog Insight From Islington Scientist
Dr William Moodie recounts a retriever that could answer arithmetic by barking the correct number of times. The dog reportedly computed squares and sums, signaling no obvious cue from its mathematician master.
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William Moodie
Islington
England
National Council For Mental Hygiene
Doctor Moodie
Condor Remains Found Far East of Its California Range
Evidence shows the California condor once ranged far east of its current California habitat. A wing bone from Conkling cavern in New Mexico was identified as a condor by Dr. Hildegarde Howard of the Los Angeles museum. The cave yielded about 100 bird bones alongside fossils of extinct camels and ground sloths.
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California
Conkling Cavern
N. M
Dorothy’s bold mispronunciation sparks giggles at home
Four year old Dorothy struggles with English as she avoids the word handkerchief and chooses the odd term hankerfish. While guests are present she declares she will stop saying me and start saying hankerfish to sound grown up.
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Dorothy
Library access rules limit LOC books to officials and researchers
The Library of Congress restricts ordinary public borrowing. Congress members and certain researchers may request books via interlibrary loan through their public libraries. Books must be consulted on library premises, not at the borrower's home.
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Library of Congress
Country and Town Speech Reflections in Old Prose
A brief critical note contrasts rustic speech with urban talk, noting the country voice still carries weight while the young townsman favors lean slang. The piece invokes Lord Chesterfield’s view on national proverbs and cautions about colloquial fashions in conversation.
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Lord Chesterfield
Atliide
Save A Life Campaign to Inspect Rhode Island Vehicles
The Rhode Island program offers free official vehicle inspections at approved stations to curb accidents. Mechanics will check brakes lights steering horns windshield wipers mirrors and number plates with inspections ending in issued stickers for safe cars.
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Satons
Tde
Este E Res
Rhode Island
United States
Wellington
State Board of Public Roads
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