Strawberry Festival and Socials Planned Across Churches
June 16 straw berry festival at First Baptist Church vestry hosted by Mite Secrets. June 24 Weight and Measure Social at State Street Methodist vestry by Epworth League. June 27 Rebecca’s Triumph play at Pastime Theatre presented by Church of Our Lady of Mt Carmel Altar Society.
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First Baptist Church
The
Mite Secrets
State Street Methodist Church
Epworth League
Rebeccas
Altar Society
Church of Our Lady of Mt Carmel
Taft School Club Holds Talk on Home Economics
Mrs Abbie M Russell federal state home demonstrator spoke to the Taft School club on home economics at the Taft schoolhouse Hope street. President Mrs Samuel C Wardwell led the meeting and reports were read. The group voted to discontinue regular monthly meetings until fall. Miss Sarah D Bosworth sang two solos and refreshments were served by hospitality committee members.
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Abbie M. Russell
Taft School Club
Taft
Hope Street
Samuel C. Wardwell
Sarah D. Bosworth
Speaks
Earle Mathewson
LeRoy D. Bell
Bessie Wilbur
Defiance Hose Company Joins July Fourth Parade Plans
The Defiance Hose Company voted at an adjourned meeting to participate in the Fourth of July parade on July 5. Rounds Alder and Connors Jr were elected to procure uniforms. A get-together is planned for Friday July 2 to celebrate the new fire truck arriving July 1. Invitations were sent to the Town Council and Board of Fire Engineers. The arrangements committee includes Wardwell Manchester and Manchester.
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Defiance Hose
Hiram A. Rounds
Albert Alder
James Connors, Jr
Board of Fire Engineers
Rosden M Wardwell
Arthur H
William H Manchester
Genius Not Overcome by Distasteful Toil
Honore Willsie Morrow recalls Bronson Alcott choosing clock factory work over Cheshire duties. He kept a borrowed book as solace, resisting early schooling and lingering in factory toil for nearly two years while his mother watched with worry and faith.
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Cheshire
Tomoorrow
Bronson Alcott
Alcott
Louis
Wmlry Alcott
Honore Willsie Morrow
McCall's
Bronson
Demand for Baskets In Addition To All The Millions
The United States uses about 16,000,000 baskets imported from other countries each year in addition to those produced domestically. This figure highlights strong demand and reliance on foreign sources for baskets across the country.
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United States
Weight as a Determinant in Draft Horses
The article argues weight governs a draft horse’s pulling power, supported by dynamometer tests. It notes two key facts: a pair’s tractive pull cannot exceed their combined weight, and a horse can pull about nine tenths of its own weight. Breeding for weight is presented as essential, not fanciful.
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America
Bill Collector's Daily Dun Method Pays Off
A Union City manufacturer nicknamed Bob explains his success in Colon City by sending a daily dun for a month. Each morning his office girl mailed a demand note, and after a month he sent a final registered letter urging payment. The next day the debtor settled the bill in full.
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Union City
Bob
Colon City
Indianapolis News
Bristol Townsmen Aim to Break Newport Jinx in Sunday Tilt
Bristol and Newport teams meet Sunday at Jamies Park as the Townies seek to reverse a seasonlong curse against Billy Bull's Newporters. A large crowd is expected with both sides evenly matched and Crompton a possible hurdle.
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Bristol
Newport
Newport Town
Billy Bull
Newporters
Jamies Park
Crompton
Obituary Notices for Mascina and Ciociola
Andrea Mascina aged 46 of this town died at Wallum Lake on June 9. Raffaele Ciociola formerly of this town died in Springfield on June 7. Burial arrangements and services pending.
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Mascina
Wallum Lake
Andrea Mascina
Ciociola
Springfield
Raffaele Ciiociola
Hardest Known Wood Lignum-vitae from the West Indies
The wood called lignum vitae is described as the hardest nature produces due to interwoven fibers like a tire weave. Sap cells fill with heavy resin after cutting, weighing about eighty pounds per cubic foot, making it over one third heavier than water. It resists splitting and is used for carpenter mallets and tool handles.
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West Indies
Americas
Sugar Crops of Hawaii Aims for Higher Yields on Planations
The article notes Hawaii sugar yields improving with intensive cultivation and scientific methods. It cites Ewa plantation as a record holder with 18 tons per acre on 126 acres, compares Cuban yields at two to three tons, and discusses plans to intensify farming on smaller areas to boost per acre output and prosperity.
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Hawaii
Wegener Hypothesis On Continental Drift
The Wegener idea proposes drifting continents as outlined by Prof Alfred Wegener in The Origin of Continents and Oceans. Tests using radio are planned for the winter of 1926 1927 following recent scientific conferences.
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Wegener
Alfred Wegener
Austria
History of the Handkerchiefs Early Form and Evolution
The article traces handkerchief origins from a simple wiping cloth to a coverchief used by women as part of their headdress. It notes sixteenth century usage, linguistic shifts from kerehtef to handkerchief, and the evolution of the term through various forms and translations into modern pockets and uses.
Understanding Meat Digestion and Fiber Binding
Meat consists of muscle connective tissue and fat. Muscle fibers hold together by connective tissue and fat increases indigestibility. Pork fibers bound more closely than beef, making pork harder to digest for digestive juices to penetrate.
Closing In On a Streetcar Seat Romance
A hesitant couple shares a crowded streetcar ride The man notes closeness as the woman presses near Yet she appears restless and distraught creating an uneasy mood amid the packed car with the Red Cat visible outside.
Nighttime car lights fail in town police encounter
A driver’s car lights went out at night amid a town blackout caused by an electrical issue. A policeman, noting the dark lamps, asked for the driver’s name and address. The driver replied with a flustered routine, saying the lights were out everywhere in town.
Testing Gold By Nitric Acid Touch Test
The basic method uses a glass stopper wetted with nitric acid to touch the metal. Pure gold remains unmoved while base alloys gain a blue color from copper nitrate. The text suggests consulting a jeweler for confirmation of purity.
Famous in History the Fair Geraldine Lied Fitzgerald
The passage identifies the Fair Geraldine as Lady Elizabeth Fitzgerald, daughter of the ninth earl of Kildare and wife of the earl of Lincoln, a figure frequently referenced by English writers of the Sixteenth century.
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Geraldine
Elizabeth Fitzgerald
Pious Philosopher Quote Sparks Vivid Imagery
An Atlanta Constitution line calls for dramatic action to drive out trouble, using a metaphor of dynamite to blow the stump and the devil from the settlement. It reflects a provocative, quotable stance attributed to a pious philosopher voice.
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Atlanta Constitution
London’s Charm and the Rise of Unplanned Urban Form
A fragmented passage reflects on London’s historic charm amid unplanned street growth before modern planning. It notes late 19th and early 20th century shifts, the impact of new transportation and industrial changes on street squares, sites, and architectural styles shaping urban character.
Unfortunate Genius of the Early Nineteenth Century
The account profiles Touse Brachman born in Rochlitz to German ancestry, a friend of Schiller and Novalis, and a writer whose brilliance was shadowed by temperament. After failed loves and a 1822 heartbreak, she sank into despair and died by suicide in the Saale River.
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Touse Brachman
Rochlitz
Schiller
Novalis
Aines
Sulkejde
Saale
Poison for Pigs Cocklebur causes hog deaths in Purdue experiments
A Purdue University experiment in hog pens shows the weed cocklebur is poisonous only in its youngest stage when two seed leaves are present. As true leaves develop the toxic properties diminish, yet the plant has been linked to the death of numerous farm animals.
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Purdue University
Humble Origins of the Pneumatic Tire
A historical note traces the pneumatic tire from a rubber hose tied around a wheelbarrow to its adoption on carriages and mammoth motor coaches. The idea emerged from simple everyday observations, illustrating how humble beginnings spurred a major invention.
Missed Many Good Things In Longland History
Fragment notes that Neather corn potatoes squash car rots cabbage and turnips were unknown in Longland until after the start of the sixteenth century. The brief hints at agricultural change and a historical timeline.
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Longland
Health bulletin notes disturbances tied to fatigue and air
The United States Public Health Service reports that different atmospheric and physical disturbances are chiefly due to fatigue. It says most colds occur during months with little outdoor exercise and air exposure.
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United States Publics Health Service
Guardian Appointment Notice in Bristol Court
The Probate Court of Bristol County appoints a guardian for Jordan Car vare Manuel Corennanan au Bisira Carvalho na rigtol. Bond is given, and those with claims must file in the Clerk's office within six months from the first ad date. Henriqueta Cary Aur guardian, Versnine Street, Bristol, R I. John Church, Clerk.
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Bristol
Jordan Carvare
Manuel Corennanan Au Bisira
Carvalho Na Rigtol
Lse
Henriqueta Cary Auruardian
R. I. John
Administration Notice Estate of Alexander Davidson
Probate court in Bristol admits will and appoints executor bonds filed. Creditors must present claims to the clerk starting June 11, 1926, per law.
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Alexander Davidson
Bristol
Estate notices from Bristol probate court issues
The Bristol Probate Court notices the appeal and qualification of administratrix Henríqueta Carvalho for Manuel Carvalho estate and calls creditors to present claims by June 11, 1928. It also notes the probate filing for Antonio Fessolano's will with notice to be published in the Bristol Phoenix for fourteen days starting June 1928.
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Manuel Carvalho
Bristol
Don
Henriqueta Carvalho
Woodbine Street
Antonio Pessolano
Antonio Fessolano
Bristol Phoenix
John W Church
Robate
James Riley
Susan M Sheple
Bristol Phenix
Probate Court
Lewis B. Field
Lewis Field
Bristol Phanix
James F Lavander Petithon
Katherine
Lavander
James FC Lavander
Kingthia Court
James F Lavander
John Wooc Horch
Josephine Hodges
Fannie Kk Smith
Attleboro
Mass
Josephine
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State Street
Wood Street
the Fraudence Market, Inc
Richmond Point
R. I
Defiance Hose Company
Harold J.cross
James H. Hurley
F. Tudor Terves
Ethbrary
Atutiques
Ebaire
Tien
Lowbey
Arnichatira
Omiattresnes
Armel Mer
Abet
FLINT
Ving Tle
Ristor
Fenr
Khlitehen
Mets
G. L
H. J. Gross Heal Fetate and Insurance
Westminster Street
Providence, H
Dr. Scholl
Foot Health Shoe Store
State and
Wood Streets
C. J. Sartini
Mickie
London
Phlinn
Ares
Tae
Isabella Davidson
Niagara Falls
Piggly Wiggly Store
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