Bristol D A R Meeti ng Notes Flag Gift and Village Aid
Bristol Chapter D A R met at Mrs Daniel Childs in Warren on June 10. Officers reported finances sending Third Liberty Loan funds to Washington. Patriotic Education reported Rhode Island flag given to Reynolds School Bristol. The chapter pledged support for rebuilding the Tilley French village. Program included The Star Spangled Banner, instrumental solos, and an address Women’s Work in the War. Summer conference with William Ellery Chapter Newport on June 26.
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Bristol
D. A. R. Bristol
Daughters of the American Revolution
Daniel Child
Warren
Washington
Rhode Island
Reynolds
Tilleley
DeOlive
Miss Church
Warner
Howard K DeWolf
William Ellery
Newport
Coming Events Benefit Shows and Dances In Local Halls
June 18 minstrel show at Pas time theatre by Third Co RICA NG for company fund. June 19 whist at St Mary's Church upper area for St Joseph's Hospital Emergency Fund. June 27 bazaar and dance at G A R Hall by Edgehill Temple Pythian Sisters. June 22 dance at G A R Hall by Hope Club. July 2 dance at G A R Hall by Donovan's Jazz Band.
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Third Co
Rica'ng
St Mary’s Church
St Joseph's Hospital
Edgehill Temple
Pythian Sisters
Hope Club
Donovan
Fifth District Court Dockets and Juvenile Sentences
In Fifth District Court yesterday Judge F H Hammill presided as two assault cases against Thomas Santangelo and Giuseppe Cardillo were pled not guilty and set for a week later. Other dockets included defaulted actions against Mary Mello and J L Matteson, a trespass dispute between Pozzi and Leona, and possession decisions in Ruggiero versus Yacovelli. Juvenile court sentenced 12 year old Frank Gentile to six months at Lockanosset School for larceny from a teacher, Gentile’s second term at the State School. three boys placed on probation. The Food Administration stressed its war role prioritizing feeding our people and Allies to sustain troops.
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Fifth District Court
Thomas Santangelo
Guisepe Cardillo
F H Hammill
Amelio Panzarello
Mary Mello
Frederick L Davenport
J L Matteson
John Pozzi
Luigi Leona
Giovanni Ruggiero
Michele Yacovelli
All Watches Vary Theoretically Says A Jeweler
A jeweler notes that even the best watches drift daily, gaining and losing time. Winding twice daily at two thirds capacity helps avoid extremes. The balance wheel does not fully equalize mainspring tension, so perfection remains elusive.
Peculiarities of Sleep and Elephant Training
The text discusses extreme sleep deprivation in humans who claim weeks without sleep and notes inevitable sleep leading to death if not, and a practice of depriving newly captured elephants of sleep to render them harmless. It hints at the elephant brain being highly developed but fatigueable by new impressions, forcing dependence on sleep.
Drawing of Jurors in Providence County Court House
State of Rhode Island announces a public meeting for drawing Grand and Petit Jurors on July first 1918 at ten in the morning in the Jury Commissioner office Providence County Court House. The session will continue daily until all jurors for all counties are drawn as required by Chapter 1677 1918. Jacob A Eaton Jury Commissioner June 14 1918.
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Providence County Court House
General Assembly
Jacob A. Eaton
Providence
R. I
Urgent wheat shortage inspires barley corn and rice shortcakes
The Food Administration urges using non wheat flours to ease wartime limits. Barley corn rice and oat based shortcakes are outlined with liquid fat sugar salt baking powder and flour measures. Instructions cover mixing cutting baking and serving with fruit and whipped cream.
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Experiment Kitchen
The
Food Administration
Uncle Eben on the hot weather and simple worries
Uncle Eben jokes that he has nothing to complain about except the heat of the day. He says there are no troubles worth noting beyond the scorching weather.
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Uncle Eben
Raccoons Wash Their Food Across North America
Raccoons inhabit wooded parts of North America from southern Canada to Panama except high mountains. They have a varied diet including clams, fish, frogs, turtles, birds and eggs, poultry, nuts, fruits and green corn. When near water they wash food before eating, and their fondness for corn invites nocturnal hunting with dogs. They are intelligent and make engaging pets, with raccoon imagery present in frontier literature and coonskin caps. The spread of civilization notes their persistence in wild habitat.
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North America
Canada
Panama
Public health alarm on child illness spreads
The New York Medical Journal urges a campaign to educate parents and children about common childhood diseases. It warns parents hide illnesses to avoid quarantine and school stigma, risking spread of smallpox, diphtheria, or tonsillitis.
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New York Medical Journal
Lebas Courageous Lift of the Luxor Obelisk to Paris
In 1836 engineer Lebas risked his life under the moving Luxor obelisk as it was raised for Place de la Concorde. He stood beneath the stone to prove his calculations were sound, facing a potential disaster if a cable failed. The feat, noted by Le Cri de Paris, marked a bold act long after small mentions in Le Constitutionnel.
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Rameses III
Luxor
Paris
Place de la Concorde
Egypt
Lebas
Toulon
Nile
Seine
Hardihood
le Cri de Paris
Windows That Light and Room Expansion Through Bay Glazing
The article argues that grouped windows emit more light than scattered ones and suggests remodeling to form a bay or link two windows. It claims bay windows extend the visible vista and increase actual room light by two or three feet, improving overall brightness.
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Abe
Downtown Agriculturist Feud Over Hogs and Alfalfa
A Denver style exchange features Mordecai Morose complaining that hog shipments to Kansas City, alfalfa fads, and silo doubts ruin his finances Taxes and mortgages drain profits while pests and middlemen take the rest Progressive Farmer Broadhead counters Morose owes about six hundred dollars and urges an apology for past misfortunes in the Kansas City Star citation.
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Mordecai
Kansas City
Broadhead
Mord
Kansas City Star
The High Art of Nagging Husbands
The piece humorously compares nagging to a weapon and describes how some wives excel at it. It notes that husbands are stubborn and relax best before dinner, and that both objective and subjective tactics can entertain a nagging spouse.
Peculiar Water Lily Traits Highlight Oceanic Flowers
Slow moving waters host the water lily or water nymph. Its leaves shed water due to an oil that keeps pores clear, aiding respiration. Flowers span nearly six inches in common American species and vary white pink or yellow. Weather dictates bloom, opening mornings and closing at night in warm days. Victoria regia in South America bears leaves six to twelve feet wide and tray like rims, sturdy enough to bear two men.
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South America
Office Risk Costs and Danger Levels Across Jobs
An actuary outlines injury and death risk by occupation with premium rates per $100 of payroll. Office work shows 11 cents, newspaper work 18 cents, window cleaning 4.65, and a poet’s risk cited at 8.35, illustrating wide disparities in line of duty danger. The passage then shifts to a travelogue describing the Cotswolds in England with Roman roads, a village inn, and timeless scenery near a major city.
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State Workmen's Compensation Department
I Gvrecker
Cotswolds
England
Richard the Lion Hearted
Beware the Loaded Gun Hazard In Farm Life
A Farmers Guide warns that returning hunters who place loaded firearms in corners or on walls risk fatal accidents. The article notes many people assume a gun is unloaded, but loading and unloading takes moments and a deadly mistake can occur in an instant.
Probate Court Ends Semi Monthly Session With Appointments
Judge Edward L. Leahy presided as Wallis E Howe named administrator of Theresa B Hay estate with $800 bond. The court received and continued accounts for Estelle Mudge and Julia A T Gladding estates to July 1. Will probates included Paul Bruno and Winthrop G Thurston with bonds set. Royal Indemnity Company and Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company acted as surety and executor respectively. Appraisers named for several estates. inventories accepted for Nellie E Arnold John Stearns and others.
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Edward L. Leahy
Wallis E., Howe
Theresa B. Hay
Mary L. Howe
Marguerite DeWolf Mudge
Estelle Mudge
Lottie B. Bailey
Rachel
Winthrop G. Thurston
Frank G. Thurston
Royal Indemnity Company
Alexander D. Fraser
War Bond Drive Appeal for Home Front Support
A wartime plea urges civilians to buy necessities and War Savings Stamps to back Army and Navy efforts, stressing that service members do not expect luxuries and that home front backing is essential.
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New York
RA Ovr
Frank McCarty
Constitution Street
Bush - Metcalf
de H Wallace
Harry Cameron Bush
Ruth Alice Metcalf
Jorio - Bevilcqua
Joseph Poya
Michael Jorio
Italia Bevilcqua
Goulart
Richard
Joseph
Mary Goulart
State OF
Providence Plantations
Eben
Nagger
the Cotswolds
Ieee
Probate
Joseph Gomes
Nellie E. Arnold
John Stearns
Isaac B. Munro
Garfield Avenue
G. M. Wilbur
Union Street
Otis L. Wood
Court Street
W. Tel
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co
Boston
E. L. Watson & CO
Industrial Trust Co
R. L
G.W. Simmons
H. L.F. Colwell
Proprietal Telephone I
John C. Trudell
Second Street
BEL Telephone
J. Light and Heavy Teamin
William W. Franklin & Co
Wood St
W. Hochman
State Street
Telephone
W. C. Talbot
W. Hopkins
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