Bristol Public Playground Associa tion debates funds and plans
The Bristol Public Playground Association met at LeBaron C. Colts home to discuss erecting durable playground apparatus on the Commons. H W Remington showed galvanized steel fixtures costing 175 with annual maintenance estimated at 175. To start this season 650 is needed. Officers plan personal solicitations. contributors at least one dollar receive a year membership. The piece cites Chicago’s playground success and quotes Judge Ben B Lindsey on crime prevention via recreation.
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Bristol Public Playground Association
LeBaron C. Colt
H. W. Remington
Bristol
Brigph
Association
Chicago
Ben B. Lindsey
Lindsey
Colorado
Denver
Thomas Carlyle
Public Playground Needed for Wholesome Youth in Bristol
An editorial advocates providing a town playground to offer wholesome, supervised play for children. It argues against denying social mixing and warns against relying on vacant lots or old farming life as sufficient. Citizens are urged to contribute to playground apparatus through George H. Peck or Phoenix office.
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Bristol
Association
George H. Peck
Phoenix
Benefit of Play Ground at Bristol Opera House
Manager Demara of the Bristol Opera House offers half the proceeds from a next Wednesday night entertainment to the Bristol Public Playground Association. Tickets cost 10 cents with no hall charge, and a representative will handle the money. Fred Bates will perform moving pictures and songs, encouraging larger donations for a complete playground outfit for town children.
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Demara
Bristol Opera House
Opera House
Bristol Public Playground Association
Fred Bates
Bristol
Playground Association
Omnion
Fourth of July Fund and the Smithical Origin Tale
A playful exchange cites the Fourth of July Fund and traces a joke about the name Smith to a made up origin. Howe asserts Mrs. Bisque as a bridge engineer, joking about engineering bridge parties and witty wordplay.
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Howe
Bristol Phoenix
J. E. Fletcher
Yredario Hayes Ezra Dixon
F. H. Hammill
A Friend
Charles Brigham
Herreshott Mig
William G. Low
Mrs. W. L. McKee
J. B. Mills
QO. L. Bosworth
W. F. Williams
M. D
Edward D. Pearce
Staples Coal Co
J. Winthrop DeWolf
B. Thomas Potter
Dr. H. M. Howe
Edward J. Prest
Samuel Norris
Philo V. Cady
Mail Office Hours and Post Arrivals
Postal hours and mail arrivals listed with times in morning and evening sessions. Includes multiple mail arrival times such as 7.00 am 1000 and 7.15 pm, plus closing times at 7.40 am and 7.15 pm. Sunday schedule notes mail distribution at side door cornered racks from 9.80 to 10.80 am.
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South Door
Express matter schedule for Bristol by Adams Express
The outward departures are at 7 50 and 11 20 p m and 8 20 and 5 20 p m. Inward arrivals occur at 8 00 and 12 00 a m and 2 00 and 6 80 p m.
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Bristol
Adams Express
High tides in Bristol with daily tide times and ranges
Tide data lists Bristol high tide times for June 25 to 28 with corresponding amplitudes. Newport and Providence tides are noted as 14 and 11 minutes offset from Bristol, with mean ranges given for each location.
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Newport
Bristol
Providence
Irving Smith Offers Velvet Ice Cream This Week
Local ads list Irving Smith selling Velvet Ice Cream in flavors chocolate vanilla strawberry pineapple coffee peach lemon orange. Also notes SMITH'S stock of fruits and a strawberry festival hosted by St Charles Branch 681 I C B A with performances by Miss Louisa Doyle and Mr Faunce Providence, plus local notices on lodge activities and highway macadam work.
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Irving Smith
Burnside Lodge
K. of P
Edward W. S Brunsen
Hartford
Joseph E. Doran
Franklin Street
Masons
Stone Bridge
Perseverance Lodge
Appenang
Swartz Lodge
Providence
United Brothers Lodge
St. Charles Branch
G. A. R. Hall
Louisa Doyle
Mr. Faunce
Fred Bates
Bristol Opera House
Clhristie
Union Orchestra
Weual
Patrick Coyne
William HeOlair
Philip Morris
Rose Fay
Margaret Dwyer
Margaret McCarty
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised as effective remedy
An advertisement claims catarrh is a constitutional disease requiring internal remedies not local applications. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo, a regular prescription valued by physicians, with testimonials available and price 75 cents. It also markets Hall's Family Fills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Local notices and visits from the Herreshoff circle
Town social matches and visits fill the week with the Herreshoff family in town. Notables include Miss Abbie D. Manro at Laing Industrial School and Miss Ethél Griswold Colt as guests of Col Samuel Pomeroy Colt for the Fourth of July. Racing schooner Westward wins Kiel race. Capt E M Perlhamia and Providence railroad officials inspect Beach Terrace flag station.
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Sanday
John’Herreshof
Hay Meres
Griswold Colt
Ethél
Barrymore
Col
Samuel Pomeroy Colt
James
B. Herreshoff, Jr
New York
Lewis Herreshoff
Hope Street
Mite Society
First Baptist Church
Daniel H. Kenney
Detroit
Mich
J. Halsey ‘DeWolf
Providence
Union Street
Alterio Federico
Josephine F. McKenna
Frank McKenna
Frederick B. Brownell
Terrence McUarty
Wood Street
John J. Devlin
Nayatt
New Haven Railroad
Maple Avenue
Barriington
Judge O. L. Bosworth
State Roads Commission
Achille R. Maturi
Catherine Street
Vincenzo Petrucci
Red E. Suzman
Boston
Carp Suzman
Suzmap
Charles Fletcher
Misa Plumb
Farmington, Conn
Harriet Fletcher
Plumb
Misa Fletcher
Farmington
Walter Kerr
Franklin Street
Henry Brown
Luter Brown
German Clothing CO
Elongined
A. J. Droega
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Walter E. Dodge
Beach Terrace
Base Ball Notes Preview St Mary's vs Johnston A C
St Marys prepares for a strong challenger Johnston A C of Providence with infield boost from Demara. Inter City and Amateur League veterans Keenan Petching Kehoe R Gilson Rogers Leahy join, with Mowry Heffernan on battery for Johnston A C and Howland Le maire for St Marys aided by umpire Trainor.
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St. Mary’s
Johnston A. C
Providence
Keenan
Petching
Kehoe
R. Gilson
Rogers
Leahy
Mowry
Heffernan
St. Mary's
Demara
Howland
Lemaire
Trainor
Locomotive Lane Baseball Game Postponed by Storm
Angler 27 es of angler are TM ill ican. Locomotive Lane by stream was to have ene hero ene Saturday but wass prevented by storm jas. They will be here with the same lineup as last Saturday and expect to get the long wad of the bargain. Bristol's new wrrler will be on hand and fans will have a chance to get a slide on him and see what offerings he has up his sleeve. Everybody who is inclined toward baseball should come up and boy a ticket pagren tt Ot he has not the time. Your support is what helps to run these games.
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Jarter
Bristol
Wrrler
Pagren
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Valerie Dupuis
H. W. Cook, Co
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Joseph
Usher Street
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Fourth of July Fund
Smith
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Exchange Place
Providence, R. 1
Black Suede
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Russia
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Herreshoft
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E. M. Perhamia
Augustus
Merton A. Obheesman
Hopeworth Sanitarium
A. G. Stanwood
Belevdere
Colt Memorial High School
Hopeworth
Albert S. Chesebrough
Roy Rainey
Cassandra
Kana
Sidney
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F. B. Brownell
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Barrington
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White, Gordon Co., Publishers
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Bertha
Wyatt
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Ava
Norman Hawkett” Dramatic Company
Tome
Celt Memorial High School
Fred Garvin
George Sisson, Jr
Omy
Rhode Island State College
S Karma
Sumner
Kingston
Slate College
L&t
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Wardwell Lumber CO
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Church Street Cor
Milk Street
Hope and
Walley
Telephone
Walley Street
J .H
Edward
Munro Embalmer & Funeral
St. Woonsocket
N. Main St
Woonsocket
Kmas
Benefit Street
European Jewelry & Toy Store
Hope Cee
G. A. R- Hall
L. F. Comen
Bristol BI
Sabine
Eaton School
Nes
Gifica
Philip Brady
Harry H. Shepard
Gustine Schoo Howes
Corarnsivuse
C. W. Wall
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Plaza Realty CO
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Industrial Trust Co
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Blair Decorating Co
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