Prominent Providence Utility Leader Dies in 1920s
Obituary notes the death of a longtime Providence Gas Company president and Bristol Water Works director. He had served as treasurer of several utilities, directed the Dyeing Bleaching and Calendaring Company, and supported the Bristol Cottage Hospital project. Funeral at St. Martin's Church in Providence with burial at Swan Point Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol ‘Gas Light Company
Willimantic Gas Light Company
Bristol and Warren Water Works
Barrington Water Company
Providence Gas Company
Providence
Providence Community Chest Fund
Bristol Cottage Hospital
Manchester
St. Alban’s Lodge
Hope Chapter
John’s Commandery
Lois Burnham
Anson B. Burnham
Wika
Gushes
Rahae Town
Fa Howar
St. Martin's Church
Swan Point Cemetery
Mind and poems how the mind longs for immortal verse
A Manchester Guardian correspondent critiques the push for short poems and notes Browning rejection of endless mini poems. It contrasts Tennyson’s preference for longer works with a famed self confession about possessing a Shakspearean mind. Wordsworth is framed in a Lamb anecdote about effort and mind.
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Lascelles Abercromble
Manchester Guardian
Browning
Tennyson
Manda
Shakespeare
Wordsworth
Lamb
Language Roots Across English Speech
English derives from multiple sources with a Saxon base. About 20 percent of common words come from Latin, plus Latin ecclesiastical and technical terms. Greek roots contribute to many terms, while Saxon words form most household and poetic usage. French influence stems from William the Conqueror. Dutch Spanish and Indian words also entered the language.
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Britain
Wiliam the Conqueror
Normandy
Netherlands
Price Ticket On Trouser Triggs Humor
A London pupil calmly replies to a teacher who spots a price tag on his trousers. The boy says they might have to go back tomorrow, highlighting a whimsical misunderstanding in a classroom.
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Tommy
London
Graduation Days At Mt Carmel Church Parish Hall
From The Sunday School June 2 Twenty six pupils to receive diplomas at 3 P.M. in the Parish Hall Congrega tional street largest class graduates honors go to Misses Jennie Pagnano Josephine Codola Antonetta Poli Rose Cappucci Oreste Procopio Program includes marches essays songs and addresses by Rev Joseph Raja Ralph De Leo and Mrs Join Ruggiero A reception for graduates follows June 30 with blue and gold streamers Lanterns and music by Neumerettes listed organizers and participants.
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Congregational Street
Mt. Carmel Church
Jennie Pagnane
Josephine Codola
Antonetta Poli
Rose Cappucci
Oreste Procopio
John Ruggiero
Ralph de Leo
St. Philomena
Jennie Pagnano
O. Procopio
Ave Maria
Rose Capucci
Corpus Christi
Bridget Nastri
Dorothy Ruggiero
Mary Torillo
Jennie Andreossi
Mary Leone
Michael Ruggiero
Michael Cappu
Pleasant Time in Store Umpire Criticized as Crowds Taunt
A tense crowd hurled abuse at an umpire after a disputed call. A quiet spectator nearby claimed his time would come, revealing the umpire is a relative of his wife who invited him to dinner that evening.
Test of Will Power Without Lessons
A fragment from the San Francisco Chronicle notes that will power comes from practice. It argues you can pass a crowd without stopping to investigate and emphasizes self control over hesitation.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Resist Grumbling or It Enslaves the Mind
London Tit Bits describes the burden of grumbling, urging patience with difficult people and warning that continued muttering harms the grumbler more than others. It advises resisting grumbling to prevent its pervasive, choking grip on happiness.
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Sibu
Abd
Wwe
Pilgrim
London
Rainfall Real Event in South America Described
An English paper notes South America has regions with long droughts and surprising rain. Lima reportedly enjoyed a rare shower after seventy years, while Greytown in Nicaragua recorded up to 297 inches in a single year.
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Casaearte
South America
Central
Australia
Ernest Hamilton
Lima
Peru
Alderica
Greytown
Nicaragua
Emeralds called Spanish not from Spain sources
The term Spanish emeralds arose from Peruvian emeralds traded to Spain during the conquest era. No emerald mines exist in Spain, yet Peruvians kept fine gems as ornaments and these reached Spanish nobility, giving "Spanish emerald" its quality association.
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Spain
Peru
Caring for Plants with Seedlings in Shallow Boxes
A gardener starts seeds in shallow cigar boxes inside the home to avoid disturbing roots. She removes box sides and bottom when seedlings reach about two inches, then transplants with minimal root disturbance. As plants grow stronger they thicken and thrive.
Peachblow Peachblow Ware Noted in Chinese Pottery
The Peachblow glaze is a prized transmutation glaze range in Chinese pottery from red to delicate peachblow. Peachblow wares commanded high prices in salesrooms and museums, and are no longer produced. Originating in King-to-Chin, they are regarded as prime examples of the potter's art.
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Washington Star
Silence Viewed as New Virtue Among Professional Women
Observers note that English professional women increasingly adopt silence as a virtue, surpassing men in etiquette and refraining from self-promotion. Critics claim this creates a perceived superiority complex and a “divine right of queens” that confines women to impenetrable barriers of self-importance.
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England
Grandson Draws Lesson From Scare About His Skin
A grandmother asks the boy about his fear and skin. He thinks then explains with childlike honesty that his skin is something he grew in. The exchange shows his simple yet thoughtful view of his own growth.
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David
Chance Discoveries by Fortunate Finds Across History
The tale begins with a Carrara marble fragment found by English tourists in 1929 revealing a pink variant that spurred a profitable quarry. It continues with two women crossing the Mojave who, after a discouraging search for gold, discover asphalt beneath a Creek fire, proving far more valuable and altering fortunes for many.
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Carrara
England
Wilson
Spencer
Mojave Desert
California
Mrs. Wilson
Napoleon Sought Inspiration in Bath Tub
The article notes Napoleon Bonaparte bathed to clear his mind and plan campaigns. He used small round tubs, bathed before major battles such as Austerlitz and Waterloo, and scented baths with eau de Cologne. He reportedly stopped en route to battles to bathe three times from Paris.
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Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte
Bonaparte
Jean
Wagram
Austerlitz
Leipsi
Waterloo
Paris
Eau de Cologne
Automobile collision injures milk wagon driver
Manuel Ferreira of Sherry avenue was thrown from a milk wagon at 4 am when struck by a sport roadster driven by Lieut Commander Lucien P Green of the U S Sower ton stationed at Newport. Ferreira suffered head and leg bruises. driver uninjured. Dr Wm L Serbst treated him as State Inspector Albert O Earle and Bristol police investigated.
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Manuel Ferriera
Sherry Avenue
Lucien P Green
U. S
Sowerton
Newport
Ferreira
Wm IL. Serbst
Albert O Earle
Bristol
Birth of daughter to Mr and Mrs James Riley
June 21 at the Lying-in Hospital in Providence a daughter was born to Mr James Riley and wife Mrs Riley in what appears to be a local birth notice.
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Riley
Providence
James Riley
Solomon and Proverbs Sparked Matchmaking Debate
In a discussion cited by the Kansas City Times, William Jennings Bryan weighed Solomon’s proverb on finding a wife against Paul's view that marriage has its own merits. Mrs. Bryan recalled the interview as the youth sought guidance, but the exchange concluded with a satisfactory arrangement.
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William Jennings Bryan
John Baird
Ebonk
Paul
Marrieth
Mrs. Bryan
Small amount of sugar enhances savory dishes
A small amount of sugar acts like salt and pepper to mellow harsh flavors. In meat sauces and gravies it speeds the development of savor and binds tastes into harmony while improving color.
Eagle the undisputed king of feathered creatures
The eagle has long been revered as the king of birds across civilizations from ancient myth to modern nations. Since 1782 it has graced official flags and symbols in states such as Illinois and Michigan, U.S. military insignia, and national coins, symbolizing power and sovereignty.
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Jove
France
Prussia
Italy
Mexico
America
Illinois
Iowa
Kentucky
Michigani
York
North Dakota
Oregon
Utah
United States
Army and Navy
Nature Magazine
First Class Car in Dilapidated Branch Line Train
A lone traveler waits at a branch line station for the single daily train. The engine and two shabby coaches arrive and the passenger selects the cleaner car. An aged conductor inspects his ticket and declares extra fare claiming a first class car as a window at the far end opens.
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Weekly
Scotsman
The Musical Director Rejects Self-Advertised Songster
A theater invited applicants to present songs before the manager and musical director. Mr Bibbs offered a ditty he composed, but the director covered his ears and replied that he is a musical director not a magistrate, dismissing the act.
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Bibbs
Toronto Globe
Donkey Blame at Montreal Family Herald Scene
A tense exchange unfolds as Mrs M T henny rebukes Macalister M T henny calling him a donkey. He reels back in shock while she remains scornful and confident in her claim. The confrontation ends with her sharp rebuke and his bewildered denial.
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Mr. M'Thenny
Macalister M'Thenny
Montreal Family Herald
No Man Stands Alone Inspires Cooperation
Quote from James J. Davis in Moose Magazine emphasizes human reliance on friendship and collaboration. It argues no one is truly self-made and that every person benefits from others. The reflection extols shared effort as essential to progress and life.
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James J. Davis
Moose Magazine
Ungrowing Baby Stirs SevenYearOld’s Alarm
Biddy, seven, mishears her mother weighing a newborn sister. The mother says the baby weighed eleven pounds, but Biddy thinks seven pounds and laments that the baby is ungrowing.
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Biddy
Ball Game Without Bats Tluchiii
The ancient Mexican ball game Tluchiii required great skill as players struck the ball with shoulders or hips, not hands, to keep it in play.
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Mexico
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Theresa Emily Marino
Mary di Cianm
Alice Mary Marasca
Katherine Camera
Josephine Mary Codola
Jenevieve
Ann Pagnano
Mars Louise DeFelice StGitledge Teeter Radiarte Moo
Salvatore Giglio
Joseph Parella
Dominic Pasquerelli
Mello’s Market
Hope St
Mount Hope
Autocrat Uneeda
Eek Yee
Charles Howard
Taher Avenue
Solomon
Kansas City Times
N. J. & H. W. Vermette
American
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
New York
North Carolina
Virginia
Alabama
By Jane Rogers
Eagle
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Swift
Hormel
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Canada
Philadelphia
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