Bristol Yacht Club Regatta Opens Season With Close Races
Twenty six boats started in the Bristol Yacht Club regatta Saturday with notable finishes. Little Rhody edged Priscilla by one minute 26 seconds in the 380 foot sloops. Ina beat Nobska in the 25 foot cat boat class after Nobska’s gaff broke. J H Wall in Toot led until finishing by mistake on the wrong course. Followed by several vessels not entered, including Coronet is owned by ex-commodore Fletcher and Senator Aldrich’s Lady Mary. Regatta committee included Edward H Tingley, Wallis E Howe, and Walter S Almy.
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Bristol Yacht Club
Little Rhody
Priscilla
Nobska
Ina
J. H. Wall
Joseph E. Fletcher
Eugenia
H. T Sloane
Nelson W Aldrich
Nock
East Greenwich
Regatta Committee
Edward H Tingley
Wallis E. Howe
Walter S. Almy
Rare morning service with Dr John Butler in Mexico mission work
A Sunday program features Dr John Butler in charge of Mexico missions at morning service followed by an evening Naval Reserves and veteran Artillery tribute. Epworth League delegates travel from Newport and Miss Luther speaks on Junior Work. F.G. Blaisell serves as delegate at large amid high praise for the church’s Sunday program.
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John Butler
Mexico
Train of Artillery
Veteran Artillery Association
Epworth League
Newport
Luther
F.G. Blaisell
Two Women in Different States Share Sudden Correspondence
In 1889 a Northern wife and Emma in Natchez Mississippi independently decide to write to an old friend. Both letters arrive the same day, showing they were thinking of each other in nearly identical words. The coincidence links Mrs I K in central Illinois and Emma of Natchez across a long distance.
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Emma
Natchez
Ikk
Mrs I
Ieould
South
Illinois
Page of School Pageant Names and Roles
Cast and roles listed for a school pageant or recital with participants, characters, recitations, songs, and accompanying personnel including Evelyn Carter and Elizabeth Williston as lead performers and officers such as Louis Roberts and Basil Perry as ushers and accompanists.
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Evelyn May Carter
Louis Roberts
Annie Dimond
Eliza Howe
Elizabeth Williston
Hannah Kinder
Harleigh Tingley
Mildred Gorham
Fred Morton Dixon
Knave of Hearts
John Howard Paull
Madeline Smith
Page
Earle K. Dunbar
Albert H. Flint
Cherry Cheeks
Dorothy Minsher
June Bells
Jemima
lLena
Lena
Eleanor Finch
Bo-Peep
Mother Hubbard
Lena Crookford
Jack Horner
George Howe
Ralph Kinder
Basil H. Perry
Harry
George Locke Howe
Cinderella
Elizabeth A Williston
Mary L. Dimond
Eldora E. Card
Little Red Riding Hood
Hannah G. Kinder
E. Finch
F. Dixon
Rogers
Farrally
Bibles Rarely Stolen, Says Detective in Chicago Tale
A Chicago detective notes Bibles are rarely stolen, not from value but depravity. In a past case a thief took jewels but left a Bible bound in white chicken skin with pearls, later reforming after the robbed dealer intervened. The inspector cites another Bible theft where the book was returned.
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Chicago Tribune
Bible Translation Labor Across Languages in History
The London Chronicle notes that Bible printing spans about forty languages early in the century and around four hundred today, requiring sixty type sets. It highlights the immense effort to translate into unfamiliar tongues, including learning unwritten languages and adapting metaphors for understanding, citing Henry Nott’s twenty years to master Tahitian and another twenty to translate the Bible.
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Henry Nott
Tahiti
London Chronicle
Popularity of Restaurant Dining in London History
The note cites increasing dining out demand with a historical example from London. It mentions about fifty people dining in London hotels and restaurants every night a quarter century ago, reflecting how dining out fed growth in popularity. The quotation attributes the idea to London Fruth.
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London
Little Girl and Veteran Dialog About Bg in Heaven
A brief humorous exchange features a little girl asking about her veteran father's possessions. The veteran replies with a blush and denial, noting his other item is in heaven.
Seeing Distances From Mountain Peaks
The article explains how far a Wan can see from high peaks, noting that at 26 668 feet elevation about 200 miles becomes visible in clear conditions. It gives observers at 6 667 feet above sea level reaching 100 miles, and presents a formula linking visibility to height, with atmospheric refraction reducing the distance by roughly one fourteenth to one tenth.
Lovemaking Etiquette in Borneo Customs
A historical note describes Borneo mating ritual behavior where a suitor aids a girl during her hard day, waits for night, then secretly visits her home. If parents approve, they stay silent. If the girl accepts, she takes betel and sweets from him and he leaves without speaking.
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Borneo
A Literary Curiosity of a Palindromic Sentence
A curious line reads the same words backward and forward. Each word’s letters align to form successive words when read by columns, and the sentence’s word count matches its letter count.
Confession of Love and Warning from an Old Gentleman
A dramatic exchange shows a repentant suitor begging forgiveness for causing pain, expressing sincere affection for a woman and hoping for punishment if he ever hurts her. The Old Gentleman responds with a warm warning, noting the suitor does not know her.
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Mr. Hardnut
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PTA
Dillon & Douglass
New Haven
Hartford
Conn
Seaconnet Steamboat Co
Providence
Bristol
Seaconnet
Mann
A . Jasmin
R. J. Druc CO
Hope Street
Pawtucket Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Main Street
Pawtucket
R. I
George A
Mumfore
Admound & Mason
Benjamin F Smith
George W Newall
Frederic A A Mann
Edran
Perkin James L Jenks
Philo
Thayer J
Milton Payne
KW Faston
Ae Vaianae P Motel
Isaac Shove
Poskinnfr, Jr
Hope Street Telephone
Bristol Yacht Club Regatta
el Cor
Charles F Brownell
Wilkinson
Mills
Jo H. Wall
W . Wethernlloe
Neon
G_ Herreshoft
Regina
F Olsen
Cor Naine
F Tillinghast
Wood
Ethelka
A M Reid
Ihe
Sheadlin Hill
Willoughby
Micaboo
Tillinghast
Eagiet
Miss Grosvenor
Oriana
F Pardee
Hayka
Fred Harris
Tigress
Harasso
Arnold
Brooks
Caroline
Charles M Me
Vother
Charles O Black Tae
State Street
Amfy Eignature
Price
Dr. Price
Grogers
Price Cereal Food Company
Chicago
Y. J. Connery
Miss Bache
G. A. R. Hall
Eldora Card
Maid
Reginald Dimond
Mary Dimond
School Doett
Albert Flint
Basil Perry
Roses
Bible Translation
U.S. Dental Association
Westminster Street
R. J
Barton and
Joseph L. Buffum
Contractor & Builder
Hope ST
Kaneloth
D'Wolf Inn Orchestra
Randall & Randall, Proprietors
ColLege Street
Smith
Fasterbrook's Block
G. M. Wilbur
Mrs. Williams
Ghiropodist
Omc Sno
Adnan
the Waldron-Brownell CO
Bradford Street
Lunt, Moss & CO
Eddy Street
Providence, R. I
Rhode Island
Aermotor Co
Dr. ,Peery
Roman Eye
A. J. Jasmin
R. J. Drug CO
DR. Mowr
Franklin
Cor
Washington
Union
Table Board
Consolidated Train
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