Praise for public health officer Magee at town council
The letter lauds Mae Magee as a fearless health officer and milk inspector who defies insults and threats while serving the district. It notes his actions improve public health by 80 percent and argues his $250 yearly pay is inadequate. The writer urges a salary increase and a rising vote of thanks from the town council for Magee’s efficient service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Ofacer
Antihis
Naisanigessan
Magee
Parker Mills to Shut Down Indefinitely Pressed by Strike
Parker Mills shut down indefinitely following a Wednesday meeting. All employees will be paid in full on Saturday. Stock in process being sold off and looms stripped of cloth. Cloth sent to Fall River for inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
iParker
Tad
Fall River
Entertaining idea won’t get you far says Boston Transcript
The Boston Transcript argues that mere amusement fails to advance success urging readers to commit to disciplined effort. It cautions that clever notions without steady work yield little progress and emphasizes practical steps over idle entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston’ Transcript
Probate Court To Appoint Guardian For Jennie Card
Petitioners Harriet Edson and Mary A Brown request guardian for Jennie Card of Bristol. Court sets April 4 1921 10 30 AM for hearing at Bristol Probate Court and orders 14 day publication in Bristol Phenix with citation as required.
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Bristol
Jennie Card
Harriet Edson
Mary A. Brown
Riverside
Rhode Island
Philip Brady
Bristol Phenix
To. W. Church
Honor Roll for Five Weeks Ending March 4 1921
The honor list recognizes students achieving 90 percent or higher in all required subjects for the five weeks ending March 4 1921. Names include Anna Brelsford Raymond Card Norma Mathewson Doris Bullock Dana Esenberg Katherine Bullock Theresa Peters Virginia August Luciano Caperre Israel Makowsky Ralph Petrucci Emily Sanford Helen Sylvester Doris Dunbar Mary Fanis Elsie Gray Margaret Matheson Angelina Morra Louise Murphy Annie Andrade James Ruggiero George Sparks Lillian Allen Arleen Holm Rene Dagenais Annie Fay Frances Hill Kath leen Hodgdon Marion Paull William Rinaldi Eliza Usher Anna Brown Madelene Holt Charlotte LeClair Kathleen McDonough Ruth Suzman Joseph Walsh Carmine Bruno Carmine Massano Margaret McCallum Doris Orgel man Nancy Sodini Mary Ezikorich Mary Matheson Catherine Miles Catherine Pierce Sidney Makowsky Geraldine Marino Dilys Wall
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Brelsford
Raymond Card
Norma Mathewson
Doris Bullock
Dana Esenberg
Katherine Bullock
Theresa Peters
Gladys _Brelsford
Antonio Proto
Virginia August
Luciano Caperre
Israel Makowsky
Ralph Petrucci
Emily Sanford
Helen Sylvester
Doris Dunbar
Mary Fanis
Elsie Gray
Margaret Matheson
Angelina Morra
Louise Murphy
Annie Andrade
James Ruggiero
George Sparks
Lillian Allen
Arleen Holm
Rene Dagenais
Annie Fay
Frances Hill
Kathleen Hodgdon
Marion Paull
William Rinaldi
Eliza Usher
Anna Brown
Madelene Holt
Charlotte LeClair
Kathleen McDonough
Ruth Suzman
Joseph Walsh
Carmine Bruno
Carmine Massano
Margaret McCallum
Doris Orgelman
Nancy Sodini
Mary Ezikorich
Mary Matheson
Catherine Miles
Catherine Pierce
Sidney Makowsky
Geraldine Marino
Dilys Wall
American Legion Bowling match ends with Kearney post win
In Warren last evening the Kearney Post defeated Warren Post by two strings. Bottomley led with a three string total of 370. Remarkable scores were rolled by members of both teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kearney Post
Warren Post
Warren
Bottomley
Support of Public Schools Costs and Increases
The School Committee presents detailed costs and estimates for the coming year showing the required increase to fund the public schools. It outlines how the additional funds will be allocated to carry on educational operations and specific purposes to be devoted.
State Street M. E. Church Sunday Services Schedule
Sunday morning at 10 30 Rev G E Edgett will speak on The Method of the Master One by One. Bible study at 12 Epworth League at 6 30 subject Thy Kingdom Come leader Miss Emily Pollock. Praise service and sermon at 7 30 subject The Golden Calf.
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G. E. Edgett
Epworth League
Emily C Pollock
Appointed ship and homeopathist Detwiler noted
The Chicago Journal recalls the life of Doctor Detwiler a homeopath who aided many during a dysentery epidemic of 1828 in Pennsylvania. He studied under Hahnemann in Paris and formed notable ties with physicians and scientists, gifting natural history specimens to colleges before dying at ninety two.
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Higet
Tesla Boni
Lehigh Vallogendee
Chicago Journal
Hill 60 Sold for Hotel Site in British Press
The Hill 60 battleground, famed for Loos and later battles, was bought by a brewer. The London Times notes a hotel may rise on the site, transforming a memory of heroic bloodshed into a commercial monument. The hill, blasted long ago, remains a symbol in British history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
Loos
Pueblo Type Cottages Are Cement in Los Angeles Area
Pueblo style cottages rise in Monrovia California built entirely of cement with Magnesite doors and concrete roofs. Walls five inches thick enclose waterproofed spaces while cement floors gain a Spanish leather look. Fireproof, easy to clean, they rely on minimal woodwork and feature enclosed courts for outdoor privacy.
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Monrovia
Cal
Popular Mechanics
Making Pictures Popular by a Brooklyn YWCA Library
A circulating picture library opened by the YWCA in Brooklyn New York loans good reproductions of notable works for two weeks or a month. Each picture includes a brief artist bio, painting significance, and art school period data to familiarize subscribers with master works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
N. Y
Krupps plan Bilboa branch to rival American farm gear makers
Spain, a major iron ore hub shipping to Europe and the United States, has large ore and steel works but low finished product output. A Krupp project aims to open a Bilboa plant to manufacture agricultural machinery and push American firms from the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
United States
Krupps
Bilboa
Automobile varieties by state in U S car output
The text lists 157 passenger car varieties produced in the United States with Michigan leading at 32 varieties. Indiana has 23, Ohio 22, New York 15, and both Pennsylvania and Illinois 10 each. It notes 122 auto manufacturing firms exist outside Michigan.
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United States
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
New York
Pennsylvania
Mlinois
Bristol's March Events and Dances Schedule
A fragmented listing of upcoming events includes dances and benefits in March and April. Highlights note a Passions Play at Pastime Theatre for St Elizabeth's Church, a whist by Conseil Lafayette, a Revue by Kearney Post at Pastime, and dances by Bristol Chapters of D A R and the Altar Society at Mt Carmel.
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Aleriday
Bristol
Bristol Train of Artillery
Depp
St. Elizabeth’s Church
Eighth’ Battalion
U. S
R. F
Conseil .Lafayette
L. Union St. Jeune Baptiste d’Amerique
Pokanoket
Kearney Post
Chapteéd, D.A.R
Belvedere
G. A. R. Hall
Altar Society
Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Muscles of Men and Thieves in City Headlines
A New York Sun commentary notes daily evidence of male physical power surpassing ancestors. It cites a Central Park West burglary where a 400 pound safe was carried off, two thieves abandoning a till snatch at a restaurant, and warehouse reports of whisky losses weighing 350 pounds each, pondering why strength fails to translate to daily labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Park West
New York Sun
Won Telegram Spurs Bride In Law Married Day
A Brockton bride's wedding day drew unusual cheers from New York. The sister's husband sent a telegram joking that keeping the wife away would make the marriage a success, prompting mixed reactions before the message was read aloud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brockton
Brockton Enterprise
Japan North America trade up in first quarter
Japan's trade with North America in the first quarter totaled 201 million 824 thousand yen in exports and 276 million 934 thousand yen in imports, leaving a balance of 75 million 110 thousand yen. Exports rose 114 million 343 thousand yen and imports 102 million 744 thousand yen from a year earlier, with raw silk as the top export and raw cotton and iron as leading imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
North America
New Insulating Material From Australian Kelp
A kelp based insulating material is produced in Australia. The moist precipitate is pressed, hardened with formalin, and machined on a lathe. It substitutes slate and marble in use for insulation and is much cheaper than these traditional materials.
Old Superstitions and Beliefs in Spirits
A discussion notes Walter Scott on a belief that birth on Christmas or Good Friday grants sight or control over spirits. It cites Spaniards linking Philip II’s downcast looks to such visions and references Shakespeare’s lines about the cock crowing at dawn driving away spirits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Scott
Philip II
Shakespeare
Dry Land Below Sea Level and Dead Sea Basin Depth
The article notes that all continents except South America have regions of land below sea level with the lowest point in the Dead Sea basin at about 1,200 feet below the Mediterranean level. It highlights Pal estine as hosting this deepest point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Continents
South America
Palestine
Dead Sea
Mediterranean
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