Highways and School Repairs in Byfield Hayman and Burton
Repair and improvement works including wiring painting plastering at Byfield Hayman and Burton Schools and concrete walks at Hayman School. Corr memorial High School renovations and widening Warrows Road. Construction of sewer on Charles Street to Fox Hill Avenue. Home Service American Red Cross Bristol Branch funding. Total $234,866.49.
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Charles Street
E Street
Fox Hill Avenue
American Red Cross
Bristol Branch
Town Meeting Friction Over Highway Bonds and Delays
Crowds waited outside the hall for admission as the town debated highway bond issues and interest payments. The article details the process, sinking fund control, and calls for Town Council oversight over contracts and bond dating to avoid delays.
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Washington Street
Sinking Fund Commission
Some Biological Aspects of Immigration by Edwin Grant Conklin
A timely Scribner's essay argues that army mental tests reveal widespread illiteracy, suggesting nearly half the population may never develop past a 12 year old. It links low intelligence to crime and asks what future Americans, government, and institutions will look like as population pressure intensifies competition among labor and industry. The piece urges broader view of selective immigration beyond money and prosperity.
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Edwin Grant Conklin
March Scribner’s
The Bank Teller Anecdote as Heard from Homer
A town institution displayed a teller's wartime caution in cashing checks for unknown applicants. A charming woman sought funds with no papers, and a garter buckle with initials was offered as identity. The anecdote, quoted from the Wall Street Journal and cited by the Christian Advocate, satirizes public faith in banking and rhetoric.
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Fea Cs. Ture
Homer
Unmarred by Plow's Touch in Indian Plains a Grinnell Quotation
George Bird Grinnell recalls seventy years past when plains stretched under a blue sky and Indians lived beside conical lodges along river bottoms. Spruce green spring gives way to yellow summer as streams rise and fall, with cottonwoods marking paths through a vast prairie landscape.
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George Bird Grinnell
Alchemy and Medicine in the Fifteenth Century
Historical beliefs reveal that roasted mice bound to fractures could cure cannon wounds and old blood transfusions might restore youth. Stars were seen as fate determining threads, rock crystal as ancient ice, and metals allegedly transformed through time from lead to gold. A gout remedy relied on tea from petals with diet and rest driving real cures.
Mixture of Races Shapes Modern French People
Paris correspondent for the Journal of the American Medical Association notes the French population shows mostly chestnut hair at 85.10 percent and average male height of 165 cm. Blonds are 12.32 percent, with black hair 1.83 percent and red hair 0.72 percent, highlighting regional variation across Europe.
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Paris
Journal of the American Medical Association
France
Mediterranean
Spain
Europe
Best Sprinkler
The article argues rainfall provides plant nutrients via airborne carbonic acid and nitrogeneous particles. A sprinkler from a tall building could outperform ground sprinkling due to exposure to richer atmospheric elements.
Coming Events Concerts Dances and Plays Listed
March 15 old fashioned dance at Artillery Hall Bristol Train of Artillery. March 16 Passion Play at Pastime Theatre for St Elizabeth's Church. March 17 dance Naval Armory whist by Conseil Lafayette L Union St Jean Baptiste dAmerique Pokanoket Hall. March 29 30 annual Revue by Kearney Post Pastime Theatre. April 1 Bristol Chapter D A R Hotel Belvedere. April 18 Mt Carmel Daughters of Isabella Pastime Theatre. April 21 Dance G A R Hall Altar Society Mt Carmel church.
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Artillery Hall
Bristol Train of Artillery
St. Elizabeth’s Church
Eighth Battalion
Naval Armory
Conseil Lafayette
L. Union St. Jean Baptiste d’Amerique
Pokanoket Hall
Kearney Post
Bristol Chapter
D.A.R
Hotel Belvedere
Mt. Carmel Circle
Daughters of Isabella
G. A. R. Hall
Altar Society
Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Peculiar Philippine Buffalo Highlighted in Early American Interest
The water buffalo of the Philippines drew early American interest as a smaller variety used as a raft animal. in China the animal is similarly employed. It cannot endure sun without skin cooling and wallows in mud or water. heat can drive it to madness. Dairy buffalo require no water hole.
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Philippines
China
Japanese Tea as Ritual and Creed in Japan
The piece notes that a call in Japan begins with clear green tea served in handleless cups and hot water not boiled. It frames tea as more than a drink, describing it as a creed a ritual and a philosophy in its highest sense.
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Japan
Julian Street
McClure’s
Why Buried Glass Disintegrates Slays Standards Note
The bureau explains glass would slowly disintegrate when buried in moist soil due to water and alkali. Disintegration depends on glass composition and soil conditions and could be extremely slow, potentially taking centuries for complete disintegration.
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Bureau of Standards
Cleaning Jet Maintenance Instructions
Cleaning jet works by brushing with a clean tool and a drop of sweet oil. Apply one drop to the palm, rub the brush over it, then brush the jet again. Finish by light rubbing with a chamois leather.
Delaware’s Early History and Elector Details Across the Union
The text traces Delaware from Swedes at New Sweden in 1688 to Dutch and English control, then Penn ownership, its separate legislature, and its role as a small state with 2370 square miles. It notes three presidential electors and explains why electoral influence varies among states, linking Delaware’s name to the Delaware River named for Lord Delaware.
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United States’ “of America
Delaware
Delaware River
New Sweden
Peter Stuyvesant
New Netherlands
Pennsylvania
William Penn
Penn
Congress
New York
Bay
Lord Delaware
Virginia Colony
McClure
The Story of Our States Pennsylvania profile and history
The second state to adopt the Constitution was Pennsylvania with 45 126 square miles. It is nicknamed the Keystone State for its influence in national affairs and elections. William Penn founded Philadelphia in 1682 and Delaware was later controlled with Maryland over border issues. The Mason and Dixon line marked the slave and free states.
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Pennsylvania
New England
Maine
New Jersey
Penn
Charles II
Quekert
Wiliam
Admiral Penn
Rock Creek
Washington
Georgetown
Congress
New York
William Penn
America
Philadelphia
Asia Minor
Duke of York
Delaware
Maryland
Mason and Dixon
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
The Purple Riders and New York Idea in Silent Serial
A 1920s film page notes The Purple Riders described as a smashing Western serial with high expenditure and brisk action starring Teddy Hayden and an ensemble cast. It previews The New York Idea and depicts New York Society locales Belmont Park and Piping Rock Hunt Club as backdrop for romance and divorce themes.
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Alikots
É Leahey
Hayden
New York
Greenwich
Miss’ Allison
Lustre
Teddy
Eddy den UN
Ther
Wallace McDonald
Johns Eliott
Rath Stonehouse
Ie Assis
Albertinu Smith
Cleveland ‘Moffett
Joe Ryan
Cynthia Karslake
Miss Brady
Belmont Park Race Track
Long Island
Gladys Walton
Fox News
Marson
Wallace Reid Stars In Dual Roles In Always Audacious
Paramount star Wallace Reid scores again with a clever double role in the new picture Always Audacious. He plays two very different men a hero and a villain in one film supported by Margaret Léomis and a notable cast. Tom Geraghty wrote the scenario and James Cruze directed.
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Wallace + Reid
Paramount
Mr. Reid
Margaret Léomis
Clarence Geldart
J. M. Dumont
Rhea Haines
Carmen Phillips
Guy Oliver
Fannie Midgely
Tom Geraghty
James Cruze
Beata Sab tar remedies and healing claims described
A fragmented note discusses Beata Sab tar as a remedy claimed to treat skin conditions ulcers and eczema with quick healing powers. It mentions skeptical views and a price around 70 f and compares its efficacy to other treatments.
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Skklt
Petition for guardian of Samuel Hudson’s estate in Bristol
The Bristol Probate Court receives a petition in writing requesting that McKenzie or an suitable person be appointed guardian for the person and estate of Samuel Hudson of Bristol. The petition is referred to today for consideration at 4 o'clock P M. Notice will be published for fourteen days. The Probate Clerk JO Hurch signs.
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Beetol
Ratdeeu
C.mckenzie
Samuel “Hudson
Perso
Bristol
Iife
Probate Court Petition Seeks Guardian for John H Nickerson
In Bristol on March 11 1921 the Probate Court received a petition by Murdock C McKenzie requesting appointment as guardian of the person and estate of John H Nickerson a person of full age of Bristol. The petition was referred to April 4 1921 at 10:30 in the Probate Court Room for consideration and notice of fourteen days is ordered to be published in Bristol Phoenix and served as required.
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Bristol
David Hudson
Murdock . McKenzie
Murdock C. McKenzie
Bristol Phoenix
Pores Church
R. L
Gee
Charles H. Potter
Murdock
C. Meckenzie
Aohn HH
Nickerson
Rene Beetel
John Hi
Phoenix
Sip Hurch
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Sally
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Satcid
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Cooke Street
Bari Arress
H.P. Trudell
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Raymond P. Smith
Burton Street
Clark’s Express
Gorham’s Express
H. Young
DBRUG
Constitution ST
Niche Si Gay
Isaac B. Munro
Garfield Avenue
Sam the
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Dorchester Mutual
Boston
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Industrial Trust Co
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William W. Franklin & Co
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