American Legion aids ex service men in Bristol to find work
The American Legion and Kearney Post in Bristol urge citizens to report unemployed ex service men. The Commander and Employment Officer will assist with placement, asking for name, address, branch, and vocation if possible. Contact Edward F Bunn or Bo W. Wall for prompt action. the commander is at Reynolds School daily.
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The
American Legion
Bristol
Kearney
Edward F Bunn
Constitution Street
Bo W. Wall
Franklin Street
Reynolds School
Kearney Post
Electric Show Illuminates Rhode Island Exhibit
Visitors tour the Rhode Island Electric League display at Providence Plantations Club. The decorative lighting and summertime appliances draw interest with radio gear and high grade lamps among showcases. Domestic devices include washing machines, toasters, grills, percolators, and fans demonstrated by exhibitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island Electric League
Providence Plantations
Prohibition Raid Seizes Moonshine at Local Stores
Prohibition agents under direction of former Senator Walliam I Conners conducted raids Tuesday afternoon. At Nutone Vargas on James Street they found beer and moonshine in back rooms and at Phammes Street store high proof liquor samples. other sites including Porris Haven and additional spots were inspected with scattered evidence recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walliam I Conners
Providersoe
Nutone
Vargas von Ehames
Hes
Callons
Eat
Ruben DePonte
Phe
VM Porris Haven
Wood and
Clothles Street
Prohibition
Eames
Cenzane touted as quick relief for persistent coughs
An elderly man recounts nightly wheezing and coughing and credits Cenzane, a Winsor preparation, for rapid relief within a week. He notes no chloroform or opium and claims long use by New England doctors, with druggists supplying Cen zane.
School Committee Meeting Notices and Approvals
Coit Memorial High School staff member was granted leave of absence for March 23 24 to attend his in law parents golden wedding. Bills totaling 10 499 10 approved by the committee on accounts were ordered paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coit Memorial High School
Committee On Accounts
Funeral for Jacintha Benevedes Held at St Elizabeths Church
Funeral services for Jacintha Benevedes widow of Joseph Benevedes were held at 9 am at St Elizabeths Church. She died at home on Catherine Street age 59, born in St Michaels Azure Islands. Survived by one son and two daughters with burial at St Marys Cemetery.
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Jacintha Benevedes
Joseph Benevedes
Catherine Street
St Elizabeth's Church
Francisco G Vieira
Benevedes
St Michael's
Azure Islands
St Mary's Cemetery
Miss Hope S SS. Greago Funeral in Betstol
Miss Hope S SS. Greago, a longtime Betstol resident born 66 years ago to Edmund F and Charlotte Greago, died recently. She worked as a waitress, then ran a dressmaking business for over thirty years, and most recently was employed by the Misses Middleton. She left no sister or brother, but left two aunts and several cousins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope S SS. Greago
Betstol
Edmund F
Charlotte Greago
Robert Rogers
Middleton
Obituary of Jasper Carl longtime town resident
Jasper Carl aged 70 died Wednesday morning at 178 High Street after a long illness. Born in New York, he was a son of John and Jacinda Carl and lived in the town for 40 years. He worked as an asherman and boatman and also was employed at the National Indy Rubber Company for many years. Survived by his widow, one son David Carl, three daughters Mrs Charles Thomas of New York, Mrs Charles Smith of Chicago, and Mrs Walter F. Simmons of this town. two sisters Mrs Hannah Ward of Livingston Manor and Mrs Jennie Ingraham. five grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held from his late residence tomorrow at 2 o'clock.
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Jasper Carl
High Street
Carl
New Yok
John
Jacinda Carl
National Indie Rubber Company
David Carl
Charles Thomas
New York
Charles Smith
Chiago
Walter F. Simmons
Hannah Ward
Livingston Manor
N NS
Jennie Ingraham
Woodlawn Avenue
Leave It To Polly Presented By Ye Poworth Teague
A vestry pageant titled Leave It To Polly directed by Mrs Haron Hall entertained Tuesday evening audience at State Street MOF. The Matheson Trio performed with songs and candy treats for the audience. cast included Miss Pankey Pollock Miss Sylvester Miss Brelsford Miss Maldred Pollock and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haron Hall
State Street
Matheson
Tarsiat Sons
Mass Panky Polock
Mass Plannal
Svlvester
Boher
Bharsdell
Mliss Numa Brelsford
Maldred Pollock
Mass Phelen Svilvester
Alice Barelas
Peobet Boonham
Toad Halts Feeding in Winter Dormancy Phase
During winter a toad becomes torpid and stops eating for about four to six months, entering a prolonged hibernation-like state. This dormancy conserves energy as temperatures drop and prey is scarce.
Community Event Listings and Club Activities
A scrambled notice lists upcoming dances at Belvedere and Pt Peters clubs with dates in March and February. It mentions a Spook Salad Supper at a church and teen and mothers club gatherings. Other items include a Bristol Theatre minstrel event and naval arms services entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poiday
Peeveters
Belvedere
Luc Sds
Noor Halli
Eoamspaces
Carmet Carete Phataetters
Tsatoe
Spook
Midia Ais
Prastel
Austeces
Dartee
Bristol
Dane
Died in Othys town Mareh aged 70 years
A death notice records the passing of Mareh aged 70 in Othys town on 13 Jasper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Othys Town
Mareh
Jasper
Bristol Dog Licensing Notice for April 1922
Town of Bristol announces dog licenses available starting April 1 1922 at the Town Clerk office. Fees vary by sex and year with male dogs 1.15 and female 5.15 in April. May licensing rates are 2.15 for male and 6.15 for female.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Nolice
Loun
Bristol R. 1
Moreh
Church Notes Lenten Service with Rev W H Jordan Tonight
The special preacher at the Lenten service at 8 o'clock is Rev W H Jordan of Trinity Church Pawtucket. A choir rehearsal for the Goungd Gallia will follow. Sunday services proceed as usual with a special musical service in the evening from the church. The men's club meets Monday at 8 o'clock.
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W. H. Jordan
Trinity Church
Pawtucket
Congregational Church Weekend Services and Sermons
Friday night service at 7 30. Morning worship at 10 30. Sermon theme Working Together. Church school assemble at 12 noon. Sunday night praise and preaching at 7 30. Sermon subject The Kingdom of God and Other Kingdoms. Wednesday 2 35 religious instruction school.
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School For Religious Instruction
Sunday morning and evening services with music
The article notes a Sunday morning service at 1Q30 o clock and an evening service at 7 30 with special music by St Michael s Brotherhood Glee Club. The church school gathers at noon.
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St Michael's Brotherhood Glee Club
First Baptist Church Morning Service and Series Lecture
Morning service at 10 30 led by Rev Francis R Fnstin with a church school at 11 45. Evening service features the second of three illustrated lectures on Gods Revelation titled The Wonders of the Heavens with finely colored views.
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Francis R Fnstin
State Street M. E. Church Services and Programs
Sunday worship begins at 10 30 with sermon by the pastor. Church school meets at 12. Epworth League devotional at 6 30 titled My Debt to a High Vision led by Miss Emma Cobb. Praise service and sermon scheduled for 7 30.
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Church School
Epworth League
Emma Cobb
First Nazarene Church Service Schedule
Morning service in YMCA building at 11. Sermon by Rev EG Johnson. Sunday School at 12. Evening service at 7. Preaching by the pastor.
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YMCA
EG Johnson
Ancient Antioch sites and Pisidia traced near Antakya
The article notes Antakieh today hosts about 26,000 people, a tenth of ancient Antioch’s Paul era population. A second Antioch in Pisidia lay northwest near Colosse and Lystra with only ruins remaining, while Caesarea’s coastal capital stood near Jerusalem in Palestine.
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Antioch
Antakieh
St. Paul
Pisidia
Colosse
Lystra
St Paul
Caesarea
Mediterranean
Jerusalem
Palestine
Numbers as mystical signs in ancient lore
The article traces how Chaldeans Greeks Romans and Jews linked numbers with astrology, viewing them as expressions of natural laws and divine qualities. It notes Gnostics and Neo Platonists ascribing magic to numbers, and links the superstition about the number 18 to astronomical traditions in Israel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Destroyed the Destroyers by professional hunters
Professional hunters accounting for most of the stock destroying campaigns killed 27 611 animals including 604 timber wolves 24 234 coyotes 2 466 hobcouts and Canada lynxes 120 mountain lions and 8 bears. Poisoning covered 18 331 861 acres with follow up on 4 402 652 acres. Estimated coyotes killed by poison range between 25 000 and 20 000.
Greetings Across Nations Express Local Flavor
A survey of international salutations highlights English speakers say Hello while Irish greet with God bless you and God save all here. Turks wish God grant you his blessings and Naples uses Grow in grace. Arabs offer a fine morning and Persians say May sour shadow never grow less.
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Naples
Franklin Quote On Unity At Declaration Signing
A quotation attributed to Benjamin Franklin emphasizes unity at the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4 1776. The line highlights the fear of collective peril if founders fail to stand together. Franklin’s famed remark underscores solidarity amid rebellion and statecraft.
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Benjamin Franklin
The Modern Archaeologist in Egypt
The article outlines a multifaceted Egyptian archaeologist role. It emphasizes scholarship in history language and art, plus engineering drawing organization and field work. It notes excavation teams are mostly youths under 20 and details a piece-work pay system with bakshish to local dealers. Half of minor finds go to the government and half to the exploring institution.
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Egypt
Old
Bakshish
Enmity in Boyhood Between Cromwell and Charles I
The future king Charles I and Oliver Cromwell first met as boys at Hinchinbrook house. A dispute led to Charles striking Cromwell, who defended his rights with a firm punch. The king’s father forgave the blow, deeming right greater than kings.
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Cromwell
Charles I
England
Hinchinbrook House
King
Oliver
Olisver
Charles
Cough Originating From Stomach Linked to Gastric Dyspepsia
In Paris's Bulletin de la Societe MedicaI Dr G G Hajyen notes a 53 year old man with 25 years of dyspepsia and years of bicarbonate use. A six year cough with thick mucus cleared after stomach lavage and diet. He urges seeking latent stomach disease with puzzling cough and restricting chronic gastritis to two meals daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulletin de la Societe Medical of
Paris
G G Hagen
Hajyen
Lovers in the Next World in Japan
Report from Japan describes a remarriage ceremony performed with the ashes of two lovers who died by suicide for love. The girl's father conducted a Buddhist rite uniting the lovers in this world with the belief their union would carry to the next. It notes such suicides as a supposed path to a happy married life in the afterlife.
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Japan
Innan
Monkeys Mourned Comrade in Funeral Procession Tale
An African explorer recalls a female monkey shot by a Gimipalga party. Tribespeople gathered near the tent, offering mournful cries and extending arms. A gray elder monkey, possibly the chief, examined the wound and carried the body away as others followed in a single-file procession.
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Sessue Hayakawa
Far East
Roy Stewart
Benjamin B. Hampton
Wallace Ray
Jane Kenny
Grace Cunard
L. Levy’s Shoe Store
Ferncroft
Maine
Mgr
Cornelius Harrington
Special Musical Service
Vaagreder
Children’s Home
Nehersen Odegtar
Cenzane
Jomah J
Sava
Ile
Winsor
New England
Toad
Congregational Church
ST. Michael's Church
First Baptist Church
M. E. Church
First Nazarene Church
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