Coming Events Listing From May Calendar at Colt Memorial High
A series of community events from May 1 to May 21 at Colt Memorial High School auditorium and nearby venues. Includes dances, minstrel entertainment, musical recital, private dances, rummage sale, community supper with Rabbi Samuel Gup as speaker, weekly bazaars, and a food sale hosted by local groups such as the Bristol clubs, American Legion Auxiliary, Ladies' Committee, and the Green and White editorial staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andriday
Longlegs
Colt Memorial High School
Columbia Hall
Wood Street
C. D. L. Fillippe Society
Bristol Athletic Association
Bristol
American Legion Auxiliary
Kearney
Ladies’ Committee
Samuel Gup
Providence
Grand Army Hall
Kearney Post
A. L
Jean Auxbliary
the Green and White
Appalling kidney death-rate blamed on neglected early symptoms
An old health advertisement warns kidney disease rises from untreated backache headaches and dizzy spells with irregular secretions. It promotes Dean's Pills claiming relief where others fail and cites Mrs J H Mott of 32 Cook Street Bristol as a long-time user who found them effective, priced 60 cents at Buffington Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J H Mott
Cook Street
Bristol
Daan
Dean’s
Buffington
Dean
Mott
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Tying Cast Iron Into Knots Is Now Possible
A new process by Alex K. Schlaap heat treats gray and white cast iron to about 1600 Fahrenheit then cools in open air. The annealed iron becomes pliable and resilient like steel, usable for springs and machine parts, with minimal warping over months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex. K. Schlaap
Lip Reader Describes New Yorkers Talking to Themselves
A Detroit News New York letter says lip readers find New Yorkers talk to themselves more than people in any city due to nervous strain and loneliness. The subway is named as a favorite listening ground where overheard conversations reveal daily thoughts and surprises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Detroit News
Radiator Lullaby Soothes Baby In City Apartment
A New York Sun and Globe report notes a family moved their newborn into a former guest room and found the radiator’s nightly beat, around 10 30 pm, acts as a lullaby. The baby typically falls asleep after the melody ends, though parents fear a night of wakefulness without the radiator’s tune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun and Globe
Lost Diamonds From Teeth Alleged Dentist Misappropriation
Tom Cheek a West Oakland politician testified in a suit to recover the cost of three diamonds set in a bridgework worn thirteen years. He said he left the bridge for repair and returned to find the diamonds missing while the dentist claimed none remained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Cheek
West Oakland
Cheek
San Francisco Chronicle
Milkmaid from Arctic Passes Rough Weeks in Boston Kitchen
A Nordic Milkmaid newly arrived in Boston faces a hard start in urban domestic work. She struggles with cooking and American housekeeping methods but confidently declares she can milk a reindeer when asked what she can do.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Techia
Europe
Lacked Harmony in Drawing Room Decor
A bemused note from the Boston Transcript reports a quarrel over home decor where a wife objects to wallpaper clashing with her planned gown for an upcoming Thursday entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Boston Transcript
That Would Be Sad
A schoolmistress laments the tragedy of a man without a country while a pretty girl counters with a sharper view that a country without a man is equally devoid of meaning.
Probate Court in Bristol appoints final account distribution
Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company as administrator files its first and final account for Charles Paull estate. A petition for distribution to heirs at law is set for May 5 1924 at 10:30 AM in the Bristol Probate Court. Notice to be published for fourteen days in the local paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Charles Paull
Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company
John W Church
Estate of Alice L Livingston Probate Notice
Ellen Gertrude Skinner as executrix of Alice L Livingston requests filing and recording of the will in Bristol Massachusetts. The case concerns estate in Rhode Island and Bristol. A hearing is set for May 5, 1924 at 10 30 AM in the Probate Court Room Bristol and a fourteen day notice will be published weekly in the Bristol Phoenix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Alich Bl
Livingston Ellen Gertrude Skinner
Alice L. Livingston
Attleboro
Masachusetts
Court of Probate
Rhode Island
Bristol Phoenix
Estate of Albert M Sparks final account filed
William H Buffington as administrator presents his first and final account for the estate of Albert M Sparks late of Bristol. He petitions for distribution of the remaining balance among heirs at law and asks the court to enter an order of distribution. A hearing is set for May 5, 1924 at 10 30 A M in the Probate Court Bristol with notice to be published weekly in the Bristol Phoenix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Albert M. Sparks
William H Buffington
Albert M Sparks
Bristol Phoenix
John W. Church
Bristol Probate Court Seeks Adminstratrix for Warner Estate
In Bristol on April 9 1924 the probate court received a written request from Asenath Warner widow of Frederic L Warner deceased intestate to appoint an administratrix. The hearing was scheduled at 1930 hours in the Probate Court Room with weekly Bristol Phenix publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robate
Bristol
Frederic L. Warner
Asenath Warner
Bristol Phenix
John W Church
Bristol Court Hears Petition to Sell Real Estate for Estate of Sherman
In Bristol Rhode Island April 10 1924 court records show Albert Sherman administrator requests authority to sell part or all of Benjamin F Sherman’s real estate to satisfy debts funeral expenses and costs of administration. The parcel on High Street Bristol is described with bounds linking to Nathaniel Church Gilbert Norris William Dunbar and William H Gifford properties. The petition seeks sale of sufficient real estate to cover deficiencies with notice set for fourteen days in the Bristol Phoenix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Benjamin F. Sherman
Albert Sherman
Benjamin F Sherman
High Street
Franklin Street
Rhode Island
Nathaniel Church
Gilbert Norris
William Dunbar
William H Gifford
Bristol Phoenix
John W. Church
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Baer Bros
Bruin Paints
Bruin
Hope Street
G. A. R. Hall
Ford
Nords
Lip Reader
Bristol District Nursing Association
Dimond’s
Kathleen Marksby
Hope St
Martha Graham
Archie H. Rounds
Tel
Union Street
Francis E. de Wolf
R. I
Pappasquash Road
James E. Conley
Charles M. Connery
Undertaker
Burton St
E. W. Weaver
Pierce Avenue
Dorchester Mutual
Boston
Ll. Watson & CO
Weybosset Street
William W. Franklin & Co
Wood St
H. L. Leclair
Church Street
Edward F. Kearns
Constitution Street
Pearl Street
Robert J. McKay
G.W. Simmons
William Street
A. E. Jordan
Cole ST
G. M. Wilbur
Constitution ST
Isaac B. Munro
Garfield Avenue
Freeborn
R. Cole
Everett West
DuPont's Express
Belvedere
Union
Amd
Trubele
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