Town weighs High street site for new $40,000 schoolhouse
A petition circulates to call a special town meeting to approve buying a High street site to locate a new schoolhouse. The School Committee favors High street for 7 8 thousand dollars, arguing the move improves town appearance and allows future expansion. Tax impact estimated at about 40 dollars yearly, with current land valued at 2800 dollars.
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High Street
Court Street
Advent Church
Narragansett Avenue
Clean-up and Paint-up Week Encouraged in Rhode Island Towns
Providence and other Rhode Island areas observe clean-up and paint-up week with calls to start immediately to keep premises tidy all summer, avoid health costs, and improve town appearance, noting Bristol has not set a definite date yet.
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Providence
Rhode Island
Bristol
Price Rise Ties Moth Balls to German Explosives Trade
The cost of moth balls has surged as exports reach Germany through indirect routes. In Germany they are used to manufacture picric acid and dynamite, with camphor as the sought component.
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Germany
Town Council to Hold Regular Meeting Tomorrow Evening
A regular monthly Town Council meeting is scheduled for tomorrow evening. Other local items include church services, club meetings, residents recovering from illness, and notes on local commerce and philanthropy. The will of Mary Ann Wardwell provides 1000 to First Congregational church for the pastor’s salary.
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St. Elizabeth's Church
Ladies of the Maccabees
Althea Wright
Hope Street
Bessie Levere
John Levere
High Street
Robert F. Munro
First Congregational Church
Reginald Dimond
Lewis
California
Bristol
Gardiner West
Locust Farm
Gooding Avenue
Oxford
Suzman’s. George S. Luther
Waldron Company
Bradford Street
Mary Ann Wardwell
A. P. Nerone
Hope St
Adams Express Co
N. K. Whist Club
Sloan's Liniment Offers Quick Relief for Rheumatism
Public notice-style pitch describes Sloan's Liniment as penetrating and fast acting for rheumatic pain. Advises applying to the surface without rubbing in and promises near immediate relief for sore joints, lumbago, sciatica, and related ailments. Available for 25c with money back if not satisfied.
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Sloan
Fire companies to meet tomorrow evening
A town notice states the fire companies will meet tomorrow evening. Several social and fundraising events are reported including Camp Fire Girls May sale at Rockwell Hall and Sunbeam class sale at State Street M E Church.
Catarrh Cure Promised as Positive Remedy
A 19th century advertisement touts Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, claiming it works internally to affect the blood and mucous surfaces. The firm F J Cheney & Co offers 100 dollars to any case it fails to cure and promotes testimonials. Also recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
Cheney & CO
Toledo
May party and meetings across local clubs and churches
Reba Rebekah lodge plans a May party in Odd Fellows hall while St Mary's Total Abstinence Society met with treasurer P P Walsh. Company C Bristol Train of Artillery to hold a business meeting and drill at the Armory tomorrow at 8. Junior Epworth League event postponed to Thursday afternoon. First quarterly conference of State Street M E Church convened with Rev Dr Francis Cooper presiding. A committee agreed on a price for the Asylum farm west of the railroad and submitted it to Col S P Colt.
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Madelyn Carter
Rockwell Hall
Camp Fire Girls
Sunbeam
State Street
M.e.church
Daniel R. Case
Helena Case
Spain
Marseilles
France
Rhode Island State Conference of Charities and Corrections
Elizabeth Dew. Adams
Agnes Herreshoff
Porto Rico
Herbert J. Stowell
Ellen F. Kenney
Wood Street
St. Mary’s Altar Boys
Bristol Train of Artillery
Armory
George A. Arnold
Grand Lodge of
Rhode Island
Providence
F. E. Suzman E. E. Berkander
Ofice
H. L. Teller
High
Bradford Streets
Defiance Hose Company
Bristol Neck
Crown Orchestra
Reba Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows’ Hall
St. Mary’s Total Abstinence Society
P. P. Walsh
Constitution Street
Clam Baker Company C
Epworth League
State Street M.E
State Street M. E
Francis Cooper
Col. S. P. Colt
Asylum Farm
Col. Colt
Sam
Shoeman’s
G. A. R. Block
Otis Bailey
Walliston
Mass
Frank K. Pearce
Court Street
Mary King
Chicopee
Annie May
Edgar
Elizabeth Dumoussaud
Woodlawn Avenue
Wood Streets
F. E. Talbee
Pentecostal Church
Edward
Albert Dion
Seth Paull Company
Namquit Worsted Company
Louis Gladnegin State Street
Daily Thought on Strength and Perseverance
Quote attributes Goethe on two roads to achievement. It asserts that sheer strength and perseverance are the paths to important goals. The line invites reflection on effort and resilience as driver of success.
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Goethe
Barnaby's Dominates Providence Clothing Trade
In Providence, Barnaby's is the preferred retailer for clothing with nearly all residents shopping there. The store's popularity signals a local habit and strong market presence in the city's apparel sector.
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Providence
Barnaby’s
Stephen George Teases Shoe Parlor Services at 489 Hope St
An owner named Stephen George invites patrons after purchasing George Park’s Shoe Shine Parlor Shoe Repairing and Hat Cleaning Business. He promises first class work and requests continued patronage from customers at 489 Hope Street.
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George Parark
Stephen George
Hope St
Tem perance Movement Gains From King's Endorsement
The article praises King George V for endorsing Lloyd George's temperance plan and extending it to royal households. It argues the move would lift Britain toward practical prohibition from palace to hovel, boosting morale and discipline, with fewer public houses and more tea rooms. It cites war-time efficiency and states that European powers are limiting alcohol to strengthen military effort.
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King “George
Lloyd George
Royal Household
Lord Kitchener
Great Britain
Europe
Russia
France
Beekeeping Market Tidbits and Odd Price Quotes
Disjointed OCR snippet shows random price fragments and bee related terms. No coherent events, names, or organizations are identifiable.
Prohibition Movement Grows Across States
The Philadelphia Press notes the rapid rise of prohibition. It cites nine states with bans before the war and mentions Virginia Colorado Arizona Washington and Idaho adopting laws. It reports Pennsylvania may face local option votes as the movement spreads internationally.
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United States
Virginia
Colorado
Arizona
Washington
Idaho
Penn- Silvania
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Press
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