Scouts Plan Field Day After District Rally Victory
The Second Bristol Troop meets tomorrow at 7 30 to celebrate its fourth straight District Rally win. They will plan attendance at Field Day on May 24 and practice for it. Fourth Troop meets Thursday at 7 30 and First Troop meets Friday at 7 30 with patrols and re registrations on the agenda. The East Shore District Court of Honor gathers at Warren Town Hall Thursday at 8. Indoor swim tests conclude this season at the Providence Y pool Saturday afternoon with local scouts planning to attend.
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Bristol
East Shore District Court of Honor
Warren Town Hall
Providence
No More Than Five in One Bed Sign Rules
A New York City museum displays an old tavern sign with strict rules for guests. The sign bans dogs and booted footwear in bed and restricts sleeping arrangements, meals, and staff access. It also forbids organ grinders in the wash house and prohibits beer in the kitchen.
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Museum of the City of
New York
Pronunciation Distances Shape English in Australia
The essay notes that English pronunciation in Australia is far removed from England by about 3,000 miles and questions how this distance influences American speech patterns and Australian language development. It highlights linguistic divergence due to geography and cultural exchange.
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England
America
Australia
TROOP 2 WINS RALLY AT BRISTOL CAMP
The Bristol District Rally for Boy Scouts of America at Camp Takarest saw Troop 2 win with 35 points while Troop 4 took 27 and Troop 1 and 3 trailed. Jerry Russo of Troop 4 sparked a rapid fire by friction. Deputy Commissioner George R Fish led the event with Scout master William A Francis receiving a pennant for Troop 2.
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Bristol
Boy Scouts of America
Camp Takarest
Troop
Jerry Russo
Troop 4
George R Fish
Frank Gioglia
Mr Fish
William A Francis
Providence
Home on furlough for James Murphy aboard U S Colorado
James Murphy a crewmember of the U S Colorado recently returned from a cruise in European waters is spending an eight day furlough with his brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs William Simmons on State street Other weekend guests of the Simmons were Miss Katherine Murphy and Miss Margaret Carney of Watertown Massachusetts
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James Murphy
U.S
Colorado
William Simmons
State Street
Simmons
Katherine Murphy
Margaret Carney
Watertown
Mass
Holy Alliance concept described by 19th century rulers
The text explains an 1800s pact among Austria Prussia and Russia proposed by Czar Alexander I. The three monarchs would regard each other as brothers and Providence delegates to govern three branches of a single family, basing policy on religious truths.
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Austria
Prussia
Russia
Alexander I
Bristol Train of Artillery Plans Reorganization and Drills
A Bristol based artillery company held a business meeting at the armory with Captain George R. Fish presiding. They planned reorganization and recruiting to maximum strength, will furnish a Memorial Day firing squad, and send a detachment to Providence on May 23 for the Ambrose Burnside anniversary. They announce a drill next Monday at 8 PM, with new recruits to be sworn in. Tomorrow evening Companies A and B, led by Major Fred M. Straight, hold a battalion drill at 8 PM. Indoor sighting and gallery practice commence as the unit prepares to attend the State Rifle Range this summer, with the range opening Memorial Day through Labor Day.
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Bristol
Fred M. Straight
Thinnest Visible Thread From Melted Quartz Described
A description details the thinnest human visible thread, requiring a thousand to match a woman's hair diameter. The threads are made from melted quartz.
Edmonds Mortgagee's Sale of Swift's Point Lot No 2
Public auction set for May 20 1924 at 3 PM on the premises at Swift's Point Bristol Narrows Bristol RI. Property described from Harrison street water edge Kirkemuit River Lot No 23 and Harrison street boundary. deed dated August 3 1922 recorded in Land Evidence Book 83 page 368. Restrictions limit to temporary outhouses. Attorneys Hinckley Allen Till inghast Phillips. Providence.
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Deda B. Macdonald
Bristol
Rhode Island
Harrison Street
Harrisonsa Street
Kirkemuit
Swift
Frank E. Waterman Co
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