Arbor Day Observed in Bristol Schools with Programs
Arbor Day was observed in Bristol public and parochial schools with songs recitations and short playlets. At Colt Memorial High School George B Durham professor of landscape gardening at Rhode Island State College was principal speaker delivering The necessity of trees to nature and the beautifying of home and public grounds.
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Bristol
Colt Memorial High School
George B. Durham
Rhode Island State College
Durham
Guiteras School Salute to Flag and Album of Readings
A Guiteras School program features a salute to the flag, Star Spangled Banner singing, and reader performances. Emily Borges and Alice Ferreira with Azelle de Rocha present poems and readings, plus Mary Castro and Nancy Cortelessa contribute poems and songs. The event includes a play "Just a Family Affair" with names in attendance and ends with an attendance banner for the week ending May 13 presented to Room V1.
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Leonora de Rocha
Peggy Mathewson
William Walters
Virginia McLaughlin
Marjorie Walters
Lucy Pagnano
James Walters
Harry Gray
Reynolds School Salute to Flags and Arbor Day Songs
Reynolds School presents a multi piece Arbor Day program with student songs and recitations led by Miss Mary Spooner. Performances include What Trees Teach Us An Arbor Day Tree Welcome to Arbor Day The Rose Bush It Isn t Rainnng Rain To Me It Isn t Rainmv Rain To Me and A Memorial Tree Dedication.
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Zina Savino
Elizabeth Silvia
Irene Hartley
Pussy Willow
Dame
Hilda Ayres
Bella Costa
John Pimental
Shirley Meyerson
Frank Rego
Mary Ferreira
Damiel Vargas
Clotada Raposa
Creorge
Chionchio Joaquin Amaral
School
Dennis Viera
Arbor Day
Spooner
Hird Keer Ciges
Bowmse
Quartaro
Pauline Perry
Carmela Fenare
Albert Manre
Natred Pers
Dove
Poe Agnes Garofalo
Arlene Collins
Manuel Vittelo
Ralph Delehoo
Natalie Tageirts
Jack Principe
Ution
Flowers
Wes Guarofale
Louise Quartaro
Sunny Spain Bright Skies Across the Mainland
The article extols Spain's climate with little rain beyond Galicia, the Basque country and northern coast. It highlights Valencia gardens Alicante springlike climate Seville Cordoba Granada and an overall bright year round sunshine atmosphere.
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Spain
Galhla
Asturiag
Basque Country
Preater
Valencia
Alicante
Tirhe
Seville
Cordelor
Granada
Wrong Ideas About Beaver Beliefs Debunked
The article lists common myths about beavers such as using tails as trowels and driving stakes. It explains beavers do not rely on large logs for dams and finish lodges with mud and sticks rather than exterior mud.
Hi Ho Sage of Chinatown on Laughing at Misfortune
The Washington Star quotes Hi Ho of Chinatown who says laughing at others misfortunes gives the world a harsher tone. He notes such uncaring reciprocity leads people to assume you enjoy calamity and will not resent your own borrowings.
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Hi Ho
Chinatown
Washington Star
Focused Effort Drives Progress in Centered Work
A call for full time and attention to tasks. It warns against wandering thoughts or daydreams that slow progress, urging steady concentration to keep momentum and outpace rivals. The piece emphasizes discipline and vigilance in work routines.
Epworth League Elects Officers at Postponed Meeting
At a postponed meeting on May 13 1907 Epworth League elected officers for the coming year President George H Richardson First Vice President Annie Miller Second Vice President John McVay Third Vice President Mattie B Paull Secretary James A Clarkson Treasurer Stella I Burnham The event names several individuals and confirms future leadership.
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Epworth League
George H. Richardson
Annie Miller
John McVay
Mattie &B. Paull
James A. Clarkson
Stella IL. Burnham
Skating Rink Contest Prizes Awarded at Pokanoket Hall
On Saturday evening at Pokanoket Hall the skating rink contest distributed prizes. First prize went to Daisy Lowery and Oscar Brouillette, second prize to Clara Bertram and Harry Bush, third prize to Elsie Duston and Babe Gladu. Judges were Wm Conley Wm F Connery and Charles W Sparks.
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Pokanoket Hall
Daisy Lowery
Oscar Brouillette
Clara Bertram
Harry Bush
Elsie Duston
Babe” Gladu
Wm Conley
Wm F. Connery
Charles W Sparks
Cottage Damaged in Incendiary Fire at 1 Ellen Street
An unoccupied cottage at 1 Ellen Street owned by Angelo Stanzione was damaged by a fire started in the cellar around 1:30 AM. Four local fire companies contained the blaze. The same cottage suffered damage from an explosion about six months earlier. insurance status unknown as the owner works in Boston.
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Ellen Street
Angelo Stanzione
Jfree
Boston
Surprise 8th Birthday Party For Barbara Moren
Barbara Moren daughter of Captain and Mrs Albert A Moren of Wood Street was honored at a party yesterday afternoon at her aunt Mrs Grace Newman’s home Usher Avenue. The event marked her eighth birthday with seven young friends in attendance. Raymond and Helen Sa Delphina Audrue Barbara and Henry Newman George Munro and Robert Moren played games and a light collation was served by hostesses Mrs Newman and Mrs Laura Sar.
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Barbara Moren
Albert A. Moren
Wood Street
Grace Newman
Usher Avenue
Miss Moren
Raymond
Helen Sa
Delphina Audrue
Barbara
Henry Newman
George Munro
Robert Moren
Newman
Laura Sar
Inspection of Division 1 Naval Battalion at State Armory
Wednesday evening the annual inspection of Division 1 Naval Battalion R I M occurred at the State Armory. Col Charles W Abbott Jr U S retired inspected with Adjutant General Frederic M Sackett and Battalion Commander Wm C Bliss present. Ensign Edward Prest captained the guard with Lieut George E Cutting and Lieut Edward P Gladding assisting in duties and drill.
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Naval Battalion
Charles W. Abbott, Jr
U. S
Frederic M. Sackett
Wm. C. Bliss
Edward Prest
George E. Cutting
Edward P Gladding
John Midmond
Ieut Cutting
Gladding
George Gladding
Bristol High School Defeats Warren 10 to 5 on the Common
Tuesday afternoon Bristol High School baseball beat Warren High School 10 to 5 on the common. Large crowd of students from both schools witnessed the game with Bristol lineups featuring Peckham Maher s Hill Tobin Darlingss.
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Bristol High School
Warren High School
Bristol
Peckham
Mahers
Hill
Tobin
Darlingss
Untitled Fragment from Actire KS Event Record
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a likely meeting or event with dates and names but are too garbled to identify participants or outcomes. The readable bits reference a person named Mercei and a possible FES context, yielding no clear action or location.
Its Glory Departed Mosul Trade Note
The article traces Mosul s historic link to West vocabularies and its fame for a cambric of fine lambs wool called Afoussgoullaine once prized by Europe s luxury markets. Once rivaling Baghdad as a major eastern trade depot the city now languishes in doldrums.
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Mosul
Europe
Bagdad
Beautiful Swiss Park In National Park Near St Moritz
A treat for nature lovers as visitors explore the Swiss National park near St Moritz. Observers can see chamois deer foxes marmots and other mountain dwellers along with diverse birds. Edelweiss and Alpine flowers bloom on high slopes between rocks.
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St. Moritz
Defining Boundary In North South Bread Difference
A noted remark attributes a boundary between North and South to John Sharp Williams. It contrasts the South's universal hot bread or biscuit with the North's cold or light bread as the principal remaining regional divide.
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John Sharp Williams
Chicago’s First Newspaper Emerges in 1836 Chicago Democrat
Chicago marks its early press history with the Chicago Democrat first published November 26, 1888. Publisher editor John Calhoun arrived with press and type. the weekly four page paper later sold to John Wentworth, the city’s first mayor.
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Chicago
Chicago Democrat
John Calhoun
John Wentworth
Women dress to please saleslady say Duluth Herald
The Duluth Herald quotes a bold downtown opinion arguing women dress to please salespeople rather than men, asserting the belief as a firm stand. The brief item highlights a provocative stance on fashion motivation.
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Duluth Herald
Domestic Fowls and Their Historical Spread in Ancient Lands
The passage notes the long history of domesticated fowls across regions from India to Israel, where birds were valued for beauty and opulence. It contrasts ancient peacocks in Jeru salem with modest domestic fowls arriving after the Babylonian captivity via Persian lines from India.
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Mhodern
India
Solomon
Jerusalem
Mexico
Far East
Israel
Bishops Commune With Dead Ruler In Winchester Tradition
A church visit by a future Winchester bishop echoes a Norman custom. Before enthronement he meets the spirit of William the Conqueror at St Lawrence church, on the palace site, a practice said to endure 800 years. The ritual links a living see with a powerful medieval figure.
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Winchester
William the Conqueror
St. Lawrence
London Mail
Washington Tree Planter and Mount Vernon Gardener
The text notes George Washington was an avid tree planter and collector between 1783 and 1785, sending specimens to distant locations for Mount Vernon plantings. It states he spent this period improving Mount Vernon, developing grounds, and establishing plantings, with 45 trees still standing planted by Washington.
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Washington
Mount Vernon
Seedless Oranges and Their Seedless Lineage
Seedless oranges were spread from sport to Brazil through budding and later to the United States. The current seedless varieties trace their origin to two imported Dravilian trees. Budding sticks are taken from ordinary seedless trees and later trimmed so only the budded portions grow. The umbilication arises from pistillate blossom malformation, and pollination is not provided by nature whether fertilized or not.
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Brazil
United States
Wry Uproar Over Witty Political Epigrams
A London Spectator note recalls biting lines from historic statesmen. Disraeli praised Mill with a sharp quip calling him a finishing governess, Balfour allegedly said a politician was half witted, and Gladstone offered a dry barb about a distrustful man’s constitution to which water would add stability.
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Disraelis
John Stuart Mill
Lord Balfour
Gladstone
Watter
London Spectator
Wales Boosts Big Trees for Visitors Draw
Wales promotes its giant trees to attract tourists. The Douglas fir at Powis Castle in Welshpool is said to be the tallest in Britain at 160 feet high with 11 feet girth. An oak near the castle stands 105 feet tall with 24 feet girth containing 2,062 feet of lumber. An oak felled in 1810 yielded 2,426 feet of lumber, a European record.
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Wales
Powls Castle
Welshpool
Great Britain
National Museum of Wales
Europe
Quarantine Station Named in South Carolina School
A classroom corner called Quar aantine Station holds children with colds to limit spread. Teachers supply paper handkerchiefs for students without them. Marguerite Digby explains in Angela Magazine how the school aims to prevent illness from spreading.
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South Carolina
Marguerite Digby
Angela Magazine
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