Donations to Children’s Home April 9 to May 14 1929
List of items donated to the Children’s Home in April 9 to May 14 1929 including cakes from Ivy Guild and Mrs Arthur W Wood books from Miss Ruby Blaisdell and Mrs Samuel P Colt marmalade from Mrs Bosworth candy from Bristol Train of Artillery services of seamstress from Mrs Rockwell and Mrs Levy clam chowder from Daughters of Veterans of Civil War sugar rhubarb from Mrs C B Rockwell Jr and other gifts from Men's Union Brotherhood and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Children's Home
Ivy Guild
Ruby Blaisdell
Men’s Union Brotherhood
Arthur W. Wood
Bristol Train of Artillery
Bosworth
Rockwell
Levy
Samuel P. Colt
Daughters of Veterans of Civil War
C. B. Rockwell, Jr
Ancient Writings Use of Capital and Small Letters
The article notes that ancient texts did not mix uppercase and lowercase forms. Historically, capitals and lowercase were used separately rather than concurrently, reflecting distinct writing systems and stylistic conventions of different eras.
Italian shrew named smallest mammal on record
Report notes the Italian shrew as the smallest mammal known, with an ounce-weight size reference.
Extra trips planned for Memorial Day by Prudence Island line
Prudence Island Navigation Company announces extended service with Bristol to Sand Point trips. Daily schedules show Bristol departures at 10 a.m and Sand Point at 10:45 a.m. An extra trip on May 30 departs Bristol at 7 p.m. Additional May service includes Bristol at 7 a.m 10 a.m and 5 p.m with Sand Point at 7:30 a.m 4:30 p.m and 6 p.m.
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Prudence Island Navigation Company
Bristol
Sand Point
Shakespeare Stuff The worst is yet to be said
A quirky quote frames a dubious remark about a snack machine with playful language. The line invokes theatrical flair and a humorous bite, linking Shakespearean phrasing to modern snack culture.
A Need Indeed Observes The Urn Journal
A fragment notes the observer remark about national needs and epigram style. The line contrasts opinion pieces with practical priorities and hints at a critical view of punditry in public discourse.
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The
Urn Journal
Bristol County Junior Champion Wins Hard Fought Tennis Match
Carl Witherell last year's Bristol County Junior Champion beat Morton Nickerson 6-4 6-2. Chris Ostby Jr and William McCaughey won singles matches 3-6 6-1 6-4 and 6-2 2-6 6-2. Ostby and Colt teammate Raymond Makowsky lost doubles 6-3 6-2. Witherell and Harold DeWolf defeated Nickerson Goff 7-5 11-9 in doubles.
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Rcal
Carl Witherell
Bristol County
Morton
Nickerson
Chris Ostby, Jr
William McCaughey
Bob Taylor
James Christopher
Colt
Raymond Makowsky
Taylor
Christopher
Witherell
Harold DeWolf
Adelbert Goff
Honor Roll For Colt Memorial High School List
Principal E S Mapes released the five week honor roll ending May 10 listing top scholars by grade percentile. Seniors 1929 1930 1931 include Russell Akin Milton Bassing Raymond Makowsky Dorothy Roberts Michael Securo Claudia DeWolf Chris Ostby Esther Clark and others plus those scoring eighty five percent or over and eighty percent or over across 1929 1930 and 1931 cohorts.
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E. S. Mapes
The
Colt Memorial High School
Russell Akin
Milton Bassing
Raymond Makowsky
Dorothy Roberts
Michael Securo
Claudia DeWolf
Chris Ostby
Esther Clark
Dorothy Manz
Michael Pasquerelli
Paul Campanella
Carmella Castriotta
Rose Berrozaio
Mary Gladding
John Hogan
Genevieve Pagnano
Herman Wilbur
Mary Breen
Harold DeWolf
Andrew Iverson
Harry McCaughey
Jeanette Salzano
Stanley Bennett
Elizabeth Breen
Fredericka Dunbar
Muriel Hodgdon
Dominic Perroni
Sybil Anderson
Frank Cenerini
Margaret Cicerchia
Joseph Codola
Frances Dunbar
Elmer Manley
Henpecked Husbands War and Weathered Shelter Life
A British educator argues henpecked husbands are younger than others and lead a sheltered life. He concedes some shelter is useful but warns too much shelter dulls life. He suggests men prefer real storms and risk over excessive control.
Westphalian pumpernickel tale travels from Guetersloh
In 1870 Bismarck toured Guetersloh with King William. The prime minister asked for pumpernickel with butter, sparking a craze that spread across Germany. Local bakers exported small loaves as a delicatessen while using kneading troughs to make larger loaves and other baked goods.
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Leone
A. Canis Heurehuit
Pandratila
Westphalia
Bismarck
Guetersloh
Illsime Ug
William
Toolilly
Germany
Guetersioh
Carillon Bells Span Wide Range in Belgian Towers
The carillon, first developed by Belgians, is a bell keyboard instrument with 15 to 50 or more bells. Notable towers include Antwerp Cathedral with 65 bells, St Rombold’s in Malines with 44, Bruges with 41, Ghent with 89, and Louvain with 40, played by a carilloneur much like a piano and organ combined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Begum Belgium
Henry Eames
Society of American Musicians
Child Life Magazine
van den Gheyns
Belgium
Antwerp
St. Rombold
Malines
Bruges
Ghent
Louvain
High Aspirations of Stevenson and a Fishmonger’s Boy
Robert Louis Stevenson considered adopting a boy as his body servant while at Skerrymore and giving him education. Before deciding, he asked the youth if any other path appealed to him more, and the boy promptly answered he wished to be Mr Townsend's boy, referring to the local fishmonger. The tale is recounted by a friend, Miss Adelaaide Boodle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Louis Stevenson
Skerrymore
Adelaaide Boodle
Ufe
Mr. Townsend
Arbor Day Origin and First Observation in Nebraska
Arbor day originated in Nebraska in 1872 and was first observed there. The concept grew from western plains conditions with sparse trees yet thriving agriculture and suitable soil and climate for tree growth.
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America
Great Plains
West
Nebraska
Waking Dreams and Day Creaming in Sleep Research
The excerpt discusses sleep states and dreaming, noting that wakefulness does not always preclude dreams. It explains that dreaming often occurs during dozing and that a fully awake person may not dream in the strict sense. It mentions day creaming as a term for a reverse exercise of the imagination.
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Oniely
Alligator Market Prefers Shorter Skins For Readily Marketed Size
An alligator hunter explains market practice favors seven foot skins for payment while shorter alligators from two to seven feet supply the side market. Larger alligators yield only full skins on smaller specimens, not backs.
Buttonholer Coming Brightens Family Day
A four year old Marjorie recalls her mother saying grandmother would sew buttons and make buttonholes when she arrived. The family anticipates a helpful visit and the familiar sewing task bringing a small, cheerful moment.
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Marjorie
School Pupils Present Playlets and Musical Numbers
Friday program from Miss Morris's Guieras School featured two plays Nathan Hale and Cinderella with pupil actors led by Tony Cafaro James Andrade and Lillian St Angelo. A second afternoon included a Salute to flags songs recitations and a spring time playlet with many students and musical performances.
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Reynolds
Mere Vera
Margaret Nerone
America
Joseph Rubino
Thomas Leone
Nancy Turcarola
Whispering Hope
Whispering Hope,” Rose Amendola
Frances Capone
Anna Russo
Nellie Lombardi
Evangeline Malafronte
Georgiana Raposa
Jane Mackie
Emily Motta
Esther Ferreira
Mary Frias
Mary Fiore
Curtis Chase
Norman Hibbert
Frank Balzano
Joseph Raposa
Sweet Suzanne
Manuel Cova
Antonio Montagna
Angelo Russo
Frank Squatrito
Amaryllis
Concetta Orefice
Christina Nero
Josephine Carmone
Eldora Gablinske
Harriet Morgan
Annie Abate
Concetta Medeiros
Isabelle de Leo
Mary George
Delia Medeiros
Robert Manchester
Joseph Medeiros
Tony Accardi
Sun
Ralph Matroni
Helen Costa
Louis Felicia
Miss Morris
Guieras School
Nathan Hale
Tony Cafaro
Theodore Mansi
Richard
Michael Turillo
Joseph Guisto
James Andrade
Fortunato Caruso
John Travas
Gabriel de Felice
Peter di Palma
Henry Collins
Louis Goglia
Mary Borges
Lucy Ferrara
Annie Camera
Anna _ Romano
Antonetta Rucci
Gen Washington
Albert Cenerini
Peter de Palma
Tony Mello
Colonel Knowlton
William Maisano
Domenic Puya
Torres
Lillian St. Angelo
Mary Fannaro
Anna Corriera
Ida Principe
Catherine Brown
Ethel Isherwood
Rita Mello
Cinderella
Stepmother
Mamie Campagna
Prince
Herald
Aviators Ignore Town Wag's Crank Note
Sam Silks, dubbed town wag, quips about viewing airplanes overhead while the pilot stays unfazed. The remarks reflect a light, old time tone and a moment of small town humor.
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Sam Silks
What to Take When One Is Run Down
A reader asks for the best remedy when feeling run down, and the writer suggests taking stock of one’s car as a playful cue in the Sylees Statesman style, implying practical humor over a literal tonic.
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Sylees Statesman
Contestants Enter Local Military Tournament in Warren
Applications filed or signified by Fred M Straigh ley Lieut Charles Hambrick Lieut Albert Morén and Reginald Brown of Battery Coast Artillery Albert Gale Huestis Roy Dunbar of BEG for a Warren regional shooting event. Sergeant Arthur Nedow will marshal the match with Howard I Martin George Maddox as judges. Entries close May 18 1929 with display boards at A L Johnstons store for applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
M. Straighley
Charles Ae R Henry Hambrick
Beiter St. Angelo
Langello
Bristol
Offthrillery
Albert A? Morén
Reginald Brown
Battery
Coast Artillery
Albert . Galé, Huestis
Roy Dunbar
BEG
Miramar Change In DeWolf Estate Ownership
The Miramar residence on Hope street at Union street end is listed as transferred from Farmers Loan and Trust Co trustee under Francis DeWolf will to Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co. The ultimate owner remains Francois Levay DeWolf who currently occupies the home with his wife and two children since his grandfather Francis E. DeWolf died years ago.
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Miramar
DeWolf
Hope Street
Union Street
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company
Francis DeWolf
Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company
Francois Levay DeWolf
Francis E. DeWolf
Three Act Comedy The Importance of Being Earnest
St Michael's Dramatic Club to present the three act farce The Importance of Being Earnest next Monday in the chapel. Cast includes Algernon Moreniff Walter Werner John Worthing Gwendolyn Fairfax Cecily Cardew Miss Gerstrude Grice and Miss Shirley Newman with Mrs John Stewart and John G Stewart in key roles.
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St. Michael’s Dramatic Club
Algernon Moreniff
Walter Werner
Strand
John Worthing
Ani Newmm
Lake
Archie. Rounds
Lady Bracknell
Gwendollyn Fairfax
Gwendollyn Fairfax, Miss” Shirley’ Newman
Cecily
Cardéw
Gerstrude Grice
Prism
Gi Walter Jardine
Caner Chasuble
D. D
John G
Stewarty Merriman
Archié Rounds
Mlle Newman
Mildred Newman
Fifth District Court Dockets Civil Cases Continued and Disposed
Yesterday morning the Fifth District Court listed civil cases on the docket. Cases including Smith and Daghir versus Adamo Manchini and Eva Makowsky versus Alonzo Vals were continued nisi or defaulted. James F. Miggs v. one debt and bond continued nisi. Max Makowsky v. Joseph Aguat trespass and other action proceeded with partial answers and continuances.
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Fifth District Court
Smith and Daghir
Adamo “Mancini
Nisi
Eva Makowsky
Alonzo Vals
James F. Miggs
Max Makowsky
Joseph
Aguat
Alias
Fieaieie Saas
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Ourway
Narragansett Electric Company
New England Power Association
Belvedere Block
Alligator Market
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Jack Frost
la Touraine
Pierce
Hartley
S. S. Pierce
Vermont
S. S.pierce
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