Bristol election returns show Garvin victory and party gains
Rhode Island ballot results report Gov Garvin, Democrat, re elected by 1,587 over Col Samuel Colt. Republicans gain in several cities and assembly seats. Constitutional amendment approved by about 31,000 votes state wide. total governor votes around 42,717 names. Lieutenant Governor, secretary of state and attorney general tallies listed with party splits and pluralities.
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Gov Garvin
Samuel P Colt
Gos Garvin
Tcket
Cal Colt
Providence
Pawtucket
Newport
Central Falls
General Assembly
Woonsocket
Warren
T. H Connolly
S I. Peck
Rhode Island
Providence Journal
Dr Garvins
Col Colt
Sos Grarvin
Utter
Rep
Archambanlt Dem
Aldrich
Pro
la Vone
Soc Lab
Thomas
Soc
Utters
Archambault
Prohibition
Bennett
Gilmartin
Prentice
Lawless
Allen Soc
Stearns
Aldneh
Dem
Holland Soc Lab
Peabody
Berger
Stearn
Vodl. Potter
Trafton
Fassel
Workman
Rev Hopkins Cady to address Warren men’s meeting
On Sunday November 8 Rev Hopkins Cady of Warren will address the men’s meeting from 4 to 5 PM. Mr Cady is a well known speaker and worth hearing. Tonight at 7 30 Warren Artillery players meet for the football game at the common. Next week gym classes start Monday at 8 PM with sessions Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Basketball candidates to report Monday evening with a practice game after class. Stephen W Church bowling team faces Dr His Tuesday at 8 PM.
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Hopkins B Cady
Warren
Cady
Warren Artillery
Stephen W Church
Bristol Opera House and Local Exhibitions Schedule
A local events page lists fairs and exhibitions from Oct 31 to Nov 21 at Columbia Hall and Bristol Opera House. Highlights include an annual photo exhibit by L. L. Anderstrom, a charity carnival benefiting Babbitt Post and Women’s Relief Corps, a Grand Army Hall supper sale, and a Thanksgiving program “The Shamrock and Rose” plus Utah the Great Mormon play and The Eleventh Hour at the Bristol Opera House.
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Bristol Opera House
Walsh's
Babbitt Post
Rand Babbitt Women's Relief Corps
Grand Army Hall
B. H
Rose
St Mary's T. A S
Utah
Exhibition of photographs at Church Street Studio
The display at Church Street Studio continues all week, showing a large variety of meritorious photographs reflecting credit on Mr Anderstrom. The recently renovated studio features dark green and dark red interiors that provide an effective background for the exhibit.
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Church Street
Anderstrom
Liscomb and Mowry Wed in Warren Ceremony
Charles Howard Liscomb and Mabel Louise Mowry of Bristol were married on November 3 in Warren, with Rev H W Warren of the First Baptist Church officiating. The couple attended by family and friends, marking a quiet Bristolarea union.
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Liscomb—Mowry
Warren
H W Warren
First Baptist Church
Charles Howard Liscomb
Mabel Louise Mowry
Bristol
Infant Joseph Silvia Dies in Nov. 4 Town Notice
Infant Joseph Silvia, son of Antone and Mary Silvia, died on November 4 in the town. The brief notice records the child’s age in days and identifies the parents.
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Silvia
Joseph Silvia
Antone
Mary Silvia
Ancient almanacs traced to Greeks and Roman displays
Almanacs originated with the Greeks of Alexandria around 100 A D with Rome exposing festival dates on marble tablets by 200 B C. The earliest author named almanac is Solomon Jardhus from the twelfth century, while primitive English calendars called prime-staff or clog almanacs used wooden or bone forms with notches and festival symbols.
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Theon
Alexandria
Rome
Lalande
Solomon Jardhus
British Museum
Oxford
Cambridge
Manchester
Pearson's Weekly
The Dust In the Air
The air in cities holds dust from fields and streets including pollen debris soil silica and iron oxide carried by wind and rain. Wind and polluted sources spread fine particles from volcanic regions to urban areas while gases from factories and abattoirs mingle with dust making the air persistently impure.
A Canny Scot and the Estate Trespass Scheme
A thrifty Scot living near a town used a shortcut through a large estate. The owner banned trespassing, but the man devised a ruse by turning his wheelbarrow to face the starting point and sitting as if resting. The owner ordered him to return, and the Scot complied then continued on his way content.
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Eoon
Entertaining vaudeville bill at Providence Keith Theatre
Next week's Providence Keith Theatre program will feature The Barrows Lancaster Company with A Chip of the Old Block joined by Fischer Carroll and the Three Marvellous Mertils. Also appearing are jugglers Robertus Wilfredo, Jimmy Barry and Nora Bayes with other acts including Bean Hamilton Rooney Sisters and the Biograph in a varied program.
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Providence Keith Theatre
Barrows-Lancaster Company
Barrows
Lancaster
Helen King Russell
James Dickson
Fischer & Carroll
Robertus
Wilfredo
Europe
Jimmy Barry
Bates
Max Ritter
Coon
Rooney Sisters
Rare Button From Dessalines Era Col Stevens Collection
A button from the Dessalines period features in Col Stevens' collection. Dessalines, the key leader of Haiti's 1804 independence, crowned emperor as Jacques I and ruled tyrannically until his assassination on October 17, 1806, ending the Haitian empire.
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Col Stevens
Dessalines
Napoleon
Hayti
Jacquest
Haytian Empire
Doughnut Spelling Dilemma Reveals Typist Quirk
An Arkansas paper recalls a witty incident with a clever compositor who mistyped doughnut as donut. The novelist editor chides the error and the printer explains that the word once included a w, but that spelling now seems wrong.
Farjeon’s Typing Feats and New Zealand Charm
B L Farjeon, editor of the Otago Times in Dunedin, set up work directly in type for portions of his novel Grif. He was noted as a rapid compositor and attributed his luck to a New Zealand greenstone worn on his watch chain.
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B. L. Farjeon
Otago Times
Dunedin
Farjeon
London
The Duration of a Dream
Victor Hugo dictated letters to his secretary one evening and dozed briefly. He awoke convinced hours had passed in a dream, blaming the secretary for not waking him. The secretary then revealed he had only just finished the last sentence dictated.
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Victor Hugo
Live Bait for Alligators in Jamaica Tale
A Jamaica legend describes using live bait to catch alligators in the British West Indies. A gunman ties a puppy near an alligator haunt and waits for the dog’s yelp to lure the mother alligator. The mother emerges to rescue her pup and is killed by the hunter.
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Jamaica
British West Indies
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Promises Digestive Relief
Advertisement describing Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as supplying the stomach with natural digestive juices, relaxing tension, and aiding digestion to transform food into rich blood. Claims the remedy digests what you eat and rests inflamed stomach muscles. mentions sale by W. H Buffington.
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W. H Buffington
No interest in political distinction for Comrox
The Washington Star quotes Mr. Comrox dismissing political ambition as his daughter has studied painting and her pictures of him are humorous enough without a professional cartoonist’s help.
Cured of Piles After 40 Years in Geneva Ohio
After four decades with piles, Mr. C Haney of Geneva Ohio found no relief from doctors or costly treatments. DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve cured him permanently and was praised for treating cuts burns bruises sprains lacerations eczema tetter salt rheum and other skin diseases. Look for DeWitt on the package as counterfeits abound. Sold by W H Buffington. Ressip is offered for house rent and other business needs at 15 cents per 100 at the Phoenix Office.
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C. Haney
Geneva
DeWitt
W H. Buffington
The Single Misfortune in New Yorker Line
The quote sketches a witty exchange where Miss Priscilla notes misfortunes arrive in multiples, while the maiden laments that a single misfortune feels even worse, reflecting a light moment of social banter from the periodical.
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Priscilla
New Yorker
Painless Operation Makes Heir Look Younger
A note from the Chicago Post describes an old beau attempting to appear youthful through cosmetic dyeing, noting the odd pursuit as harmless vanity. It frames the act as a lighthearted public curiosity about aging and appearance.
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Chicago Post
The Kicker Makes Little Progress Despite Proud Post Foot
A brief note from the Boston Transcript reports that the kicker often fails to advance, though he puts his post foot forward in the field.
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Boston Transcript
King Philip steamer company holds social and hires
At the regular King Philip steamer company meeting on Wednesday evening a social was proposed in Grand Army hall with a committee to arrange details. Two applications for membership were received and an invitation to Cranston Volunteers' fair was declined. The company will attend River Point Alert fire company fair on Saturday, November 14, traveling by a special car at 6 15 p m.
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King Philip Steamer Company
Grand Army Hall
Cranston Volunteers' Fair
Alert Fire Company
River Point
Franklin Street
Hydraulion Engine and Hose Co
Cranston and
Lakewood
DeWitts Little Early Risers Liver Pills Praised by Tex Resident
W T Easton of Boerne Texas testifies these pills are un equalled for liver health. Thousands use them as a pleasant effective remedy for biliousness torpid liver jaundice sick headaches and constipation. They cleanse and strengthen without purging. Sold by W H Baffington.
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DeWitt
Easton, Boerne
Tex
W. H. Baffington
Public Call Rate Card at PHaznix Office
A simple notice advises that limited service telephone calls cost ten cents each. Cards bearing the price are available at the PHaznix office.
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Phaznix
New York New Haven Hartford Electric Car Service Schedule
Electric car service between New York New Haven and Hartford begins May 17, 1903. Northbound trains from Bristol to Providence and Fall River run at multiple weekday times, with southbound service from Fox Point Providence to Bristol and trains from Providence to Bristol listed by hour. Sunday schedules for northbound and southbound are provided, including arrival and return times at Bristol and Providence.
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Bristol
Providence
Fall River
Fox Point
Suburban Railway Electric Car Service Schedule
Regular service between Providence and Bristol outlined with weekday and Sunday times. Weekday departures from Dorrance Weybosset begin 5 45 a m and run every 80 minutes to 15 p m with hourly tolls. Bristol terminus departures start 5 19 a m and run every 30 minutes to 8 48 p m then hourly to 10 49 p m with extra 11 49 and 12 41 a m to Riverside. Sunday service begins 7 45 a m from Dorrance Weybosset then every 30 minutes to 3 15 p m and hourly to 10 15 p m. Bristol terminus after 6 49 a m every 80 minutes to 6 49 p m then hourly to 9 49 p m with 10 49 and 11 41 p m to Riverside. Cars leave Franklin street six minutes after terminus departures.
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Providence
Bristol
Dorrance
Weybosset
Riverside Car House
Riverside
Franklin Street
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John Fritz Berger
Richard Holland
Thomas H. Peabody
Charles F Stearns
Moses Fassel
Charlie Potter
Walter A Read
John R Trastono
Abraham P Workman
Read
Seer Ee Eowes
Harry H. Shepard
Citizens’ Nom. Paper and Republican
Lebane
Robert N. Turner
Citizens’ Nom Pape
New General Assembly
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J. F Ganey
Elisha Hibbert
James Hoard
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T. Brightman
B. DeWolf
T. Connery
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G Clark Pee Ew
Owe
Brown
Sean
Toa
Dimond Crer
Dom Luiz Felippe
Columbia Hall
Wood Street
L. L. Anderstrom
Hilo Hayco
Lafayette St
Newark
N.J
Druggists
R.I. Drug CO
Keith’s New Theatre
Arkansas
Phoenix
D. G. Lebb
Bradford ST
York State
Miller
N. W. de G. L. Simmons
Roprietors
Fire Company
New England
D. S. Salisbury
Union St
Providence, R
A. W. Or
Gzelman
State Street
N.Y
N.H. & Hartford Railroad Electric
Crockery
John M. Dean Co
Westminster Street
Providence, R, I
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