Providence Auto Show Draws Buyers With Wide Array of Models
Tomorrow marks the final chance to inspect new cars at the State Armory show in Cranston Street Providence. Buyers can compare makes with on site sales staff while a live play by play update on the Brown Harvard game is posted in the main hall. Immigrant reform themes dominated a New York dinner hosted by Mrs. Vincent Astor with Col. Samuel P. Colt and Clarence A. Cotton among 75 guests. The gathering launched an Americanization program for the coming year focusing on educating and integrating new Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Armory
Cranston Street
Providence
Samuel P. Colt
Clarence A. Cotton
Providence Chamber of Commerce
Vincent Astor
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Immigration Committee
The
United States Chamber of Commerce
Mrs Astor
Success in life Through Focus and Perseverance
A concise call to discipline highlights that success hinges on concentration and perseverance rather than talent and opportunity. The quote emphasizes sustained effort and steady practice as the path to achievement.
Keith's Theatre Promises An Eclectic Week Of Vaudeville
Keith's Theatre announces a strong week headlined by Eddie Foy and the Seven Little Foys in The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe. The lineup features Charles Kellogg the Nature Singer, Billy Halligan and Dame Sykes, Ray and Gordon Dooley, Paul Gordon, Clara Howard, Charles Thompson, and the Keith Concert Orchestra with variety acts and travel films.
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Keith's
Keith’s Theatre
Eddie Foy
Providence
George W. Hobart
William Jerome
Eddie
Charles Kellogg
Mr. Kellogg
Providence Keith Theatre
Billy Halligan
Dame Sykes
Jersey
Ray
Gordon Dooley
Paul Gordon
Wire Wonder
Ziegfeld
New York
Madison & Winchester
Clara Howard
Comedienne
Charles Thompson
Keith Concert Orchestra
Obituary of John Morris of Jewett Avenue
John Morris 52 died Tuesday at Tuber tuberculosis Hospital Hullsgrove after months of illness. Born in the Azore Islands, he lived in town for years and worked at National India Rubber Company. Survived by wife and six children. Funeral at St Elizabeth's Church with Requiem Mass by Rev A P Rebello, burial at St Mary's Cemetery. Members of Don Luiz Felippe Society attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Morris
Jewett Avenue
Hullsgrove
Azore Islands
National India Rubber Company
Don
St Elizabeth’s Church
A P Rebello
St Mary's Cemetery
Daily Thought on Wise Living and Duty
A concise Maxim on wisdom by Lecky urges doing duty avoiding needless sorrow and patiently accepting the inevitable as guiding marks of a good life. The reflection emphasizes restraint, perseverance, and acceptance as core virtues.
Moving cautions for rental and farm finance
Advice warns that frequent moves harm stability. It suggests owning or long rental commitments to avoid disruption, comparing frequent moves to a damaging fire and urging careful financial planning.
Lexington and Concord Road Becomes State Boulevard Landmark
Narrative describes the Lexington to Concord road as the site of the April 19, 1775 clash with British troops and the retreat to Lexington. It notes the road’s current status as part of a Massachusetts State Boulevard famed for scenery and historic significance.
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Lexington
Concord
Boston
Concord River
Massachusetts
Ome
New York State
al Pratts
Ats Histori
Vinol Advocated By New York Mother For Child Recovery
A New York City mother credits Vinol with saving her weak gastritis and measles affected child. She notes cod liver oil failed, but Vinol containing beef and cod liver peptones iron and manganese helped the boy become strong and healthy. The HOPE DRUG CO. of Bristol guarantees the product.
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New York City
Thomas Fitzgerald
Park Ave
N.Y. City
Hope Drug CO
Bristol
Coming Events Highlights from Bristol November to December
The notice lists multiple community gatherings across Bristol including a Grand Bazaar at G A R Hall on Nov 18 and Dec 14, basket party and dance at Columbia Hall on Nov 18, third annual social by Crown Orchestra on Nov 21, mock trial at State Street M E Church on Nov 23, parish suppers and sales at Trinity Parish House and State Street M E Church, Grand Fair by Cercle Lafayette November 29-30 and Dec 2, Thanksgiving night dance at G A R Hall, Christmas sales by local societies, and the Eighth annual Bristol County Poultry Association exhibition December 12-14 at G A R Hall.
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First Bristol Troop
R. S
G. A. R. Hall
Columbia Hall
St., Elizabeth's
The
Crown Orchestra
State Street
M. E. Church
Sunshine Club
Trinity
Ladies’ Aid Society
Question Club
G A. R. Hall
Providence
Woman's ‘Foreign Missionary Society
Mite Society
First Baptist Church
Bristol County Poultry Association
Funeral of Mrs Mary Morris Jordan at St Marys Church
The funeral of Mrs Mary Morris Jordan wife of Arthur Jordan was held Wednesday at 8 30 am from her home 27 Cole street to St Marys Church where a requiem mass was sung by Rex T J Gillan. Relatives and friends attended and floral tributes came from Edgehill Temple Pythian Sisters Burnside Lodge Knights of Pythia. Bearers were Chancellor Commander William H Gab bitski Vice Chancellor T Edgar Sutcliffe Paul Herzig and Charles Clark of Burnside Lodge. Interment was at St Marys Cemetery.
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Mary (Morris) Jordan
Arthur Jordan
Cole Street
St. Mary’s Church
Rex T J Gillan
Edgehill Temple
Pythian Sisters
Burnside Lodge
Knights of Pythia
Indoor exercise as winter investment for the working man
The piece urges year round fitness as winter ends outdoor sports season. It urges establishing gym facilities or using existing ones like YMCA or clubs. It argues three hours weekly in a gym sustains health and productivity, countering excuses about time or weather. It frames fitness as an investment in bodily and nervous capital.
Canvassers’ Notice for Bristol Special Town Meeting
The Town Council of Bristol will meet in Memorial Building on Monday November 27 1916 at 7 o clock PM to canvass property voters for the Special Town Meeting. Personal property taxpayers on the voting list must pay the assessed tax to qualify. John M Coggshall Town Clerk.
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Umce
Bristol
R. L
Memorial Building
DeFelice Bros
Bradford St
James H. Head
Wood St. Morris Bros
Thames St
Henry R. Manchester
Peter C. R. Morris
Luigi Malafronte
Harry P. Morrissey
Belvedere
Hugh Murphy
Jas. F. McLaughlin
Robert H. Peterson
State St
Edward Quinn
Alfonso Ruggerril
Wood St
Carlo Simeon
Mount Hope Ave
Morris Brothers
Thames Street
OHN Coggeshall
Bristol Probate Notices for Carey and Doherty Estates
Frank E. Pierce, executor of Charles H. Carey estate, announces acceptance of trust and bond. creditors must file claims within six months. Catherine Le Murphy, executrix of Mary T. Doherty, presents final account. court to consider December 4, 1916, 10:30 AM, Bristol Probate Court Room. notice to be published fourteen days in Bristol Phenix.
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Charles H. Carey
Bristol
Frank E. Pierce
Robate Court
Mary T. Doherty
Catherine LE. Murphy
Tate
Bristol Phenix
Coggeshall
Annie Godin
Alexis Guevremont
Poardien
Alexis
Anna Godin
John M. Coggeshall
Bristol to hold December 4 Special Town Meeting
Bristol Rhode Island November 15 1916 Town Clerk John M Coggeshall calls a special meeting of legally qualified electors to vote on funds for police fire and health measures including officers for the recent strike quarantine infantile paralysis and other town improvements. Thomas E Johnson Town Sergeant reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
R. I
John M Coggeshall
Rhode Island
Ariatol
Penhe
Rstol
Ristol
Thomas E. Johnson
Weather Prophet Delivers Grim Forecast For Community
A noted weather predictor is described as out of touch and obsessed with forecasting danger. The piece critiques his need to issue a blizzard prediction and then claim it proves his accuracy, suggesting a pursuit of personal validation over public service.
Retribution Foretold in Colloquial Verse
Fragmentary exchange depicts anticipation of justice for the coal man with lines about scales and forthcoming retribution. Quoted from the Philadelphia Record, the dialogue hints at social tension and moral balance in a conveyed era.
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Philadelphia Record
Aerial Navigation Ideas Echo Fourteenth Century Roots
Research suggests that concepts of aerial navigation date back to the fourteenth century, showing long standing curiosity about flight and navigation principles.
Notice of probate for Bristol Townsman estate
The undersigned executor of the Bristol town estate announces probate acceptance and bond filing. George W. Millard reports he has accepted the estate and posted bond in the Probate Court within six months from the first advertisement date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Te Ta Court
George W. Millard
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Enelerey Wyabos
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield
N. J
Warren Monumentals
B. A. French
Cornelius Harrington
America
Vinol
Him
Providence Plantations
Bristol, SC
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co
L. Watson & CO
Industrial Trust Co
Bonar Breen
John St. Bruno Brothers
William J. Callan
Thames
William W. Franklin & Co
Talbot & Hopkins Electrical Contractors
Bradford Street
Constitution St
W. Bristol BB. L
G. M. Wilbur
Banaras
Union Street
Walter 4. Coggeshall
Constitution Street
Chiropodist
Williams
J. L. Gifford
Cor. Hope and Pleasant Sts
Otis L. Wood
Otis L. Co
DeWolf Avenue
Northup Bros
Isaac B. Munro
Garfield Ave
Noyes Avenue
John Temple Drury
Hope Street
G.w.simmons Undertakers
E. L.F Colwell
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