Remarkable Rose Trees from Europe and Prussia’s Hildesheim
A historic rose tree on Hildesheim cathedral wall traces to the eleventh century with a 20 inch trunk and 26 foot spread. Other notable specimens include Chillon Castle’s rose tree linked to Byron, Toulon Marine gardens boasting 80 by 15 feet spread and 60 000 blooms, and Friesburg Germany hosting Europe’s tallest 120 foot wild stock tea graft.
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Hildesheim
Prussia
Chillon
Lake Geneva
Toulon
Europe
Wehrle Gardens
Friesburg
Germany
Gap Johnson Knows Value of Discretion
A Kansas City Star item quotes Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge about a driver with lights out hitting a mule in front of Hoot Holler’s house. The mule owner protests as the car horn blares and the situation escalates, but Johnson declines further involvement.
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Hoot Holler
Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Bac
Kansas City Star
Umbrella Borrowing Scheme for Public Institutions
A historically described plan parallels museum practices where patrons rent an umbrella with a metal token. Members pay a subscription to borrow a metal disk representing the umbrella, exchange it at agency shops for an umbrella, and return it later to receive another token.
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Bureau
British Museum
National Gallery
Umbrella Exchange
Spotlight on the Minister and the Burden of Authority
A minister stands as community leader amid church stillness and organ music. The article notes the aura and distance required by his role, shaping a solitary, performative persona. It cites A Minister's Son from Century Magazine to illustrate how public perception can erode the minister's true self.
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Century Magazine
Mountain Pass Prayer Answers Traveler Danger
Ernest Poole reports in Hearst's International Cosmopolitan on a winter ascent where an elderly mountain climber and a young American discuss survival. The older man credits prayer and divine protection for travelers over a thousand years, contrasting faith with the telephone as a modern aid.
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Ernest Poole
Hearst
International Cosmopolitan
Tributes Genius Has Paid to Human Voice
A collection of quotes on the voice from Shakespeare Charles Lamb and Longfellow praising the human voice as soft gentle and central to character and emotion. The sources celebrate voice as the soul expressed in speech and song.
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Shakespeare
Charles Lamb
Longfellow
Louvre Palace History From Kings to National Museum
This brief traces the Louvre from a royal residence in Dagobert times through Francis I’s 1541 foundation, later developments by Henry IV and Louis XIV, to uniting Louvre with the Tuileries in 1857. It notes the 48 acre combined complex in Paris now housing art and antiquities.
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Louvre
Paris
Dagobert
Francis I
Henry IV
Louis XIV
Io F
Tuileries
Kansa
Scots Seek End To Hoary Money Jokes In Humor Study
Scholars tracing humor patterns find about six original joke types underpin most comedy and claim modern gags recycle these themes. The plumber joke, though not in the original sextet, has long thrilled almanacs and magazines, and its removal would reduce available subjects for writers.
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Rew
Hans
Value of Courtesy in Social Exchange
The Philadelphia Public Ledger extols courtesy as a universal medium of exchange. It argues courtesy fosters good will beyond material gain and smooths both business and social relations through forward consideration of others.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Destructive Red Squirrel Wreaks Havoc in Woods and Farms
Ornithologists warn the red squirrel, despite its charm, is a top pest in forests and near farms. It kills young birds the way a cat does and destroys eggs. It bores into buildings to store winter hoards, creating nuisance around farmhouses and outbuildings.
Coming events listed by local churches and clubs
A sequence of community events is announced for November and December. Activities include an old time minstrel show, a Thanksgiving dance, a bridge whist to benefit the Bristol Woman's Exchange, a reception for Community Supper Patrons, tea and Christmas sales, and a Christmas sale of cards, cake and candy with afternoon tea at various church and civic venues.
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First Congregational Church
Church Club
Tri Kane Engine and Hose Co
State Street Methodist Church
Epworth League
Naval Armory
Kearney Post
Erican Legion
W. Fred Williams
Bristol Woman’s Exchange
Ray Cox Flint
Congregational Club
G. A. R Hall
Holmes House
Girls’ Friendly Society
St. Michael's Church
Forest land in United States totals about 469 million acres
The current forest area in the United States is about 469.5 million acres. It includes roughly 13.1 million acres of virgin forest and 331.4 million acres of outdoor and burned over forest.
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United States
Peru Irrigation Project Aims 120000 Acre Waterway
A Peruvian project plans to irrigate 120000 acres using water from several rivers. A nine mile tunnel will pass through terrain to support the system and improve irrigation delivery.
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Peru
Adlerika Gas Relief Featured by Couple
Mrs B Brinkley reports both she and her husband were ill with gas for years. After using Adlerika one spoonful stopped bloating and relieved stomach gas. The product claims to purge old waste material and aid constipation, promoted by Hope Drug Co.
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B Brinkley
HOPE
Fragmentary wartime road project notes emerge
Fragmented OCR text hints at a state highway project with references to a market street, bituminous macadam, local base, and paving details. The garbled notes mention time standards and troops, suggesting a wartime infrastructure context with incomplete specifications.
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Bristol
Nursing Association
State Street
Thyra Graves
Hope St
Dorchester Mutual
Boston
Wayhouset Street
Providence
Charlestown
Richmond
Alton
Carolina
Alton Road
Woot River Junction
Rhode
Bta
Samy
Genes of
Rhode Island
State Board of Public Oats
R. L
State Board OF Public Roads
Abrams
Ben Ra Robinson
John Wanley
Bodington
Lanzite’s Express
Frank Lanzire
G. M. Wilbur
Constitution ST
Freeborn
R. Cole
G.W. Simmons
William Street
E. W. Weaver
High Street
Archie H. Rounds
Union Street
Charles M. Connery
Undertaker
Burton St
William A. Doran
Bay View Ave
William W. Franklin & Co
Wood St
Warren and Bristol
Railroad Ave
Warren
R. I
Isaac B. Munro
Garfield Avenue
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