Thanksgiving Dance by Happy and Team at G A R Hall
Happy and his basketball team plan a special Thanksgiving Dance at the G A. R. Hall on Thursday afternoon. The Yacht Club Orchestra will perform and the hall will be decorated to attract visitors from out of town. A future dance is planned. Committee includes ameser chair and Dominick Salzano secretary treasurer with members Joseph Vellecca Joseph Bisbano Joseph Chirilli Martin Manse Albert Ethier Philip Gladue. Tickets available from team members or at the door.
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Happy
G A. R. Hall
Yacht Club
G. A. R. Hall
Ameser
Dominick Salzano
Joseph Vellecca
Joseph Bisbano
Joseph Chirilli
Martin Manse
Albert Ethier
Philip Gladue
Walsh and Arruda Form Union in St Elizabeth’s Church
In the town on November 23 at St Elizabeth's Church Rev Francisco G Vieira joined William Edward Walsh of Fall River and Miss Philomena Ellen Arruda of this town in marriage.
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Walsh—Arruda
St. Elizabeth's Church
Francisco G. Vieira
William Edward Walsh
Fall River
Philomena Ellen Arruda
Death Notice for Mrs. Margaret Ann Hughes
In this town on November 22, Mrs. Margaret Ann Dillon Hughes, aged 65, died. She is survived by family and friends.
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Hughes
Margaret Ann (Dillon) Hughes
Boy Braves of America Form Two Wigwams in Tribe Meeting
Wampanoag Tribe held a Saturday session at Trinity Parish House led by Tribal Chief Edgar K. Davis. Brave candidates underwent tests while officers were named Chiefs Kenneth Weaver and Ira Newman Indian writer Octave LeClair Jr. Two wigwams called Panthers and Eagles formed, games and a drill followed, with a post meeting collation. The group plans weekly Saturday gatherings at 9 30.
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BOY Braves OF America
Wampanoag Tribe
Boy ‘Braves ' of America
Trinity Parish House
Edgar K. Davis
Kenneth Weaver
Ira Newman
Fig Blooms Hidden By The Bush And Tree
The text notes that figs bloom but blossoms are not visible without cutting into the plant. This leads some people to think they do not bloom, suggesting unseen flowering in the fig bush and fig tree.
Bristolton Y Club Plans and Activities Update
Members discuss community suppers and crime enforcement speaker Mrs. Ray Cox Flint with plans for improved baths and Rae room. The Y reports growing gym classes, eight basketball teams, twenty bowling teams, a December supper with speakers, and a new HiV club and electricity class led by N G Herreshoff Jr. the Y building closes Thanksgiving Day.
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Rae
Firvarice
Farppaien
Association
Agg
Ray Cox
Flint
Bristolton
Europe
Pierce
Oko
Leha Cringsgr
N G Herres‘hoff, Jr
Nunes Elected Most Excellent Chaplain in Bristol Aerie
At Bristol Aerie No. 953 Fraternal Order of Eagles last evening in the Hasbrouck Block F C E Anthony Nunes was chosen as Most Excellent Chaplain replacing resigned John Borges. Worthy President Charles A Duquette reported on the Ol Age Pension convention in Pawtucket on Nov 15 and Herbert Allen of Sqwams Aerie Warren attended to speak on the order's welfare.
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Bristol Aerie
F. C
Anthony Nunes
John Borges
Order of Eagles
Hasbrouck Block
Charles A Duquette
Pawtucket
Herbert Allen
Sqwams Aerie of
Warren
Freckles Defined By Doctor As Pigment Spots
A noted doctor describes freckles as tan pigmentation in spots rather than even distribution across the skin. The condition is explained as a form of localized coloration rather than a uniform tan.
Philosopher Marcus Aurelius on life and the void
A fragment quotes Marcus Aurelius contrasting life’s value with the void of the future and the vast past. The reflective line questions whether life is a significant thing amid existential uncertainty.
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Marcus Aurelius
Swiss Roads Drive Cyclists Toward Expensive American Machines
Motor cyclists in Switzerland navigate rugged mountain passes and turn to high powered American motorcycles asurance of performance and status amid costly imports.
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Switzerland
America
Lost Cities of the World Mystery and Ruined Temples
The article surveys vanished ancient capitals in Asia and Southeast Asia. It cites cities like Baraboe in Java, Ayuthing in Siam, Tibet’s dead city, and Angkor in Cambodia. It notes jungle overgrowth, rediscovery tales, and the mystery surrounding their abandonment.
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Baraboedoor
Java
Stamford Raffies
Siam
Ayuthing
Tibet
Rawhing
Angkor
Tolay
Cambodia
Plant That Changes Its Location at Will
The Loranthus mistletoe moves by throwing a root that acts as a foot and a flattened disc for locomotion, relocating to a better growth site. Clusia seeds lodge in a tree, roots grow downward, then branches sprout to envelop and suffocate the host tree. Such plant wonders are discussed in The New Book of Gardening.
Origin of Gringo Traced to Greek Roots in Mexico
G F Weeks suggests Gringo derives from the Spanish Griego meaning Greek. He notes English speakers found Mexicans unable to understand them and, hearing that language barrier described as That is all Greek to me, Mexicans coined Griego then Gringoes which evolved into gringoes. The term spread among foreigners encountered in Mexico.
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G. F. Weeks
Mexico
Doga Denounces Dog Trade as Unethical
Rusticus, author of Bucolic Reattitudes, condemns the buying and selling of dogs. He argues dogs should not be purchased or traded, may be rescued or kept, and only in dire need stolen with dignity, decrying dog traders as inhuman monsters.
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Rusticus
Tiger Talk and Calls Describe Mating and Hunting Roars
The text explains tiger mating calls as a loud ah-woongh repeated five or six times and notes tigers roam the jungles at night or noon while calling. It also describes a tigress with cubs disturbed by humans producing a humming growl, and mentions leopard sawing roars on the way to kills.
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Niles
Words to the chorus as public word power
Sir Henry Wood once told Sheffield choristers that words are their master. He urged singers to ensure the audience hears every word, warning that a strong voice matters less if diction fails thus improving festival reception.
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Henry Wood
Sheffield
Power of the English veto in modern government
The article notes that the kings veto is a historical remnant now reduced to a negative disapproval power. Since 1708 the veto has never been used, yet its existence persists under responsible cabinet government, though its use seems out of place today.
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England
Bristol Boy Scouts Honor Anniversary Dinner at Trinity Park
Bristol Boy Scouts of America held an anniversary dinner at Trinity Park House with 35 guests including troop leaders and Deputy Commissioner George Fish. Speakers included Scoutmaster Erasmo Mancini and Eagle Scout Oscar Herzig. Plans announced for Thanksgiving food drives and upcoming troop activities.
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BOY
Scouts OF America
Bristol
Trinity Park House
Mothers’ Council
George Fish
Erasmo Mancini
Oscar P. Herzig
F.L. Maryon
Fish
P. L. Lawrence Thompson
Providence
Edgar K. Davis
Frederick B. Brownell
William Cheetham
Charles O.F Thompson
Henry W Boynton
Scout Life Saving Corps
George R. Fish
William B Peed
Greater Providence Council
Rainy Sunday Moment Sparks Coin Drop During Service
A devout motor club member at a church service listening on the radio accidentally leaned forward and dropped a coin into his hat as the minister broadcast the message Let Your Light So Shine, creating a small moment of faith and humor.
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The
Motor Club
Haddock Folklore Markings Told by Portland Fishmonger
An old Portland fishmonger recounts a legend of haddock markings. Two dark blotches behind the gills with lines toward the tail supposedly signal the fish with which Christ fed the multitude, angering the devil who then created the pattern. The tale links mark patterns to myth and art.
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Portland
Topher Morley
Ex-Empress Eugenie Gave Dollhouse Model of Tuileries
The late Empress Eugenie of France gifted her godchild the present queen of Spain an exact dollhouse model of the Tuileries in Paris. It cost 7500 dollars to build.
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Cobtly
Eugenie
France
Spain
Tuileries
Paris
Scotland’s Flitting Day Reimagined Across Nations
A brief note explains moving day customs in Scotland typically tied to May and October in this country while France observes an April date. It mentions the term Flitting Day and how it varies by locale and tradition.
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Scotland
France
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