Counting ballots in Granger Sitness race may decide district seat
Friday, November 25, 1904, discussion centers on the State Returning Board's ballot count to decide if Congressman Granger is reelected or Judge Si ness will win the district seat. Critics doubt the board’s strictness, arguing over the law and the Australian ballot aims to prevent vote buying while ensuring fair counting.
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State Returning Board
Congressman Granger
Judge Siiness
Congress
Granger
Judge Sitness
Returning Board
Richard Comstock
General Assembly
John W Davis
Don’t be a Clam A L M Paint Advertisement
A vintage style ad promotes L M paints with a 3150 price for a 21 gallon house coating and 2520 for a 12 gallon plus 9 gallons oil mix. It offers a 630 saving and liberal quantities to two property owners and churches within 30 days. Sold by Longman Martinez New York Paint Makers for fifty years.
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Longman
Martinez
New York
Contested Australian Ballot Impacts Granger Lead
The piece analyzes the Australian ballot as a solution to vote buying and marks on ballots. It ponders whether distinguishing marks undermine the system, cites a Bridgeport incident where a printing error altered a congressional outcome, and questions if such ballots properly reflect voter intelligence while noting Granger's statewide lead with 28 districts left to tally.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Congress
Providence
Granger
Methodist youths plan Monday social at Epworth League
The Young Peoples Society of the Methodist church will host an evening program next Monday. Miss Vesta Blaisdell chairs the social and Literary Department of the Epworth League and oversees transforming the lecture room into a reception parlor. The event features municipal selections by the orchestra, vocal numbers by Arthur J Crafts of Boston with Edward C Walsh on piano, and an address by Pastor W Lenoir Hood on sights from the World's Fair. A souvenir copy of R. J. from the Exposition will be given to the member who brings in the most names for Epworth League membership now at 130. Admission is free, with no refreshments, but a complimentary supper ticket for those hungry.
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Young Peoples Society
The
Methodist Church
Vesta Blaisdell
Epworth League
Arthur J Crafts
Boston
Edward C Walsh
W Lenoir Hood
R. J
United Brothers Lodge
Bristol Pentecostal Church
F . Talbee
John W Church
Providence
Belvedere
D. Bart
O. S. Hawes
J. E. Osborn
O. C. Buffinton
William B. Hawes
William M. Hawes
Lillie Luther
Edna Wood
Bridgewood
Benjamin R. Wood
M. #. Buell
Reagan
Marguerite Moriarty
Newport
F. H. Farley
Eugene V. Hughes
Holy Cross College
Worcester
Fern Dixon
Auburdale
Mass
Russell Sanford
George L. Sanford
Malden
Leonard Sanford
Constitution Street
Albert A. Young
New York University
J. H. Young
Walter M. Carr
Charles L. Davis
S. W. Munro
McLeod Twins Born in Town on November 19
In this town on November 19 a boy and a girl were born to Mr and Mrs Angus McLeod. The twins represent a joyful addition to the McLeod family as the community shares in the new arrival.
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McLeod
Angus McLeod
Married Couples Tie Knots in Bristol Town
In Bristol, Ernest Bacon and Elusana Manchester were married on November 28 by Rev W. Lenoir Hood. Edward A. Edgar of Newport wed Miss Oora May Beals of Bristol on November 24 in the same ceremony.
New Use for Chamberlain Cough Remedy Suggested
Arthur Chapman from Durban Natal Africa describes a neighbor’s two month old needing relief from a bad cough. He recommends placing Chamberlain's Cough Remedy on the baby's dummy teat, claiming quick relief and cure. The remedy is sold by W. H. Buffington.
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Arthur Chapman
Durban
Natal
South Africa
W. H. Buffington
Experience Drives Bristol Phoenix Printing Growth
The Bristol Phoenix announces 20 years of artistic printing experience guiding rapid growth in its Job Printing Department. The shop offers printing of anything that can be printed with a satisfaction guaranteed or no pay policy and an available telephone connection for patrons.
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Bristol Phoenix
Bristol Post Office Mails Arrive and Depart Times
The Bristol Post Office hours show mails arrive at 7 00 a m 10 00 a m 12 00 m and 2 00 4 00 and 7 15 p m with close times at 8 00 8 45 11 80 a m 1 45 5 45 and 7 15 p m Express matter leaves Bristol outward at 7 45 11 00 am 3 00 and 5 00 pm and inward at 7 45 11 55 am 2 55 and 6 30 pm.
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Bristol
South Door
Earle & Prew Express
The Best Liniment Promoted By Post & Bliss
The article praises Chamberlain's Pain Balm as the best liniment on the market. It claims it quickly heals cuts and bruises, relieves rheumatic pains, and aids deep seated pains such as lame backs and chest pains. Sold by W. H. Baffington in Georgia Vermont.
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Chamberlain
Post & Bliss
Georgia
W. H. Baffington
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