Bowling scores report from local league action
On Wednesday night the Moonshiners won two strings and the aggregate against the Combinations. Tuesday night the Twenty Threes defeated the Hayseeds in two of three strings and in total. The Bore.
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Hank Hanks
G. Kinnic
H. Newman
L. H. Callance
W. Brownell
J. Bottomley J. Edmonds
F. Dimond
W. Higgins
G. A. Balfour
A. Davidson
Ley
W. McCaughey
Jack “Davidson
H. Magee
P. R. Kenney
R. Taylor
J. FL Harrally
W. N. Nownan
J. Davidson
Oo. Herrmann
R. £. Murray
W. T. Remieres
H. ‘Kinlock
Clark
W. McCaw
J. Manoheatar
Bristol Journal Notes Local Changes and Incidents in Warren Bristol
From the Phoenix of November 8 1900. Bristol Jadora wins over Ronagh and Ready football team of Warren. Plans drawn for vast alterations in National Bank banking rooms to handle Industrial Trust Company growth absorbing four banks. Electric railway rails laid on Frankly street. windstorm damaged dam at Child street. Salt water in reservoir disrupts Warren and Bristol boilers at Namquit Mill briefly shut down. First National Bank directors approve absorption by Industrial Trust. Turner estate house roof ignites but saved by bucket brigade. First railway cars over Warren street line run. Barrington station electric service ready for workers.
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Phoenix
Bristol Jadora
Ronagh
Warren
Trust
Bristol
High Street
Frankly Street
Child Street
Kirkemuit
Namquit
First National Bank
Industrial Trust Company
First National Bonk
Robert N. Turner
Horace Peck
Bristol Neck
Barrington
Ice and industry fill Phoenix items in 1899 issue
In the Phoenix of November 22, 1899, notes include ice one inch thick in the Catskills, pink-eye among Providence street-car horses, progress on Edward Easterbrooks Bay View avenue house, fire-escapes being installed at Bofield School, Herreshoff Manufacturing enlarging a boat-building shop, foundation work for a new addition to the works, Hydraulion Engine and Hose Company bazaar raising about $750, Josiah Peckham’s two-story dwelling on Court street, built by Sumner Ball with Israel Dube mason work.
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Phoenix
Catskills
Providence
Edward Easterbrooks
Bay View Avenue
Bofield School
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company
Hydraulion
Josiah
Peckham
Court Street
Sumner Ball
Israel Dube
Women and the Commune Firebrands in Paris Fireyards
Lady St. Helier’s Memories of Fifty Years recounts the fury of Parisian mobs with women as pivotal actors. She describes an organized corps de pétroleuses burning public buildings, sparking fires at entry of troops, fighting at barricades including Rue de la Paix, and a woman first to mount the barricade and raise the red flag of revolution.
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Paris
Lady St. Helier
Corps de Petroleuses
Commune
Rue de la Paix
Historic nose-cut punishments in ancient and 17th century rulers
The article recalls rulers like Rameses II who ordered noses cut off as punishment for treason or arson, with amputees banished to Rhinoconum. It also cites 17th century England where Lord Coventry faced a nose cut by royal command for questioning an actress, and a conscript who exposed fraudulent enrollment spoke of the punishment as an indelible mark on the face.
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Rameses II
Egypt
Actisanes
England
Lord Coventry
Drury” Lane
Frederick Ife
Owho
Quizzing a Phrase: Why a Wife Is Called Better Half
A brief note reflecting a Boston Transcript quip about the term better half. The snippet contrasts slang and propriety, with Satire on marriage language and social speech in an era of casual reform.
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Aingleton
Wedmore
Boston Transcript
The Scleroscope Described by Youth's Companion
The Scleroscope is a mechanical hand like device that tests material hardness by dropping a tiny weighted hammer with a blunted diamond tip inside a vertical tube. The rebound height, shown on a graduated scale, indicates surface hardness and elasticity.
The Tale of a Key Desk Heist Near Wall Street
A commuter owner forgot his keys at a Wall Street area desk causing a forced entry when a row of compartments was smashed. The maker was unavailable for over an hour, papers needed before noon, and the culprit’s jangled keys revealed the trick before he left.
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Wall Street
New York Tribune
The Pillory Abolished in England History Note
The pillory was abolished for perjury in 1815 and completely in 1837. The last Old Bailey punishment for perjury was Peter Bossy on June 22, 1830. Though limited to fighter offenses, the pillory often led to death by stoning from mobs.
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England
Old Bailey
Peter Bossy
New York American
Next Best Thing in Society Banter
A rawboned youth asks Mayme if she has had turtle soup. She replies she has not but asserts social experience and a quip of having been where it was, reflecting playful flirtation.
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Mayme
Lippincott’s
Why are you so sore on your congressman
A Kansas City Journal quip recalls a moment in Washington when a Congressman spoke to a visiting group instead of inviting them to lunch, reflecting local sentiment on political courtesy and accessibility.
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Washington
Kansas City Journal
Doans Kidney Pills Promoted By Bristol Reader Testimony
A Dover style testimonial advertises Doan’s Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney trouble. Samuel Lindsey of 414 Church St Bristol reports relief after using the pills from J H Young Co ’s Drug Store. The ad claims kidney ailments improve, backache and sediment in urine disappear. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY is cited as US sole agents. Remember the name Doan’s.
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Dean
Samuel Lindsey
Church St
Bristol
RB. I
J. HH. Oung. &, Co
Andy
Dean’s
Prioe
Foster-Milburn’ Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
Two Dimensional Vision Explained by Binoculars
The Philadelphia Press explains that humans and many animals gain depth perception from binocular vision. With both eyes, objects form two slightly different images, enabling depth. A ring example shows quicker threading with two eyes, unlike single eye perception.
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Philadelphia Press
Woodcarvers of Burma Craft Fine Buddhist Figures
Burma’s woodcarvers are famed for selecting logs from the Irawaddy in dry season, floating them downstream, and using elephants to haul logs to mills. They carve Buddha figures, boat prows, and Sterns with elaborate detail, passing the craft through generations.
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Burma
Irawaddy
Trial of a Dead Man in Charles de Bourbon Case
In a 1527 Paris scene King Francois I and peers presided as Jean de Lurie called Charles de Bourbon three times. The Connetable, dead, was condemned posthumously with goods returned to the crown and his Louvre palace door painted yellow.
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Christopher Hare
Charles de Bourbon
France
Rome
Francois I
Jean de Lurie
Realistic Jan van Huysen still life damaged at The Hague gallery
A Realistic Picture by Jan van Huysen in the Hague museum was injured. Officials believe the act was not vandalism or theft. The painting shows a basket of fruit with a large true-to-life fly on a pale yellow apple. The damage arose from someone reaching too close to the canvas while admiring the work.
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Jan van Huysen
the Hague
Arctic Rock Weed Described as Giant Sea Plant
The New York World reports drifting Arctic rock weed from Alaska, a massive sea plant resembling a ship's hauser with branches up to 500 feet long. It lacks leaves, but knobs along the stem act like buoys to keep it afloat, giving the impression nets have strayed.
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Alaska
New York World
Method In Her Breakage
An Augusta girl is described as bright and absorbed in reading on the front porch. Her mother avoids asking her to wash dishes because she is sure to break many of them. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Augusta
Cleveland “Plain Dealer
Telegram Mixup Prompts Family Visit Plan
A dialogue fragment shows a husband asking his wife why she brought her mother along, and the wife confirming the telegram indicated the mother should visit. The exchange hints at a family visit prompted by a telegraph message.
Neighborhood costs rise to avoid being eclipsed
A Chicago Record-Herald reader laments living costs as a way to keep from being eclipsed by foolish neighbors. The remark suggests concern over social pressure and expense in urban life.
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Chicago
Record-Herald
Demonstrative quote from London Tit Bits chatter
An old Lady recalls a late husband in a terse London Tit-Bits tone. She recounts a memory where he uses a playful phrase calling her “old draggle tall” with a sly, intimate undertone.
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London
Bad Arguments and the Course of Reason
A compact reflection on debating faulty arguments, arguing that allowing a flawed line of reasoning to unfold can expose its weaknesses once it crosses into absurdity. The quote by Sydney Smith frames a stance on discourse and logical limits.
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Sydney Smith
Paper Salesmen Offer Porous Plaster Exchange
A humorous exchange suggests a customer asking for paper papers back for a week, while a newsboy quips that the customer wants a porous plaster rather than newspapers. The banter highlights a playful twist on daily paper delivery.
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Newsboy
Decide but Once: A Thought From Atchison Globe
A reflective aphorism from the Atchison Globe notes that deciding not to do something repeatedly signals eventual action, suggesting constancy in intent and the pull of commitment over procrastination. The quotation embodies a practical motive to resolve intentions.
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Atchison Globe
You never lift up a life without being yourself lifted up
Quote attributed to Hmerson about personal growth and reciprocity. The fragment suggests a moral reminder that uplifting others requires inner elevation. No additional context or events are provided.
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Hmerson
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets Guaranteed Free If Unsatisfied
A liberal reward offers Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets free if they fail to relieve indigestion and dyspepsia. The formula blends Bismuth Subnitrate, Pepsin, carminatives, and other agents with a high quality Pepsin process, promoted by Hope Drug Co. at 297 Hope Street.
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Rexall
Hope Drug Co
Hope Stract
Narrow Surf Rescue Sparks Unlikely Bridal Gratitude
In a seaside tale from last summer a life-saver recalls a near miss in dangerous surf. One rescued woman, deeply grateful, almost wed him, highlighting the high stakes and vivid human drama of the rescue.
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