National Cathedral Drive Seeks Rhode Island Support
Mrs. Arthur B. Lisle of Providence becomes Rhode Island Chairman of the National Women’s Committee for Washington Cathedral with plans to form local RI committees and enroll members in the National Cathedral Association. Mrs. Charles H. Merriman Jr. acts as Vice Chairman. benefactors’ names will be in the Cathedral Book of Remembrance. Construction began in 1907 with Roosevelt’s assistance.
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Arthur B. Lisle
Providence
Rhode Island
Washington Cathedral
Charles H. Merriman, Jr
National Cathedral Association
Organization of Friends and Benefactors of
George Washington
Roosevelt
Building of grand edifice advances with donor drive
The committee seeks small annual donations from communities statewide to fund construction of the North Transept porch and complete the transepts by 1932 15. Funds will be combined with gifts from other states and marked as the gift of American womanhood. The edifice is about one fourth complete with foundations crypts and apse in place and work now focused on the transepts for use with the sanctuary and chancel for services commemorating the First President.
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Rhode Island
Washington Cathedral
Immortalized by Poet Lucasta
Lucy Sacheverell known as Lucasta was the beloved of Sir Richard Lovelace the cavalier poet. The Latin name Lucasta meaning chaste is also used for his poems about her.
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Lucasta
Lucy Sacheverell
Richard Lovelace
Washington Star
Too Smart for Him Philosophy Brings Hidden Matchmaking
A Washington Star remark notes a professional philosopher admitting his marriage to someone he deems smarter, revealing a rare public tribute to intellectual equals and the surprise of a superior partner.
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Washington Star
Sidetracking Hard Luck Bard Grit Advice
The saying frames luck as self made through preparation. It notes sunshine and rain as ordinary, urging readiness to sidetrack misfortune with practical grit. It presents a concise philosophy on resilience and proactive living.
Heavy Burden for Dead Mayan Indians of British Honduras
A Mayan tradition in British Honduras holds that burying the dead ensures the deceased must carry their coffin into heaven, a belief shaping local funeral practices and delaying burial.
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British Honduras
Smiling as a Beauty Routine Tones Face Lines
A vintage advice item explains toning facial muscles through smiling exercises to reduce nasolabial creases. It prescribes cleansing with cream, wiping with tissues, then using cotton pads with tonic to prepare skin before practicing gentle lifting movements to smooth lines around the nose and mouth.
Facial Care Guidance From Beauty Consultant Text
Instructions for applying tissue cream or skin food to normal oily or dry skin. Advice includes using tissue cream for oily or pump skin and skin food for dry skin. Instructions cover gentle lifting massages around the eyes and mouth, smoothing lines, and whether to leave products on overnight or rinse off.
Triple Wedding at St Elizabeths Church in Whitens
Yesterday morning in St Elizabeths Church a large congregation witnessed three couples wed under Rev Fr Francisco G Vieira. The brides Mary Cabral Marguerite Goulart and Elizabeth Silva with grooms Joseph Leandro Manuel Carreiro and Manuel Benevides were attended by listed relatives. Post ceremony nuptial mass followed with receptions at the brides homes. weddings featured white satin gowns and bouquets.
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St Elizabeth’s Church
Francisco G Vieira
Mary Gloria Cabral
John Cabral
Hope Street
Joseph Marshall Leandro
Bay View Avenue
Marguerite Helen Goulart
Manuel H Goulart
Goulart Avenue
This Town
Manuel Camara Carreiro, Jr
Child Street
Warren
Elizabeth Silva
Joseph Silva
Perry
Rex
Joseph Amaral
St . Elizabeth's Church
Doris Margaret Cole Weds Joseph Bruno Gregoire in St Marys Church
Doris Margaret Cole daughter of Mrs Perley O Cole and Joseph Bruno Gregoire of Indian Orchard Mass were married yesterday morning at St Marys Church by Rev Fr Thomas J Gillan. The couple hosts included relatives from various places and a Springfield bridesmaid. They will reside in Indian Orchard and begin a motor tour after a reception at the brides home.
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St Mary’s Church
Doris Margaret Cole
Perley O Cole
Hope Farms
Joseph Bruno Gregoire
Indian Orchard Mass
Marrage
Thomas J Gillan
Louise Boules
Springfield
Hs Brother
George L. Gregoire
Wold
Mro
Gregoire
New York State
Canada
Indian Orchard
Greenland
N Ho
Herreshott Mega
Perreville
Worcester
Chapman Wave Conpans
McKenna Yergeau Wedding at St John’s Church War ren
Patrick Henry McKenna of 130 Mt Hope Avenue and Miss Mary Florida Yergeau daughter of Mr and Mrs Omer Yergeau Bristol residents were married at St John’s Church Warren with Rev on the Plasse officiating. The couple left yesterday for a wedding trip.
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Providence
Manuscripts of the New Testament Largely Nonexistent
The note states there are none of the original New Testament manuscripts in existence, underscoring the reliance on copies and translations for biblical texts. It highlights the historical gap between autographs and surviving copies.
Faith in mankind grows from three life lessons at Rotary talk
Rev Anthony R Parshley told of three experiences that shaped his faith in humanity. He recalled a boyhood trek from Connecticut to Mount Vernon and a German host who showed kindness, a North Carolina lumber camp where a kind illiterate worker saved him, and a hazing incident that led to arrest but ultimately aid from a professor. Thanksgiving Day message praised the nobility of the human soul.
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Rotary Club
Anthony R Parshley
Hotel Belvedere
Mr Parshley
Rotary
Parshley
Connecticut
Mount Vernon V
John Masefield
England
Masefield
New York
Soundis
North Carolina
Tidewater
Malana
Roxy Qveer
Rex
Mankind
Real Estate Transfers In Providence Area
Benjamin Peckham and others sold to Charlotte A Young an undivided three fourths interest in land and buildings on Constitution street near Hope Street. Olive C Peckham guardian sold one fourth in the same property. Providence Land Company sold ten lots on the Hope Villa Plat east of Metacom Avenue and north of Hopeworth Avenue to Carmine Langello.
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Benjamin Peckham
Hints for Homemakers by Jane Rogers
Jane Rogers offers practical tips for kitchen care and tea brewing. She suggests olive oil as a substitute for mineral oil on utensils and recommends heating the teapot and adding sugar to bloom tea leaves for stronger flavor. A sweater washing tip advises sewing up buttonholes to prevent stretching.
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National Cathedral
Beauty
du Bar
St. Elizabeth’s Church
Cole
A. R. Parshley
Rotarians
Bristol
By Jane Rogers
Warren & Bristol Laundry
Railroad Avenue
Croade Street
R. I
Cornelius Harrington
Prep
A. French
FE. A. Skinner
Hope St
Bristol, R. I
Newman Bros
Newman’s
Sausag
Florida
R. I. Baldwin
Riley
S. S. Pierce
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