Bristol Triumphs 30–0 Over Warren on Birven Field
Bristol football eleven outclassed Warren 30 to 0 on Birven Field yesterday afternoon. Baker Nerone and Merriwether starred for Bristol while Weibold and W. Smith led Warren. Two Warren college stars who were supposed to strengthen the lineup did not appear.
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Warren
Bristol
Bristol Football
Baker
Nerone
Merriwether
Eanding
Wewbold
W. Smith
Y M C A Board of Managers Meeting Highlights
The Y M C A Board of Managers met Tuesday to review reports from the building, finance and bowling committees. They approved Saturday bathroom water supervision, deferred certain membership rate changes, and planned for the next week’s great men supper featuring George J. Heidt of Brown University. Henry Wood and M C Smith Jr were elected to the board.
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Board OF Managers
The
George J. Heidt
Brown University
Henry Wood
M. C. Smith, Jr
Boys' Club Entertained by Providence Y M C A
Twenty Bristol boys and 35 Providence boys attended a social at the Providence Y M C A with athletic events gymnastic games swimming and supper. Music singing and speeches followed as plans were discussed to form a Narragansett Bay District covering Bristol Providence Pawtucket Woonsocket and Attleboro. Edmund Howarth was elected chairman. Bristol boys returned home late expressing hope for weekly gatherings.
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Bristol
Providence Y. M. C. A
Providence
Providence Association
Narragansett Bay
Pawtucket
Woonsocket
Attleboro
Edmund Howarth
Providence “Y
Real Estate Transfers In Hope Street Area
Anna E. Middleton and others transfer a lot of land on the Knott Meadow plat on the west side of Hope Street north of Gibson Road to William Cheshire and wife.
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Anna E. Middleton
William Cheshire
Knott Meadow
Hope Street
Gibson Road
Marriages in Town Churches on November 29
List of nine wedding announcements all dated November 29 in local churches. Couples include George Thomas Ingram and Mary Ellen Vermette at St Mary’s, Frank Brown and Georgianna Perry at St Elizabeth’s, Erissimo Silveira and Mary Emily Rosa at St Elizabeth’s, Theodore Abicenna and Filomena Vaccaro at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, James Rajyola and Antoinette Stanzione at Mount Carmel, and James Francis Hughes and Katherine Mary Marsden tied the knot in Washington D C and Pawtucket churches.
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Washington, D. C
Eugene V. Hughes
St James’ Church
Pawtucket
James Francis Hughes
Katherine Mary Marsden
Washington
Vermette Ingram wed at St Marys Church Thanksgiving
Miss Mary Edén Vermette daughter of Mr M Vermette and Mrs Wilfred Vermette was united in marriage to George Thomas Ingram son of Jacob Ingram at 8 o clock Thanksgiving morning in St Marys Church. Rev Thomas J Gillan performed the nuptial mass. The couple will reside here after a wedding trip to Canada.
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Ingram—Vermette
Mary
Edén Vermette
Wilfred Vermette
George Thomas Ingram
Jacob Ingram
Thomas J. Gillan
Nora Dwyer
Margaret M. Conley
Henry Serbst
Bertha Menard
Eva M. Vermette
Veronica McClure
William Ingram
Norman
Herman
Albert Vermette
Edward Menard
Hope _ street
Myer
Canada
Mrs. Ingram
Whist and Cake Sale at Hotel Belvedere by D A R
Bristol Chapter D A R held a successful whist event and cake and candy sale Tuesday afternoon from 2 30 to 5 in the Hotel Belvedere parlors. Seventeen tables crowded the room with prizes awarded at each table. Mrs Alfred Merriman and Mrs Edward Church Jr led the event with Mrs Edward Brownell Mrs Easterbrooks and Mrs William Bradford directing cake tables and Harriet P Church at the candy table.
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Hotel Belvedere
Bristol
Daughters of American Revolution
Alfred M. Merriman
Edward P. Church, Jr
Edward S. Brownell
Edward G. Easterbrooks
William Bradford
Harriet P. Church
Pupils Debate France Ruhr Occupation at Colt Memorial High
Eight pupils from the English class debated Friday morning at Colt Memorial High School on Is France Justified in Her Occupation of the Ruhr Valley. The judges were Superintendent William C Hobbs Mrs Mary J Condon and Dr W Fred Williams. The affirmative speakers were Dilys Wall Gertrude Grice Charles Serbst and Leon Kenny. The negative speakers were Katherine F Sidney Makowsky Norman Bennard and Leo Nussenfeld.
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Colt Memorial High School
France
Ruhr Valley
William C. Hobbs
Mary J. Condon
W. Fred Williams
Dilys Wall
Gertrude Grice
Charles Serbst
Leon Kenney
Katherine F Sidney Makowsky
Norman Bfnard
Leo Nussenfeld
Georgiana Perry weds Frank Brown at St Elizabeths Church
Miss Georgiana Perry and Frank Brown were married yesterday at 7 30 in St Elizabeths Church by Rev Francisco G Vieira. The bride wore white Canton crepe with orange blossom veil and Bride roses. They will reside at 11 Second Street after their wedding trip.
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Georgiana Perry
Frank Brown
St. Elizabeth's Church
Francisco G. Vieira
Virginia Mello Joseph Mello
Second Street
Lost Time Questioned as We Contemplate Deep History
A reflective line ponders lost time and humanity's remote origins, noting we failed to witness ages we were never present for. It frames time as vast and intangible, inviting contemplation on what remains beyond our lifespan.
A Poetic Reflection on Mortality and Heaven
A contemplative line evokes dim funeral tapers as hints of heavenly lamps, blending sorrow with a sense of distant light and transcendence. The verse invites solace and wonder at what lies beyond mortal sight.
Rhode Island League of Women Voters Bristol Unit Meeting
Miss Mary T. Gallahah spoke on the leagues progress in Rhode Island at the Bristol Unit meeting hosted by Miss Evelin ache. Mrs. George H. Crocker urged supporting a state legislature bill aiding women. Ada Hartzell discussed Americanization. New officers were elected and a $5 donation approved for Providence headquarters.
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League “of Women
Mary T. Gallahah
Rhode Island League of Women Voters
Bristol
Evelinache
State Street
League
Rhode Island
George H. Crocker
Providence
Ada Hartzell
Barrington
Mary E. Spooner
Anhwers
E. I. Cooper
Fred L. Dunbar
Evelin Bache
Elizabeth Ormond
Visitation by Deputy Grand Chancellor at Knights of Pythias
Deputy Grand Chancellor Randall Stacy visited Burnside Lodge No. 34 Knights of Pythias in Grand Army Hall for a Tuesday night meeting. The Knight rank was conferred on a class of candidates and two membership applications were received. Gerald Braunell, Outside Guard for 20 years, remains under treatment at Rhode Island Hospital. A social committee buffet luncheon followed.
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Randall Stacy
Burnside Ge
Knights of Pythias
Grand Army Hall
Gerald Braunell
Rhode Island
Funeral services for William H White in town church
William H White born in this town 45 years ago died in Syracuse New York last Friday. Funeral services were held at 2 30 this afternoon at the Mortuary Chapel North Cemetery conducted by a Nazarene clergyman. Survived by brothers Charles James Harold White of New London and sister Mrs Clarence Wallis of Putnam Conn. He had lived in California for years and was away from town for 25 years.
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William H White
Syracuse
N. Y
North Cemetery
Church of the Nazarene
Mr. White
Edward
Ada White
California
Charles
James
Harold White
New London
Clarence Wallis
Putnam, Conn
Christmas Sale and Social Events Planned by Local Groups
Coming events include a Christmas Sale by the Ladies Aid Society of State Street M E Church in the church vestry on Dec 4 afternoon and evening, a sale on Dec 6 at Congregational Church, a Pie Supper and sale Dec 11 in First Baptist vestry, a Christmas Sale Dec 19 at Trinity Parish House, and a Christmas Night dance Dec 25 at the Naval Armory hosted by Kern ey Post 6 American Legion.
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Ladies’ Aid Society of
State Street
M. E
Chabel
First Baptist Church
Mite Society
Trinity
Parish Aid Society
Naval Armory
Kearney
American Legion
First Timepiece Stake Marks Time Early Man Used
The passage describes how ancient people used a stake in the ground as a sun dial to measure time by the sun’s position at noon. It explains stakes were also used in relay travel to indicate how far ahead the advancing party was, guiding the following group.
Streetcar Ethics: Spider Knock Sparks Debate
A whimsical note argues liberties on street cars are limited to removing a spider from a stranger’s shoulder. The piece reflects on social etiquette and minor public conduct.
Hen Grouse Destroys 2000 Rose Beetles In A Day
Prof. Hugh Findlay described at the New York Botanical Garden lecture how a Clark University hen grouse consumed about 2000 rose beetles in one day. He noted the bird’s role in controlling insect pests and illustrated with bird photographs and colored slides from studies in New York and New England.
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Clark University
Worcester
Mass
Hugh Findlay
New York Botanical Gardens
Bronx Park
Findlay
Department of Agriculture
Columbia University
New York
New England States
Oneida Lake
Speed of light links ether to all known phenomena
Professor Soddy notes a single velocity governs the transmission of all ether influenced signals. The speed is 185000 miles per second, the speed of light, applying to light, wireless radiations, solar magnetic storms, and X-rays. This unity hints at a common source behind our material world.
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Soddy
Charles Kassel
The
North American Review
Nail Straightener Aids Salvage From German Waste
A Popular Science Monthly description outlines a nail straightener attached to a cast iron base. A long lever and an iron claw grip the nail head while the body passes through a straightening die, pulling the nail straight as the lever is drawn.
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Ted
Germany
Popular Science Monthly
Indian with Remarkable Memory from Yakima tribe
An Indian bureau report claims a Yakima Native American possesses extraordinary memory. He served in France during the war and aided the army by relaying messages, tracking positions, and auditing supplies. In camp he could recite a full regimental roster and equipment catalogue without notes. He also repeated a lecture he heard, perfectly, after a single viewing.
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America
France
Indian Bureau
French Schoolboy Digs Gold Treasure on Mountain
A French schoolboy from Chambery, climbing Mount Blanc without a guide or provisions, found eight kettles containing 18 gold pieces dated 1199 bearing Savoy arms. He abandoned the ascent and surrendered the treasure to the police after half an hour of climbing.
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Chambery
Mount Blanc
House of Savoy
New Arrangement in House Building Reveals Odd Fireplace
A contractor who built nine identical houses discovered a misbuilt tenth when a kitchen fireplace appeared. He noted all prior homes faced west, while the tenth faced east, prompting a fresh survey before finishing the project.
The Golden Age of Cheap Books and Dime Novels
A historical reflection on the penny dreadful and dime novel era, noting it as a golden age for book lovers. It cites Seaside libraries offering Balzac and Hardy, Carlyle Ruskin Emerson works, Morley English Men of Letters, Cassell paperbacks, and Everyman Library at 8 1/2 cents two volumes, highlighting access to world literature for a small price.
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Nick Carter
Munro
Balzac
Hardy
Faust
John W. Lovell
Carlyle, Ruskin
Emerson
Morley
England
Cassell
National Library
Plato
Hie Bacon
Johnson
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Everyman
Wigs and false colors define Queen Anne era attire
In Queen Anne’s reign a large portion of the population wore elaborate wigs tied to profession and status. Perukes for lawyers, full-bottomed wigs for merchants, long bobbed styles for tradesmen, and varied curls for coachmen show how attire aided business. A Paris import named Campaign signaled extreme fashion trends.
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Anne
Sydney
France
Vinegar for Long Life Claim Anchors Aged Workforce
An English firm promotes vinegar making as a path to longevity noting workers in distilling often serve 60 to 70 years. Department heads average 70, with 3 to 4 generations commonly employed. A birthday dinner for four guests summed to 835 years, the oldest near 90 and youngest near 70.
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Frm
Useless Effort Joke From Informal Birthday Party
A Kansas City Star snippet recalls Joan asking about grace at a casual birthday gathering. Her mother says grace is unnecessary for such an informal party, but Joan announces to guests that grace is not needed.
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Joan
Besi
Grace
Kangsas City
Various Views on Love From The Passing Show
The piece presents humorous take on love types including Married Man Debutante Old Maid Cynic and Chorus Girl. It satirically contrasts love notions with time, youth, and social roles, noting marriage and luck influence romance while witty quips critique popular clichés.
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Nito
Tve
London
Durham pageant reenacts history with theatrical tech
Durham University students staged a history pageant in the market square. The show began with the sinking of the dun cow and used a giant microscope on rag and stone to reveal Durham. Figures like Magna Charta tortures and King John appear in vivid tableaux.
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Durham
Durham University
England
Market Square
John
Costly Cricket Ball in Melbourne Taken as Heirloom
A wealthy Melbourne tradesman preserves a cricket ball mounted on ebony in a glass case valued at 100 dollars. The ball was a gift from a cricket club to a traveler who vowed not to open it until poverty forced him to, though he has since prospered.
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Melbourne
Australia
Tinkes
Hastsumeung
Rage
Desolate San Ambrosio and San Felix Islands
The National Geographic Society bulletin notes the Chilean Pacific islands San Ambrosio and San Felix are rocky, uninhabited, and largely lifeless aside from sparse shrubs, seals, and seabirds. Discovered in 1574 by Juan Fernandez, they remained Spanish then became Chilean after independence.
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Cruspere
San Ambrosio
San Felix
Pacific Ocean
National Geographic Society
Juan Fernandes
Robinson Crusoe
Chile
Detroit News
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Malaga
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