Portuguese Aid Group Hosts Charity Affair at Columbia Hall
A Sunday gathering at Columbia Hall on Wood Street raised funds for Santo Christo next May. The event featured auction sales, confections, a concert by the Bristol Portuguese Independent Band, and vocal performances. Committee members included Miss Augusta Ponte, Miss Almerinda Bruno, Miss Albina Renta, and Mrs Joseph Medeiros.
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Columbia Hall
Wood Street
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Cavsino Fspiritu
Sancto Society
Pitts
Manuel Sardinha
Manuel Pacheco
Bristol
Augusta
Ponte
Almerinda Bruno
Albina Renta
Joseph Medeiros
Bristol Garden Club Tours Mount Hope Bridge
Mrs Brenneke hosted Bristol Garden Club members at Ferry Hill with a bridge trip from the Bristol side to the Portsmouth end and back. Twenty eight members enjoyed the scenic views and were served refreshments by Mrs Brenneke and club president Mrs Perry after the crossing.
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William G. Brenneke
Mt. Hope Bridge
Bristol Garden Club
Ferry Hill
New
Mount Hope Bridge
Bristol
Portsmouth
Brenneke
William W Perry
Community Events Harvest Supper and Dances Planned
Oct and Tuesday food sale by Ladies Aid at Vestry Hall Parish House on State Street. Harvest supper at Tramts Parish House October 9. October 12 is a Saturday dance at Batters State Armory. WR Friday hosts a local dance by Altar Sports Church of Our Lady of Mt Carmel Parish. Hall Congregational Street December 3 includes a Christmas sale by Ladies Aid Vestry at State Street M F Church.
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Tramts
Parish Aid Society
Batters State Armory
Church Street
Church of Our Lady of Mt Carmel
Hall Congregational Street
Ladys Aid Socutus
Marriage Intentions Filed by Four Town Residents
Gaetano Stanzione of Mt Hope Avenue and Annunziata Pagano of Courtheld Avenue filed marriage intentions. Williany Vera of Perry Place and Miary Cabral of Peery Place also filed intentions in the town.
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Gaetano Stanzione
Mt Hope Avenue
Annunziata Pagano
Courtheld Avenue
Williany Vera
Perry
Miary Cabral
Real Estate Transfer From Domenieo Patumbe to Fugene Furtado
Domenieo Patumbe sold land and buildings on Bristol Terrace to Fugene Furtado and associates, with a plat referenced in the transfer.
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Domenieo Patumbe
Fugene Furtado Et Us
Bristol Terrace
Quahangs Gatherers Under Scrutiny In Bristol Harbor
Bristol fishermen using boats at the northern harbor raked the bottom for quahangs drawing complaints as pollution from town sewers covers Narragansett Bay. State health and harbor boards probe arrests likely as shellfish from polluted waters pose health risks.
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Bristol Harbor
Narragansett Bay
Bristol
State Board of Health
State Harbor Pollution Board
Invaluable Humor Quote Attribution
A compact quotation notes humor as the root of tolerance and patience, praising its role in keeping the heart sweet and the soul modest.
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Eden Phillpots
Socony Special gasoline praised by customers in testimonial
A customer testimonial extols Socony Special plus Berhyl as exceptionally good for car performance. The reviewer, with years in the gasoline trade, claims it is the best gasoline he has sold or used and notes rising sales at a 3 cent premium as proof.
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Tf Ansone
Maine
Long Island
Boston
Buffalo
Five Hygiene Rules for Health and Self-Reliance
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt urges daily water, eight hours sleep, careful diet, fresh air, and regular exercise to improve health. It argues strict adherence could outpace druggists and doctors and yield a superior race, though its comparison to Moses laws reflects dated rhetoric.
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Moses
Ucleveland Plain Dealer
Jury verdict ties mercy to first degree murder findings
A New Jersey jury found one defendant guilty of murder in the first degree and another of second degree murder with a mercy recommendation. A court later ruled that the comma separated the findings and could affect mercy applicability. counsel argued for a semicolon to reflect intent. The case raised questions about contract meaning in insurance policies and large sums of money.
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New Jersey
Black Pepper’s Journey Through History
Pepper, the most used spice, sparked medieval beliefs linking it to burnt forests. Trade caravans from the East brought pepper from distant Indies. today it is cultivated in various tropical nations. The dried fruit of a vine is processed to yield the familiar spice.
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East Indies
Rowing Vision From Holmes 1858 Autocrat Observation
Oliver Wendell Holmes muses on rowing in 1858 describing oars as wings and the body stretching a rod and a half long beyond the tip. He imagines the nerve tingling to the oar blades and calls it the nearest thing man has made to flight in sober earnest.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Distinctions Among Opera Types in Groves Dictionary
Groves Dictionary notes comic opera as a musico dramatic work of amusement not equivalent to the French oper a comique which can include serious or tragic elements. Light opera covers works with lighter spirit though not entirely absent humor. Grand opera denotes continuous music and serious tone.
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Groves
National Forests Open to Public Recreation and Fishing
The Forestry Almanac notes millions visit national forests yearly to enjoy trails roads lakes and brooks. Forest Service policy aims to make these properties serve the people, with streams stocked for fishing and camping opportunities across accessible areas.
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National
Forest Service
Dozen Bananas Trip Sparks Aunt and Boy Alarm
Robert rode alone to visit his aunt in a nearby town during a weekend trip. The aunt awoke to a very sick boy and warned Robert after noting an upset stomach. She asked if he bought trash to eat on the train, but he claimed only a dozen bananas were with him.
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Robert
DeWolf Theobald Matriarch Laid To Rest In Bristol Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs. Caroline Theobald Thedbald were held at DeWolf family cemetery on Wood and Avenue this morning. Her body, brought from Baltimore, Md, followed her death on Sunday. Rev. Robert H. Dunn officiated at St. Michael's Church during Rev. A. R. Parshley’s absence. Theobald, in her 80s, was a DeWolf by birth and member of a prominent Bristol clan. She married Dr. Samuel Theobald in 1867. they lived in Baltimore after three years abroad. Surviving are her husband, two daughters Caroline Pennington of Baltimore and Marguerite Lloyd of Chicago, two sons Samuel of New York and Francis DeWolf Theobald of Baltimore, and a half sister Marguerite DeWolf Mudge of Bristol.
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DeWolf
Woodand Avenue
Caroline DeWolf
Thedbald
Baltimore
Robert H. Dunn
St. Michael’s Church
A. R
Theobald
St. Michael's Church
Bristol
Germany
Caroline Pennington
Marguerite Lloyd
Chicago
Samuel Theobald
New York
Francis DeWolf Theobald
Marguerite DeWolf Mudge
Funeral held for Edward L. Fowler longtime Providence resident
Relatives and friends gathered in Providence yesterday for the funeral of Edward L. Fowler a former local resident. He worked for the National India Rubber Company and as a grocery clerk in a William P Hammill store before moving to Providence about eight years ago He served in World War I with Camp Devens and the 301st Engineers He was a Knights of Columbus member and leaves his wife Nettie Hollingsworth a father Thomas Fowler a brother Thomas and a sister Miss Mary Fowler with additional kin in Somerville Mass
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Edward L. Fowler
Providence
Fowler
National India Rubber Company
William P Hammill
Goodrich Tire Company
Camp Devens
Trainig
301St Engineers
Bristol Council
Knights of Columbus
Nettie Hollingsworth
Thomas Fowler
Somerville
Mass
Thomas
Mary Fowler
Witham King
Obituary of Mrs Susan S Foss of this town
Mrs Susan S Foss a native of this town died in Providence Sunday. Her body will be brought here for burial tomorrow afternoon in North Cemetery. She was daughter of the late Capt William H Gafford and Sophia J Gifford of this town. She attended local schools and graduated Bristol High School in 1893 before moving to Providence where she resided. She leaves no husband. She is survived by three brothers William H Gafford and Ephraim Catford of Providence and Frank M Catford of this town.
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Susan S (Gifford) Foss
Providence
North
Foss
William H. Gafford
Sophia J. Gifford
Oliver Street
Fall River
New York
Publiec
Mrs Edward Wells Dies At 69 In Bristol Neig hborhood
Mrs Edward Wells longtime Burnside Memorial Building caretaker died after a long illness at 78 High Street. native of Canada, aged 69, survived by husband, three daughters Mrs George Chaloux Arlington VT, Mrs Andrew Miles Bristol, Amanda Wells. two sons Rudolph Wells Detroit and Edward Wells Providence. Funeral Thursday from home with services at St Marys Church.
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Nits
Dela Wells Ware
Edward Wells
Burnside Memorial
High Street
Canada
George Chaloux
Arlington R Ot
Andrew Miles
Amanda Wells
Bristol
Rudolph Wells
Detroit
Mich
Providence
St Mary's Church
Girls Athletic Association holds October bowling event
The Girls Athletic Association of the National Indias Rubber Company met in the factory recreation room. Betty Lynch presided as president and Elizabeth Beavis was elected bowling manager. Leonardo Digati offered two cups for prizes, to be awarded for the top string totals at season end.
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RC Gires Ag
Ayptis Ing
Indias Rubber
Betty Lynch
Elizabeth Beavis
Leonardo Digati
State Street,s
Isabel Sylvia
Margaret Motta
Katherine Morrissey
Lillian Salzano
Harriet Brady
Mary Gerard
Virginia Terraciano
Rose Gallagher
Rose Riley
Winifred Walsh
Hallowe'en
Louise Brechin
Mount Hope Bridge Company
Teresa Morgo
Brechin
Morgo
Evangeline Young
Chicago
George S. Marshall
Regina Farley
Irene Doran
Mary Furtado
Business Men in Pulpit Emerge as Clergy Shortage Solution
London parish church leaders began training business and professional men to become clergymen. Last year three hundred candidates applied, six tens were enrolled, and they will soon be ordained by the bishop of London.
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London
Spitalfields Parish Church
World’s Largest Book Golden Book of French Industry
The Golden Book of French Industry is billed as the world’s largest book. It measures fourteen feet by seven and contains three hundred pages describing French industrial achievements.
Wanted Antiques In Any Condition For Cash
Advertises buying antiques in any condition including tables chairs bureaus clocks desks chests and more. Offers top prices for colored glass lamps and round back hair cloth arm chairs. Respond at 425 Public St Providence or will call anywhere.
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Public ST
Providence
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Undertaker
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William A. Doran
Bay View Ave
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co
E. L. Watson Co, Inc
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Mt. Hope
Ladies’ Aid Society
Abe Sae
Bristol District Nursing Association
Wiss Martha Graham
Hope Street
Wiss Thyrka Carlson
Freeborn
R. Cole
Standard Oil Company OF
Socony Special
Ethyl
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Susan S. Foss
Edward F. Kearns
Constitution St
Pearl St
Robert J. McKay
G. W. Simmons
William Street
Louis Rego Viveiros
Bristol, R. I
Lanzire’s Express
Frank Lanzire
Augustus P. Duffy
W. W. Franklin & Co
G. M. Wilbur
G. H. Spencer Roofing Co
F. M. Gifford
Constitution Street
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General House
E. W. Weaver
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