Resignation Accepted of Grafton Upton Superintendent DeCoudres
At a joint Grafton and Upton School Committee meeting on Sept 25, officials unanimously accepted Thomas H DeCoudres resignation as Superintendent of Schools. The resolution praised his scrupulous efficient labors and wished him happiness and health in his new field. DeCoudres had been elected Sept 15 to succeed George C Minard.
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Grafton
Upton
Mass
Thomas H.decoudres
DeCoudres
Grafton and
George C. Minard
Bristol events calendar lists dances and gatherings
A sequence of social events and exhibitions is announced including a Grand Bazaar on Nov 4 11 and 18 under First Betstal Troop R I B S at G A R Hall a Tuesday Nov 10 dance by First Division R I N M Engineers at Church street armory and several whist dances receptions and mock trial dates through Dec 14 with the Bristol County Poultry Association exhibition scheduled December 12 13 and 14 at G A R Hall.
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G. A. R. Hall
R. I. N. M. Engineers
Armory
Church Street
Cercle Lafayette
St. Jean de Baptiste
Pokanoket Hall
Prof. Riccio
Triangle Club
G. A. Hall
Sunshine Club
State Street
M. E. Church
Bristol County Poultry Association
G A. R. Hall
New Life Pills Promise Quick Relief for Constipation
The ad claims Dr King s New Life Pills cleanse the system, unblock the liver and intestines, and improve the complexion. It promises mild, non gripping bowel movement and cheerful mornings after a dose tonight, available at the druggist for 25c.
Bristol Improvement Association Holds Fall Smoker Meeting
The Bristol Improvement Association met in the Hotel Belvedere parlor for a fall smoker. Judge E L Leahy delivered a keynote address urging town reforms including a new form of government and updated building laws, plus plans for better street platting and civic education.
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Bristol Improvement Association
Hotel Belvedere
E. L. Leahy
Bristol
Toy
Providence
Warrey
East Providence
Leahy
O. L. Bosworth
H. R. Newman
Utilities Commission
Gas
B. F. Lindemuth
C. A. Johnson
J. H. Wall
Water Committee
James J. Walsh
Samuel Kinder
The Kingdom within you and the pearl of great price
A Unity publication passage urges readers to seek the kingdom of heaven in consciousness and abandon transient material gains for everlasting possession. It challenges the value of sense objects over spiritual wealth and asks what they strive for.
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Heaven
Waldron CO
Bradford Street
Making Opportunity Quote By Rockefeller Jr
A concise reflection on seizing opportunity. Rockefeller emphasizes daily effort, perseverance, and quick action to turn chances into results, warning that opportunity avoids the unmotivated and only rewards those who grasp it.
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Bow-legged man refused paper at office stove
A bow-legged man stood by the office stove warming himself and declined to buy a newspaper from a newsboy. The peddler warned him to move from the fire as he prepared to leave, and the door slammed shut.
Changed Conception. Bommas ter as leader and mouse
The speaker describes Bommas ter first as a dynamic leader with a strong voice, then as a pusillanimous mouse after a second meeting in his office. The initial impression came from a telephone call.
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Bommaster
Extraordinary Cold Record From Werchojansk January 1885
Scientists record the lowest temperature ever observed at Werchojansk Siberia on January 15 1885 with minus 93.4 degrees Fahrenheit. January mean temperature at Jakutz Siberia stands at minus 43.8 degrees.
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Werchojansk
Siberia
Jakutz
Great Discovery Despised by Peers in Early Blood Flow Theory
Harvey proposed the circulation of the blood but his theory was treated with ridicule. For ten years no patient sought his aid, reflecting disputed early reception of the discovery.
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Harvey
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Patient
In a testimonial from Mrs. J. Barlow of 1624 South 4th St, she credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing years of female troubles and nervousness. She reports improved appetite, regained strength, and a healthy weight after ten days of use, stating the medicine saved her life.
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Mys Bi
Maisirs
Barlow
South-4th St
I Feng
How It Affected Him
A young man visits a physician to thank him for his medicine and reveals his uncle, the sole heir, took a bottle of the medicine. The doctor smiles at the unexpected outcome and asks how many bottles were used, learning the truth from the heir.
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San Francisco
Ehrenfels Tower A Dating Back to 1210 Near Bingen
The Ehrenfels tower near Bingen, said to be Germanys first site for mounted cannons, was built in 1210 by Philip von Bolander governor of Rheingau and has stood as a dismantled ruin since 1689. It forms a romantic Rhine feature opposite Bishops Hatto s mouse tower.
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Germany
Ehrenfels
Philip von Bolander
Rheingau
Rhine
Bingen
Hatto
Cheap Fly Paper from Household Box Cover Method
A simple DIY fly trap uses a shoe box lid lined with newspapers and a thin molasses layer to attract and catch flies on a kitchen table. The method promises many files captured by the sticky bait.
Testimony and Argument Reflected in Bowyer Similes
A pithy comparison outlines how testimony resembles a long-bow arrow whose force hinges on the hand length, while argument resembles a cross-bow arrow whose power remains the same whether drawn by a child or a man.
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Boyle
Amphibious Devilfish Sighted In Japan Fishing
Reports note devilfish in Japan weighing up to 200 pounds. These amphibious creatures creep on their tentacles like giant spiders in search of patches of sweet potatoes.
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Japan
Out of Sight Country Cousins Farming Exchange
A brief dialogue fragment shows a rural exchange about perception and timing in farming work and crop readiness. The exchange contrasts two cousins noting growth beneath the surface and the uncertainty of ripeness in a farming context.
Exterminator Ad Claims Rough On Rats Patch
Advertisement for an exterminator product touting effectiveness against rats and mice outdoors. Mentions World Over brand and U.S. government use, economy sizes priced at 25 and 15 cents, available at drug and country stores with no substitutes. Includes company location Wells Jersey City NJ and a free offer.
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U.8
Gov't
Drug & Country
Free. Co
E.8
Wells
Jersey City
Daughter born to Arcella couple in town
In this town on Sept. 30, a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Vincenzo Arcella.
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Arcella
Vincenzo Arcella
Obituary notices from Providence and Warren listings
Fragmented obituary items report deaths in Providence Rhode Island hospital and nearby towns. Entries mention Manuel and Rose Elves, Joseph Elves, Herbert Marshall of Philadelphia in his 73rd year, Mrs. Margaret C L Silvia aged, James Wheaton of Warren aged 74, with scattered dates in September and October.
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Philadelphia
Silvig
Margaret
C. L. Silvia
Ee Waseaton
Warren
James Ea Wheaton
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Devoe
Card
A. M. Miller
OLD Colony Co-Operative Bank of Providence
Briggs
Eugene LeClair
Constitution Street
LeClair
Old Colony Co-operative Bank
Mayo
New England
Salayos
Wayvo's
Tobacco
Nea
Mayes
THE
American Tobacco Company
the Improvement Association
Barker
N. J. Golden
Wood Street
Buffington’s Pharmacy
Hope
Chiropodist
Otis L. Wood
DeWolf Avenue
Northup Bros
G.W. Simmons Undertakers
E. L.F. Colweell
Telephone
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins Co
Boston
E. Ll. Watson & CO
Industrial Trust Co
R. L
Talbot & Hopkins Electrical Contractors
Constitution St
Isaac B. Munro
Garfield Ave
G. M. Wilbur
Union Street
WALTER __COGGESHALL
William W. Franklin & Co
Wood St
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