Providence DeMolay Band Patrol Visit at Soldiers Home
Providence Chapter of DeMolay entertained the Soldiers' Home with a 35 piece band led by Charles Davis and a 42 man patrol. They arrived by special bus at 1:30 and performed a drill and concert on the lawn and in the north sun parlor before members and officials including Ezra Dixon and Susan M. Sheple.
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S Soldiers
Providence Chapter
Order of DeMolay
Charles Davis
Recreation Hall
North Sun Parlor
Dad" Clark
Ezra Dixon
Board of
Soldiers’ Relief
Susan M. Sheple
Adjt
Farle H. McKenzie
Arthur Miller
Victor H. Frazier
Albert M. Murdock
The Office Boy Seeks Meaning in Train Length Remark
A humorous exchange centers on a Hollander hearing of our trains being so long that locomotives would pass before the caboose returns. The Office Boy asks if the jab comments on length or a farewell, reflecting lighthearted confusion about the remark.
Chinese Wall Stands First in Great Barrier
The Great Wall of China is described as the greatest barrier built to repel invasions, extending about 1,500 miles in the north of China proper and forming part of the northern boundary.
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China
Inun
BGS ETE ANEXERCISES Highlights Friday Auditorium Events
At John Post Reynolds school Friday afternoon the BGS ETE ANAEXERCISES staged an auditorium program with a debate and a play titled Christopher Columbus and a speaking and spelling contest. First honors in speaking went to Mary Posytan. second to Mary Sullivan.
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Christopher Columbus
John Post Reynolds
Mary Posytan
Mary Sullivan
Phoebe Ariccio
Nicholas Castigiliego
Margaret Cicerchia
Joseph di Palma
Sybil Anderson
Eleanor Balzano
Ina P. Warren
A. Josephine Conrick
Regina M. Morris
Virginia Bento
Emma Slinger
Matthew Capone
Nicola Castigiliego
Laura Furtado
Joseph Teixeira
Mary Viera
Louis Romy
Madeline Maxmean
Gertrude A Leonard
Dorothy Crown
Elenora Swanson
Mary Costa
Lydia Byone
Catherine St Angelo
Claudia DeWolf
Dorothy Crowley
Anne Salzano
Cora Sherman
Cora M Hill
Elienora C Swanson
Ferdinand Carvaturo
Angelo Ferri
Joseph Cabral
Chris Os
Birds Resist Mustard Gas More Than Soldiers
Experiments show sparrows and domestic pigeons endure mustard gas and other war gases with far less distress than humans. In quantities lethal to soldiers, these birds survive, making pest weaponization ineffective against avian targets.
Bristol Female Charitable Society Reelects 55-Year Manager
The Bristol Female Charitable Society, oldest in town, reelects Mrs. Sarah E. Spooner as manager for 55 years at its annual meeting held at Mrs. Spooner’s home. Rev. James J. Goodacre presided, praising unostentatious relief work. New officers: Second Director Miss Miriam W Skinner, Secretary-Treasurer Miss Harriet L. Peckham, Board of Managers Miss Gertrude D. Drury, Miss Belle M. Wardwell, Mrs. Arthur W Barrett, Mrs Fred G Blaisdell, Mrs W Fred Williams, Rudigor Miss Lillia R Farrington. The society was organized Oct 6, 181.
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Bristol Female Charitable Society
Sarah E. Spooner
James J. Goodacre
First Congregational Church
Spoorer
Hope Streek Ther
Miriam W Skinner
Harriet L. Peckham
Gertrude D. Drury
Belle M. Wardwell
Arthur W Barrett
Fred G Blaisdell
W Fred Williams
Lillia R. Farrington
Installation of Bristol Council Officers by K of G District
District Deputy Gerald D Quinton of Riverside and his board will visit Bristol Council No. 379 Knights of Columbus to install the officers for the ensuing year. Officers-elect include Grand Knight George H Baldwin and Deputy Grand Knight Representative Thomas H Byrnes among others.
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Gerald D Quinton
Riverside
Bristol Council
Knights of Columbus
George H Baldwin
Thomas H. Byrnes
Frank S Gighe
William T Dwyer
William F . Rourke
William P Hammill
Howard Potter
Edward I. Leahy
Revy
Thomas J Gullan
Nature and Truth Echo in Honest Soul
A meditation on truth and character by Ralph Waldo Emerson notes that nature reacts to honesty and vice. Good deeds elevate, deceit harms self understanding, and purity attracts witness from man and nature alike as love and justice flow from a common spirit.
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Ralph Waldo Enerson
Public balked at sanitary reform in 19th century Britain
The Royal Sanitary Institute era faced strong opposition from the public and critics. The Times recalls 1854 praise for Chadwick’s pension while opponents mocked reformers as overly aggressive, fearing loss of personal liberty and comforts. The piece notes a shift since then and questions today’s public health service.
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Congress of the Royal Sanitary Institute
Chadwick
Aesculapius
Chiron
Southwood Smith
John Bull
Manchester Guardian Weekly
Alberta and Saskatchewan Reach Majority as Provinces
Alberta and Saskatchewan became full provinces in September marking twenty one years since birth. From territorial status before 1905 with a combined population around 400 000 to today the two provinces now count a population near 1 100 000 and have seen agricultural output climb from 40 million dollars to substantial figures.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Canadiain Pacific Railway
Civil War General Jota Morgan's Raiders Lose Chance to Cross River
A Civil War report notes General Jota Morgans raiders halted for an hour near Chester Ohio and fog prevented fording Bluffington Island. Had they moved on they might have crossed the Ohio River to safety, with morning arrivals of General Judahs troops and General Hobsons forces completing the defeat.
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Jota Morgan
Dadlie
Chester
Ohio
Portland
Bluffington Island
Ohio River
Cariier
Columbus Dispatch
Judah
Hobson
Morgan
Life of Human Hair Length and Growth Patterns
Hair life varies with age sex and individual traits. Each hair has a fixed lifespan, growth rates differ, especially in young women. Growth ranges from 2 to 6 millimeters per 10 days, about 0.1 to 0.14 inch monthly after shaving, slowing as length reaches 10 to 14 inches and further diminishing over time.
Hair growth after death debated by scientists
Scientists differ on postmortem hair growth with most authorities saying hair and beard stop growing at death due to tissue shrinkage. A minority claims brief continued growth, attributed to drying skin and fluid evaporation around each hair.
See Life by Daylight Proverb on Nighttime Curiosity
A short moral note contrasts daytime virtue with nighttime vice. The speaker warns that many young men seek life in darkness and suggests that daytime understanding would curb curiosity about what happens at night. The piece uses a stern tone to advocate prudent living.
Cardinals Crown World Series Champs In Bold Comeback
Grover Cleveland Alexander silenced the Yankees in the seventh with bases loaded striking out Lazzeri as St Louis won their first World Series title. Babe Ruth hit a record fourth homer of the series, while Thevenow and Severeid anchored a Cardinals defense in a tight game.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Alexander
New York Yankees
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Tony Lazzeri
St Louis
Haines
Cardinals
O'Farrell
Hoyt
Severied
Yankees
Paschal
Pennock
Babe” Ruth
Sultan of Swat
Jess Haines
Goose Goslin
Joe Harris
Ruth
Seres
Yankee
Bob
Farrell
Thevenow
Gehrig
Severeid
Cardinals Win Game Six in New York
The Cardinals claimed their third win to tie the series in New York last Saturday with Alexander and O’Farrell forming the battery for St Louis while Shanker and Severeid batted for the Giants. The score read 10 to 9.
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Cardinals
New York
Alexander
O’farrell
St Louis
Shanker
World Series Gate Receipts and Payouts Report
Attendance and gate receipts totaled 328051 fans and 11207264 dollars for seven games. New York and St Louis records were set for single games while rain limited the final two in New York. Cardinals split World Series money among teams with 5844.51 per player, losers share 104244.14. players pools split 70 percent to contending clubs and 30 percent to others.
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New York
St Louis
Sportsman's Park
Cardinals
Yankees
Red
Indians
Pirates
Atletics
Cubs
Senators
Democratic Caucus Chooses Local Nominees in Bristol Armory
At Bristol Armory 12 voters attended the Democratic caucus held at 7 30 PM. The committee endorsed State Senator Daniel W Cogge shall Representative First District Thomas H Byrnes and Second District J Howard Paull with no counter nominat ions. Polls opened for 30 minutes.
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Bristol
Eugene A Rounds Dies After Illness at 62 in Town
Eugene A Rounds age 62 died at 2 oclock Sunday afternoon at his home 40 Church Street from apoplexy. Born May 17 1852 in Warren he lived in this town 54 years and held public service roles including chairman of the Republican town committee for five terms and three years as Fire Chief. He worked 48 years at the National India Rubber Company carpentry shop and was a member of Burnside Lodge Knights of Pythias and St Michaels parish. Survived by his wife Mary Sparks Rounds and five children including Eugene Harrison Rounds George D Rounds Charles Abbott Rounds Frank A Rounds and Mrs H Nelson G Terry plus four grandchildren burial at North Cemetery after a 2 PM service at the Church Street home.
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Eugene A. Rounds
Ofelock
Hiss
Church Street
Mr. Rounds
Warren
George Rounds
Republican Town Committee
Hydraulion Engine and Hose Company
Dreadnaught Hook
National India Rubber Company
Burnside Lodge
Knights of Pythias
St Michael's Parish
Mr Rounds
Mary Pearse Sparks
Albert M. Sparks
W . Harlow
State Street M. E
Eugene Harrison Rounds
Los Gatos
Californa
George D
Travelers Insurance Company
Atlanta
Boston
Frank A
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company
H Nelson G Terry
Fall River
Anson B.howard
St Michael's Church
North Cemetery
Miss Ellen F. Cole Dies After Short Illness in Warren
Ellen Frances Cole died at her Warren home last Thursday after a brief illness. Born in Warren 79 years ago to Luther and Elizabeth Bradford Cole, she is survived by brother Luther Cole of Warren and sister Mrs. H Peck of Galesburg Illinois. Funeral from her residence yesterday at 2 PM. burial to South County.
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Ellen Frances Cole
Warren
Miss Cole
Luther and
Elizabeth (Bradford) Cole
Luther Cole
H. Peck
Galesburg
III
South County
Three Auto Accidents Reported in Town Saturday
Three automobile accidents occurred in this town on Saturday. In the first, a touring car driven by Arthur E. Burke collided with a sedan driven by John T. Francis after Francis left a driveway. Burke passenger Napoleon Delaird suffered a fractured left arm and was taken home for care. Both cars were damaged. In the second collision, a sedan driven by Fabio De Cristofaro struck a coupe driven by Martin Costello. both vehicles were lightly damaged. The third crash on Roma street involved a truck operated by Julio F. Xavier Jr. and another by Tomaso Pansa. Pansa’s three children, in the latter truck, escaped with minor injuries, and both trucks were slightly damaged.
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Arthur E. Burke
Market Street
Warren
John T. Francis
Hope Street
Napoleon Delaird
Vernon Street
Burke
Fabio de Cristofaro
Hope _ street
Kinder Brothers
Martin Costello
Newport Naval Training Station
Roma Street
Julio F. Xavier, Jr
Tomaso Pansa
Wood Street
Pansa
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Ety Cohene Tohies
Eee Female“ Charitable . Society
Sarah “E. Spooner
K. of G Installation
William H. Bell, Inc
St. Louis
Democratic
Caucus
Ter
Ellen F. Cole
Vermont
Universal Coffee
Newman
Pierce Co
Cafe Des Invalides
Hoyts
Cee
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