Make Believe and Truth in a Child’s Tales
A Washington educator advises parents to teach children the difference between real and make believe. He suggests using two lands Real and Make-believe to guide storytelling and reduce exaggeration. He notes kindergarten aids transition from home to school and invites inquiries to the National Kindergarten Association.
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Froebel
National Kindergarten Association
West 40Th Street
New York City
Alice
Samuel Weir
Department of Education
College of Puget Sound
Tacoma
Washington
West Fortieth Street
New York
Colt High Emphasizes Season Opener At Dixon Field
Colt High School football opens home schedule Friday at Dixon Field hosting St Raphael High School of Pawtucket. Coach Gerald Wallace plans shifts to restore form after a tough schedule and seeks to match last year’s Class 1 title level. Local boxers Mal Bernard and rising stars feature on a stacked card.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colt High
Dixon Field
St Raphael High School
Pawtucket
Warwick High
Greenwich Academy
Westerls High
Squash Weight Guessing Contest Offers Cash Prizes
Mr V7 de Rocha displays a large Wardwell Farm 193? squash at Wardwell Lumber with a prize for boys under high school age who most accurately guess its weight. Judges include John Ro Magee of Waldron Co, Jo Simmons of Franklin St Garage, and OkON Bosworth of Bristol Phoenices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V7 de Rocha
Wardwell Lumber Company
Wardwell Farm
Mirco de Rocha
Merce Rocha
John Ro Magee
Waldron Co
Ro Jo Simmons
Pranklin St
Okon Bosworth
Bristol Pheenis
Funeral of Mrs Anna Borges Held Yesterday
The town mourns Mrs Anna Borges who died Friday after a brief illness. Her funeral mass was held at St Elizabeths Church with celebrants and clergy from local parishes. Relatives and friends attended the solemn service followed by interment at St Marys Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Borges
Nna Borge
Rock Street
Fblizabeths
Ker
Thomas Jo Gillan
St Mary S Church
Wes Hale
Mito Garmer
Antoni
Denied Name Change Cited Goldstein Legacy in 1930s Judge
The article notes a petition by Louis Goldstein to rename as Golding was denied by a judge who cited Goldstein’s commerce success and native American prevalence. The decision, later revealed as signed by Justice Louis Goldstein, drew amusement and reflection on identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham
Brahe
Business Week
Touis Galdstein
Brooklyn
Milk Inspectors Find Dairies Below Standard in Bristol
State and town officials report deplorable conditions at several dairy and milk dealer establishments. Only three of eight milk samples met bacteria standards. inspectors urge license revocation for sellers not up to Grade A Pasteurized or Raw Milk requirements.
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John la 2A
Sirs
Bristol
Howard Hawes
State Board of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Rhode Island Board of Agriculture
Cuba
Rhode Island State Board of Agriculture
Policies Out of Date Lloyd's Marine Policy Changes Cited
The Lloyd's marine risks policy has changed little in 150 years and now begins with Be it known that rather than In the name of God Amen. Fortune Magazine notes the document's enduring contradictions and grandiose phrasing drawing an English judge's quip about its lunatic humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd's
Fortune Magazine
Bristol Reprints Excerpts From Phoenix Files
Selected excerpts from Phoenix files dated a quarter century ago are reprinted from Bristol notes. The collection reflects events and people noted two decades earlier with concise summaries and preserved names.
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Phoenix Files
Water Carnival at D'Wolf Inn 1906
The D'Wolf Inn hosted a harbor water carnival with about 30 participants and many spectators. Winners included William Randall and David S Barry Jr in multiple events such as 50 yard swims and distance plunging, plus John Canfield in several disciplines. A cake walk and sack race complemented the afternoon events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D’wolf Inn
Dyer Transportation Company
National India Rubber Company
William Randall
David S. Barry
John Canfield
James Tillinghast
Willam Randall
David S Barry, Jr
Sloop Sachem Beats Uarda in 78 Mile Ocean Race
The Sachem owned by Fred Thurber and the Uarda of J Allen Buffington raced 78 miles from Bristol Yacht Club to Vineland Sound and back to Newport. Sachem finished about 24 hours ahead after a start at 3:45 and finish at 11:30 with a one hour forty minute handicap for Uarda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sachem
Fred Thurber
Uarda
J Allen Buffington
Providence
Bristol Yacht Club
Brentons Reef
Vineyard Sound
Block Island
Newport Harbor
Ancient Backgammon Dice From Tepe Gawra Linked To 2750 B C
The University of Pennsylvania museum holds what is regarded as one of the oldest dice in the world dating to about 2750 B C found by Dr TD A Speiser at Tepe Gawra Mesopotamia. The cube shaped baked clay die shows five opposite four and two opposite three. A backgammon board from about 3000 B C is also in the collection, suggesting the dice may have been used with a mate in early play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Warren
Barrington
Bristol Artillers
King Philips Fire Company
Valorious Hlhe
Aenaerinth
Glengarry
New York
Boston
Nalorious
State Street
Seth
University of Pennsylvamian Museum
TD A Speiser
Tepe Gawra
Mesopotamia
University Museum
Plimsoll Deserving of Title Seamen's Friend
A historic demand for safer ship loading ends with the Plimsoll line becoming standard worldwide. Samuel Plimsoll rose from poverty to Parliament, fighting ship owners to enact a hull marking law that saved thousands of seamen.
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Plimsoll
Samuel Plimsoll
Emergence of the Camera from Camera Obscura Origins
The text traces the word camera from the Renaissance term for an arched shelter to the Latin and English chamber. It notes a rich Renaissance toy that produced inverted scenes in a dark room called camera obscura and explains the move to fix the image, giving rise to the modern camera.
Scapegoats and the Burden of Blame
The passage argues that bearing blame is unjust when others shift fault to underlings. It condemns scapegoating as cowardly and illogical, noting those in power often dump responsibility to save themselves and avoid punishment.
Rise of Workhouse Bay and Henry Stanley Link
A visitor to Wales hears of Denbigh and St Asaph workhouse birthplace of John Rowlands who became Henry M Stanley. Born in a gloomy workhouse he rose to fame by later finding David Livingstone, making him one of history’s greatest explorers. Denbigh merits a visit for his sake and for its own merits.
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Wales
Denbigh
Chester
St Asaph’s
John Rowlands
Henry M Stanley
David Livingstone
Africa
Custom of Middle Ages at Norwich Hospital Inmates
A historical note describes a Norwich Great Hospital practice where elderly inmates once brought coffins as personal cupboards. The coffin later wore out, and today each resident contributes £1 to provide a shroud for burial rather than a coffin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwich
England
Great Hospital
Garfield Monument at Lake View Cemetery Prominent Ohio Memorial
The Garfield monument rises to the highest point in Lake View cemetery Cleveland costing 225000 begun 1885 dedicated 1890. It stands 180 feet high with a 50 foot diameter tower and five exterior panels show Garfield life scenes. The stained glass allegorically depicts his funeral with Mrs Garfield buried in the casket scene died 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guarfield
Lake View Cemetery
Cleveland
Garfield
Osnabruck Gymnasium Carolinum Marks 1125th Anniversary
The Osnabruck high school Gymnasium Carolinum traces its origins to Charlemagne. It was elevated to a university in 1630 by imperial and papal decree, then closed to Jesuits during Swedish occupation, reverting to a high school.
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Gymnasium Carolinum
Osnabruck
Uses of Mustard in the Home
The excerpt lists practical household uses for mustard. It claims dry mustard can remove onion odor from hands and knives and notes a muslin bag with mustard keeps beets fresh. It also suggests mustard can remove ink stains when applied thickly and sponged off after an hour.
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Pauline Herr Thomas
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Jae
Marts Biancuzzzo
Colt
AI State
Moses Brown
John RO Bernardo
Brancusza
Price Mandell
Providencs
Montene
Pete de Girasse
RS Nuditermum Providence
Metra Dae Hk
Vo Ocar
Heather Weoights
Pye
Berg
Dow
Prine
Koo
New Dtngland
Mal Doherts
Iow
Bedford
Bernard
Garfield Monument
High Street
Industrial Trust Company
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co of
E. L. Watson Co., Inc
Weybosset Street
Young” Young
Union Street
Robert J. McKay
G. W. Simmons
William Street
Peter Bonvicin
Burton ST
Tel
Charles M. Connery
Octave Leclair Mason
D. J. Gladue
Cottage Street
G. M. Wilbur
Constitution ST
Garvin's Express
Burton Street
R. I
Augustus P. Duffy
W. W. Franklin & Co
Wood Street
Freeborn R. Cole
Cook Street
E. W. Weaver
Drebbing
the Telephone Cos
District Nursing Association
Hope Street
Martha
Thyra Cariron
Hope St
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