Donations to Es Citizen Association Listed by Name and Amount
A historical list records donors to the Portuguese African Es Citizen Association, naming individuals such as Edward Lo Leahy Elizabeth Dimond Church J. C. Mello Miss Gertrude E. Guiteras and many others with amounts ranging from 2.50 to 2500. The roll includes local patrons, clubs, and groups, reflecting a community fundraising effort.
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Ya Soi
Thes
Ykewn
Ae Welds
Mde
Phortugneset African ‘Es Citizen’ Association
Edward Lo Leahy
Clinton T. Sherman
Edward E. Bunn
J. H. McGovern
W. DeWolf
W. Church
W. Wood
J. T. Ashton
Elizabeth Dimond Church
Roswell C. Colt
Elisha Hibbert
Ammie S. Barton
James C. Church
William N Burgess
Franklin St
Max Makowsky
H. M. Gibson
Floyd Huestis
Misses Drury
W. H. Phillips le
Fugenia T. T. Herreshoff
Harry W. Munro
Ivy Guild of
St Michael's
St. Alban’s Lodge
No 6
Mt Hope Chapter
OFE
Robert D Andrews
Harry H Cabot
Eugene LeClair
Mary Louise Colt Gross
William G. Low
Nathaniel G Herreshoft
Algernon L. Johnston
Robert M Nelson
Elizabeth C. Anthony
Fiss
John A. Herreshoff
Iss
Hattie B. Barns
Alls
E. Howe
Wallis E. Howe
Memory
G. LL. Oo
Funeral of Mrs McVay Held Yesterday
The funeral for Mrs Vesta Louise Blaisdell McVay wife of the late Rev John E McVay former pastor of State Street M E Church Bristol was held yesterday afternoon from her Bay View avenue home. Rev William C Darby Rev Charles W Martin and Rev Ira LeBaron officiated with floral tributes from relatives and church groups. Interment followed in North Cemetery. She leaves a brother Fred G Blaisdell two sisters Myra and Grace Blaisdell and many friends. Bearers were George A Richardson George T Pollock Charles A Sylvester and Herbert Town.
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Vesta Louise
Blaisdell) McVay
John E. McVay
State Street M. E
New England
M. E
Blaisdell
Bay View Avenue
William C. Darby
Charles W. Martin
Taunton
Mass
Ira LeBaron
East Greenwich Academy
North Cemetery
McVay
Oliver H and
LeMyra Harding Blaisdell
North Easton
Providence
Bristol
National India Rubber Company
State Street
MFE
Fred G Blaisdell
Myra
Grace Blaisdell
George A. Richardson
George T. Pollock
Charles A Sylvester
Herbert Town
Bread diet leads to substitute rolls, a tale from New York Sun
A teacher advised a heavy girl to reduce bread, not stop it, but the pupil claimed she had cut bread entirely and only ate rolls. The exchange illustrates miscommunication and the dangers of overzealous dieting advice in a single classroom.
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Bown
Andy
New York Sun
Immensity Chief Cause for Dutch Book Fame
The Manchester Guardian notes a three column Dutch folio by Jacob Cats famed as the Household Bible for its vast scope. It combines Dutch proverbs emblems and poems with plates on domestic science and a didactic piece on marriage, surrounded by notes and readers’ addresses.
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Hugh Walpole
Jacob Cats
Charles I
H. G. Wells
Austin Dobson
Manchester
England
Guardian
First Imperial Beard Pioneer as Fashion Beat
The article notes a bygone fashion of the imperial beard rooted in France with Napoleon III as the originator. It describes imperials as a once popular status symbol among elites and public figures before fading from style.
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France
Napoleon III
Derisional Name Blimp Origin in World War I Balloons
The term blimp refers to small elongated observation balloons used in World War I. They flew tethered to windlasses on the ground and lacked internal frames. British pilots coined the nickname, jokingly calling them blimp from balloon and timp or possibly from an old English term.
Cunning Fox Traps Terriers Farmers In Wales
A fox trapped four terriers in a rural Welsh mountainside. By lamplight at midnight the fox fed the dogs among bowlders, then release work began. Two cabins were severely wounded, presumed from a desperate fight with the fox, which was later found by pursuers.
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Cwnnanteol
Wales
Reynard
Buncombe County Speech Echoes Bunk Jibe In 8200 Record
Fragmentary phrase repeats a congressman from Buncombe County North Carolina as the source of a joke about “its the bunk” benching the line to imply he was always on the job for his folk.
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United States
Buncombe County
North Carolina
Buncombe Buncombe
Columbus Day Program Draws Local Students and Poets
A Columbus Day program featured readings and poems by students including Julio Mello Michi Turillo Leg Mansi Ethel Isherwood and St Angelo Allan Hibbert Donald Donovan Raymond Bullock Edward Sousa Charles Sartini Andrew Verra John McCarthy Lewis Munroe and George Dion. The assembly included a flag salute and musical pieces with Christina Russo Esther Conley May Desrosiér Lillian St Angelo guiding the event.
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Pre ‘Tejumph
Columbus
Fi Grad
Julio Mello
Michi Turillo
Leg
Mansi
Ethel “Isherwood
Ikon St. Angelo
Allan . Hibbert
Onald Donovan
Raymond Bullock
Edward Sousa
Charles Sartini
Andrew Verra
John McCarthy
Lewis Munroe
George Dion
Assembly
Star Spangled
Christina Russo
Virginia Salzado
Esther Conley
May Desrosiér
Michael Turillo
Lillian St. Angelo
Colt High Defeated by Mansfield in Football Clash
Colt Memorial High School lost 27 to 0 at Mansfield Massachusetts in a spirited game. Mansfield scored in the first and third periods while Colt's defense held the second and fourth periods scoreless. Colt was missing Capt. Martin Biancuzzi and Ruggiero in the second half.
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Mansfield
Mass
Colt Memorial High School
Mansfield Boys
Colts
Mansfields
High
Martin Biancuzzi
Ruggiero
Oaks Run Roughshod Over Nayatt Tigers 40 to 0
Bristol Oaks crushed Nayatt 40 to 0 at Bleven Field Sunday. Michael Capucci and Francis Burke scored touchdowns with Lester Lombardi, Belmore, and Capucci memorable on offense. Norman Servant and Pasquale CiL Lauro highlighted the Oaks line. Nayatt’s Pezzulo brothers stood out for the Tigers.
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Nayatt Tigers
Bisbane
Bristol Oaks
Bleven Field
Oaks
Michael Capucci
Francis Burke
Belmore
Lester Lombardi
Angelo Marabello
Capucci
Marabello
Community events and dances scheduled this fall season
The Coming Events column lists activities from October to November. Highlights include a Get-Together Supper by Alpha Christian Endeavor at First Congregational Church on Oct 16, a Bristol County Championship Waltz by the Night Owls on Oct 18 at 4 R Hall, Hope Street, and Halloween dances at the State Armory and G A R Hall on Oct 31. Additional entries note a Collegiate Comedy at Garteras Auditorium on Nov 6-7 and Fellowship plays at St Michael's Parish Hall on Nov 25-26 hosted by Young People's Fellowship.
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Alpha Christian Endeavor Socety
First Congregational Church
Bristol
Night Owls
Hope Street
Snipers Club
Hallowe’en
State Armory
Battery
Oin Garteras
Core Club
St Michael's Parish Hall
Young Peoples Fellowship
Birth Announcement for Perry and Phinney Daughters
A daughter born in this town on Oct 11 to Mr and Mrs Joseph Perry of 64 Fox Hill Avenue Phinney. Also a daughter born on Oct 11 to Mr and Mrs Morris Phinney of Metacom Avenue.
Gale and Drowne Wed in Warren Ceremony
George Albert Gale and Mary Virginia Drowne were married in Warren on October 11 as officiated by Rev Charles H E Temple. The couple ties the knot in a quiet town ceremony per local notices.
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Gale —Drownme
Warren
Charles HE Temple George Albert Gale
Mary Virginia Drowne
Obituaries from this town October notices
Died notices list several residents with dates in October. Joseph Del Toro, aged 23, of 23 Catherine Street. Mrs Mary Augusta Maio, 40, wife of Joseph Almeida, died at Richmond Street. Mrs Vesta Louie McVay, 82, widow of Rev John F. McVay. Ade line Pacheco, in his 47th year. Mary Quillinan, 76, widow of William Quillinan, formerly of this town. John Roderick, 2 months, son of Marion and others, of 22 Second Street.
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Mawe-Po
Mary Augusta Maio
Joseph Almeida
Quillinan
Pawtucket
Mary Quillinan
William Quillinan
Roderick
John Roderick
Marion Roderick
Second Street
Judge Elbert HeoGary Memory Joke At Social
A Kansas City Star anecdote recalls Judge Elbert HeoGary of United States Steel. A woman asked if steel stocks would rise or fall and he replied that they rarely stand still and cannot go sideways, prompting a wry social remark.
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Elbert HeoGary
United States Steel
Kansas City Star
Great Painter Showed Genius in Early Years
Looker-On notes Sir Thomas Lawrence rose to fame as a precocious child. At age nine his father would place him on a table in Devizes and ask visitors to choose between Shakespeare readings or portraits. By ten he toured the kingdom as a portraitist, charging two guineas, drawing much of England’s aristocracy, and by seventeen held a one-man show. At fourteen he drew Mrs. Siddons as Zara.
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Thomas Lawrence
London Daily Chronicle
de Peer Ind
Devizes
Ratraihment
Tommy
Kingdom
Bath
England
Mrs. Siddons
Zara
Rough-and-Ready Washing in India from Daily Mail
An Englishwoman in India reports heavy laundry damage in a London Daily Mail piece. She notes multiple garments—two frocks three rents in a silk slip a ripped silk jumper seam torn a sheet torn and table napkins worn—while her husband loses four soft collars two dress collars with serrated edges and white trousers with a large stain.
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India
Two of a Kind Yes Willie Reward Story
A father rewards his son Willie for quiet behavior by offering a choice between a five dollar gold coin and a silver dollar. Willie declines to be selfish and chooses the lesser coin, prompting the father to note the lesson in modesty.
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Willie
Complete Stop Required for Reversing Course
A cannon ball moving in one direction meeting a rifle bullet coming the other way must first come to a complete halt before reversing its direction. The rifle bullet likewise would need a theoretical instantaneous stop to switch course, while the cannon ball remains slowed. Pathfinder Magazine.
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Pathfinder Magazine
Not Eligible Little Jane Says Teacher Is Not A Man
A young girl in a family of several girls recalls school days marked by chatter about boys and teachers. While asked if she loves her teacher she replies with humor that the teacher is not a man, sparking amused family reaction.
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Jane
Betty
Bread digestion time varies with bread and person
The article notes no precise digestion time for bread as digestion depends on bread type age and the eater. It cites an experiment where a professor ate bread on an empty stomach and was observed by tests and X rays showing about two hours for digestion.
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Hove
Fragmentary list of names in a post command roster
The readable portion names a list of officers and members including Walter, Perry, Joseph Enos, Harold Gif ford, Earle Dunbar, and S. George Solomonese. The text appears to be a roster or appointment note with missing surrounding context.
Grass Fires Threaten Homes in Town
Firefighters faced several grass fires over recent days. On Sunday a blaze near Mt Hope Terrace east of Metacom Avenue was stopped before reaching houses and barns. Earlier, crews battled a fire on Chestnut Street that spread from burning rakings. Drought and dry vegetation fueled the outbreaks.
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de Calder
OF Stevens
Geese FE
Andrews Moriarty, Jr
John Lawson
Katherine W. Howe Zeny
James P. Byrnes
Marion S. Cole
Isabella Essex Bosworth
Joseph F. Connery
Chicago
Stromberg Carlson
Victor
General Electric
Philco
Brunswick
Remler
Capone’s Music Store
All Music
Wood Street
Buick
F. O. B. Flint
Mich
Roduct
H. H. Lawson CO
Buick Salt Corner
Sones
Agat Natiins
Colt High
Keeona
Pacheco
Adeline Pacheco
Wiss Martha’ Gramam
Neve Street
Arleon
High Street
Charles M. Connery
Burton S
Bristol &8
P. O
O. M. Bailey, JR
Radiotrician
National Radio Institute
Augustus P. Duffy
W. W. Franklim & Co
G. M. Wilbur
Constitution
Pet“&R
Bonvicin
Burton ST
Tel
John Lach
No. Main St. Warren
Robert J. McKay
G. W. Simmons
William Street Cou
William A. Doran
Bay View Ave
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co
Boston
E. L. Watson Co., Inc
Weybosset Street
Lanzire’s: Express
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