Pawtucket Relief Corps Visits Soldiers Home Entertainment
A Pawtucket delegation from Tower Women's Relief Corps and Tower Post G A R visited the Soldiers Home on Friday afternoon to give fruit cake candy and tobacco to the veterans. Mrs Susan M Sheple welcomed them and Mrs Mabel Thompson spoke. Hiram Johnson Robert Pollard Samuel Gardner and Mrs Gertrude Houghtaling attended. An entertaining program featured Gladys Leonard Peggy Sallinger Mildred Sutcliffe Mary Morrissey Georgiana Emerson and others with vocal selections dances readings and numbers by Mrs Susan Jones and Mrs Edith Pierce.
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Tower Women’s Relief Corps
Tower Post
Pawtucket
Susan M. Sheple
Mabel Thompson
Tower Relief Corps
Hiram Johnson
Robert Pollard
State Board of Soldiers’ Relief
Samuel Gardner
G. A
Annual inspection of Babbitt Women’s Relief Corps No 19
The Babbitt Women’s Relief Corps No 19 held its annual inspection at Grand Army Hall with Department President Mrs Annie M Thomson Pawtucket and other officers from Warren and East Providence present. The afternoon included a review of books and papers, a cadre supper hosted by Miss Ethel Mott, ritual work, addresses, and a business vote to join the Armistice Day parade.
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Women’s Relief Corps
Babbitt Women's Relief Corps
No 19
Grand Army Hall
Annie M Thomson
Pawtucket
Annie Reynolds
Warren
Mary May
East Providence
Babbitt Corps
Ethel Mott
Bristol Archers Defeat Plainfield Team In Junior American Round
On Bristol Neck at the public archery club grounds, a Sunday forenoon match saw Charles R. Beals leading his Bristol team to a 139 point victory over Lyman Downie’s Plainfield Archers. The event used the Junior American Round of 30 arrows at 30 40 and 50 yards.
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Beals
Bristol Neck
Charles R. Beals
Plainfield
Lyman Downie
School Board Addresses Housing Need for New and Expanded Schools
The School Committee heard a report from Supt W J Harper detailing crowded facilities at Gulleras Reynolds Byfield Walley and Oliver schools and the need for a new building or additions. No action was taken, but a committee was urged to study erection of an additional school plant.
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Colt Memorial High School
W. J Harper
Gulleras
Reynolds
Byfield, Walley and Oliver
W J Harper
Guiteras Junior High
Helen A. Condon
Guiteras
Grace E. Shiel
Byfield
Margaret Murphy
Gladys Beavis
Virginia
LeClair
Koch
Oliver
Octave LeClair
Burton Street
Gorham, Me
B. Rockwell
Colt High School
Bristol Festival Chorus
Paul Thompson
State Board of Health
Irving B Walling
Walling
State Board of Education
C. B. Rockwell, Jr
Guiteras Memorial School
Evening School Attendance and School Committee Actions
The committee visited evening and Americanization schools with 164 attendees. A prize essay contest for Colt High School on “When Bristol was a Seaport” was approved with a $10 prize. Resignations, staff duties, and facility use changes were approved, and a Winged Victory statue was donated to the General School by Charles B. Rockwell Sr.’s family.
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Institute of Instruction
Providence
Mt Hope Bridge
Bristol
Daughters of the American Revolution
Colt High School
James F. Meiggs
Enos Emmett
Annie Scanlon
Harper
Atlantic City
New England
Boston
C B. Rockwell, Jr
Guneral School
Charles B. Rockwell, Sr
There's a Difference Between a Guarantee and Money Back
In the Ohloa State Journal a thoughtful man notes the clear distinction between a money-back guaranty and money actually returned as experience grows.
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Ohloa State
Machine that calculates change shown at Inventors' Exhibition
A device that can compute correct change instantly and total daily receipts was exhibited at a recent Inventors' exhibition in England. It promises rapid, accurate money handling and accounting for merchants.
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England
States Seek to Ban Weeds Across Multiple States
Several states including Connecticut Idaho Illinois Michigan Missouri North Dakota South Dakota Oregon Ohio Pennsylvania California and New Jersey pursue anti weed laws amid rising concerns about weed spread and environmental impact.
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Connecticut
Idaho
Michigan
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
Oregon
Ohio
Pennsylvania
California
New Jersey
Calendar of Social Events At Local Churches And Clubs
Oct. 18 to Dec. 5 features a series of social dances dinners and sales. Listings include an Altar Society Social at Our Lady of Mt Carmel Parish Hall Epworth League Food Sale at State St M E Vestry and events by Collins Aikman Girls Club at Bristol Yacht Club Olympians dance Grand Army Hall a Co C and Battery D athletic smoker at BTA Armory Hallowe en parties by Bristol Lions Club K of C Tennis Association and Christmas Sales by Ladies Aid Vestry State St M E Church Congregational Club Memorial Chapel and K C Home.
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Altar Society
Epworth League
State St. M. E
Collins & Aikman Girls’ Club
Bristol Yacht Club
Constitution Street
Ladies’ Aid Society
Vestry State St. M E Church
Afterthought Charles and Uncle Leave Drug Store
Charles and his uncle Jack walk home from the corner drug store where they had a refreshing drink. The boy says he feels glad leaving but sad upon returning and wishes he chose pop over soda.
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Charles
Jack
Thousand Islands Region Description in St Lawrence River
The Thousand Islands lie in the St Lawrence river from Clayton to Cape Vincent. The name comes from the abundance of tiny islets dotting the river, giving the area its distinctive character.
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Thousand Islands
St. Lawrence River
Clayton Down
Cape Vincent
Enduring Disappointment in Elections
Jud Tunkins states he is never disappointed when the man he helped elect proves disappointing. He notes everyone must accept the outcome and move on, likening public figures to being surrounded by gold bricks in a harsh, humorous take on political accountability.
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Jud Tunkins
Hisself
Washington Star
Deficient Human Mind Quote by Virgil on Fate and Moderation
An aged aphorism notes that the human mind often fails to grasp fate or what lies ahead and misses balance when lifted by prosperity. It cautions against arrogance and urges measured restraint amid wealth and success.
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Virgil
Weighing Circumstantial Evidence Caution in Judgment
The quote emphasizes caution in judging cases based on circumstantial evidence, arguing that even the strongest hints can mislead. It underscores Twain's skepticism about certainty from indirect proof and urges careful evaluation.
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Twain
To Check Horn Growth in Cattle by Potash Treatment
A historical guidance note states caustic potash should be applied to cattle horns at regular intervals to prevent horn growth. The fragment emphasizes a chemical preventive method and cautions on proper timing.
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Squantum
W. C. Greene
Lt . Colwell
Quincy
U. S
A. A. Edmonds CO
Hope Street
Bristol, R. J
Members
National Association (Insurance Agents
Alphas Petra Ar Association
Ruth Fengil
Stone's Beauty Shoppe
R. I
Marcelling
White Beauty
State Street
Frederick
BUICK
Marquette
Fisher Challenge
Buick Motor Company
Flint
Michigap
General Motors Corporation
McLaughlin
Oshawa
Ont
John G. Deslauriers
Hope Ae
Peletoom Streets
Arisldiers
Tower Women's Relief Corps
Archers
Mt Hopebridge
T. A
Armory
Hallowe'en
Bristol Lions Club
Hotel Belvedere
Hallowe’en Social
K. of C. Tennis Association
K. of C. Home
Congregational Club
Memorial Chapel
Region of Islands
Comtense Times
DR. Suzman
Newman Bros
Edgemont
S. S. Pierce’s
House of Bennett & Simpson
R. I. Baldwin
Ferry Cliffe
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