Local Event Calendar of dances sales and fairs
A sequence of community events lists Oct and Nov gatherings at G A R Hall St Marys Parish Hall Colt High School and State Street M E Church. Activities include dances raffles and a graded poultry exhibition with groups such as the St Vincent De Paul Society the Triangle Club the International Club Court Burnside Foresters and the Bristol County Poultry Association presenting public entertainments and fundraisers.
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Prof
Riccio
G. A. R. Hall
St. Mary’s Parish Hall
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Triangle Club
Hallowe'en
International Club
Grand Bazaar
First Bristol Troop
G. A. R. Halls
Court Burnside
Order of Foresters
State Street
M. E. Church
Happiness as the light of the universe
A reflective aphorism on happiness as the driving force of life and meaning, asserting that without happiness nothing else matters or exists.
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Colton
No Hurry at All Doctor’s Slow Cure Claim
The Louisville Courier Journal quotes a boastful doctor saying a wife’s speechlessness from a muscular ailment can be cured with time. The husband coolly replies to take as long as needed, illustrating a sharp courtroomly era wit.
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Doc
Louisville Courier- Journal
Tuberculosis Terminology Clarified by National Association
The bulletin notes common misuses of tubercular and tuberculous terms. It says tubercular describes conditions with tubercle like lumps, not necessarily caused by the tubercle bacillus, while tuberculosis designates disease caused by it. It urges journalists to use tuberculosis and tuberculous correctly and limit tubercular use.
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National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Reformer and Senator Clash Over Business in Politics
A Washington Star quip pits a reformer against Senator Sorghum. The reformer says he wants to keep business out of politics, while Sorghum counters that removing business would deprive politics of its pleasure, implying a critique of political economies.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Ancient Violins Through the Ages
The violin appears in ancient times with unclear origin while the viol dates to the eighteenth century, tracing a long history of bowed string instruments.
Animals with double sight amaze researchers
Observations suggest hares horses and giraffes have superior rear vision among quadrupeds enabling them to notice objects behind them without turning their heads.
Bristol Female Charitable Society Treasurers Report 1916
The Bristol Female Charitable Society presents its treasurer's report covering Oct 1915 to Oct 1916. It lists cash on hand, donations from various individuals, life memberships, dividends and interest, and annual appropriations, totaling 1148.52 with audits confirming accuracy.
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Anna R. Thompson
Bristol Female Charitable Society
E. Dew. Adams
Sophia L. Wardwell
Sarah C. Skinner
Sarah W. Bourne
Dew. Adams
Frank Howe
Maria D. Norris
Hannah W. Drury
Alice W. Alden
Mary R. Drury
Providence
Henry M. Gibson
Nathaniel G. Herreshoff
Charles B. Rockwell
William McKee
Herbert W. Howe
C. Cee Cece Ceca Neeace
Industrial Trust Co
Bristol
Union Trust Co
Merchants Nat. Bank
Phoenix Nat. Bank
Institution For Savings
R. I. Hospital Trust Co
Peoples Saving Bank
Citizen’s Savings Bank
R. I. Trott Trust Co
R. I
Lillia R Farrington
Miriam W Skinner
Anna R Thompson
Letter From War Zone Describes Nurse in France Hospital
A readable letter from Miss Geomana Durant, a nurse from Berwick Maine, recounts life at General Hospital No. 22 in France during August 1916. She describes camp life near sand dunes and sea, busy wards, American and Canadian medical staff, four daily meals, and resilience of wounded soldiers amid the Big Push.
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Geomana
Durant
France
Berwick
Thomast Bac Huestis
Somersworth
NW H
General“Hospital
England
London
General Hospital
America
Chicago
No Man’s Land
Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound Advised for Women
An advertisement promotes Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound for irregular painful periods backache and related symptoms. It claims thousands have been restored to health and invites women to write to the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn for confidential guidance.
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E.pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Wounded Soldiers and Quote From Boer War Memoir
A fragment recalls a soldier bragging of earning the distinguished conduct medal in the Boer War after a five minute spree. The piece describes a camp for German wounded nearby, noting hundreds were well cared for, while British captives reportedly faced neglect for days. The author laments the strain of letter writing and time constraints.
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Severa
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Devoe
A.M. Miller Y
Colt High School
The
Sunshine Club
State Street M. E. Church
Bristol County Poultry Association
Joy Crew
Mayo
New England
Rayos
American Tobacco Company
Cpt
Anna ‘R. Thompson
Tbe Huestis
Buffington’s Pharmacy
Hope Street
Earth
Plymouth Rock
Amherst
Mass
State College
Jersey
Colt Farm
Bristol County
Bristol, R. I
Insurance and Mortgages
N. J. Golden
Wood Street
G.W. Simmons
MRS. _ L'F
Constitution Street
Otis L. Wood
DeWolf Avenue
Northup Bros
Isaac B. Munro
Garfield Ave
G. M. Wilbur
Union Street
Calla
Walter
Coggeshall
William W. Franklin & Co
Wood St
Dorchester Mutual
Boston
E. L. Watson & CO
Talbot & Hopkins Electrical Contractors
Bradford Street
Constitution St
W. Bristol
B. L
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