Treasurer's Report for Bristol Female Charitable Society
Arsélia M. Babbitt presents the society's treasurer report for Oct 1 1908 with cash on hand 4167, receipts from assessments 5500 and memoriam 400, items from St Michael's Church 2600 and various donations totaling 121.00, dividends and interest totaling 856.48, and a partial liquidation credit of 400.00. The report lists annual appropriation allocations from Oct 1908 to Aug 1909 totaling 577.00, additions to deposits of 200.00 in Rhode Island Hospital Trust and 200.00 in Union Trust, leaving cash on hand Oct 1 1909 as 27.15. auditor Lilla Farrington certifies correctness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co
Union Trust Co
Bristol Female Charitable Society Elects Board At Annual Meeting
The Bristol Female Charitable Society held its annual meeting on October 7 at Mrs. A. M. Babbitt’s home. New officers were elected and reports praised past work, noted the death of Mary H. Weeden, and warned that without new funds the charity’s winter operations may be curtailed. Funds on hand include $1000 from Bristol Ind Trust Co and $1000 from Provident Savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.M. Babbits
Bristol Female ‘Charitable Society
Thureday
A. M.babbitt
Paragitas Skinner, Jr
S. BE. Spooner
S. 8. Drury; Managers, Mrs-S.s. Drury, Mre- Eb.dewolt Adams
A. W. Place
Samuel W. Church
Anna Thompson
Weeden
Mary H. Weeden
Lunds
A. M. Babbitt
Seo’y
Bristol Female Charitable Society
Ind. Trust Co
Bristol
R.L Hospital’ ‘Trust. Co
Prav
K. Dexter
Warren
First Baptist Church
Bristols
Brown University
Thames and
Constitution Streets
William A. Manchester
S. B. Munro
Louis Kunze
John Streets
Allyn
State Street
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company
Hope Street
Millie Dimond
Hebe
Providence Opera House
Byfield
Walter Munro
L. Anderstrom
Hattie Luther
Julia Bishop
Mary Lindsey
Mattie Miller
Martha Coggeshall
Gertrude Church
Starvation myths mislead on digestion and diet
The piece argues that dieting cannot cure dyspepsia and urges balanced eating. It promotes Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets with a free trial offer despite unclear claims, and cites store location in Bristol. It then shifts to a long 1879 local news digest featuring church services, factory fires, appointments, and local incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rexall
Bristol
Thea Rexall
The
Hope Drag Co
Hope Street
Missouri Man Jailed for Thirteen-Wife Marriage
A Missouri man is jailed not for crime but for a mental health issue after marrying thirteen wives. The case highlights legal and social questions around polygamy and marital status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Community events listed for October and November
Coming events include a G A R Hall barn dance on October 21 under Eagles, a First Baptist Church supper on October 21 by the Mite Society, a Thanksgiving Week County Fair in the G A R Hall by Su rnside Social Club and Edgehill Temple Pythian Sisters, and a November 4 dance in the G A R Hall by G Rounds and J Pickles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. R. Hall
The
Eagles
First Baptist Church
Mite Society
Fragments Reflect on Character and Daily Life
A quip filled reflection on perseverance and cheerfulness notes the mule as a chronic kicker and the value of a sunny disposition. It muses about bragging of ancestors, living for descendants, and steps for mother adding joy and time. It also touches on chauffeurs and the risk of getting bumped by machinery.
Radium Free List Drops Market Prices Plunge
Radium enters free list causing price collapse. The article notes a symbolic mispricing suggesting household buyers may access this essential element at an astonishing two million dollars per ounce, reflecting a dramatic market shift. The piece frames the price drop as a shock to consumers and industry alike.
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Ank
National “Bank Savings Department
Union Trust. Co
Arsélia M. Babbitt
Lillia
Female Charitable Society
Wope Drug Co
National Rubber Works
Providence
Calvert
Texas
Crawford County
Ind
Abraham Peckham
Catholic Congregational Church
Young Men’s Christian Association
Thayer
Newport
James Davis Ingraham
West Indies
Ingraham
Cuba
A. T
T. J. Usher
Bradford Durfee
Fall River
Canonicas
Pa PS Pecieare
Hisy
Stevie Bencean
Philo Hay Spec. Co
Newark
N. J
C. W. Sparks
Oruxgist
Phenix
Reed House Furnishing Co
Caawtr
Glenwood
Athe
Wee Aee
Stewart
Columbia National Spring
Parker
Dru
Joseph A. Rubery
Thames St
Bristol, R. 1
G. W. Simmons
Uma E. Une
Constitution Street
Newwcowm
H.W. Cunningham
Mer
Optometrists Opticians
Mathewson
R. I
Union
Rhode Island
Garwood Gasteam
Cull & Williams CO
Washington Street
Providence, R. I
BOYD
Caesar Misch
Westminister ST. Rovidence
Buffington
W. H. Buffington
DIXON
GEO. P. Dixon CO
Washington
Westminister St
Westminster St
J. Gilman Cook
Chas. H. Moore
Westminster Steel
NEW York Dress Plaiting Co
Union St
R. I. Tel
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co
Boston
E.L., Watson & CO
Industrial Trust Co
Godfrey Washington
Crary St
Providence, R. J
A.J. Magoon and Son
Weybosset St
Providence, R.1
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