DeMar to run third annual 10 mile handicap race
Nationally known marathoner DeMar told A U Commissioner Jack Farrington he will compete in the Armistice Day 10 mile handicap road race at the Kearney Post American Legion. Last year DeMar finished fifth. Cantwell of Fall River won last year and may start again. Entries close Nov 8. entry blanks available from Jack Farrington 138 Oakdale avenue Pawtucket.
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Ence DeMar
Athon
Jack, Farrington
Kearney Post
American Legion
Farrington
DeMar
Matthew Cantwell
Fall River
Salt superstition and the evil eye tale
The belief that spilling salt invites misfortune arises from mystic ideas about salt. It says a good angel stands on the right and a bad angel on the left, and flinging salt into the bad angel’s eyes blinds him to prevent further misadventures and unwanted outcomes.
Local Rubber Co Golfers Lead After Weekend Match
In a Louisquissett tournament the Providence Bristol and Woonsocket units of the United States Rubber Co tied for best gross at 85 by Herb Remick and J Drummey of the National branch. National players won the team match over Providence and Woonsocket for the second year running as Bristol totaled 567, Providence 569, Woonsocket 604. Remick captured the blind bogey prize with Thompson and Brogden following.
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Providence
Bristol
Woonsocket
United States Rubber Company
Louisquisett
Herbert Remick
J. Drummey
Providence and Woonsocket
Herb Remick
C. L. Thompson
J T. Brogden
Oaks Lose Season Opener to Webster Tigers 13–0
The Bristol Oaks fell 13 to 0 at Blyen Field Sunday afternoon to the Webster Tigers of Providence. The Oaks, staffed by former LaSalle Academy and Providence Trade School players, impressed against strong rivals and plan a practice session tonight on the common. They recently held a sale and will award 100 pounds of sugar or $5 in gold to No 0920.
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OAKS
Bristol Oaks
Blyen Field
Webster Tigers
Providence
LaSalle Academy
Criminal Plants and Their Hidden Tricks in Gardens
London Tit-Bits reports on a tongue in cheek view of plant behavior. It claims some plants like plantain ivy and convolvulus pretend to be harmless while smothering or attacking neighboring flora. The piece notes dodder feigns death before attaching to a host and harming clover fields.
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al Nee Chalk Scientiat
London
Telemachus Ends Roman Gladiator Contests in 444 A.D
A popular biography recounts the rise of gladiator games from 263 B.C. to their abolition in 325 A.D. and a revival under Honorius after Alaric’s retreat. Telemachus, a monk, halted the bloodshed by preaching a cross in the arena and was stoned, ending the combats forever.
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Telemachus
Rome
Decius
Marcus Brutus
Trajan
Coliseum
Constantine
Alaric
Honorius
Telemachbus
Profit in Long-Leaf Pine
Long leaf pine offers high revenue from turpentine and lumber. It suits sandy southern lands, tolerates wet or dry conditions, and resists fire. With initial protection for four to five years, the trees self-sustain and grow without further attention.
Very Bad Sign Shapes Yard Safety Debate
A damaged clipping from Indianapolis News describes a sign reading Very bad dog Beware boys placed on a baby tree to deter neighborhood children. After a big snake sighting in a yard Mrs S contemplates keeping kids away as the sign changes to Very bad snake Watch out drawing comments from neighbors.
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Indianapolis
Neolithic cake mystery at table after two meals
Tom questions the fate of a Neolithic cake as mothers baking falls short and ice cream ends the dessert, with Wipling's Just So Stories heard for the first time sparking richer imagination.
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Tom
Wipling
Memory training in village school sparks name recall test
A teacher demonstrates a memory trick using a poet name Bobby Burns by linking it to a policeman in flames. A pupil questions whether the image could misrepresent Robert Browning, highlighting confusion in memory techniques.
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Bobby Burns
Robert Browning
Children Pick Up Modern Phrases From Museum Display
Observers note rapid adoption of current terms by kids. A girl admiring mounted animals asked if they were real in person, and a boy nearby quipped that they had been alive, not fake, reflecting movie parlance.
Translating Figures of Death in Genesis and Hebrews
Pathfinder Magazine notes that Elijah and Enoch experienced translation rather than death. It clarifies Methuselah’s death not occurring before his father, since Genesis 5:25 states Enoch walked with God and was not, for God took him.
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Elijah
Elisha
Earth
Enoch
Methuselah
Pathfinder Magazine
Speed Tests of Early Stage Drivers Highlighted by Edward Martin
The United States Daily notes the crucial role of speed for stage drivers in delivering the President's message. It cites Dave Gordon covering 32 miles Washington Pa to Wheeling in 2 hours 20 minutes and Noble claiming a record with 185 miles from Wheeling to Hagerstown in 15 1 2 hours.
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Edward Martin
The
United States Daily
Post Office Department
Dave Gordon
Washington
Wheeling
Noble
Hagerstown
Ivy Planting at Princeton Class Day 1877
The class of 1877 planted Princeton’s first ivy on class day in June 1877 during their graduation. The ivy oration announced ivy as a symbol of perpetual remembrance for Princeton, its growth described as striking deep and always green. The ivy was first planted at the new library then Nassau Hall, with one spray traced to William of Nassau Castle in Germany.
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Princeton
Nassau Hall
Germany
William of Nassau
Prince of Orange
Origin and meaning of tile in ancient and historic use
The article notes tile's long history from antiquity with a siege at Argos in 272 BC where a tile fragment killed a king. It then explains tile as burned clay formed from specific mixtures and shaped before kiln firing to fuse particles, yielding a firm homogeneous material like stone.
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Argos
Epirus
Magna Charta protections and royal authority limits
The Magna Charta's key articles guard freemen from arrest or prosecution without lawful judgment and require due process and law for taxes. Much of the charter targets abuses of the king's feudal powers, restraining royal prerogatives.
Black Hills Traditions and Native Land Treaties
The Black Hills of South Dakota hold Sioux Cheyenne Crow Arapahoe Pawnee and Mandan history. They describe Puaha Sapa the Mountains that are Black and medicinal springs believed gifts of the Great Spirit. The Sioux held them until ceding by the 1876 treaty to the United States.
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Black Hills
South Dakota
United States
Family Lawyer Fables About Childhood Advice
A jokey dialogue imagines a son asking if a lawyer father charged family for advice. The father replies no, then the boy seeks a memory of his own childhood when he needed a dollar and how he got it. The vignette plays on legal prestige and parental wisdom in a humorous frame.
Glaciers and their changing behavior described
Glaciers transport rocks as they flow and melt. moraines form as they move. Central glacial ice moves faster than edges, enabling long-distance material transport. Rocks and debris accumulate as glaciers retreat due to warming climate and reduced snowfall.
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Rockies
Small Wonder Criminals Feared Being Jugged
The Yorkshire Post discusses the medieval jug or joug used for neck imprisonment. A preserved example hangs in Bridlington Priory church and is shown with a hinge and padlock. The punishment was mainly psychological ridicule rather than physical torture.
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Bridlington
Yorkshire
England
Finding One's True Self in a Patchwork Life
An essay excerpt from The Churchman on the many selves within a person and the quest for the authentic self. It questions which inner voice governs behavior and who assigns that authority, as one struggles with the varied figures from rags to saints.
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Joseph Fort Newton
Choosing a Wife by Swiss Savant on Potatoes as Test
A Swiss savant advises men to judge a potential wife by how she handles potatoes. He says peeling thick rinds signals extravagance, wasting fat signals greed, burning signals negligence, and leaving exes signals laziness. He adds if she avoids these faults she will be a good wife and bring prosperity.
Statue of Liberty's France to New York Journey
The statue took 12 years to prepare in France and was exhibited in Paris in October 1881. The pedestal in America began in 1883 and finished in 1886. Weighing 450000 pounds, the hammered copper statue stood on an iron framework clad in wood and shipped in 210 cases aboard the French vessel Isere from Rouen.
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France
Paris
Isere
Rouen
Little lad in lobby mocks ads with laughter
A Chicago Tribune quip recalls a tiny boy in a motion picture house lobby who cannot read the stills advertising a comedy yet laughs at them. He says he can read nothing but finds amusement in the posters and the scene inside.
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Motion Picture
Chicago Tribune
True Co Operation In Farming Hand And Head In Sync
A Country Home note emphasizes harmony between practical farming work and thoughtful planning. It urges farmers to align daily labor with strategic decisions, stressing that success comes when hands and mind work as a single unit.
Fragmentary OCR note but hints at named individuals
Incomplete text fragment references people and quotes but lacks clear events or context. The readable portions show scattered names and phrases, offering no decisive action, date, or location to anchor a summary. Further readable material required for a coherent card.
Canvassers Notice for Bristol Town Election Meeting
The Town Council of Bristol will convene in the Memorial Building Town Hall for a canvass to examine and correct voter lists. The session, final before the November election, is set for Friday October 31, 1930 at 7:30 PM led by Town Clerk John W. Church.
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Bristol
R. L
A. D
John Ww. Church
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