Lyric and Pastime Theatres Highlight Modern Film House Upgrades
The Lyric Theatre on Miller Street seats about 1000 and features DeForest Photofilm with sound on film. Its program changes Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays with matinees at 2 30 and evenings at 8, plus Saturday shows at 2 30 6 15 and 8 15. The Pastime Theatre on Bradford near Hope seats 600 with two years of improvements and a strong emphasis on motion picture entertainment. Both venues emphasize sound-equipped presentations and frequent program changes to offer fresh screen offerings.
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Lyric Theatre
Miller Street
Miller
Main Streets
Bradford Street
Hope
Vaiul
Bell's Furniture and Groceries Store Highlights Longstanding London Presence
William H Bell, Inc. dealer in furniture carpets and grockery since 1870 near Trinity Church, moved to current quarters in 1879. It offers home furnishings, appliances from General Electric to Whirlpool, baby furniture, toys, and a gift department. A workshop handles upholstering and cabinet work, with a policy of high quality at fair prices, serving generations of Bristol residents.
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Trinity Church
General Electric
Hoover
Fada
Freed-Eisemann
Majestic
Mullins
Hoosier
Johnson Motors
Ing
Wardwell Boat House Builds Repairs Boats in Bristol
S. C. Wardwell Boat House on Pappasquash Road Bristol has evolved from Sanford family business in 1906 to its present ownership by Mr. Wardwell. It performs boat building repairs hauling storing vessels in yard and provides trusted service evident by the numerous boats seen around the facility.
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Pappasquash Road
Bristol
R. 1
Mr. Wardwell
L. P Sanford
Sanford & Goddard
Wardwell & Goddard
Hope Street Market showcases quality groceries in Bristol RI
The Hope Street Market of ZEFERINO VIEIRA, proprietor, Bristol Rhode Island offers a well run store with friendly service. It features canned goods, pantry staples, fresh produce, and an extensive meat department including Western beef pork lamb veal fowl and smoked meats.
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Zeferino Vieira
Prop
Hope Street
Bristol
R. I
Overcrowding Plagues U S Prisons Cited In Handbook
New York reports on the Handbook of American Prisons from the National Society of Penal Information notes overcrowding and idleness as twin evils. Federal and state facilities like Atlanta Leavenworth Jefferson City Columbus and San Quentin face severe crowding with double bunking and forced idleness amid housing shortages.
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New York
United States
National Society of Penal Information
Paul Wiarrett
National Society
Garrett
Atlanta
Leavenworth
Jefferson Cisco
Columbus
Ohio
Jackson, Mich
San Quentin Calif
Walla Walla
Wash
Michigan City
Ind
Jefferson City Co
Missouri
Jenrt
Handbook of American Prisons
Hawes-Cooper
Orphan Pals Reunited After Half a Century
Two former Mercer orphan boys separated in 1876 and 1877 by a half century finally met in Conneaut after living near each other for years. Willis Darrow now 68 and J S Northop 69 recall youth spent at Nickel Plate railroad shops and periods of wandering before reuniting through a mutual friend in West Springfield.
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Comeuut
Ohio
Connenut
Nickel Plate
West Springfield
Willis Darrow
J. S. Northop
Northop
Mercer
Darrow
Conneaut
Six Foot Ape Dies Sparking Scientific Mystery
Lochester New York Azwas a six foot ape captured in the Dutch East Indies died in a local park. Weighing about 400 pounds he baffled scientists as neither gorilla nor chimpanzee. Owner Meyer Aaron valued him at 20000 dollars and ten men treated him as his food intake dwindled to none.
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Lochester
N. Y
Azwas
Dutch Ear Indies
Meyer Aaron
Eagles Feast on Salmon in Western Washington River
One of the largest gatherings of eagles along western Washington rivers is described by returning fishermen. The birds feed on salmon lying in the low water.
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Duckybush
Wash
Washington
Ship Rams Whale Off Nova Scotia Ramming Hard to Free Carcass
The steamer Yarmouth rammed a whale early in the morning, stopping and backing to free the carcass from the bow. Second Officer Vrime felt a jar on the bridge as the whale clung to the hull, dragging the ship briefly before the crew paused and acted to detach it.
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Yarmouth
Nova Scotia
Vrime
Hope Drug Company Stores Rails At Rexall Standards
One of the world's largest chains of independently owned drug stores, the Hope Drug Company of Rhode Island is highlighted for its modern Rexall aligned store. Proprietor Mr. Barnes runs a well stocked, sanitary shop with a soda fountain, pure syrups, Hood's ice cream, Rexall and Puretest products, and trusted prescription preparation.
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Hope Drug Company
Mr. Barnes
Rhode Island
Rexall
Hood
Newman Brothers Store Ad Promotes Fresh Groceries since 1866
The Newman Brothers firm, established in 1866, markets a full line of groceries and provisions as local distributors for S. Pierce Co of Boston. The shop features teas coffees canned goods fresh Western beef veal pork lamb and poultry kept in electric refrigerators with three delivery trucks and a customer satisfying slogan Once a customer always a customer.
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S. Pierce & Co
Boston
Vermette Ice and Fuel Firm Serves Bristol Area
N J and H W Vermette operate in Bristol selling pure and natural ice and a wide range of coal coke wood and fuel. The firm supports daily delivery with a fleet of trucks and emphasizes prompt reliable service and clean screened ice for a large loyal patronage.
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N. J
H. W. Vermette
Bristol
Ahs
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Myers
Ates
Sean User
Leer Jans
Ratre Warren
Brey
R. J
Long Vail
CSF
WM. H. Bell, Inc
Telephone
S. C. Wardwell Boat House
Hope Street Market
Fieir
Rexall Store
W. W. Barnes
Newman Brothers
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