Bristol County Court honors scouts and local wedding noted
The Bristol County District Court session awarded badges to multiple scouts at the Hope Street Scout Building led by Col. Merton A. Cheesman. Separately, a Warren wedding united Luther daughter and Albert Alder with a ceremony at Warren Baptist Church followed by a reception and travels to Baltimore and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Honor and Board of Awards
Bristol County
Hope Street
Merton A. Cheesman
Angelo Bruscato
George Magee
William West
Ellen Peterson
Carl Witherell
Stanley Bennett
Lawrence S. Ashton
Charles L. Pendleton
Paul Clark
Louis Durgin
William Francis
Richard MacDougall
Warren
Howard Healey
Hubert Goeffery
Henry Wuycik
Henry Conklin
Algeric Dellaire
Bristol
Greater Providence Council
Providence
Hallowe'en
Trinity ‘Parish
Suvenso
Luther
Atreet
Arrén
Albert’ Alder
Nest’ E
Alder
Warren Baptist Church
H. Otherman Smith
Cora Shaw Anderson
First Congregational Church
Elizabeth Hynes
Roland Walker
Burt L. Swaine
Vernon A. Gray
Raymond Shovelton
Fall River
Joseph Anderson
Ernest Alder
Angus Anderson
Burt L. Swain
Pawtucket
Attleboro
Baltimore
Washington
Martha Unity
C. BS
River ‘Side
Colt Memorial High School
St. Alban's Lodge
Hope Royal Arch
Martha Washington
O E. S
Great Financial Concern Among Insurers Exceeds Bank of England
A major American life assurance company reports assets larger than those of the Bank of England, highlighting a striking scale difference. The disclosure underscores the growing clout of private financial firms in global markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Financial Concern
America
Bank of England
What Price Glory to Premiere at Pastime Theatre
The film What Price Glory stars Victor McLaglen as Captain Flagg Edmund Lowe as Sergeant Quirt and Dolores Del Rio as Charmaine. Director Raoul Walsh blends war action with comedy promising uproarious laughter at the Pastime Theatre premiere with daytime matinees Thursday and Friday.
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Seven Seas
Flagg
Bar-le-Duc
Winfield R. Sheehan
Fox Films
Stallings-Anderson
Hollywood
Sheehan
Cuba
Raoul Walsh
Walsh
Victor McLaglen
Edmund Lowe
Quirt
Dolores del Rio
Charmaine
Happiness Rule for Giving and Finding Joy
A concise aphorism notes that personal happiness must come first and then be shared with others. It emphasizes inner joy as a prerequisite to spreading happiness and suggests giving joy as a pathway to lasting contentment.
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Maurice Maeterlinck
Vinol Claims Boost for Sickly Child and Father Happy
A testimonial from J. F. Andres notes his 7 year old son, previously refusing food, gained 15 pounds after Vinol intake. The ad touts Vinol as cod liver peptone iron rich and claims first bottle adds weight to thin children and adults. Buffington's Pharmacy distributes the product.
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J. F. Andres
Vinci
Buffington’s Pharmacy
The Pipe Organ Pumper and His Rigorous Rituals
From The Pipe Organ Pumper by Chet Shafer. The boy who tended church organs endures strict attire and grueling duties, forced to wear tight collars, stiff stockings, and polished shoes while pumping and shaping sacred music. The piece portrays early limits on his ambitions and the personal discomfort of his role.
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Chet Shafer
Systematized Production in Kholuy Icon Village
Systematized mass production started about 200 years ago with icon painters in Kholuy village Ivanov Vosnesensky province. By passing work through eighty to one hundred hands they produced 2,000,000 yearly before Bolshevik changes. Villages Palekh and nearby towns lost their market. men shift to toys while women excel in embroidery and higher wages.
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Kholuy
Ivanov-Vosnesensky
Palekh
Athens Doctor Invents Electric Machine to Kill Influenza Germ
A Athens physician claims an electric device can kill the influenza microbe in 15 minutes. Critics note a handle operation may prolong the process and question practicality. A London Post writer mocks lingering death as a sensational solution.
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Athens
London Post
Storm Clouds Echo Faith Fear in Childs Storm Terror
Two four-year-old siblings Milo and Lulu, relatives of Rev. S B Kimes of Zionsville, quarreled during a rainstorm. Lulu hid in her mother’s lap after a bright flash and thunder, declaring she does not like God because he thunders and scares people. Milo then said he likes God and it is good for you.
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Milo
Lulu
S. B.kimes
Zionsville
Indianapolis News
Names and Bias in Naming Debates Prompt Legal Inquiry
A court case highlights how parents seek favorable outcomes by naming children with traditional strong French names. The ruling discusses which boy names Albert Alphonse Pierre Gustave Charles Paul Henri Louis and which girl names Jeanne Agathe Marie Berthe Claire Anne Therese are preferred versus banned such as Medard Joseph Fernand Benoit Sidonie Suzanne Zoe and Helene.
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Albert
Alphonse
Pierre
Gustave
Charles
Paul
Henri
Louis
Ela
Jeanne
Agathe
Marie
Berthe
Claire
Anne
Therese
Medard
Joseph
Fernand
Bénott
Sidonie
Suzanne
Zoe
Helene
Obituary of George A Gibson Died After Illness
George Alexander Gibson died Friday night at his Bristol home after a four year illness from apoplexy. Born in New York City, he was 49, son of James and Catherine Gibson. He worked as a chauffeur for Senator LeBaron Colt and later for Henry H. Rogers of Fairhaven for 23 years. He is survived by his wife Catherine McCarroll and children George A. Gibson Jr., Marie E. Gibson, and Frances M. Gibson. Funeral was at St Marys Church with interment at St Marys Cemetery.
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George Alexander Gibson
Central
Ardwell Streets
Mr. Gibson
New York City
James and
Catherine (Holland) Gibson
United States
LeBaron B. Colt
Bristol
Washington, D. C
Henry H. Rogers
Fairhaven
Mass
Regina Sales Council
Knights of Columbus
Society of Automobile Engineers
Catherine McCarroll
George A. Gibson, Jr
Marie E
Frances M. Gibson
St Mary’s Church
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company
Outlet Company
Providence
Ard
H H. Rogers
New York
Ezra Dixon
Edward L. Leahy
Joseph Healy
Warren
Thomas Lonergan
James Connors
Philip C Morris
Charles McHugh
John Lonergan
St. Mary’s Cemetery
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High Street
Father
Cupervision
American Automobile Association
Commander
Atlantic City Speedway
Culver City
Calif
A. A.A
New York Harbor
San Francisco Bay
Atlantic City
Labor Day
Charlotte
N. C
Pikes Peak
Studebaker
D. G. Roos
W. S. James
High Street Garage
Studebake the Great Independent
Storm
Manuel Ramos
Richmond Street
Colonial Line
Dorrance St
Gaspeo
Louis Rego
Mumroe Ave
Bristol, R. I
Edward E. Witherell
Noyes Avenue
Thed. Tel
Robert J. McKay
G. W. Simmons
William Street
Cen
Dunbar Bros
Comstitution St
Augustus P. Duffy
W. W. Franklin & Co
Wood Street
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co
Boston
E. L. Watson & CO
Weyhouser Street
Lanzire’s Express
Frank Lanzire
Telephone
G. M. Wilbur
Constitution ST
J. Frank Keating
Franklin Street
Newman Bros
College Inn
Fjulli
S. S. Pierce Co
Hayes
Welch's
Pinear S. S. Pierce Co
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