Rhode Island 1903 Ballot: Swift Candidates Named
The Phoenix Republican card lists November 3 1903 races with Samuel P Colt Bristol for GovernorGeorge E Utter Westerly for Lieutenant GovernorCharles P Bennett Providence for Secretary of StateCharles F Stearns Providence for Attorney GeneralWalter A Read Glocester for General Treasurer Also a Tym O Shant ers sale at Suzman Collins Block and a Mount Hope Park transfer deed to Rudolf F Haffenreffer Jr and Dr John W Coughlin Fall River recorded yesterday.
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Phoenix
Clardidate
Samuel ‘P. Colt
Bristol
George E. Utter
Mount Hope Park
Rudolf F. Haffenreffer, Jr
John W. Coughlin
Fall River
Y M C A to Meet River Point Eleven Tomorrow
The Y M C A football team prepares to play River Point on the common tomorrow afternoon. The Y squad will feature a lineup including key players and positions as announced by team officials.
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River’ Point Eleven
Bristol Naval Reserves Best Company At Shooting Event
The Bristol Naval Reserves fielded a strong team at the state rifle range on October 30 1903. The unit boasted 1 expert 2 sharp shooters 19 marksmen and 13 first second and third class shots tying for best company since its organization.
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D Brott
Bristol
Unclear fragment on paint odor and odor absorption
Unclear text fragment mentions paint odor and odor absorption but provides no concrete event, names, dates, or locations to name a specific news item. The readable portions suggest a house or room painting scenario but lack verifiable details.
Canvassers Notice for Bristol Election Lists
Bristol Town Clerk announces final canvass meeting of the Board of Canvassers to review and correct voter lists. Session set for November 2, 1928 at 7 30 PM in the Memorial Building Town Council Chamber. Lists used for the November 5 election. Martin H
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Bristol
R. L
Said
John W. Church
Bristol County Tax Valuations Reported for Nearby Towns
A Bristol County Massachusetts report lists the present year valuations and tax rates for four cities and sixteen towns near this town. The document details each municipality's assessed property values and corresponding tax charges as published.
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Bristol County
Massachusetts
Cune Countries Meet at River Defile on Hungary Serbia Border
Four Aree Countries gathered at a narrow river defile along the Hunube on the Hungary Serbia border near Romania. Details on the meeting and participants remain unclear in the readable text.
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Hunube
Hungary
Romania
Compass Origins and Early Magnet Science
The piece discusses uncertain origin of the compass and magnet discovery. It notes lodestone effects directing toward a north south line and mentions William Gilbert who studied magnetism and published De Magnete. The text reflects early theories on magnetism and attribution to various ancient cultures.
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William Gilbert
Woad Dye Use Through History and Modern Practice
The article describes ancient use of woad for blue dye, noting modern revival in limited industries. It explains traditional production with large wooden rollers drawn by horses and mentions a woad mill in the Fen country. It asserts woad’s continued value despite substitutions and references London Mail.
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Fen
London Mall
Marlborough's Legacy and the Ruthless Rise of John Churchill
The 1722 death of John Churchill the 1st Earl of Marlborough is recounted as a paradoxical mix of faithfulness and greed. Swift and Tenison critique his ambition and wealth from the urius bread contract to battlefield victories, while London and St. Pauls memories frame him beside Milton and Esmond.
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Earl of Marlborough
John Churchill
Marlborough
Wil- Ilan
James
Wilam
Swift
Queen Anne
Milton
St. Paul's
Thackeray
Henry Esmond
Mul
Waltz Etymology Traced From Welsh Word Welter
An 1882 encyclopedia notes the waltz derives from the Anglo-Saxon welter meaning to roll and from German witzen or vaults. It suggests connections to volte and movements in horsemanship and fencing with phrases like volt or volte-face.
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England
Fermi
Watzen
Dance Magazine
Harp of Ireland in Trinity College Dublin Exhibit
A tale surrounds the Harp of Ireland in the Gold Room of Trinity College Dublin. The relic is said to have traveled from Clontarf to Vatican archives, then to Henry VIII and the Earl of Clanricarde before a Limerick antiquary. Archaeologists date it to the 14th century.
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Trinity College
Dublin
Ireland
Tarn
Brian Boru
Clontarf
Alexander I
Vatican
Henry VIII
Earl of Clanricarde
Limerick
Not Highly Interesting Golf Course Episode
Two newspaper men on a walk observe a famous pro giving lessons to a distinguished person. They overhear a terse speech from the pro urging the highness to keep the stomach in, as quoted in a London Tit-Bits item.
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London
Emul Sor Aboard Ships Provides Milk Substitute
Capper's Farmer notes that traveling on ocean liners prohibits bringing a cow, but a new emulsion machine mixes powdered milk butter and water to create a milk substitute for temperate and tropical routes. When the artificial mix rests it yields heavy cream, closely mimicking fresh milk in taste and nutrition.
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Tropics
Capper
Memory training rule from housemaid tale
The housemaid answers a mistress by sharing a memory rule saying she has never told a lie. She explains memory lasts if one does not overwork it and avoids taxing recall of past explanations or conversations.
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Sarah
Hindu Origin of Arabic Numerals in Western Europe
The text explains that Arabic numerals originated with Hindu systems and were introduced to Spain by Moors near the end of the tenth century. They reached England in the fourteenth century but became widespread only after the advent of printing, while until the sixteenth century accounts still used Roman numerals.
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Spain
England
Flag colors and blue shade standardization in U S government flags
The text notes differences in flag blues and explains that post 1912 the army and navy began manufacturing their own flags, leading to standardized darker blue shades used by the government due to improvements in dyes and bonding. Former government flags were produced by various commercial firms.
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Coleen
United States Army
Navy
Rodents Ravage U.S. Crop Losses Estimated at Half Billion
The United States biological survey estimates crop production losses from rodents at about 500 million dollars annually.
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United States Biological Survey
The Inexplicable Sex When Thoroughly Convinced
The editorial notes a paradoxical view of love and happiness, suggesting a woman may feel most fulfilled in a romantic pursuit when she believes a man can bring her unhappiness. The piece explores gendered expectations and emotional dynamics in relationships.
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Easton
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New Bedford
North Attleboro
Norton
Raynham
Rehoboth Eee
Seekonk
Somerset
Swansea
Taunton
Westport
Woad
Studebaker
Erskine Six
Erskine
Ama
Fok8
Cccescscee
F. O. B. Factory
High Street Garage
Tenison
Harp of Ireland
Ocean Liner
S Cow
Octave LeClair
Mazen Work
General House
Tel
John
Hope Street
Robert J. McKay
G. W. Simmons
Wiliam Street
Tel. Com
E. W. Weaver
Lanzire’s
Meg
Ashes & & Rubbish
Frank
Banzire
Freeborn' R Cole
Guar
Isaac
Garfield Avene
G. M .Wilbur
Ait Ee
Ben Required
Goimestion
Eure
Boston
Vanes
L. Watson & CO
Weybosset Street
al Gers
Ay By
Augustus P. Duffy
W. W. Franklin &Co
Exabalme
Wood Street
Archie H H. Rounds
Bristol District ‘Nursing Association
State
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