Bristol Chapter D A R Whiff Party and Other Local News
Bristol Chapter D A R and friends held a whiff party at the Bristol Yacht Club to mark the Rhode Island Battle anniversary with bridge and whist on nineteen tables. Prizes went to Mrs H H Shepard and Miss Elizabeth Wardwell. A clam bake by Bristol Commandry followed at Locust Cottage with many locals assisting. A song recital at O Wall Inn featured Miss Harriet Eudora Barrows and Mary V. Pratt with Eugene Ware.
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Bristol
Elizabeth Wardwell
John T. Drury
Bristol Commandry
United Order of the Golden Cross
Union Street
Wim. H M Maxfield
Antoinette F Peterson
Good Will
Washington D. C
Hugh W Wooffitt
Jeannette Moffitt
Eva Baker
Providence Rey
John McVay
Mass Hane Moffitt
Wm H Maxfield
Edith Maxfield
Fred Warner
W Place
Fasterbrooks
Henrys Paull
Fred U Tallman
Henry M Darling
Annie M Faulkner
Albert Sparks
Shipboard terms explained for navigation basics
On a ship the port side is the left side and starboard is the right. The bow is the front of the vessel and stern is the rear.
Chinese patriarch dies at age 197 in quest for inner peace
A Chinese elder, claimed to be 197, attributed his extreme longevity to the cultivation of inward peace. He reportedly lived in a district where he avoided deadly confrontations and stresses, emphasizing quiet living in later years.
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Aisa
Spiders in Silk and Social Myths
A Kansas City Star naturalist notes spiders sip silk from multiple glands and can balloon on strands. He describes their solitary nature, feeding habits, and a provocative idea that silk could be woven commercially by tethering spiders and pulling strands.
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Aataee
Gary
Tousoeka
Kansas City Star
Bulldog Descendant of the Bull Baiting Breed
The bulldog is described as descended from dogs used in bull baiting. The article explains how the sport led breeders to favor hard to gore dogs, brave dogs, those with nasal structure to breathe as the bull swelled, and short teeth to avoid harming the bull. It cites the Bastan Herald.
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Bastan Herald
Dickens at Staplehurst Railway Accident
The Staplehurst rail disaster of June 9 1842 left Charles Dickens with severe nervous shock and injuries to others aboard. Dickens escaped injury in the carriage he rode but helped rescue the dead and dying, earning a token of thanks from the railway company.
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Charles Dickens
Staplehurst
Dickens
France
Renx
Maidstone
Trok
Bien Sleap On Walter Water-birda
Scientists describe water birds that float with one foot hanging down as a paddling adaption to prevent washing ashore. The behavior helps keep the birds balanced while drifting on the water.
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Walter
Birda
London Auction Find Spurs Phoenician Date Claim
Six pieces of coal money sold at a London auction for two guineas about $10 were found in Dorsetshire England. A century age date is claimed to be Phoenician. In New York underground workers number about 350,000 and many basements extend underground. Bee sting therapy for rheumatism noted by two Vienna doctors who synthesize purified stinging fluid for treatment.
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London
Dorsétahire
England
New ‘York
New York City
Vienna
Evaporated Milk Production Details
A reader explains the conversion of two milk panels into one pond of evaporated milk, noting that about 0.2 pounds of milk are required per unit produced. The writing discusses the process and yields, referencing quantities and conversions in a concise, instructional tone.
List of deposits and heirs for Indl Trust Co Bristol 1923
Clinton T. Sherman manager of Industrial Trust Company of Bristol lists current prices and heirs of depositor accounts as part of a state banking law proceeding. The document names numerous Bristol residents and recipients linked to accounts dating back twenty years or more, with a sworn statement notarized July 13 1923 by notary John W. Church.
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Indl Serial Trust Co, OP Aristat
H. Tr
State of
Rhode
State of Rhode
Taland
Alger
Hope Ave
Artatel
Joseph Jo Agruda
Franklin St
Ariatel
George VV
Rutfum
Hope St
Bristol
Harriet M Hunn
Vieasant
Geo BR
Coggeshall
Chas. A Coggeshall
Sohn
Connery
Wrospect
Happeworth Sanitarium
Metacaum
Margaret Kavanaugh
Catherine St
Mary LeBell
Manchester
Constitution
J McIntyre
High St
Daniel McPhee
Richmond St
Mary Brien
Cole &T
Antonio FL Pereira
Pleasant St
Phi Alphi Pi
John R Porter Jr
Great Neck
Islant
Clinton T. Sherman
Industrial Trust Company of
R. JT
John W. Church
Birds of Prey and Their Remarkable Vision
Birds of prey show the keenest sight with eyes that swiftly adjust focus as distances change. They can spot ground objects from high skies while circling and adjust to stay on target to avoid collisions.
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Birds of Prey
Detroit: News
Windsor chair evolution from Philadelphia to America
The earliest Windsor chairs formed in Philadelphia show arms around a back with an extension top on spindles. Later designs used bent wood for arms and backs, transitioning to a rectangular form. American Windsor chairs favored simple legs and plain designs, avoiding English spit backs and ornate enbriole legs and claw feet.
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Asperian
Philadelphia
United States Postal Cards Introduced in 1875 and 1914
The article notes early European boanings and US issuance of postal cards starting in 1875 with later sheets of 48 printed in 1914. It states postals are little used by many people and are distributed to large users in full sheets before being cut to size.
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Europe
United States
Cable sizes and weights for deep sea and shore end types
The ordinary deep sea cable has an outside diameter near one inch and a weight in air around two tons per nautical mile. Shore end cables reach up to three and a half inches in diameter and weigh about thirty tons per nautical mile.
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Silverbrook
Wildmere
Sunnyfield Ham
Sunnyfield
Wickford Oysters
A2p Food Stores OF
New England
E. A. Skinner
R. I
NRA
Bristol Phoenix Publishing Co
Bradford Street
Phoenix Files
P Highway
Amions Bullock
Crescent Park
Providence
Park
Bristol & Warren
Bristol and Warren
P Bullack
Pawtucket
Nir
Bullock
Nto
E. W. Weaver
High Street
Bay View Poultry Farms
J. Rego
Mer
Bristol Caning CO
John Donato
State Street
Wecat
The
Anchor Club
Ferry Hill
Bermuda
Coal
Florence
de Pem EN
Peter Bonvic
Burton Street
Tel
Eugene Decuaie
Eugene LeClair
Belo
Tohin W Chercit
Narry To Leclair
Oswald Reid Leclair
Fues Dbd
Wipdliams
Jesuit Terrace
Aristol al
Windsor
Fox
New York
Pier 14
N. R
Fulton Se
Bupfington’s
Hope Street
Maisano's
Wood St
Davis
Touisset
Edward J. Newbold Insurance
Gardner
Swansea Village
G E. Garvin
Suzman
Augustus P. Duffy
W. W. Franklin & Co
John C. Trudell
Pocahantas
Dorchester Mutual
Boston
Watson CO Inc
Wevbosset Street
Providence RR
Lanzire’s Express
Frank Lanzire
G. M. Wilbur
Constitution ST. Bristol
Robert J. McKay
G. W. Simmons
Willam Street Tel. Con
Bristol District Nursing Association
Thyra C. Son
N. Pt
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