Firemen's Master Contests Judges Listed
The article lists judges for the Engine contest and the Hose reel contest with names and towns including Baxter Studtey Pawtucket William H Mason Riverside Charles Hunt Knightsville Philip Brady Bristol Thomas Rhodes Pawtucket KF Flynn Cravston Thomas Stevens Warren Fred W Cady East Providence Samuel L Carpenter Providence and William J Faulkner East Providence Everett E Potter Pawtuxet George A Shean Crompton William H Burke Bristol Fred VY Mano Warren.
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Baxter H. Studtey
Pawtucket
William H Mason
Riverside
Charles Hunt
Knightsville
Philip Brady
Bristol
Thomas Rhodes
KF. Flynn
Curavston
Thomas Stevens
Warren
Fred W. Cady
East Providence
Samuel L. Carpenter
Providence
William J. Faulkner
Everett E. Potter
Pawtuxet
George A.shean
Crompton
William H. Burke
Fred VY. Mano
Obituary Thoughts From a Cranky Reader
An old reader who once stopped his paper for a quarrel with content is imagined as soon to die. The piece muses that neighbors will mourn him, and the editor who once faced his ire will write his obituary. It ends by asking readers to consider that their own obituary may be written someday.
Annual Field Day of Eagles at Bristol Aerie No 953
The third annual field day and clambake of Bristol aerie No 953 F O E was held Sunday at Fox Gill. Fifty members attended and a married men versus single men baseball game ended with the married men winning. Notable attendees included former Town Council President James W. Franklin and former Colomotan Henry Morris. The bake was prepared by James A. Munro.
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Bristol Aerie
Fox Gill
The
Aerie
James W. Franklin
Colmotiman
Henry Morris
James Head
James Walsh
Joseph Bertrand
William Tobin
Richard Ashton
Archibald Graham
James A. Munro
Inundation Joke at Village Rector Visit
A verger asks a churchwarden if he can attend the rector’s inundation next Tuesday week. The churchwarden replies with dry humor that he hopes for an overflowing congregation, reflecting a light local scene in London Answers.
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London
Coeducation Debate Sparks Household Dispute
In a Philadelphia Ledger excerpt a man named John argues that coeducation should be forbidden, calling it deleterious to mental development, when his wife interrupts to reveal they once were college classmates, prompting a surprised admission.
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John
The Milk Question Sparks Dairy Cost Debate
Jacob Biggle in the Farm Journal argues that dairy work is laborious and costly, urging consumers to pay ten cents a quart for clean milk. He notes rising feed, sanitation, and input costs, and contends that dairymen deserve higher net returns than current eight-cent retail prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Journal
Dairyman
Jacob Biggle
The
Bristol Independents Take 6-1 Win Over Auburns
Bristols down Auburns 6 to 1 on the Common with Huggins pitching a strong game for Bristol. Auburns’ EH Howland struggled with control and wild pitches aided Bristol’s scoring, while Bristol’s Ray Hill and others contributed. The day also featured a Bristol Independents versus St Mary’s T A S matchup with high errors by St Mary’s and a decisive Independents win by 12.
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Bristol Independents
St. Mary’s T. A
Bristols
Auburns
Huggins
Bristol
Auburn
Miller
Morris’ Muff
Perry
EH. Howland
Rayhill
Daffy
St. Mary's T. A. S
St. Mary’s
Soenas
Ghatak
Independents
Hill
Mack
Bristol Oee
ES Dents
Rich Pone
McClure
Cornell
Sullivan
Rische
Manchester
Paull
Darling
ST. Mary's T. A
Richpo
E O. Mack
Neary
Ahearn
LeMaire
Harrington
J. Mack
Hughes
Ballse
E. Trainor
Po ‘Tucker
Piske
van Alinkerk
Parkins
Morris
Guinan
G Duffy
Rf Herrmann
Q Huggins
Po Miller
E. Howland
Coonay
Bnndlong
F. Howland
O’brien
Rf Thurber
Tucker
Fiske
ballsa—Raybill
Trainor
Devoe paint mystery and a safe place for knowledge
A letter to Ezra Mason from N R Watkins of Lott Texas recounts a paint misidentification story. He first used 18 gallons of an unknown substance sold as paint, then 7 gallons of Devoe paint. Costs rose from 65 to 85 dollars. He claims to have $80 and his knowledge in a safe place. The note is signed 89 FB and mentions Jas A Miller & Son selling the paint.
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Josh Billings
N. R. Watkins
Lott
Texas
W. Devoe & CO
P.S. Jas. A. Miller & Son
Bristol tale of a Heartbreaker He Story Told
The Bristol rumor describes a handsome Pennsylvanian who charmed local girls and allegedly swiped small sums and a diamond ring. The tale mixes claimed theft with denials from friends and a wife who pursued reconciliation, ending with hopes he will return and explain.
Crossing the Bar lesson from Tennyson’s life
Biographer recalls Tennyson composing Crossing the Bar in October during a visit from Aldworth to Farringford. He described the poem as the crown of his life's work, written in a moment, with the Pilot as a guiding divine unseen.
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Tennyson
Aldworth
Farringford
Shelley as Reformer and Poet in English Literature
The passage notes Bysshe Shelley is remembered as a poet yet also valued for reformist essays and pamphlets written before his fame. It asserts his lyric work shows high creativity and profound thought with transcendent music unmatched in English literature.
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PY Bysshe Shelley
Shelley
Rhode Island Day Plans at Exposition BeDynamic
Rhode Island Day events outline Sept 10 with Governor Higgins and 75 officials attending ceremonies at the Auditorium. Highlights include Welcome addresses by Tucker and Swanson, a Brown University address, and a Lake Erie anniversary note.
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Rhode Island
James H. Higgins
Senate
House of Representatives
Providence
Merchants & Miners
Pine Beach Pier
Tucker
Exposition Company
Pine Beach Hotel
Higgins
12Th
U. S. Cavalry
John Taggard Blodgett
Rhode Island Commission
Harry St. George Tucker
The
Claude A. Swanson
Virginia
President Faunce
Brown University
Lake Erie
Oliver Hazard Perry
Sheridan's Double Marriage at Gretna Green
A historical note from 1857 reports Gretna Green marriages were illegal on Sundays. Richard Brinsley Sheridan wed Miss Grant twice, first in Gretna Green on a Sunday, then in Edinburgh. A lawyer’s Sunday contract ruling led the couple to remarry on a weekday, creating a puzzling dual record for future researchers.
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Gretna Green
Edinburgh
Sheridan
St. James
The Preventive: A Diamond Ring Insures Proposals
A Life magazine quip notes that a man proposing with a diamond ring seldom meets deaf ears, even if the girl is cautious. The remark plays on the idea that jewelry often seals romantic intent and signals seriousness in courtship.
Rhode Island Normal School Fall Term Began
Fall term begins Monday Sept 9 at 9 o clock am. Aminations for admission Friday Sept 6 at 9 am. High School graduates admitted to regular two and a half year course without examination. Two year course requires examination. No admission to preparatory course. For catalog apply to Walter E Ranger Secretary Trustees Box 1482 or Charles S Chapin Principal Box 1436.
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Walter E. Ranger
Charles 8. Chapin
Providence
Mortgagee Sale Planned on Barrington Woodland Lot
Public auction scheduled for September 18 1907 at 62 30 o’clock on property described as seven acres of wood land in Barrington Rhode Island New Meadow Neck east of Warren Road bounded by Harry Sonnelo heirs Allen Bowen heirs Sarah A Sweetland land and the road. land conveyed to Robert Wittey by Herbert M Grant June 16 1902. mortgage recorded in Barrington land records Book 18. Pawtucket RI August 23 1907.
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Benteber
Robe
Barrington
Rhode Island
New Meadow Neck
Warren
Barneyville
Harry Sonnelo
Iciformers School
Allen Bowen
Sarah A. Sweetland
Robert Witte
Herbert M. Grant
CO of
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Scott
Firemen’s
Han Schneider
Butler Exchange
Providence, R. I
Providence Brewing Co. OF
New England
Canada
Providence Brewing Co Rovidence
Ezra Mason
Man
Pennsylvania
Phoenix
Neemtinn
Timgerres Geri
Hubby
A& Young
Jamestown Exposition
Sacramento Valley
California
A.F. Hayward
New England Remarentatives
Quincy
Mass
Rhode Island Normal School
R.t
Pineule Medicine CO
Chicago
U. S.A
C. W. Sparks
Pawtucket Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Main Street
BR. I
Philo E. Thayer
J. Milton Payne
Philip C. Sheldon James L. Jenes
Edwin A. Perrin
Frederick W. Easton
George W. Newell
George M. Thornton
Benjamin F. Smith
William P. Dempsey
A. Mann
CHAS
P. Moses
H. A. Fletcher
Skinner, Jr
Hope Street
Bradford Street
Bristol, R. L
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co
Boston
Peavatsom A
Industrial Trust Co
Providence B
DR. V. I. Oidmans
W. H. Buffington
Vaccaro Bros
Franklin Street
George W. McGann
J. H. Wall & Co
State Street
Herman Thiele
G M. Wilbur
Waldron-Brownell CO
Bradford St
Hasterbrooks Block
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