North Pole Discovery Reported by Dr. Cook
A Brussels Observatory dispatch dated Shetland Islands announces Dr. Frederick Cook reached the North Pole on April 21 1908 and returned to Copenhagen by steamer Hans Egede. The Paris Herald letter notes famine and frost hardships and claims discovery of land and a northern earth border triangle of 80000 square miles. Born in Sullivan County New York 1865, Cook had lived in Brooklyn before departure.
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North Pole
Copenhagen
Hans Egede
Frederick Cook
Shetland Islands
Brussels Observatory
Dr. Cook
Sullivan County
New York
Brooklyn
Bristol to Face Warr en Tomorrow in Warren Tilt
The article notes Bristol’s ball team is set to represent the town in an upcoming game at War ren tomorrow, a fact framed as part of broader North Pole discovery context.
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North Pole
Dr. Cook
Discovery
Bristol
Warren
George H. Peck
R. I
Scallop Season Opens With Strong Early Supply
Scallop season opened Wednesday with a fairly good supply over the past three days. Retail price has held at 60 cents per quart but is expected to rise as the supply tightens.
Hostess Question Sparks Laughing Boarder Exchange
A humorous exchange has a hostess accusing a guest, followed by a boarder’s sharp reply about repeatedly consuming a dish they suspect as catfish. The witty back and forth captures old fashioned kitchen banter.
Piano Theft Note Appears In Quiet Home Scene
In a brief dialogue a woman offers a chair while a Hire-furnishing Collector requests the piano. The exchange suggests a visit tied to possessions rather than a social call, reflecting a quiet moment of demand in a domestic setting.
Martistol Post Office Hours and Mailing Times
The Martistol Post Office states mails arrive at 7.00, 10.00, 2.00, 4.00, 6.00, 7.15 p m and close at 7.40, 9.00, 11.30 a m, 2.00, 6.00, 7.15 p m. Sunday mails arrive 8.00 a m and close 4.50 p m. Sunday office hours are 9:30 to 10:30 a m. Sunday mail is distributed from carriers racks at south door 9:30 to 10:30 a m.
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Aristol Post Office
South Door
Express matter schedules for Bristol by Earle and Prew
Outward departures from Bristol at 7.50, 11.20 a m, 3.20 and 5.20 p m. Returns arrive at 8.00, 12.00 a m, 3.00 and 3.30 p m. These times outline the carrier's daily express run.
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Bristol
Earle & Prew Express
Bristol Notes and Openings Mark Busy Week
Bristol items report the Morse Private School re opening on September 18 and a string of local events. Judge LeBaron Colt’s family left for Bethlehem NH, while Miss Coggeshall and Miss Hill return from vacations. local firms advertise and prepare for school openings. A busy calendar includes church services, water works updates, minstrel shows, real estate transfers, theatre renovations, and community gatherings.
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Morse
Swansea
LeBaron B. Colt
Bethlehem
N. H
Juliet E. Coggeshall
North Pomfret
Cora M. Hill
Manuel Perry and Co
C. H. Tuttle
Bristol & Warren Water Works
M. F. Cartin
William J. Smith
Warehouse Point
Conn
O'Wolf Inn
Mr. Smith
State Street
M. E. Orchard
S. M. Budlong
Kenneth
Providence
F. {. Kinnicutt
Rogers
Woodcliffe
Mt. Hope
Harry W. Munro
Cranston Worsted Mills
W. A. Allen
Flushing
Long Island
L. M. Cooke
Constitution Street
Charles F. Smith
Raymond A. Archer
Oakland Beach
Charles H. Smith
Montreal
Canada
Mary Castro
Thompson Avenue
Pawtucket
Smith’s
L. H. Conant
Barbara Conant
Gardiner
Maine
White Mountains
Catherine Salisbury
Frank Ryone
Q Church Street
Emma Rebekah Lodge
Hesther Rebekah
Newport
Reba Rebekah
Evelie Bache
Ate
Isabel Cabot
Jacob Molasey
State St
Bristol Hotel
George A. Arnold
Arnold
Vermont
Mr. Arnold
Howard R. Newman
Newman
Henry W. Mott
Fannie Abbott
James Seymour
East Warren
Rebekah Assembly
Henry M. Darling
W. Fred Williams
Barrington
St. Andrew’s Industrial School
Smith's
Lerk
Washington Street
Hezekiah C. Wardwell
Augustus R. Paull
Bristol Narrows
J. Everett Coggeshall
Agnes B Fisher
John J. Harrington
C.E. McHugh
Quirk Brothers
George Demara
The
Star
Hall's Catarrh Cure open advertising notice
Readers learn Hall's Catarrh Cure is claimed to cure catarrh as a constitutional disease. The ad states internal use, blood and mucous surface action, and offers $100 to prove failure. Includes testimonials, address in Toledo Ohio and general sale via druggists. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Horse Hits Tea Store After Siren Spook
A horse charged past a siren and crashed into a tea shop. Animals scared by sirens are often driven to worse places than the shop’s location.
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George T
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Grace E. Paull
Philo V. Cady
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Thomas Dwyer
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Conway
Charles H. Sparks
Edward G. Macomber
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Colt
Linden Place
Philadelphia
Sherry
Bristol Yacht Club
Romises
Howard W. Church
F. M. Dimond
Thomas Robertson
Sally Murphy
Thames Street
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Union Street
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Gloucester
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James B. Conley
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Thames and
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McCaskey
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Eugene Laclair
GENER
Barton Street
James F. Stoughson
Zornitpre
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Photo
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PREMO
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W. N. Burgess
Hope ST
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