Railroads and Shippers Improve Freight Car Supply War Effort
Railroads reported by the War Board show freight car shortages shrinking from May to August 1917 as unfilled car requisitions dropped from 148,627 to 33,776 amid 15 to 20 percent more service. Cantonment supplies and munition and food traffic driven demand boosted car use while cooperative loading, faster unloading, and reduced passenger service increased efficiency. The aim is optimal car utilization nationwide to support the war effort.
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Railroads’ War Board
Fairfax Harrison
United States
Species Almost Extinct
A quirky exchange features J Fuller Gloom denying car ownership while stating he prefers walking, highlighting a humorous clash between modern life and curiously old fashioned attitudes. The judge’s voice appears in the dialogue, adding a formal tone to the vignette.
Bristol and Vicinity Notes Reflect Local Life
War conditions cancel Providence parade on Labor Day. Duffy of Boston visits his mother Mrs Helena Duffy. Daughters of Isabella plan a meeting at G A R Hall. Various local trips and stays noted. An auto accident damages a Warren curb. Bristol Aerie Eagles clambake a success. Mrs Cynar dies from a fall in Warren. National India Rubber Co leases Namquit Mill basement for storage. Play Ground events set on the Common with races and games. Court session, assault case, and 30 days jail sentence reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Thomas Duffy
Boston
Helena Duffy
Wood Street
Daughters of Isabella
G A R Hall
Rebecca Dixon
Fred M. Dixon, Jr
North Craftsbury
Fifth District Court
Clark H Straight
West Greenwich
Labor
John E. Robinson
Robinson
Ambrose Stuart
Concord
N. H
Walter T. Remieres
William
Theresa Curran
White Mountains
C H Allen
New Milford
Conn
Samuel Lynes
Norwalk
Thomas Kilroy
Warren
Mary Cynar
Bowen Street
National India Rubber Company
Thames Street
Bristol
FESU/ZMAN
Wendell ThenDaygae
National India Rubbers Company
J F Farrally
the Phoenix
Locke Malls
Maine
Kev
Howard
St Michaels’ Church
Mr Davis
Melrose
Mass
Locke Mills
Frank H Hammill
Michael McCarthy
John H Potter
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
Catarrhal Deafness Claims Cure by Constitutional Remedy
Cure for catarrhal deafness through Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised as acting on mucous surfaces via blood. Offers $100 for any uncured case and circulars free, with payment details and address for F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
J Cheney & CO
Toledo
Bristol Neck News Ties and Town Meetings Highlight Week
Local social notes list Mrs E. B. Day and Mrs Annie Barstow Root as guests of Mrs H F Dixon. Bristol Town Council and five companies plan regular monthly meetings tomorrow evening. Fort Rodman and Newport area units report furloughs. Charles Farley visits family on a brief leave. Bristol ordinance fines fruit theft. various residents visit relatives in New York and nearby towns. A skiff is found on Mt Hope bay shore. A patriotic Trinity Parish Hall event funds knitting for Bristol Boys. St Elizabeth’s Church lawn party continues with strong turnout. A Navy Ensign from the Holton family receives commission after 14 years service. Flo Holton, nearly 28, is bound for France aboard a torpedo boat destroyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Day
Annie Barstow Root
Providence
H. F. Dixon
Samuel J. Young
Philadelphia
Andrew Campbell
Cole Street
Daniel Crispell
Maude Crispell
Catskill ‘Mountains
Emma Cavanaugh
California
Elizabeth Douglass
Labor Day
Edward Brightman
Padanaram
Mass
Frank L. Bowen
Burton Street
Bristol Train of Artillery
Nineteenth Company
Fort Rodman
New Bedford
Charles Edward Farley
Co. D
101St Regiment
US Engineering Corps
Boston
Samuel Blackman
Ethel J. Blackman
Mac A Cohen
U.S N. R F
Woods Hole
Bristol
St Elizabeth’s Church
Richard Hodgkinson
Philip Brady
New York City
Rose A McGovern
New York
Brady
Wood Street
Hugh F Kelley
Helen V. Kelley
Margaret Gillipsie
Hopkinton
Weymouth
Charles Breen
Bridget Breen
Manuel
Navy
Pacific Coast
Mare Island
France
Flo
Hoover's six rules for food economy outlined
A September Woman's Home Companion article presents Herbert Hoover's six rules to stretch scarce foods during wartime. Emphasizing wheat and meat savings, local sourcing, and the clean plate, it urges meals with wheatless options, reduced pork, more fish and vegetables, and proper storage for winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
September Woman's Home Companion
Herbert Hoover
St Elizabeth's Church Lawn Party Benefit for 19th Company
Local events listing notes a lawn party September 1-8 under St Elizabeth's Church auspices with a Thursday September 6 Trinity Parish Hall entertainment benefiting the 19th Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Elizabeth’s Church
Trinity Parish Hall
Vermette Real Estate Transfer Recorded on Hope Street
Alphonse Vermette transfers to Wilfred Vermette a lot of land on the east side of Hope Street as recorded by the Town Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alphonse Vermette
Wilfred Vermette
Hope Street
Don't Dispose Of Hens In Crisis Poultry Advice From Rhode Island
A Providence paper argues against slitting poultry herds as grain costs drop and egg prices rise. Little Compton farmers are urged to keep layers, as feeding hens costs remain low and egg demand could surge. Parcel post sales to distant users are recommended to capture consumer dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Little Compton
D. J. Lambert
Rk I State College
Obituary: Mrs Philip C Northup Dies at 70
Mrs Nancy A Northup wife of Philip C Northup died Saturday night at 11 20 at her home 80 State street after two years illness of spinal paralysis She was 70 born in Coventry formerly Miss Nancy A Brown married Dec 29 1869 to Mr Northup She came to town six years ago Funeral at Knotty Oak Church Anthony tomorrow at 2 pm with 11 am prayer service at her State street residence Left: husband two sons George V and Charles
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Nancy A. Northup
Philip C. Northup
State Street
Mrs Northup
Nancy A Brown
Coventry
Northup
Hasbrouck Block
Knotty Oak Church
Anthony
George V
Charles
Knotty Oak
William H. Cooke Dies at 73 in Local Home
William H. Cooke died Saturday at 6 15 am after a paralytic shock two weeks earlier at his home 165 High Street He was 73 born in town son of John and Hannah Cooke a longtime bookkeeper at the factory of pany retired six years ago He leaves wife Mrs L Smith Cooke two daughters Mrs Charles A Slocum and Mrs Raymond A Card and four grandchildren Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2 from his High Street residence Rev Anson B Howard of St Michael's Church officiated and interment followed at North Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Cooke
High Street
John and
Hannah Cooke
National India Rubber Company
L (Smith) Cooke
Charles
Slocum
Raymond
Women to replace men in wartime labor force shift
The September Woman's Home Companion reports women replacing men across many lines of work. It notes a New York corporation delaying a job call for fifty capable women earning twelve dollars weekly. Ten thousand letters arrive from applicants aged from high school girls to grandmothers, with top papers from a college graduate and a grandmother. Some cities test young women as elevator operators for steady nerves and mechanical interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hee
New York
Éall To Arma
Automobile Registrations Reported At State Board Office
Local automobile registrations last week include 33338 William Davis Warren Indiana 7 hp side car motorcycle 33206 Frank C Seymour Warren Ford 22 hp touring 33386 Clement FE Salisbury Warren Maxwell 38 hp touring 33389 Anthony W Ferruccio Barrington Mitchell 33 hp touring
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State Board of Public Roads
William Davis
Warren
Frank C Seymour
Ford
Clement FE
Salisbury
Maxwell
Anthony
W’ Ferruccio
Barrington
Mitchell
Pugilistic Kangaroos and Wealth From Stage Fame
The article recalls high earnings for performing animals from stage and circus history. The first trained kangaroo boxer amassed riches, while later boxing kangaroos earned weekly sums rivaling opera singers, though the original fighting kangaroo held the top prizes.
Domestication of the Cat Across Civilizations
The text describes the cat being domesticated by the Egyptians before Christ and later spread globally as a pet. It notes medieval beliefs attributing evil to cats and modern science labeling cats as problematic, concluding that the animal must go.
Beacon Falls Offers Good Jobs For Women In Ruby Factory
Big pay and steady work for girls and women in a large tubbed factory near Beacon Falls. Experienced workers earn 7 to 18 dollars a week while learning, with free board and room during a month of training. The company provides housing, dancing hall, athletic fields, free insurance, and medical attention. Write today for the booklet A Good Job at Beacon Falls from the employment department, Beacon Falls Rubber Company, Beacon Falls, Conn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Falls
Conn
O'Donoghue and Bolton Wed in Lowell Mass
Lieut James F. O'Donoghue U S A and Miss Mary C. Bolton were married in Lowell Massachusetts on August 28 by Rev E W Newcomb. The ceremony linked two local names in a concise public notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Donoghue — Bolton
Lowell
Mass
E. W. Newcomb
James F. O’donoghue
Mary C. Bolton
Obituaries Notice for Cooke and Northup in Sept
Local obituaries list William Cooke aged 70 and Nancy Frayer Northup in town records. Funeral arrangements note Nancy Northup's services on Wednesday at 11 am at her residence on State Street.
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Bristol Phenix
Bristol County
Farrally
Bristol Post Office
R. I College
B. French
E. Miller
J. Fuller
Dodge & Camfield Co
Exchange Place
Butler
RB. I
Adams Express
Post Office
A.M. P.M
News of
Suteauat Club
J. F. Gilroy
Colt Memorial High School
William W. Lee, Jr
Bradford Farm
Revere House
Church Street
Phoenix
Charles E. Miller
Wood & Chute Ship Building Co
Greenport, L. I
Phoenix Office
Carter
Conrad Building
R. 1
R. I. Normal School
John L. Alger
Walter E. Ranger
State House
Sam, Bee Shoeman
G. . R. Biock
Hopeworth
John Temple Drury
Tel
Aetna Protection
B. W. Wall
Bristol, BR. L
Gorham’s Express
Young's Drug Store
Pure Food Store
N. Y
Mason Safety
Charles A. Johnson
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