Fatal Jump From Electric Car In Barrington
Domenico Marsielli 23 Italian jumped from a moving Providence and Bristol Suburban road electric car at Barrington to avoid being carried past his stop. Conductor Ralph Child tried to stop him but Marsielli fell and died minutes later from a fractured skull. He was unmarried and lived with his parents on Maple Avenue.
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Domenico Marsielli
Providence
Bristol
Barrington
Ralph Child
Marsiello
G. M. Wilbur
Warren
Maple Avenue
Thompson v Perry and Tiliey vs Collins heard in district court
District Court before Judge O L Bosworth held a short session yesterday. Thompson v Perry was continued while Tiliey estate ejectment suit against Horace Collins was certified to East Providence. Apable Boucher pleaded guilty to drunkenness and was fined eight dollars and costs. Boucher was arrested Saturday evening by Officer ff.
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District Court
O. L. Bosworth
Frederick G. Thompson
John Perry
U. L. Bosworth
Henry Tiliey
Horace Collins
East Providence
Apable Boucher
Boucher
Vagrancy sentencing in Warren district court
Judge O L Bosworth presided at a special Warren session. Arthur Poisson 18 pleaded not guilty to vagrancy after arrest by Officer Bergeron and was sentenced to six months at the State Farm. Richard Carroll surrendered as a vagrant and received six months at the House of Correction.
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Warren District Court
O. L. Bosworth
Warren
Arthur Poisson
Bergeron
Poisson
State Farm
Richard Carroll
House of Correction
Advertised Letters Week Ending September 38
Public notice lists five residents and several names awaiting mail. Included are Mrs Luke Bradford Mrs S Adams Miss Sallie Boyle Mr Robert Best Mr Egg Hall Mr Alf Martin Mr D L Wheeler Mr Joseph N Tull Sipaacams Prencipe Mr Mariabru cale and Brown.
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Luke Bradford
S. Adams
Sallie Boyle
Robert Best
Egg Hall
Alf Martin
D. L Wheeler
Joseph N. Tull
Sipaacams Prencipe
Seven Barks Promises Cure for Digestive Ailments
Advertisement claims nearly all diseases stem from clogged stomachs livers or intestines and promotes Seven Barks as a guaranteed vegetable remedy. The offer promises free charge if benefits are not realized and lists A. J. Jasmin at 297 Hope Street Bristol Rhode Island as the seller.
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A. J. Jasmin
Hope St. Bristol
R. I
First English Letter Records Oldest English Letter Date
The oldest English letter on record is dated March 22, 1339, from a wife in Kent to Sir John Pelham in London. Latin dominated until Edward III’s reign when English became official in legislation and French declined at court.
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John Pelham
London
Kent
Edward L
Edward
Edward III
Bobby Burns and the Carlisle Mayor Incident
The poem recounts Bobby Burns at Carlisle arriving on horseback and turning the horse to grass. The steed strayed onto a corporation meadow and was impounded. Despite the animal being released, Burns mocks the mayor by verse, noting the mayor’s imminent departure from office and punning on the mare and mayor.
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Bobby Burns
Carlisle
Sure to Be Overfed With Forsyte Visit At Nine Tonight
A Philadelphia Ledger snippet has Mr. Forsyte inviting a doctor to his house at about nine in the evening. He asks about the children’s health, noting they will likely be sick after returning from their grandmother’s supper.
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Mr. Forsyte
Philadelphia Ledger
Delicate Scorn and the England Hatred Tale
A dialogue about faulted praise appears from Washington Star. Ferdinand de Lesseps is recounted facing Palmerston opposition over Suez canal. A stranger offers money to support Sweden’s railway, provoking Lesseps’s retort about isthmus and canal. His fury leads to tearing an English collar in protest of England.
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England
Ferdinand de Lesseps
Palmerston
Suez Canal
Monsieur
Sweden
Lesseps
Suez
Puppets Foil Spanish Raid Near Penryn in 1695
As Spanish ships hovered off the southwest coast during Elizabethan times, a Penryn strollers’ puppet show depicting Samson and the jawbone alarmed the invaders. Believing the town full of soldiers, the Spaniards fled to their boats, an event likely in 1695 when Pengrance had seen a raid by a Spanish squadron.
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Elizabeth
England
Falmouth
Penryn
Penryn Market Place
Samson
Pengrance
Praise of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
John Hamlett of Eagle Pass Texas testifies he suffered a week with bowel trouble before using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. After one dose relief followed by three doses a complete cure. He credits the remedy for relief and thanks the makers. For sale by W H Battington.
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Chamberlain
John Hamlett
Eagle Pass
Texas
CO. Johnson
W. H. Battington
Probate Court Admits Will and Appoints Executors
In probate court Judge Reynolds admitted the will of Martin V. Newton and approved the appointment of Wm. T. O'Donnell and Charles F. Easterbrooks as executors with a $500 bond. Appraisers H. F. Bennetts, E. G. Easterbrooks, and F. M. Dixon were named. The report on Patrick Scanlon's estate was presented for approval. The Obhaurch account for Hannah H. Gladding was allowed. Elisha Hibbert was granted administration of Frances L. Hibbert with a $100 bond. Inventories for Elizabeth K. Munro and Mary McGrath estates were allowed. The administrator of Peter Erickson's estate filed a statement, with notice granted.
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John P. Reynolds
Martin V. Newton
Wm. T. O’donnell
Charles F. Easterbrooks
Patrick Scanlon
Samuel W. Obhaurch
Hannah H. Gladding
Elisha Hibbert
Frances L. Hibbert
Elizabeth K. Munro
Mary McGrath
Henry Goff, Jr
L. H. Soule
Peter Erickson
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Praised by Linton Seller
Joseph McElhiney of Linton Iowa endorses Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy after over twenty years of selling it. He claims it provides quick relief for coughs and colds and recommends it to customers. Available for sale by W H Baftington.
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Chamberlain
Joseph McElhiney
Linton
Iowa
W. H. Bafitington
Cart and team plunge from wharf at Staples mine
At Staples Coal Company wharf around 8 am William Northrop backed an empty cart overboard. The cart driver and horse fell into the water but escaped unharmed, a rowboat passenger narrowly avoiding injury as the cart struck the water. The incident could have been worse if coal had been loaded. Similar accidents have occurred at the wharf previously.
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William Northrop
Staples Coal Company
Continual Strain Remedies Highlighted in Ad
An advertisement discusses chronic stress from finances or family troubles and claims Green's August Flower can relieve the health toll. It asserts the formula tones the liver and kidneys, boosts vitality, and dispels distress. A trial bottle costs 2 shillings 6 pence and regular 7 shillings 5 pence, with druggists selling it.
Experience Shapes Bristol Phoenix Printing Department
The Bristol Phoenix announces its Job Printing Department has grown rapidly with over twenty years in artistic printing. It offers complete printing services to patrons with a guarantee of satisfaction or no pay. Telephone connection available.
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Bristol Phoenix
Firemen's Master at Central Falls results report
The Rhode Island State Hiremen's League event in Central Falls featured Bristol Hydraulions with their engine and King Philip hose reel running team. Hydraulions placed eighth with 174 feet 8 inches. King Philip tied for third at 82 seconds with Fiskeville and Cumberland. Prizes went to Watchemakers, Arlingtons, and Cromptons at 81 seconds, while Rough and Readys of Warren won first prize of $25 and took the championship banner from disqualified Manvilles. Official engine scores follow.
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Central Falls
Rhode Island
Bristol
Hydraulions
King Philip
Fiskeville
Cumberland
Watchemakers
Arlingtons
Cromptons
Rough and Readys
Warren
Manvilles
Cad word chain shows degradation from cadet to caddie
A writer traces the word cad through cadet and caddie to cad, noting origins from Latin for little head and the shift from noble youth to an odd job man. Oxford undergraduates then used cad to contrast town with gown, reflecting a negative final sense.
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Oxford
Charles Kean’s Speech Slips In The Gamester
The actor Charles Kean could not pronounce m or n, confusing lines in The Gamester. He misreads phrases, turning well known lines into humorous mispronunciations. His gag in Money about money ends with the joke about plenty of putty.
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Charles Kern
Charles Kean
Jarvis
Galester
Great Engineering Feat The Oroyo Railroad
The Oroyo railroad from Callao to Cerro de Pasco is hailed as a world wonder in Peruvian railroading. It climbs five thousand feet in fifty six miles through the Rimac valley, then tunnels the Andes to fifteen thousand six hundred forty five feet, the highest piston-rod steam move in the world, all within seventy eight miles.
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Oroyo
Callao
Cerro de Pasco
Rimac
Sierras
Andes
Chicago Journal
Wealth of Ancient Jews Claimed Richer Men in Antiquity
A Menorah essay asserts ancient Jewish wealth surpassed modern times. It cites Korah’s fortune at 3billion dollars, Solomon’s temple cost at 250million and net worth 800million to 400million, and Roman era Jerusalem offers of 100million over twenty one years to feed the city. Nikodemon allegedly gave his daughter a 425million dowry.
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The
Menorah
Korah
Solomon
Jerusalem
Nikodemon
Inheritance Shifts Social Perceptions Of Briggins
A Washington Star snippet reports in a witty exchange that Mr Briggins inherits a fortune and faces renewed chatter about his social status. The woman asserts wealth will boost status while Miss Cayenne warns he had brains before money and may now be seen as moneyed but less brainy.
The Tramp’s Taste to Eat at the Door
A brief, humorous exchange from the Detroit Free Press shows a tramp asking for food and the lady replying with the wood pile as a joke. The tramp insists he cannot eat wood and jokes about sawing it.
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Detroit Free Press
A Woman's Tears Reflect Shrewd Grief Motive
A Bridgeport Telegram observer notes that some women cry to attract sympathy, suggesting there may be a method in grief as well as in madness. The remark highlights social dynamics of mourning and public display.
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Bridgeport Telegram
Antiques and curiosities abroad prompt a witty reply
An American woman, told by a Britisher that America lacked antiquities and curiosities, quipped that antiquities would come and for curiosities, they would import them, reflecting playful transatlantic banter.
Flag and Battle Tactics Amid Japanese Artillery Precision
In Kicker's Column cheer gives way to surprise as a rag of a flag sparks commentary on Hotel Helvedere. The piece then surveys Japanese battlefield communication during the Yalu crossing and Nanshan heights, praising artillery coordination, skirmish touch points, and the rapid, accurate transmission of firing data as key to Japanese success in battle.
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Kicker
Yalu
Nanshan
M. C. Sullivan
American Monthly Review of Reviews
Card From Dr Gardner Brings Thanks To Phoenix
Dr Gardner writes to the editor to thank friends and former companions of both sexes for kindness during a brief stay in his native town. He explains sickness of his wife shortened their visit and that he must return to his adopted home, cherishing memories of Bristol and Phoenix from fifty-two years ago.
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Bristol
G. W. Gardner
M. D
Signed Guarantee Names Jasmin to Refund Mi-o-na Falls
A. J. Jasmin agrees to return money in Mi-o-na Falls to fulfill a signed guarantee. The action centers on consumer trust and a health product dispute, with Jasmin committing to reimburse involved parties.
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A. J. Jasmin
Guarantee to refund for Miona if boxes fail to cure stomach troubles
GUARANTEE YT agrees to refund money paid for Miona upon return of empty boxes if purchaser reports insufficient relief from dyspepsia or stomach troubles. Coverage applies to two 50c boxes or one month’s treatment. Signed.
Mi-o-na Promises Quick Relief and Health Reform
Mi-o-na is promoted as a remarkable preparation that tones digestive organs and quickly restores health. It claims to cure indigestion and improve spirits, positioning as more than a digestive aid with a money back guarantee if relief is not achieved.
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A. J. Jasmin
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the Phoenix
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R.I
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Roman Eye
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John Shepard
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Theodore O. Gladding
Prop
Hotel Belvedere
Bristol, R. II
Pawtucket Mutual Fire Insurance Company
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George W. Newell
George M. Thornton
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A. A. Mann
Chas. H. A. Fletcher
P. Skinner
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Philip C. Sheldon
James L, Jenes
Edwin A. Perrin
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Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co
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