Probate Court Seeks Sale to Satisfy Debts in Waldron Estate
In Bristol on August 20 1922 executor George H Manchester petitions to sell part or all of the estate of Harriet D Waldron to cover debts funeral and estate costs. A hearing is set for September 18 1922 at 10 30 AM in the Probate Court Room Bristol with fourteen days notice. A second item headlines cannibal feast lore from W F Alder's The Isle of Vanishing Men noting long pig feasts and ritual killings in New Guinea.
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George H. Manchester
Harriet D. Waldron
Bristol
Booth
Union
Assessors
Benjamin
Ty Munro
Charles H.carey
Harenton H. Baker
Martha Carey
Phoenix
John W. Church
New Guinea
W. F. Alder
Alder
Hope Valley
Hopkinton
Asquepaug
South Kingston
Silver Creek
R. L
State Board of Public Roads
State House
Providence
Rhode Island
The
Abram L. Atwood
Benjamin F. Robinson
Frank Cole
J. Henry Woodard
Alton
Thomas Henry Mowry
Brisiol
Probate Court
Bristol Phoenix
Ar W. Church
Play the Game to Win Spirit and Burden in Life
A motivational clause urges mixing pleasure and gear to ease life’s loads. It claims emiles tempt others and that winning comes naturally with effort. The message frames life as a personal game where spirit and discipline lead to triumph.
Realities of art and the knowledge behind perception
Herbert Spencer argues that true appreciation of art requires extended knowledge of nature and life. A cultivated person understands more in a poem than a boor because of familiarity with the objects and actions depicted, allowing full comprehension only when the represented things are understood.
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Herbert Spencer
Poor Spellers May Be Gifted Says English Professor
A local university English professor urges comfort for struggling spellers, noting spelling ability seems born not made. He cites erudite individuals who miss simple words like rabbit and argues talent resembles an ear for music or a memory for numbers, possibly inherited.
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New York Sun
Tact in Questioning and Learning from Askers
A compact note on asking wisely. It stresses using questions to learn from the respondent and to avoid being troublesome. The guidance advises letting others have turns to speak and applying inquiry to the skill of the person questioned.
Nation’s legion adjutant knows thousands by nicknames
Lemuel Bolles, national adjutant of the American Legion since 1919, has met or corresponded with thousands of Legionnaires across 48 states and 11,000 posts in 20 foreign countries. Born in Minneapolis, he rose from private in the National Guard to colonel on the First Army Corps staff and earned the Legion of Honor from France.
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American Legion
Legion of O
Julius Caesar
United States
Lemuel Bolles
Bolles
France
Minneapolis
Legion
Mr. Bolles
Dakotas
Seattle
Wash
First Army Corps
Legion of Honor of France
Plaque to American Legion Presented by Le Journal de Paris
A bronze souvenir presented by Le Journal of Paris to the American Legion honors the four and five years of Yankee front activities as reported by the newspaper.
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le Journal
Paris
le Journal of Paris
American Legion
Yanks Dedicate Trophy Room at Legion HQ
The new trophy room at Legion headquarters features a plaque crafted from bronze used in making the famous French seventy fives. The shield inscription honors the American Legion’s dead and members with memories and hope.
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Legion Headquarters
Paris
American Legion
American Legion Restores Main Street and Aids Ex Soldiers
Bristow Nebraska post of the American Legion cleaned and graveled Main Street with 80 men and 30 teams in two days. The Legion urges ex soldiers to reinstate war risk policies by March 8 1926. Hibbing Minnesota Legion men fund a bed for emergency care in local and Rochester hospitals. Ohio ex soldiers use state compensation for debt payment followed by savings deposits.
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American Legion
Bristow
Neb
Hibbing
Minn
Legion Hospital
Rochester
Ohio
Devoted Wife of Velazquez Celebrated for Enduring Bond
Juana Pacheco, wife of the famed Spanish painter Diego Velazquez, acted as his confidante and partner from youth. Their marriage, begun when both were eighteen, grew stronger with age and devotion. Velazquez died in 1660 at sixty two. Juana followed eight days later, grieving deeply.
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Juana Pacheco
Velasquez
Juana
Philip IV
Notice of Probate for Mary Ann Gladding Estate
August 30 1923 notice that Mary Ann Gladding of Bristol has died and her last will is admitted to probate. John W Church clerk announces executor bond qualification and calls all creditors to file claims within six months of first advertisement.
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Mary Ann Gladding
Bristol
John W. Church
Bristol Probate Court Deliberates Guardianship and Wills
Bristol Probate Court in 1922 hears final account for Elizabeth Colt minor ward with guardian Andrew W Anthony and considers appointment of guardian for Elizabeth Colt and Dorothy B Colt. Notices ordered to be published for fourteen days in the Bristol Phoenix. proceedings set for September 18 at 10 30 AM.
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Bristol
Elizabeth Colt
Andrew W. Anthony
Pheonix
Gene
W Church
Andrew W Anthony
Industrial Trust Company of Providence
R. L
Roswell C. Colt
Dorothy B. Colt
State of
Rodmin
John W. Church
Estate of Hope Grego Greago seeks sale to settle debts
Bristol August 20 1922 probate court record shows administrator Carrington Munro petitions to sell all or part of Hope S 8 Grego estate to pay debts and funeral expenses. The land in Bristol bounded by Bourn Street McCaw Tilley Henderson sits in common ownership of Grego heirs. Notice to publish for fourteen days in Bristol Phoenix.
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Bristol
Hope
Greago Carrington P. Munro
Greago
Bourn Street
William McCaw
Tilley
William Henderson
Charlotte Grego
Edmund Grego
Hope S
Grego
Annaretta
A. Scott
Howe
B. Grego
Jayin
Bristol Phoenix
John W. Church
Diletta at JO Near House Conversation Reveals Weariness
A fragmentary dialogue describes Diletta near a house and someone circling around. The speaker notes decreasing the ease of gathering a pile and replies that after a while fatigue will set in and the distance to go for it will be shorter.
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