Bristol Naval Reserves Return From Eight Day Cruise
The Bristol Naval Reserves completed an eight day cruise aboard the U S 8 Prairie, sailing from Newport on Aug 81 and disembarking after a successful tour. The unit of 32 including two officers and 30 men was commanded by Commander William O Bliss with Lieut Commander Charles N Lawton as executive officer and Lieut Edward P Gladding navigator. Division officers included Lieuts Charles A Walsh and Charles E Lawton with Pitman Bliss and Richardson among junior officers. They spent the week at the Jamestown Exposition with shore leave each night to view the fair and gain training benefits.
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Bristol
U. S
Newport
William O. Bliss
Charles N. ‘Lawton
Edward P. Gladding
Charles A. Walsh
Charles E. Lawton
Howland Pitman
George M. Bliss
William A. Richardson
Edward A. Everett
Richardson
Lawton
Pitman
Bliss
George E. Cutting
Funeral for Bernard Hart Held at St Mary's Church
The funeral for Bernard Hart was held Sunday morning at 8 30 at his Wood street residence and 9 at St Mary's Church. Large attendance included out-of-town relatives from Providence Hall River Warren and other places. Floral tributes were many. Rev. Thomas J. Fitzpatrick celebrated a requiem mass. Bearers were John H Morrissey Hugh Murphy William M Nerone and Lawrence Walsh. Interment followed at St Mary's cemetery Warren.
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Bernard Hart
Wood Street
St. Mary’s Church
Providence
Hall River
Warren
Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
John H. Morrissey
Hugh Murphy
William M. Nerone
Lawrence Walsh
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Woman's mission speaker from India at State Street church
Mrs. Butler wife of Rev Dr Butler who recently returned from India will speak at the State Street M E Church next Sunday at 10 30 in the interest of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society She and her husband founded Methodist missions in India and attended the 50th anniversary of missions there last December Her address will focus on mission work in the Far East and she is in remarkably good health
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Butler
Dr. Butler
India
Ferry Hill
State Street
M. BE
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society
Far East
Coming Events Benefit Suppers and Dances Announced
Sept 12 Thursday evening free supper and social at State Street M E Church vestry for church benefit. Sept 14 Saturday evening dance in Portuguese Hall Wilson's Lane for Portuguese Church benefit. Ost 71 arrives and fair under Bristol Train of Artillery supervision in their armory on State Street.
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State Street
M. E
Dange
Pinesalve Carb olized antiseptic for wounds and eruptions
Advertisement notes Pinesalve Carb olized acts like a poltice drawing out inflammation and poison. Described as antiseptic with immediate relief for cuts burns eczema and cracked hands. Sold by O. W. Sparks at 25 cents.
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O. W. Sparks
Guardian's Notice Sept 6 1907 Bristol ward William J Keefe
Guardian Thomas F Keefe appointed by Bristol Probate Court to manage the person and estate of William J Keefe of Bristol. Bond filed with the court and ward persons must file bonds or claims within six months from first advertisement.
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Bristol
William J. Keefe
Bondacce
Thomas F. Keefe
Mortgagee Sale of Personal Property in Bristol Rhode Island
Mortgagee will sell at public auction on Tuesday Sept 10 at 3 pm at 566 Wood St Bristol RI by virtue of a mortgage deed dated March 4 1907 John M Finlay and Sarah Finlay. Conditions breached items include cook range sewing machine iron beds bureaus chairs tables kitchen utensils and more. Auctioneer Michael Kerr notes intention to bid.
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Michael Kerr
Wood St
John M. Finlay
Sarah Finlay
Bristol
R. I
Ristol
R.laugust
Jeromes Rally To Defeat Bristols In Tight Contest
Jeromes win 3 to 0 over the Bristols in a tense game with Paine hitting a home run and Costigan, Peters, Robinson and others contributing two base hits. The Jeromes clinched the eighth inning scoring two runs and the Bristol threat faded. Managers discuss a possible rematch, but Jeromes retire and rest on their laurels.
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Paine
Robinson
Taylor
Bristol
Tucker
Rook
Fiske
Phil Morris
Jeromes
Peters
Johnson
Costigin
Van
Perkins
P. Morris
Morris
Spec
Bock
Costigan
Bristols R
Hibbert and Howland
Bristols
Lafontaine
The
School committee debates new school for overflow pupils
The School Committee met in the Byfield building with all members present. They discussed accommodating Fourth to Sixth Grade pupils, considering using Franklin street schoolhouse despite costs, and possibly repurposing space in the superintendent’s office. A new school was debated. a committee was empowered to act. Expenditures to date totaled 12 689.54 dollars, with 579.74 dollars in bills recommended for payment. Evening schools may open on October 7. Bailey and Ganey were reappointed as teachers at prior salaries. The superintendent reported 982 on the first day, over a thousand total attendance with overflow expected. The School Houses committee listed painting and repair work at Valley, Oliver, Barton, and Byfield buildings with modest costs and preventive maintenance described.
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John P. Reynolds
Byfield
George A. Arnold
Jefferson F. Galvin
W. R. Trotter
Howard W. Girard
H. H.shepard
Philip Brady
Franklin Street
John H. Bailey, Jr
Jeremiah F. Ganey
Committee On Accounts
The
Valley
Oliver
Oliver Building
Barton School
Burton
Letter on paint pricing and fraud with Devoe advice
A letter to Clinton T Sherman discusses deceptive pricing by customers buying Devoe paint. It argues many buyers are charged far more than is fair, noting typical costs for paint and labor and advising to use Devoe paint for value. Signed by W Devoe & Co with a postscript about Jas Miller & Son selling their paint.
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Clinton T. Sherman
Devoe
W. Devoe & CO
P.S. Jas. A.miller & Son
An American in deed in Asia’s probing test
Colonel Alexander Gardner recounts a voyage tale in Soldier and Traveller where a feverish stay in Asia led Khivan scholars to suspect him of being a Russian spy. To settle doubts they asked a global question: could a man travel by land from America to England. He answered no, proving his American identity in a dramatic, dryly humorous scene.
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Alexander Gardner
Asia
Khiva
America
England
Listeners Seldom Hear Ends in Family Feud Tale
Two elderly sisters living together in a quiet household become entangled in a hidden motive as one falls ill. The harsh sister, overhearing doctors discussing the patient, bitterly insults the gentle sister while plotting potential gain. The scene ends with the physicians leaving to talk privately.
Literary Stone Editorial Gaff Sparks Mockery
A struggling author arrives with a new tale and tries to read it in the editorial sanctum. The editor reacts with a sharp correction, quipping that the work belongs in a stoneyard rather than the editorial office, a witty Chicago News-style jab at literary pretensions.
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Literary Stone
Casper
Chicago News
Ancestry of the Modern Boat Traced Through Logs and Rafts
The piece explains the evolution from the canoe to the raft and then to multi log boats. It notes that lashing logs created larger burdens and that rowing with an oar replaced pushing with a paddle. Rafts were widespread in ancient times with Herodotus citing their use in Chaldea.
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Herodotus
Chaldea
S. E. Forman
St. Nicholas
Startling Real Estate Deed Notation in North Carolina
A deed record in a North Carolina county notes a startling real estate operation. It describes a plot of land fifty feet square cut from the back end of Pemima Jones, with a described boundary starting at Beck's south corner and running fifty feet north, west, south, and east back to the beginning.
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North Carolina
Beck
Pemima Jones
In the Field: Pretty Girl Buys Stamp from Drug Clerk
A Louisville Courier Journal item notes a drug clerk happily sells a stamp, weighs her letter, licks and affixes the stamp. The woman whispers to put it on upside down, saying it means something to Charlie, and the clerk loses interest.
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Charlie
Louisville Courier-Journal
Woman's Wiles Sparks Jealousy in Rejected Suitors
A Cincinnati Enquirer quip notes Maud’s hold on suitors and her excuse for refusing marriage. She says she fears jealousy would trouble her if she wed a handsome man, a remark that underlines her artful, calculating persona and the contemporary view of courtship.
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Maud
Cincinnati Enquirer
Bobby’s Energy and the Yeast Cakie Dough Debate
A humorous exchange centers on Bobby and Bobbie in a Corneli Widow scene where a fifty cent piece is swallowed during a plan to raise funds. The dialogue captures a light domestic moment with child and mother negotiating a playful kitchen mishap.
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Bobby
Bobbie
Corneli
Engagement Ring Trade Sparks Heartbreak Tale
Mean Dig remarks on a diamond engagement ring given by George to Estelle. Estelle recalls the scene with affection and regret, noting she sent the ring back and the moment nearly broke her heart.
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Myrtle
George
Estelle
The Critical Composer’s Grand Weding Moment
A famed musical critic, married years ago, halted his wedding march to criticize the Lohengrin score. He pointed to bar 17 of the da capo and the slurred appoggiatura in the andante, then asked the organist to redo the passage. The organist rose to the challenge, earning praise from the critic and satisfaction all around.
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London Standard
Belief in Joss Sticks Determines Chinese Sick Fate
The New York Herald notes a Chinese family belief where a dying son’s fate hinges on a bundle of joss sticks. If a stick burns completely the son may live. if it goes out, death is presumed. The ritual is used to explain illness via devils and spirits, a practice seen as pitiable by modern standards.
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New York Herald
Poor wretch given life sentence for fraud in Bohemian
Mr Joacker and Mrs Joacker discuss a life sentence for fraud with no visible means of support. The convicted man allegedly lived well on others’ clothes and a fine turnout while never working. Victims include their friend Jack Smith. the tale is recounted in the Bohemian.
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Joacker
Jack Smith
John Smith
Shouting And Its Role In Early Australian Gold Digging
The term shouting arose among early Australian gold diggers meaning to buy drinks for all present. Shouting, especially after a digger struck it rich, was a valued practice and a sign of status. Refusing to drink with a successful prospector was a serious insult, reflecting the communal drinking culture of public houses.
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Commonwealth
J. F. Hogan
Australia
The Rosetta Stone Discovery and Value
The Rosetta stone was found in 1799 by a French engineer officer during a near Rosetta excavation. It bears inscriptions in hieroglyphic, demotic, and Greek and was erected around 195 B C to honor Ptolemy Epiphanes for remitting the priestly body's dues. Its great value lies in providing the key to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics.
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Rosetta
Ptolemy Hpiphanes
A Poor Compliment Minister Returns Home
A minister arrives back from holiday and asks how affairs stand. Daniel jokes that ministers “when ye gang frae hame” send others to the pulpit while the minister stays, a complaint about not sending one’s own men to fill the pulpit, a sharp jab at leadership.
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Daniel
A Jingo and a Sure Cure in Snappy Quotes
The Washington Star defines a jingo as a man who believes others should do the fighting. A witty cure for insomnia jokes that a spouse faked illness to trigger a doctor’s supply of medicine all night.
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Rollo
Washington Star
Foreman Perspires Freely Costs Daily Wages
A quip from the Houston Post notes a foreman’s perspiration flowing freely, humorously claiming it costs the speaker five dollars per day in wages or damages. The tongue in cheek line reflects workplace humor and the era’s style of witty commentary.
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Houston Post
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Providence Brewing Co. ‘of
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Providence Brewing
Hans Schneider
Butler Exchange
RIROL
Pineule Medicine CO
Chicago, U. S. A
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Pawtucket Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Main Street
Pawtucket
DIREC
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George W. Newell
George M. Thornton Benjamin ¥. Smith
William P. Dempsey
Philo EK. Thayer J. Milton Payne
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Industrial Trust Co
Providéenca B
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H. Wall & Co
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Quincy
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