Rhode Island Society at Quincy Field Day Event
Delegates from the Rhode Island Sons of the American Revolution joined Massachusetts AR in an annual field day in Quincy, touring Adams birthplaces sites, Adams tomb portico, and the Quincy Homestead. The group, including Bristol Chapter members J. Winthrop DeWolf and others, visited Squantum where Captain Myles Standish landed in 1621. A clam bake followed with addresses by the Massachusetts Society president and others.
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Rhode Island Society
Sons of the American Revolution
Massachusetts Iety
A. R
Quincy
Bristol
J. Winthrop DeWolf
Jodge G. L. Bosworth
Dr. How. Church
J. F. Farrally
Sarapeal
Farrally
John Adams
John Quincy Adams
Abigail Adams
John Nincy
Bunker II
Adams
Quincy Homestead
Dorothy Quincy
John Hancock
Squantom
Myles Standish
Plymouth
Squaratum
Massachusetts Story
Capt Slocum to Lecture in Rockwell Hall Tomorrow
Captain Joshua Slocum, famed for his solo world voyage aboard Spray, returns to Rockwell Hall with two illustrated lectures. A 4:15 matinee for children and parents precedes an 8:00 evening talk recounting his West Indies winter trip and a world voyage of 46,000 miles over three years.
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Joshua Slocum
Rockwell Hall
Captain Slocum
Indica
Slocum
Devoe Paint Critique to Councilman Thurston
A letter from EF Devoe & Co. attacks low quality paint additives sold to builders. It condemns useless fillers such as barytes and china clay, arguing true value is lead zinc oil and dryer. The missive urges buyers and painters to prefer Devoe products over inferior mixtures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devoe
W. Devoe & Co
J. A.miller & Son
Pineules relief promise offered at bargain price
An advertisement urges readers to try Pineules with an 80 day treatment for one dollar. It claims the globules relieve backache lumbago rheumatism from the first dose and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied. Sold by O. Sparks.
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O. . Sparks
St. Mary's Mack stars in Bristol win with 8 run surge
St. Mary's beats Bristol Independents 16 to 8 as Mack drives in key runs and Lemaire adds power. Sullivan and Mack each collect two base hits, while errors and balls contribute to scoring. Darling and Mack split pitching duties with seven and three strikeouts respectively.
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Mack
Lemaire
Connery
Ahearn
Harrington
Barry
Mahoney
Neary
Hughes
Bristol
St. Mary’s
Sullivan
Bristol Independents
Cornell
Darling
McClure
Conley
Murray
Miss Ellen Liscomb died at 1 15 a m Saturday
Miss Ellen Liscomb died at her home 41 Union Street after a two year illness. Born July 23 1838 in town she was nearly 75. She leaves a brother Isaac F Liscomb and a sister Mrs Ratson and was baptized last Sunday. Funeral at 2 pm at her residence officiated by Rev W R Trotter with large attendance. Burial at North Cemetery.
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Ellen Liscomb
Uillion Street
Isaac Liscomb
Mary Darling Liscomb
Union Street
Isaac F. Liscomb
Big Town
Princeton Avenue
Providence
Ial Ratsonsuits
Miss Liscomb
Locke
W. R. Trotter
Probate Court Session Admits Administrators and Appoints Bonds
The semi monthly Probate Court met at 10:30 am with Judge F H Hammill. Moses W Whitney guardian petition continued for Edward Salisbury. Catherine Furgeson appointed administrator of John Furgeson estate with $1000 bond. Mary Gilbenny administrator account for John D Doyie allowed. Estate custodian of Bernard D Hart placed on file. Pietro Vaccaro administrator of DU Carmine Vaccaro estate allowed with $400 bond. Appraisers named Edward V F Christie William Newbold Benjamin Conway H F Bennett George H Peck Philo B Cady.
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F. H. Hammill
Moses W. Whitney
Edward Salisbury
Catherine Furgeson
John Furgeson
Edward VF. Christie
William Newbold
Benjamin Conway
Mary Gilbenny
John D. Doyie
Bernard D. Hart
Piétro Vaccaro
DU Carmine Vaccaro
United States Fidelity and Deposit Company
H. F. Bennett
George, H. Peck and
Philo B. Cady
Pine Forest remedy ad promises medicine cure for backache
An old advertisement asserts that residents of the pine forest do not suffer kidney diseases. It promotes Pinenles as a nightly dose to relieve backache, offering a 30 day treatment for $1.00 and a money back guarantee. Sold by W. Sparks.
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W. Sparks
Golden Wedding Observed At Cook Street Home
Sunday Mrs. and Mrs. John F. Petty celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at 88 Cook Street with a 2 to 10 p m reception attended by about 200 relatives and friends. Col. O H Straight gave a car ride beforehand. Gifts included $50 in gold pieces, a mantel clock, and a gold Masonic charm. The couple wed Sept 15, 1857 in town. both have long local ties and numerous descendants.
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John F. Petty
Cook Street
Ol. Straight
Read
Aaron Petty
Fall River
Mass
Petty
James
A. Clifford
Sarah
Arthur Lake
Providence
Thomas Shepard
First Congregational Church
Bristol
Vergason
WATS
Tip
Deanshore
St. Alban’s Lodge
A. F
A. M
Hope Chapter
John T. Downey
William J. Downey
Jennie Elizabeth Downey
Mary Guinan
George W.guinan
Harriet N. Downey
Alice Downey
Thomas H. Downey
Sarah Downey
Marguerite B. Downey
Catherine T. Downey
Howard Martin
Warren
Margaret B. Guinan
George W. Guinan
District Court Session Ends with Guilty Drunkard Sentenced
Judge O L Bosworth presided yesterday as several cases were continued for one week. A trespass case defaulted, while Edward Macomber charged Joseph Auger with common drunkenness and he was found guilty, receiving six months in the State Workhouse and costs. Mary Ennis was acquitted of revelry on Catherine Street.
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District Court
O. L. Bosworth
John B. ‘Travers
Wanukine B. Travers
Domenico Malafronte
Leroy Devol
Felson- Brown
Henry H. F. Rawson
Charles H. Schlosser
Edward Macomber
Warren
Joseph Auger
Auger
House of Correction
Mary Ennis
Catherine Street
Pinesalve Carb Olized Poltice Offer Seems Cautious claim
A historical advert notes Pinesalve Carb olized acts as a poltice drawing inflammation and poison. It is described as antiseptic and provides immediate relief for cuts burns scotoma cracked hands. Sold by O W Sparks for 25 pts.
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O.W. Sparks
Aged Missionary Mrs. Butler Addresses Mission Crowd
Mrs. Butler wife of Rev Dr Butler spoke at State Street M E Church Sunday on foreign missions. At 84 she traveled from Ferry Hill with her daughter Mrs William Thurber and recalled the Jubilee in India marking 50 years of Methodist Missions. She spoke about 80 minutes with clear voice and plans to speak in Worcester and Rhode Island next month.
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Butler
State Street
M. E
Institution of Methodist Missions
India
Worcester
Mass
Rhode Island
Prizes For Mr Gerrard At Rhode Island Fair
John Gerrard who runs Payson farm on Metacom avenue won ten prizes for vegetables and flowers at the Rhode Island Horticultural Society fair held Friday and Saturday at Elk's Hall Mathewson Street Providence. Awards included best Marrow squashes best Hebron potatoes best onions best ears of sweet corn best peppers best tomatoes best egg plants best cucumbers second premium best display of asters and a gratuity for 12 varieties of potatoes.
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John Gerrard
W. F. Payson
Metacom Avenue
Rhode Island Horticultural Society
Elk’s Hall
Mathewson Street
Providence
Gerrard
Hebron
John
Advertised Letters Week Ending September 14 1907 Bristol
Advertised letters for the week ending September 14 1907 at Bristol include R. L Gentleman, H. O. Austin, Geo. W. Francis, Frank Furtado, M. Sayn, Eldridge Shepard, T. Okino, James Gallagher, Jackson Shell Roll Co. Ladies, Mrs. Lawrence Johnson, Annie F. Miller, Mary KE. Perkins, E Otis Williams, Mattie Tadonio, Laura MacDonald, Martie Ann, Foreign M. Ochakov, Mariano Luiz Alves, Kate Feeley.
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Bristol
R. L
H. O. Austin
Geo. W. Francis
Frank Furtado
M. Sayn
Eldridge Shepard
T. Okino
James Gallagher
Jackson Shell Roll Co
Lawrence Johnson
Annie F. Miller
Mary KE. Perkins
E. Otis Williams
Mattie Tadonio
Laura MacDonald
Martie Ann
M. Ochakov
Mariano Luiz Alves
Kate Feeley
Absentminded Convict Keeps Five Wives Waiting Outside
A dainty visitor tours a penitentiary and expresses sympathy for inmates. Guard O'Brien explains one prisoner is “absentminded” for forgetting he was married, leaving five wives to meet him when his sentence ends, a fact the visitor finds unlikely but the guard confirms.
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O’brien
Columbus Dispatch
How Will the World End An Astronomical Conjecture
The piece discusses possible apocalyptic scenarios including the sun's cooling and a rogue dark body in space. It cites Hilard Gore's warning that a massive unseen object could approach and heat Earth, with a reflected-sunlight beacon visible at 15 billion miles and a 15 year lead time before collision.
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Hilard Gore
Patient's Wife Urges Doctor About Medicine Tactics
An excerpt from Harper's Weekly features a wife insisting the medicine be for external use only. The doctor nods, and the dialogue reveals the tension as she presses that his patient stay out of bed to take the remedy.
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Iallas
Harper’s Weekly
A Massachusetts Captain Sells a Wood Saw Deal
Captain W from Massachusetts proposes a ninepence per card saw rate to Caleb for a new wood saw. Caleb works from dawn to sunset and is charged fifty cents plus ninepence per cord. Three and a half cords yield forty three and a half cents, leaving Caleb claiming a square deal. Caleb quips that missing half a cord would have balanced the transaction.
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Caleb
Massachusetts
First Parliament Emerged In 1265 With Commons
The earliest English house of commons traces to 1265 when writs summoned sheriffs to return knights, citizens, and burgesses for a London meeting on January 22 1265. It marked the people’s participation, though full representation came only after 1688. The commons became the supreme power, with the crown and lords largely ornamental.
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House of Commons
Reyear Simon de Heat
Fortseagh
Remline
London
England
Walter Bagehot
House of Lords
Impulsive motorist denied renewal of accident policy
A man noted for tyre street car accidents seeks renewal after recovery, but insurers refuse citing habitual impulsive behavior. The agent cites crossing streets carelessly and getting off cars backward as the reason, deeming the risk too high for continued coverage.
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Tod
New York Post
Bamboo Pole Pails Among Moros Water Carriers
The Moros living near shorelines use thick bamboo trunks as long narrow pails to carry lake or river water for Filipino kitchens. Moros women perform this duty, grinding rice in hollow logs with a heavy pole as part of daily tasks.
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New York Herald
Face to Face With Work in Pick-Me-Up Quote
A cheeky Pick-Me-Up quip shows a suitor pleading and a sharp response about learning a trade. The exchange riffs on dependence and personal responsibility with a witty back-and-forth.
Reflecting in a Diamond Solve License Matter
A fair haired girl reacts to a proposal to merge her identity with a would be protector. The diplomatic suitor resists delay urging immediate action. A diamond solitary reflects a decision, and license records confirm the outcome.
Bees Laxative Cough Syrup Ad Cures Cold
Cure for colds begins with bowel action. Bees Laxative Cough Syrup eases bowels, drives out the cold, clears the head. Pleasant to take and recommended for mothers for croup and whooping cough. Guaranteed satisfaction or money back. Sold by O W Sparks. For young and old, tastes good, works off the cold through the bowels. Secure a bottle at once.
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O. W. Sparks
Onos
The Pessimistic Poet Says Time Never Delays
From the Albany Ledger a wry verse notes that beauty and speed fade first. It flags that even the brightest evenings yield gloom at dawn and that wealth brings heavy upkeep. The lines frame a stoic reflection on fading youth and fortune.
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Albany Ledger
The Chaser Conversation Between Two Men
In a brief exchange, The Chaser is discussed as a water animal. George asks if a chaser is an animal. Mr Drysome confirms it is a kind of water animal, clarifying the term in casual talk.
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George
Mr. Fullup
Mr. Drysome
Wes
Then There Was Trouble Anniversary Dinner Quip
A fragment from a domestic scene quotes a husband and wife discussing a vow to kill a chicken for their wedding anniversary. The exchange hints at marital tension and a rough joke about fate and responsibility.
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Boe
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Thurston
Probate Court
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Providence Brewing Co. OF
Providence, R.I
New England
Canada
Providence Brewing
R. I
Mr. Gerrard
Pineule Medicine CO
Chicago, U. S. A
G. W. Sparks
Guardian
Bavke
F Bristol
Williatheefe
Mn Bond
Thomas F. Keefe
W. M. Connery
DR. V. 1. Oidmans
W. H. Buffington
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co
Boston
E.l.watson & CO
Industrial Trust Co
John Loiselle
Franklin Street
Dixon's Restaurant
Thames St
John D. Martelly
Wood Street
Herman Thiele
G M. Wilbur
Hope Street
Waldron-Brownell CO
Bradford St
Hasterbrooks Block
Paul
E. G. Spooner
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