Newport Locals and Community Events in Farrents Grove
Newport locals report Mr. Andre and Chester Thomas visiting from Waverly Massachusetts staying at Frank Massey cottage while touring by auto. The WCTU plans a home cooked sale at First Methodist assembly rooms Saturday at 2 80 o'clock. Sacred Heart Concert highlights include a two part program with diplomas, marches, and entertainment by students.
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Andre
Chester Thomas
Waverly
Mass
Frank Massey
Farrents Grove
Thomas
Irma Sherman
Sherman
Newport
Womans’ Christian Temperance Union
First Methodist Church
Fred Crawford
Boston
Colodny
F. D. Badger
O. B. Gould
Utica
N. Y
J. M. Ross
George Shufelt
Claude Shufelt
Melvin Willis
Ray Hunt
Eagle Point
Our City
Father Papineau
St. John College
J. M. Bastien
Blanche Aubin
Rolande Proulx
Waterloo
Percy Harper
Montreal
John Harper
Napoleon Rivard
St. Albans
Antonia
Blanche Labonte
North Troy
Marie Labonte
Joseph Tetreault
Tittemore
Franklin
Pred Bernard
East Highgate
Charles B. ‘Tetreault
Misa Ursula Tetreault
Portland
Charles EB. Tetreault
Moussitte
Stanstead
Sarah Labombarbe
Isle Lamonthe
Local School Names and Church Service Schedule
A listing of students by grade and names of teachers followed by church notices from First Methodist Episcopal and First Baptist. It lists morning worship and Bible school at the Methodist church with sermons on The Guardian Angel and The Supremacy of Christ, plus Independence Day week services at the Baptist church with patriotic music and a Sunday-before-National Birthday sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Episcopal Church
R. T. Coontz
Guardian Angel
P. W. Lawson
Christ
First Baptist Church
H. B. Rankin
Frank O. Cunningham
Secrets and science mingle in a busy world far and wide
The piece blends anecdotes about a secretary's hidden influence and office chatter with science notes on forced plant growth using mercury vapor light. It also discusses hot blasts from volcanic eruptions, arguing heat comes from rapid air compression during blasts, not gases from the volcano itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monthly
Weather Review
George N. Cole
St. Petre
Mont Pelee
Vesuvis
Pompeii
Herculaneum
Taal Sukurnjind
Fishing for Gulls and Petrels Through Bird Luring Method
The article explains a historic method of bird fishing used in New England and near the Cape of Good Hope. Two men lure albatross and gulls with cod liver or pork on long lines to trap them, describing the patience, technique, and handling required to secure a catch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Cape of Good Hope
Made by French sculptor recalls early American portraiture
Historical reminiscences awaken by current France United States relations note that early America produced few sculptors and no statuettes. Houdon traveled from France to model Washington for a bust and eventual statue. A debate over modern dress versus classical attire required agreement among Washington Jefferson and Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
United States
America
Washington
Houdon
Jefferson
Franklin
Stanley's Subterfuge and a Nickel's Peaceful Trade
A Brockton Enterprise report recalls a boy named Stanley who dodged modest gratuities from adult friends. His mother warned against asking for money yet he claimed to have never asked, only held out his hand, while an adult narrator notes a nickel’s supposed peace and prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley
Stainley
Wiliam
Dimock
Stenley
Admiralty's Humor Echoes in Old Complaint
A sea captain wrote to the British admiralty complaining that his ship was developmented and mocked, likening himself to a parrot or a haystack. The official reply stated they want him to look as if his story is where his head ought to be, not like a parrot or a haystack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Mit
Murtyilie Chamber of Commerce
Daspers
Admiralty
Department
Mines Threaten Shipping As War Mines Drift Freely
Naval authorities warn it will take years to clear European waters of floating mines. Allied trawlers report many German mines were moored by ropes. when detonated they broke free, drifting into routes used by steam ships and other vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Hie Versatility Boasts Wide Range of Skills
A note highlights a person known as versatile, claiming he can handle many tasks and even commentates on his knack for improvisation in Edinburgh Gootswan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hie
Hag
Edinburgh
Bird Builds Several Nests and Warbler Noted
An article notes that the Ninek-throated grebe warbler builds multiple nests and may be easily upset by intruders. It is described as strikingly colored with yellow green crown, olive back, jet black throat, and white underparts with hints of yellow. The piece also briefly surveys early automobile progress before 1806, criticizing heavy designs and mechanical flaws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Porestry Association of
Washington
Jones Lands at Middlebury After Courting Commencement Visit
Rutland’s Charles S. Jones, Croix de Guerre aviator, landed at Middlebury fairgrounds after leaving Roosevelt Field at 10:00 p.m. Thursday and will attend Middlebury College commencement with Ralph H. Mann of Worcester. The pair, flying from Glens Falls, plan a few days in Middlebury before likely moving on to Burlington. Also noted is Dr. M. B. Hillegas announcing four Vermont boys qualify for Colorado School of Mines scholarships covering tuition and lab fees for four years, with one available July 1 upon Hillegas’s recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Jones
Rutland
Roosevelt Field
Mineola
N. Y
Addison County Fair Grounds
Middlebury
Jones
France
Middlebury College
Ralph H. Mann
Worcester
Mass
University of
Vermont
Glens Falls
Castleton
Burlington
Colorado
M. B. Hillegas
Colorado School of Mines
Bese
Hillegas
Dottor Hillegas
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THE
Peck Company
Sacred Heart
Children of the Sacred Heart Convent
Anstoy Boivin
George Rivard
Edward Juchard
Vive Lex Vacances
Piche Mignon
J’ai Chosit Macarriere
Petit Galop
Juliette Mercier
Elsie Belanger
Victoire Pourier
Red Cross
la Bapteine de la Poupee
Les Gais Petits Hanteurs
Robert Lemire
Gerard Ferland
Bertha Boivin
Albertine Kelley
Alice Lupine
Faust
Olivette Hommel
Yvitte Moreau
Irma Boivin
Darkey Wood Penter
Beatrice Lacasse
Eva Hebert
Saynele
Pour la France
Uncle Sam
Albert Villeneuve
Liberty Bell
L'Ange
L'Ange de la Patrice, Lena Proulx; Experance, Joiissance
Souvenance
Yvette Moreau
Alice Lopine
Sadie Duffy
Tyma Boivin
Mary A. Lemay
Yvonne Palin
Napoleon Labbe
Oliva Buteau
Emile Chartier
Nora McElroy
Anita Chevrefils
Frank Favreau
Blanche Moroney
Marion Felletin
Jeanet Gratton
Mary Clough
Eugene Jayal
Bertha Labonte
Martha Labonte
Blanche Aubin A. Kelley
Alice Lepine
Florence Delosh
Albertine Kelly
Martha ‘Labonte
Mary Blanche Aubin
Blanche Morency
Marion Pelletier
Cecile Griso
Gratia Fontaine
Beatrice Lac
Rudolph St. Germain
Wilfred Joyal
Cecile Grise
Dorothy Tetreault
Angeline Lanbonte
Viola Gratton
Emile Ricard
Beatrice Trudel
M. A. Lemay
Doris Pelitier
Rudolph Bousquet
Harold Lanetot
Irene Mercier
M. J. Desbins
Rosa Chaloux
Andria Rivard
Ronaldo Roivine
Lucien Bommel
Eva Chicine
Lawrenzo Desbine
Louis Lanctot
Denise Desbines
Horette Lemire
Raymond L'Abbe
Ernest Gilbert
Emiliene Dupuque
Arthur Proulx
Jane Labbey
Lauretta Rivard
Annette Buteau
Hectorine Joyal
A. B. Noyes Insurance Agency
Citizens ‘Bank
Thurine Decker
Cleofa St. Germain
Aline Ricard
Wilfred Charron
MBB
Chicoine
Oscar Leb Jane
Juliette Dubuque
Evelyn Cayer
M.J. Chicoine
Leon Lemay
Emeline Trauguay
Charles Mercier
Avila Morel
Aldemar Hamelin
M. L. Villeneuve
Roland Gagree
M. J. Barrette
Dorina Proulx
Annette Archambault
Antoine Boivin
Siehe Gosselin
Gladys Lucatse
Pauline L’abbe
Gaston Gagne
Philip Barrette
CaledonIa County
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