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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1903
Page
2
The notice informs advertisers that all changes must be submitted by 4 o clock every Monday and Thursday for insertion. It also explains that subscription labels show payment time and renewal changes the date, urging prompt renewal and attention to the date.
Rehearsals are under way for the forthcoming play In the Trenches to be staged at the opera house on Tuesday May 5. The cast features Capt Edwards John Davis M A Cheesman and several others with a notable embarkation scene showing the Naval Reserves on the cruiser Reliance plus a silent cutlass drill by eight sailors.
John Oliver of Philadelphia recounts a drastic illness with yellow skin and week by week decline until three physicians gave up. After starting Electric Bitters, he improves after one bottle and fully recovers after three weeks, claiming the product saved his life. Sold 50 cents at J H Young & Co druggists.
Dealers use Spirits and Syrups to cheapen liquors and mislead customers. The text asserts only pure goods aged well are superior and notes physicians recommend patients seek pure stimulants, claiming the shop sells absolutely pure wines and liquors.
Local notes show Bristol post office mail arrivals with times in the early morning and evening sessions. The schedule lists arrivals at 1.30 am 2.20 am and 3.20 am and again at 6.00 pm and 7.20 pm with reference numbers 700 and 1080.
Readable items note the Misses Bunn announcing their millinery opening on Saturday April 4 1903 in the Y M C A building alongside local notices on church services postures and town events.
A set of four engravings showing the east west and south interior walls of St. Albans Lodge room as they appeared in the Old Brick School House. Printed in high style on heavy 25x19 inch paper, suitable for framing, and exhibited by Stevens & Co. for sale or at the Phoenix Office where printed. Sent postpaid on receipt of 25 cents each.
In this town on March 30 a son was born to Mr and Mrs Antone Silva, welcomed with family joy and a new addition to the Silva household.
Estate sale of two Bristol Neck plots at low price by William Williams. Plus to let a desirable tenement in the town's south part, apply Henry W. Hayes attorney Lock Box 82 Bristol.
Readable items list butter and lard sale figures from Mason market. Includes weights from 2 to 5 pounds and tub butter pricing with cents per pound and total prices noted for several lots. Some values appear fragmented or repeated.
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