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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1904
Page
3
An advertisement promotes Scott's Emulsion as a cure for consumption, stressing that neglect leads to incurable disease. It urges immediate use at the first suspicion and claims thousands of cases showed health improvements when using the product.
An appreciative audience attended a Sunday evening concert at the Opera House under the St Charles Branch I C B U. Local talent and Providence participants performed many numbers with strong ensemble, solo, and reading acts, including children praised for their parts and encores by all.
A letter from F. W. Devoe & Co. argues that Devoe paints outperform rival brands in coverage and durability. It states three quarter paints approach Devoe’s quality while most others fall well short. Costs for application are often two to three times paint value, and S. C. Easterbrooks is named as a dealer.
April 14 and 15 feature Whist social and Children’s Home supper in Grand Army Hall followed by a lecture by B S Kimura of Nara Japan on April 19 in the Opera House. May 30 lists a Firemen muster by King Philip Fire Company No 1.
Memorial Day will draw thousands for firemen and a Catholic Total Abstinence Union convention in Providence diocese. St Mary’s T A Society and Ladies Auxiliary plan hosting, with Miss Mary Callan as invitation committee. Delegates to meet at Berverdere Hotel. mass at St Mary’s church and business sessions on May 30.
Last evening Team No 4 led by F M Dimond defeated Team No 5 led by A Johnston two games to three. The margin in grand total pins was only nine in favor of the winners. Scores follow.
W H Buffington advertises Chamberlain’s Pain Balm promising a free trial if it fails to help. One application relieves rheumatism and speeds healing of sprains bruises and other injuries. It treats burns frostbites quinsy and chest pains with quick cures. Bottles priced at 25 and 50 cents, each warrantied.
A 19th or early 20th century ad promoting Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder remedy. It claims kidney trouble causes death through organ failure and suggests Swamp Root cures urinary issues. The pitch invites readers to mail for a free sample bottle and a book from Kilmer and Co in Binghamton NY.
The following named members of Company C Bristol Rhode Island are honorably discharged by command of Col. McGann. Serjeants James F. Malloy Joseph Lamey John Connors Horace Collins William McGee Corporals John Miller John Cashin John Gallagher Joseph King Musicians Frank Sylvester Joseph Bertrand Privates Thomas Byrnes Patrick Anne Alfred Barbeau John Bowen Hugh Bowen Thomas Callan John Callan Albert Dion Arthur Ion Charles Frates Joseph Francis John Gallagher Frank Gontette Thomas Gallagher Israel Geroux George Guinan William Hughes Edward LeMaire Joseph Loucleux Peter Moran Robert Murray Henry Miller Joseph Maytum Thomas O'Brien Antoine Oliver John Rosa Manuel Perry James Rush John Sullivan John Sylvia Ernest Tripany Robert Van Voast James West.
Taunton Y M C A notes report Cotton General Secretary speaking on “The Fortunate man” as one who calls God his friend. Frank Straight played trombone. Rev J A Hainer to speak next Sunday. meetings to end with strong attendance. Local bowling team faces Elmwood at Providence tonight. depart 6 45 car. International YMCA Convention in Buffalo May 11 15 with notable speakers. Bristol Association may send three delegates.
In Bosworth's court yesterday two Italians faced charges for a Sunday altercation. Gabriele Accardi pleads not guilty to assault on Angelo de Ambrosio, bond $100 set for April 18. Angelo de Ambrosio pleads not guilty. bond for his appearance $100. Pierce Quirk charged with assaulting Fenny Bromberg. case continued one week. bond $100 for Bromberg’s appearance. Civil case Buffum v Chase defaults. execution issued. Other cases continued. no trials.
A passage from Kate Sanborn's New Ideas in Books of Science argues electricity governs all matter, posits the sun as humanity's homeland and heaven, and suggests the body is built of magnetic elements. It claims radium is electric energy and that when machinery dies we die, ascending a Jacob's Ladder to heaven in eight minutes.
A Lineville Alabama dealer promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy after a customer with a six month cough was fully cured with one and a half bottles. The ad claims perfect satisfaction with their trade and notes sale by W. H. Buffington.
The Fourth of July Committee met in the Council Chamber approving organizational steps. Edward Anthony was named chairman, F B Wilson secretary and treasurer Frank C Child. President Franklin of the Town Council joined to fill a vacancy from Patrick Morris. Committees set: Music Benj R Wilson F B Wilson. Fireworks F B Wilson A M Miller. Hacks James P Murphy. Bells Edward Anthony. Declaration of Independence Frank C Child A M Miller. Orator Daniel Doyle. Badges and printing F B Wilson. Salute Edward Anthony. Baseball James P Murphy.
Albert E Sparks, renowned harness maker, completed for Dr. O R Siegel a brass mounted single harness showcased for days at Sparks harness shop 43 Bradford street. Praised for workmanship and appearance. Sparks invites repairs or new harnesses, using the best stock and delivering reliable quality.
List of names in the weekly advertised letters including Walter F Robinson M D F G Meder and women Nellie Robinson Emma Nickerson Ethel Burwell Clara Dyer. The notice presents the week ending date and recipients awaiting pickup at the post office.
A. J. Jasmin advertises Hyomei as a specific for chronic catarrh. Prospective buyers are invited to try the Hyomei outfit with a money back guarantee if no cure, promising no risk and refunds if it fails. complete kit costs $1 with extra bottles 60 cents.
The Empire theatre will show Queen of the Highways next week in Providence. The play recalls gold rush lore with Hank Monk guiding Horace Greeley through western redwoods. A dramatic rescue unfolds as a Sioux captive escapes torture and a prop burning hut sparks thrills for the gallery. Directed by James H. Wallick, the production is promised complete in every detail.
An extended travelogue from Nice dated March 10 1904 recounts a Bristolian narrator and companion touring Arles and the Greek Theatre, discussing Roman cruelty versus Christian mercy, ancient arches, and the beauty of Greek art and architecture. The piece notes sights including the North Gate, the amphitheatre, the Venus statue from the Louvre, and the cloisters of St Trophine, with reflections on Etruria, Roman civilization, and Greek theatre in Orange.
A reflective tour recounts the Aliscamps burial ground once called a Champs Elysees of the middle ages with buried saints and cypress avenues. It notes the transformed cemetery now housing tombs in a museum and along a shaded alley, plus the ruined St. Honorat chapel and the 806 palace of Constantine the Great, amid Arles history as a once capital and later a republic before joining France in 1482.
Regular service operates between Providence and Bristol with weekday hours from Dorrance Weybosset to Bristol terminus and Riverside car house, including 80 minute intervals and late night options. Sunday runs start 7.45 a.m. from Dorrance Weybosset and 6.49 a.m. from Bristol with half hour to 7.16 p.m. and 9.49 p.m. final services. Cars depart Franklin streets six minutes after terminus.
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