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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Apr 15, 1904

Page

3

Beechams Sold Everywhere In 10c And 25c Boxes

Beecham’s products advertised as sold everywhere with packaging in 10 cent and 25 cent box sizes. The brief notice emphasizes widespread availability and price points.

Hibbert Leads Bowling Team To 26-Pin Victory

Capt Hibbert captains his team to a 26-pin win over Capt DeWolf on Wednesday evening. He posted the high single string and the top total across three strings, becoming the tournament’s high man. A local quip on honesty closes the report.

Capt. Hibbert Capt. DeWolf J.newmann Rockwell E. Hibbert P. Skinner G. Clark B. MacDougall M. Cheesman B. DeWolf S W. Church W. Mason T. Brightman Seeeee F. M. Dimond Sane Aucreeeen C.h.manchester L. F. Gorham Wares Renter George Manchester Cesee H. DeWolf Pees A Gorham Ce Oeer John Best John. Newman Eat Oaks A. Johnston Reeesesae T. Connery George Clark Osm Ecewesease F. M. Dimond

Druggist Bond Promises Mi-o-na Refund If It Fails

A. J. Jasmin offers a signed bond guaranteeing a refund for Mi-o-na if it does not cure dyspepsia and increase weight. The 50 cent box is deposited with Jasmin and refunds are issued if the product does not meet claimed benefits. The ad emphasizes safety, digestion aid, blood building, and overall health restoration with no risk to the buyer.

A. J. Jasmin A.J. Jasmin Mi-o-na Industrial Trust Co Miona

Review of Six Decades in Bristol News Highlights

A Chronicle of Bristol town events from 1844 to 1884. Includes marriages, deaths, school committee notes, ordinations, a railroad accident, local property transfers, and a yacht race victory under N G Herreshoff. Names such as William Page Elizabeth Bradford Timothy Stowe and others recur amid town affairs and obituaries.

Why Wine First To Host

A Philadelphia Record note explains the custom of pouring the host the first drops after opening wine. It cites old etiquette and the risk of cork dust, noting in America it is a formality while in Italy oil in bottle necks can seal air but alter flavor, making the host’s first glass distinctly oily.

America Italy Philadelphia Record

Bristol Train of Artillery elects officers in annual meeting

The Bristol town officers list Lt Col George H Bush Major Nicholas Langlois Captain Robert Kirkwood Lt C H Clarke and clerk Frank West among elected posts. The Iris school paper at Bristol High School debuts with editors L C Sanford and Miss C B May. N N Cole planted onions on his lot on April 11 and spent the afternoon sleighing. William Conley and Teresa McEl vogue wed at St Marys church by Rev McCabe. A fire at E C Sparks market on State street caused notable damage around 9:45 pm Wednesday.

Paanx St. Michael’s Church Bishop Henshaw William Page Boston Elizabeth R Benjamin W. Bradford Georgiana George Brown N. Bullock Jonathan W Lindsey Phebe Reynolds Joseph Reynolds Isiaah Lee Sylvanus B Hannah B. Coggeshall Timothy Stowe Pacific Congregational Church New Bedford Mr. Thompson Roxbury Shepard Bristol R.I Storrs Braintree Eldridge Hayoker Falmouth Frank P. Warren John F. Warren Henry B. Potter East Road N. S. Burnham Franklin Street Sarah W. Bradford Wm. Stowe Samuel Kinder Elizabeth Blount Mary Dimond John Dimond Sarah E Waldron Charles H. Waldron Alfred R Cornell Barrington George R. Kinnicutt Paar G. L. Locke Charles J Tallman Portsmouth Annie E. Luther Alfred Luther Joseph Mount Sherwood Brunson and Sherry Benjamin Greenwood St. Peter's Church Port Chester Robert S. Andrews R. S. Andrews William J. Miller Helen N. G. Herreshoff Nice France Josephus Gooding N. N. Cole William Conley Teresa McElvogue St.Mary's Church P. McCabe E. C. Sparks State Street

Douglass Uses Wit to Defuse Rynders Mob Scene

Thomas Wentworth Higginson recounts Frederick Douglass silencing a mob led by Isaiah Rynders at an antislavery meeting. Douglass kept humor sharp, mocked the would be chairman, and dissolved the gathering amid laughter, a lighter close than typical reform scenes.

Frederick Douglass Isaiah Rynders New York Douglass Rynders Bowery Shakespeare Thomas Wentworth Higginson Atlantic

Advertising: a clear offer sells goods through papers

The piece urges advertisers to present a concise, direct statement of what they offer. It argues that readers already want the product and will buy tomorrow, so the message should be simple and brief, using newspapers to reach the audience.

Momentum of advertising powers a business in decline

A reflective quote on advertising notes that even heavy promotion cannot sustain a business forever. It compares persistent momentum to a train that slows when steam is cut, unless aided by downhill momentum. The line suggests caution about relying on marketing alone to drive long term success.

Man who hoards faith for Sunday questioned

The article notes a man who hides his religion during the week and reveals it only on Sunday. It contrasts this with marrying for money, arguing that such unions entangle money and mortgage with the spouse.

Nothing Like Experience in Medical Advice Use

A Hardy warning on learning from experience and a sales note for Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The item claims the remedy relieves severe cholera morbus and notes it is for sale by W. H. Buffington.

Chamberlain W. H. Buffington

Which Is the Larger Income

Two clerks start at 100 dollars yearly with raises of 20 and five dollars per half year respectively and payments made semiannually. In the first year the first earns 100 while the second earns 50 plus 55 totaling 105 dollars, and in the second year the first earns 120 while the second earns 60 plus 65 totaling 125 dollars.

Gin in England in the Old Days

The article notes that before taxes and licensing, gin use was widespread in England. London reportedly had thousands of dramshops and cheap gin was given to workers, sold by barbers and tobacconists, hawked in streets, and openly sold at market stalls, with many households exposed to what contemporary writers called a poison to half the town.

England London

Im the Nursery Tin Pot Busybody Bits

In a humorous nursery note the mother asks a child to quiet the adults nearby. She references a baby crying and instructs Johnny to stop throwing things at people in the street while George and Kate are told to cease fighting. Dick is warned to stop blowing a tin trumpet or it will be taken away.

Johnny George Kate

Hicks and Wicks mark five years since ill fated Chicago wedding

In Somerville, Massachusetts, the Hick s and Wicks joke about celebrating a wooden wedding. The exchange recalls a Chicago woman who refused to marry Hicks five years ago amid light humor in the local Journal.

Hicks Chicago Somerville Mass

Properly Diagnosed Headache Exchange Over Glasses

A dialogue notes a patient troubled by morning headaches possibly from vision. The doctor suggests weaker glasses and fewer at night, while the patient questions the cause and contends for stronger glasses.

Lushman

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