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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1915
Page
5
The Italian Hall on Wood Street will debut as a moving picture house tomorrow afternoon and evening under Vincenzo Pierannuzi. Showings are scheduled for Tuesday Thursday and Saturday with details in the advertisement.
Dennis probes Mr. Mulligan about losses after his mother-in-law's death. Mulligan defends his actions, saying she left him alone, and hints at spending to secure her release from purgatory. The exchange hints at financial and moral tensions surrounding the family loss.
In Providence nearly everyone buys their clothing at Barnaby's illustrating the store's strong local market position and loyal customer base.
In Montmare Forest near Pont-A-Mousson French forces seized a new line of German trenches and repelled a counter attack while holding ground between the Meuse and Moselle. Elsewhere German actions at Drei Grachten yielded prisoners and guns. in Champagne Germans abandoned trenches south of Beauséjour after French artillery, and a Belzange La Grande assault ended with a French company routed.
The April meeting of the Y. M. C. A. Board of Managers was held in the Howe Library with reports from the President and General Secretary. A three member nominating committee was appointed to fill vacancies, and the annual business meeting on May 13, 1915 will elect eight managers.
The Pastime theatre will draw large audiences this and tomorrow evening as Manager Dillon has booked exceptionally strong photo plays. The list of pictures may be found in the advertisement.
The second annual Father and Son banquet took place in Rockwell Hall Y M C A Wednesday evening with nearly 40 boys and about 25 men in attendance. Robert A. McCaughey chaired the religious work committee and Rev. Frank E. Talber gave the blessing. Postprandial talks included greetings to fathers by Reginald Dimond and talks on home life by H. W. Gibson and Dr H. L. Teller. Dr A M Merriman, slated to address the boys, was absent due to illness. The Women’s Committee hosted the banquet and the serving group included Miss Cora M Hill Miss Eva May Cole and Miss Annie Diamond.
A column of upcoming events in Rockwell Hall and community venues includes entertainment and sales by St. Michael's Junior Auxiliary, Burnside Social Club fair at G A R Hall, minstrel show by Dreadnaught Hook and Ladder, divine drama at State Street M E Church, whist and dance at Hotel Belvedere, Colt Memorial High School dance, First Baptist Church supper by Mite Society, and the Y M C A annual meeting.
The Ivy Guild of St. Michael's church held its monthly meeting Tuesday in the Chapel. Members voted to invite St. Andrew's Club and parish youths for next month to mark the Guild's 10th anniversary. A salad supper followed with Mrs. John H. Wall pouring coffee and younger members serving.
March donations to the Children’s Home include toys from Miss Julia Drury games from Mrs. Potter magazines from Mrs. Tingley sugar from Mrs. Rockwell collars from Mrs. Winthrop DeWolf book from Miss Abel Salisbury services of seamstress from Mrs Ockwell Easter offering money from Miss Julia Drury sugar from Mrs. C. L. Bosworth cake from Miss Sarah Munro plants from Ivy Guild of St. Michael’s church Fortnightly Club members contributed.
April 10, 1915 entry cites individuals Wallace Dennigan M J Jraize Captain Edw J McKenna and foreign named figures Aurore Duval Leonora Roman D G Coggeshall P M in a brief docket noting connections and names.
This evening and tomorrow at the Star a fine program has been secured. See advertisement for detail.
Sophia L wardwell daughter of the late Henry and Sarah L Wardwell. Funeral Sunday at 7 pm from her residence 509 Hope street Relatives and friends invited to attend. Flowers omitted.
Passenger burst into the captain’s quarters aboard the ship as the Statue of Liberty loomed. He pleaded with the captain to delay until dark claiming his wife awaited him with a club in her hand. The exchange offers a tense, uneasy moment on the voyage.
A prominent physician endorses a freckle removal prescription sold by W. H. Buffington and druggists with a money back guarantee. The product uses ethine double strength and promises visible improvement after even the first applications, with some lighter freckles disappearing.
A Century Magazine excerpt argues leisure and simple living depend on spirit, not wealth. It contrasts sham frugality with genuine contentment, noting vanity in savings tales and the virtue of discreet living without boasting about economy. It cites Caligula as a moral touchstone.
Mary M Maxwell argues against the idea that men prefer women to weep. She contends that blaming women’s tears stems from centuries of male claims that women are inherently frail and irrational.
A report describes Afghan policy banning Christianity and punishing converts by death. It notes a European surgeon was invited by the Amir with Indian government support, but the first patient died on the operating table, leading to the program's discontinuation amid suspicions of chloroform overdose by an assistant.
An electric range shown in the windows of the electric light company in Salt Lake City operated continuously for a week at a total cost of 1.18 dollars. The figure reflects four cents per kilowatt hour with a ten percent discount. The stove had a thermostatically controlled single oven.
The text notes a shift in anthracite coal production favoring smaller sizes. Since 1890 the first washery, total recovery from waste heaps or culm banks has reached 49,329,876 long tons of useful fuel.
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