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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Apr 19, 1904

Page

3

District Court Sessions Include Assault Case and Honors List

In District Court Pierce Quirk faced assault charges from Fenney Bromberg with witnesses Rodman and Lavey present. Quirk fined $10 plus $23.42 costs after a ruling of simple assault. Other cases, including Accardi and Pagano, were dismissed on costs. Manville paid $14.80 after pleading guilty to hawking without a license. A long civil docket and a roll of honor for students concludes the report with attendance and scholarship notes across multiple grades.

Pierce Quirk Fenney Bromberg Quirk Mt. Hope Avenue Morris Isaacson Mr. Rodman Frederick Middleton Thomas Lavey Rodman Fenny Bromberg Providence Gabrielle Accardi Carlo Accardi Frank Pagano Angello Ambrosia Noto Thomas H. Crowley Genovaro Manville Valczek Stahoviah Macomber Warren Stahoviah Rosie Bigos

Bill to Educate the Blind at Home Approved

A new General Assembly bill provides home instruction for the adult blind in the state. It authorizes up to 1500 for the program and tasks the State Board of Education with oversight. Commissioner Stockwell notes about 800 eligible individuals exist in the state.

General Assembly State Board of Education Thomas B. Stockwell

Noted druggist offers Mi-o-na trial at no cost

A prominent local druggist A.J. Jasmin proposes readers try Mi-o-na, a flesh forming food, for a month at no cost. The offer invites those losing flesh or underweight to test the remedy using a coupon, with no financial risk.

A.J. Jasmin

A J Jasmin Offers Refund Guarantee On Mi o Na Box

A J Jasmin will supply a regular fifty cent Mi o Na box with a money back guarantee if the treatment fails to increase weight relieve stomach troubles or restore health and strength. If Mi o Na succeeds you gain health and flesh at a trifling cost. if it fails Jasmin will refund the money and pay for the treatment himself. He offers a signed receipt as proof of the refund guarantee.

A. J. Jasmin Jasmin

Kickers Column A Safety Valve for Some Feelings

Those who feel like kicking, even if the habit is chronic, may vent here by sending brief communications to the editor on proper subjects. The column invites readers to express opinions and experiences in a concise format.

Bristol Letters on Sundays and Streets

Readers complain of Sunday ragtime in Bristol homes and urge stricter police help with gutters, tobacco spitting, and noisy park games. They question school superintendent pay, probate judge efficiency, and request clearer local governance.

Hope State Streets Bristol

Rhode Island Muster Judges Named by Firemen League

The Rhode Island State Firemen's League muster on May 30 selects judges for the engine contest at 1:30. Baxter H. Studley Pawtucket A D Roberts Woonsocket Peter McHugh Cranston Philip Brady Bristol William H Mason Riverside Howard E Sherburn Providence Frederick W Cady East Providence Henry F McKenna Riverpoint Everett Dunham Central Falls for engine contest and Lieut Everett Potter Providence William Faulkner East Providence Reuben Barber Central Falls George E Shern Crompton Elisha Durfee Arlington appointed for hose reel race.

Rhode Island State Firemen’s League King Philip Steam Fire Engine Company Baxter H. Studley Pawtucket A. D. Roberts Woonsocket Peter ©. McHugh Cranston Philip Brady Bristol William H. Mason Riverside Howard E. Sherburn Providence Frederick W. Cady East Providence Henry F. McKenna Riverpoint Everett Dunham Central Falls Lieut Everett Potter William Faulkner Reuben Barber George E. Shern Crompton Elisha Durfee Arlington

Devoe Paint Letter Sees Father Son Contrast

A letter to Newman Bros recounts father and son who both used Devoe lead-and-oil. Charles Hollenbeck of Fair Haven New York had his house painted with Devoe three years ago. his father used Jead-and-oil at the same time. The elder’s house chalks off, the son’s remains as new, and they will repaint similarly next time.

Devoe Charles Hollenbeck Fair Haven N. Y F. W. Devoe & Co S. C. Easterbrooks

Advertised Letters for Week Ending April 16

A list of letters advertised for the week ending April 16 includes men Mr Henry Schulz and Mr James Lord. women Miss Galvin Sarah M Dick sop and Mrs Frank Miller. foreign Matthew Pereira do Rego and Francisco Prete.

Henry Schulz James Lord Miss Galvin Sarah M. Dicksop Frank Miller Matthew Pereira Do Rego Francisco Prete

Do You Get Up With A Lame Back Swamp Root Ad

A long medical advertisement touts Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder troubles including lame back and Bright's Disease. It offers a free sample bottle by mail and a book after readers mail their addresses to Kilmer Co Binghamton New York, with bottles sold nationwide by druggists.

Kilmer Bright Aromanees & Co Uton Swamp-Root

Legs and Oratory in Mme Recamier's Exile Scene

In Lyons 1818 Mme Recamier hosted many fashionables. Talma amused the abbe of Boulogne by reciting from his roles, then teased the preacher, complimenting the upper parts of his body while criticizing his legs.

Mme Recamier Lyons Mme. Recamier Troyes Boulogne Talma Monseigneur

A New Song With Old Subject

A humorous item notes a fresh song circulating in the press mocking a store’s advertising and customer shift. The piece highlights a campaign against stale goods and poor ads, urging readers to notice advertising impact and business perception.

Lecture on Far East by B S Kimura in Opera House

April 19 Tuesday Bristol High School presents B S Kimura of Nara Japan at Opera House on The Present Situation in the Far East under Bristol High School auspices. May 80 Monday Firemen's master under King Philip Fire Company No 1.

B. S. Kimura Nara Japan Opera House Bristol High School Far East King Philip Fire Company No. 1

Obituaries From East Providence and Nearby Towns

Death notices record Francis J. Gladding of this town aged 59 in East Providence on April 15 formerly of the town Jane Nimmo widow of Andrew Nimmo aged 69 in this town April 18 Samuel W. Millard of Barrington aged 81 in Barrington on April 16 in the 82d year of his age

Guappixnc East Providence Francis J. Gladding Nimmo Jane Andrew Nimmo MilLarp Barrington Samuel W. Millard

Scott's Emulsion Promises Blood Boost From Cod Liver Oil

A vintage health blurb explains how bone marrow and spleen produce blood and how Scott's Emulsion, rich in cod liver oil, nourishes these organs. It targets pale girls and invalids with claims of strengthening blood formation and offering a free sample followed by a dollar price.

Scott Bowne Pearl Street New York

Eddystone Lighthouse History and Keepers

The Eddystone lighthouse stands fourteen miles from Land's End in a perilous location. It operates with three keepers, two on duty at a time, rotating monthly for rest and nerves. Erected around 1832 on a submerged rock, it cost about $400,000 and towers 135 feet high. The first light appeared in 1697, washed away shortly after, with later structures burning or lasting until 1882.

Eddystone Land’s End

The Irish prefix claimants and their chieftain wannabees

The last of the Irish duelists O Gorman Mahon denounces Irish party members who claim the chieftain prefix. He cites three proper holders the pope the devil and the O Gorman Mahon. Other titled names include The O Conor Dot The McDermott The O Donoghue The Mc Gillicuddy of the Reeks The O Grady and The O Sullivan. A Scottish rival The McNab is noted for a boat of his own at the flood.

O'Gorman Mahon O’gorman Mahon Pope Devil O’gorman-Mahon O’conor Dot McDermott O'Donoghue McGillicuddy Reeks

Suburban Railway Electric Car Service Schedule

Regular service between Providence and Bristol listed with weekday and Sunday timetables. Weekdays depart Dorrance Weybosset at 5 45 a m and Bristol terminus at 5 19 a m with 80 minute and hourly intervals to late evening. Sundays start 7 45 a m from Dorrance Weybosset and 6 49 a m from Bristol with 30 minute and hourly runs to late night. Franklin street departures occur six minutes after terminus departures.

Bristol Constitution Street Providence Fox Point Srive Dorrance Weybosset Riverside Franklin Streets

Also Mentioned on This Page

District Court Roll OF Honor Sarah Bosworth Viola Brown Catharine Coonery Lena Congdon Clara Diman Fannie Ferguson Laura Fish Jeanne Herrmann Celia Hill Anna Hughes Josephine Kerr Margaret Leahy Margaret McKale Jeannette Moffitt Mary Peper Madeline Reynolds Mildred Taylor Carrie Thomas Sydney Herreshoff Nathaniel Herreshoff Robert Mott Harry Munro Walter Munro Robert Newbold Arthur Newman Frederick Pearse Walley Raymond Brightman Louis Easterbrooks Harry Gray Harold McCaw William Sisson William Tobin Alice Dunbar Louisa Kerstin Emma Lelitiger Annie Pearse Fred Bowler Ernst Klein Fred Wilson Marie’ Lavander Emma Leltiger Sadie Callan Emma_ Leitiger Marie Lavander Griswold Herreshoff Byfield Oscar Bronillette Thomas McKale Bessie Flowers George Magee James Sisson Helen Potter Jennie Traynor Mary Reynolds John Head Elizabeth Peterson Elizabeth W. Talbot George R. Fish Byftyeld Emily Brown Frank Hughes Reone Sawyer Margaret Pierce Charlie Dube Schuyler Kirk Willie Gayton Willie Gablinski Marguerite Morris Edith Edwards Abby Coggeshall Annabel Hub Oliver Viola Warren William G. Cooke Marian Bullock Phyllis Farrally Annie Chadwick Marguerite Flowers Katharine Paull Nellie Mott Frank West Albert Bowler Grace Dunnigan Mary Abernanda Florence Lambert Mildred MacDonald Fred Cole Roy Newbold Ida Blackman Katie Lavey Ethel Blackman Nellie Bullock Mildred Macauley Charlie Sparks Henry Yost Dan Dwyer Bertha E. Hagen Lloyd R. Clowes Kath E. Robb John S. McLeod Velma L. Herrmann John W. Warren Sarah J. Hadfield John R. Connery Bnlly Oscar Gablinski John Congdon Ada Walter Pauline DeFelice Laura Lemaire Elizabeth Galle Ruth Hanson Harold Brow Lavinia Guivremont Fred Guivremont Hannah Murphy Arthur O'Rourke May Fowler Lena O'Brien Peter Bessing Burton Harold Chadsey Marion West Ina Marshall Grace Norton Archibald Dunbar Charles Arnold Wilfred Lemaire Manuel Silvie Cornelius McElvogue Edward Hughes Olive Lemaire Bruce Brown Nathan Warren Frank Pevin Elizabeth August Margaret Brechin Mariam Sherman Annie Napp Rose Blackman Elizabeth Clowes Durand Napp Rose Durant Marguerite McDonald Lester Marks Francis Meayatt Norman Warren Hirst Sarah Garrity George St. Vincent Paolo Campanella Mary Raposto Elsie Radnesky Mary DeGrand Birst Mary Almeida Manuel Almeida Margaret August Mary Babin Joseph Babin Anella Mary DeSocio Joseph Freitas Willie Gardiner Ernest Guevermont Annie McKenna John Norris Annie Sisson Blanche Walker Grace Shield Mildred Goettler Catharine Traynor Middle District Gladys A. Hambly Marguerite Springer William A. Munroe Herbert L. Springer Ellery Ingraham I Take All Smith Hancer Kickers Franklin Street Old Town Church Street Sar Pee King Philip Newman Bros Dr. Kilmer Binghamton N. Y Haynes-Parker & Co Lineville Ala W. H Buffington G. P. Lawton D’wolf Inn Orchestra RANDALL & RANDALL, _ Proprietors College Street R. I Wright's Church St Mrs. Williams Chro Podist Cmey Sau Chickering Square Steinway Conover Weber Square Chickering Schuman Gabler Knabe Fischer Vose Joseph M. Mann Mann Hall Westminster Street Bradford Street Bermuda Boston Cke Dal HW. L Simmoks G. M. Wilbur Y. OC A.M Hope Street Choive Pe Chi Burton Street Barton A. W. Orgelman State Street S. Golden R. 1 Edwin L. Baker T. J. Connery Chas. A. Johnson Cor Pawtucket Mutual Fire Insurance Company Main Street George A. Mumford Edwin A. Perrin Edmund 8 Maron James L. Jeneb Benjamin ¥ F. Smith Philo E. Thayer George W.newell J Milton Payne Frederick W. Easton A. A. Mann Chas. P. Moses Siac Shove P. Skinner Jr Phoenix Office Oraskan Alabastine CO Water St. N Grand Rapids Mich J. W. Monro and Son N.Y N. H. & Hartford Railroad Electric Car Service
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