Probate notice for Bristol estate and engraver services
An administration notice for the estate of Hews in Bristol is published by the Bristol Court, with the guardian to finalize bequests by May 16. The notice requests publication for four days in the Bristol Herald and notes related costs, including engraved calling cards and wedding invitations offered by a local stationery shop at 7 Bradford Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maury
JT Geurette
Lane Bude
Saab
Bulim
Bristot
Bristol
Hersert F Bennett
Monogram
Paornia
Bradford Street
Robalf Cour
Josiah Caldwell
William B. Greenough
Lou
Bristol Paarnix
Herbert F Bennett
Asbury Pepple Quips on Sight and Opinion
A humorous exchange features Asbury Pepple remarking on sensitivity to others and study to be an oculist. A bashful boarder asks why and notes Pepple’s keen look to others, hinting at social observation in a witty quarrel of manners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asbury Pepple
New Hooks at Rogers Free Library April Four
A list of newly available book hooks and volumes at Rogers Free Library beginning Monday April 24. The assortment includes works by Carroll, Alcott, Howells, Pyle, and other 19th century authors, plus periodicals and a Rhode Island census 1895 reference. Local ad copy promotes Chamberlains Cough Remedy via a druggist in Elkton with long tenure and sales evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
Wingate
Russell
Lewis Carroll
Collingwood
Oxford Movement
Watterson
Hobson
Cable
Haggard
Stockton
McLennan
Otto
Pyle
Hoffman
Elis
Wellington
Henry
Church
Alcott
Coolidge
Mulock
Ewing
Laing
Bristol Opera House to Present Realistic Drama and Cine
The Bristol Opera House will show a new Cine and Biograph program with the latest Edison machine, featuring war scenes, panoramas from Harpers Ferry and Niagara Falls, and comic interludes. "Brother for Brother" plays Wednesday, April 20, 1900, with a strong cast of renowned stage artists offering vivid characterizations and a mixture of pathos and humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fdison
Harpers Kerry
Seine
Ohio Valley
Niagara Falls
Sparks Drug Store
Bristol Opera House
England
America
Nightingale Song Of Love And Freedom
A lyric recounts a nightingale’s song as a symbol of love and liberty. The speaker recalls a gentle bride and vows endurance, cherishing the bird’s tones as a balm to a hunted soul until memory endures beyond the bird’s departure.
From the Pine to the Palm Easter Offering
A poetic call to moral progress from pine to palm, urging national renewal, education of youth, and steadfast faith. It frames war and hardship as trials that test liberty, culture, and virtue, praising perseverance, unity, and the nation’s guiding ideals. Bristol RK of J 2B GREENE
Rheumatism Balm Praised By Red Creek Merchants
W J Cruyler of Red Creek NY reports great relief from rheumatism using Chamberlains Pain Balm and praises its value for household use. W G Piupris editor lists Mr Cuyler as a leading village merchant. For sale by WH Buffington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W J Cruyler
Red Creek
Cuyler
W G Piupris
WH Buffington
Worker Hurt By Falling Harrow On Wood Street
Jacob K Ingram suffered a painful foot injury at work when a harrow fell while he turned it on a lot between Catherine Street and Mt Hope Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. He was taken home on Charles Street. Dr Hasbrouck examined and dressed the wound, finding no broken bones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob K Ingram
Wood Street
Catherine Street
Mt Hope Avenue
Dixon Family Expected Home From Southern California Trip
Mr and Mrs Ezra Dixon and their children are due to arrive on the 5 o'clock train this afternoon after a visit to Southern California. Mr Dixon fell ill during the trip and Ezra Dixon junior was in a traveling accident but sustained no serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra Dixon
California
Dixon
Ezra
He Fooled the Surgeons by Self Treatment
A West Jefferson man Renick Hamilton suffered months with a rectal fistula and was told he would die without a costly operation. He reportedly cured himself using Bucklen’s Arnica Salve, sold by H Younz & Co druggists, at 25 cents a box, touted as the surest pile cure on earth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renick Hamilton
West Jefferson
Bucklen
Bs H Younz & Co
Napkin Etiquette In French Laundress Practice
A French laundress avoids stiff or damp napkins by a method of washing drying and ironing without starch. She dips cleaned napkins into boiling water rings them between starched cloths and irons them quickly with very hot iron to achieve a balance of body and softness.
Salt drying tip for home salt cellars
It is well to remember that when salt is dried in the oven for table use it should be allowed to cool completely before it is placed in the salt cellars otherwise it will harden into a lump. A test of good housekeeping is dry crisp and powdery salt in the cellars.
Dishes Washers by Machine Introduced
A new apparatus rapidly washes and rinses dishes using a revolving pan with racks and a perforated bottom. Water is trained into a pump cylinder and forced to the top of the cover to discharge against the dishes repeatedly.
Graphophone Party Honors Mrs Meiggs at Hope and Franklin
A group of Mrs Andrew B Meiggs friends gathered Monday evening at her Hope and Franklin streets home for a graphophone party. The evening featured singing and recitations including Betsey and I by May Slade and an original Maine remembrance by Lillian Manchester. Refreshments followed and the gathering adjourned late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew B Meiggs
Hope and
Franklin Streets
Betsey and I
May Slade
Maine
Lillian Manchester
Strangers Invade Home On Church Street
Wednesday afternoon Mrs John F Munro left her house for a neighbor leaving the front door ajar. Two well dressed strangers entered the hall and tried to open the sitting room door. When asked their purpose they said they made a mistake and quickly left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F Munro
Church Street
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