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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1959
Page
8
A dense OCR fragment lists numerous vintage car offers from the 1940s to 1950s with models from Ford, Dodge, Buick, Chevrolet and Plymouth, including prices and options. It also includes an appliance ad for a gas range from $298 and a note about free installation, with contact details for Narragansett Electric at 446 Main St, Warren.
A weather friendly fashion note highlights rain coats priced from 8.95 to 22.95 in green brown blue and other colors. Dusters and shawl styled pieces offered with smart chin collars and floral accents.
Rhode Island Department of Agriculture inspectors check grass seed statewide to enforce seed labeling laws. In Bristol Warren and Barrington, incorrectly labeled seed and seed up to two or three years old were found. stores were warned and instructed to remove such stock. Inspectors will recheck in a couple of weeks to ensure compliance.
The Tuesday paper corrected the incident to state that a Short Line Bus sideswiped the Ebersman car, not the other way around. Mrs Secima Ebersman’s vehicle sustained damage while no injuries were reported.
Rhode Island extension consumer information specialist James D Bramley notes apples picked last fall remain a solid buy. Apples kept in cool places and stored under cold, low oxygen, high carbon dioxide conditions stay nearly as fresh and crisp after removal from storage.
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