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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1915
Page
3
The championship match in women's singles, set for yesterday at Excelsior Tennis Club, was postponed to Thursday afternoon. State champion Mollie Hamill will face Newport challenger Dorman Weaver.
A cryptic quotation asks who can escape their own self by fleeing their homeland. The riddle implies the concept of escaping inner identity through external flight, a philosophical puzzle attributed to Hérace.
A historical note describes Japanese doctors vaccinating patients on the nasal tip until 1874. The practice reflects early medical methods and regional vaccination customs of that era.
In Providence, Barnaby's attracts almost all shoppers, praised as the go to store for local clothing purchases. The article highlights Barnaby's dominance in the urban retail scene and its customer loyalty.
A retrospective on Germany's submarine warfare and the shift in warfare methods. Submarines, aircraft, siege guns, light machine guns, and anti aircraft defenses changed strategy. Trench fighting and near front truces characterize the Western Front as aerial and ground combat evolve.
In the Fifth District Court Judge Hammill heard three Italians admit simple assault after a dispute at the National India Rubber Company. Domenico Cambria and Antonio Buttigliere were fined $10 and $5 respectively, plus costs, while Giuseppe Cicero paid $10 and costs for assaulting Cambria. All paid fines. Civil cases: Murges vs Ruggero continued. Cenerini cases defaulted. Paull vs Curry defaulted. Peck estate vs Child settled. Callan vs Pope continued.
At the state rifle range the Naval Battalion and chartered militia closed a season of practice. Private M A DeWolf led with 219 total and 49 at 600 yards, Col S W Bourn 183, C W McGinn 183, Louis Gladue 207, John G Stewart 111. Electrician N G Herreshoff topped the pistol courses with 244 in preliminaries and 178 in expert.
Plans are completed for a Garden Party on the grounds of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Larned on Saturday afternoon to aid the Bristol Branch of the British Relief Society of Rhode Island. Transportation including grounds access is 25 cents, with autos and power launches operating between the Hotel Belvedere and Bristol Yacht Club house for attendees. The program features music dancing singing refreshments and bridge, with entertainment from 2 to 7 o'clock.
A fly poison is made by mixing two tablespoonfuls of formalin with a pint of equal parts milk and water, poured into saucers with bread islands for flies to land on. Flies are attracted, poisoned, and the formalin acts as a disinfectant. For rapid house destruction of flies, burn pyrethrum powder with doors and windows closed, then sweep and burn stunned flies.
An advertisement promotes Sloan's Liniment to stop neuralgia pains in the face head arm shoulders chest and back. It promises quick relief within minutes and a brighter outlook after applying a few drops. A 4 ounce bottle costs 25 cents at druggists.
The Funken Telegraph system could relay torpedo news from a submarine to Berlin without a continuous aerial. A balloon on a pole with magnet retransmits sparks to another installation, claimed effective up to 500 or 600 miles, fitting the 700 mile distance from Formidable to German coast.
The body of John Howard Fish who died in Washington DC last Saturday was brought home for burial. Funeral services were held at 2 15 this afternoon in the mortuary chapel of North Cemetery conducted by Rev Anson B Howard. He was a Bristol native, 38 years old, son of the late John Fish and nephew of the late W Fred Fish. Survived by two sisters in Providence and one in Riverside with other relatives in town.
A scientist cites a French engineer's theory that wireless waves trigger explosions and ship collisions. He notes the Bulwark explosion, the Volturno fire, and the Senghenydd mine blast near wireless junctions, plus unusual bird behavior near stations, suggesting minds and navigation are affected.
Contractor Spencer Rounds moves the Andrews house from Hope and State to a new southwest foundation. The chimney smash reveals a 1788 brick marking the era of builder James DeWolf, whose DeWolf farmhouse on Griswold avenue also dates from the period. The houses are among town’s oldest and well preserved.
John Balzano age 31 residing on DeWolf avenue was accidentally shot in the breast by his wife while she carried a shotgun toward a hennery after tripping. He was operated on at Rhode Island Hospital and is reported in favorable condition.
Bristol resident Mrs. Thomas Meiggs testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved a family member from lumbago and kidney trouble after cold and nighttime symptoms. Nearly three years later she repeats her endorsement, saying the remedy again helped. Sold at J. H. Young & Co.'s Jug Store for 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N Y.
An Ohio central station engineer uses a steam flow meter to signal cleaning when steam use rises from 18 to 19 pounds per kilowatt hour due to incrusted blades. In Kansas, a kerosene oil spray via a small hand pump between throttle and valve gear cleans the blades without taking machines down. Oil particles ride with live steam, clearing deposits of lime magnesia and graphite.
A regiment's black sheep faces a drunkenness charge with one witness, a sergeant. Records reveal 11 prior convictions. The colonel rejects the denial and asks the sergeant if he has ever been drunk. The inmate argues the sergeant, unexperienced, cannot judge drunkenness against him.
A new electric lantern modeled on the kerosene lamp features a glass chimney and removable wire cage. It stands nine inches high and six inches wide, weighs two and a quarter pounds, and uses a three cell base battery lasting 14 to 16 hours. A 3.8 volt tungsten lamp with a removable reflector concentrates rays for long distance searchlight use.
A Paris cafe door bears a witty note stating Closed on account of mobilization. It explains Mr. Rumpelmayer is a French citizen serving his country and urges patrons to telegraph to the regiment in case of urgent need.
Local automobile registrations last week list 18634 John Allen Bristol over land 27 hh p touring car. The notice catalogs registrations from the State Board of Public Roads with details on owner and vehicle type.
In this town on July 31 Rev. Thomas J. Gillan officiates the marriage of Salvatore Mascena and Miss Maria Russo, both residents of the town.
John Howard Fish, formerly of this town, died in Washington D.C. on July 3 in his 38th year. He was a resident of the area before moving to the capital, where his death was noted in the local notices.
An old advertisement claims most children harbor worms and warns parents to avoid risk. It promotes Kickapoo Worm Killer as a candy lozenge that will kill and remove worms, relieve constipation, regulate the stomach and bowels, and improve a child’s growth and learning, urging purchase of a 25 cent box.
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