Mt Hope lands and Bristol in a historic seaside stroll
Ellen Knight Bradford guides a reflective tour of Bristol Rhode Island and Mt Hope lands. The piece blends poetry on beauty with a vivid, nostalgic geographies: Norse milestones, Hop, Mt Hope Bay, old farms, the Norsemen rock, and Colonial and Revolutionary ties. It recalls King Philip’s era, venerable houses, and coastal vistas across Fall River, portraying a living portrait of place and memory.
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Bristol
Providence
Mt Hope Bay
Gudrid
Iceland
Soorri Thortinnson
Thorvaldsen
Wootonekanuski
Philip
Munroe
Mt Hope
Fall River
Patience
Prudence
Hope
Hopeworth
Herreshoff Boat Builders’ Works
Vine Covered Episcopal
DeWolf Place
Aspinwall
New York
New England
Ellen Knight Bradford
Washington
New York Observer
No Right to Ugliness Health Advice Ad Ends
A wartime style advertisement claims a pretty woman must stay healthy to remain attractive. It asserts constipation or kidney trouble foul the blood causing pimples and a poor complexion. Electric Bitters is touted to regulate stomach liver and kidneys and purify the blood, with promises of strong nerves bright eyes and smooth skin. Sold for 50 cents at J H Young & Co drug store.
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J H. Young & Co
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Excelsior Grocery and Markets
State Street
American Grocery & Tea Co
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Boston Shoe Store
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