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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1918
Page
3
The corn earworm is widespread in sweet corn. First and second generations feed on leaves and tassels, while the third enters the ear via the silk. Timely control is urged using lead arsenate or Paris green diluted with flour or road dust to dust the silk. The same pest devastates ripening tomatoes and is known as the cotton bollworm in the South.
Doan's Kidney Pills praised as a universal remedy with 50000 testimonials across American papers. Bristol resident Spencer Rounds states the pills relieved his back pains after using a box from Hope Drug Co. Price 60 cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo NY.
The Kaiser receives a fiery letter from Beelzebub praising his brutal acts and urging continued destruction. The grotesque epistle, signed The Devil, mocks Wilhelm and allies with Hellish imagery, noting a shared reign of violence and urging more bloodshed.
The Bristol Auxiliary of the Providence Chapter American Red Cross is reorganized as The Bristol Branch of the Providence Chapter ARC. James Swan chairs the temporary group with officers named. new Home Service and Canteen sections expand local Red Cross activities.
The poem fragment A Kaiser's proclamation to the German people is cited to illustrate wide gaps in families and the widespread suffering caused by the war, reflecting sentiment and national impact during conflict.
A World War I letter from Joseph M Bottomley recounts travel to France with Co D 112th Machine Gun Battalion. He describes rest camps, ocean voyage routines, a cheering reception, life preservers used as pillows, and hopes for correspondence with Bristol friends. He notes band performances and a march toward a real camp for duties.
Real estate transfers include the Geist estate with a dwelling and outbuildings and several acres on the Main road. Everett Coggeshall sold a Bristol Narrows house and lot to W W Bohning of Providence. Edward P Gladding transferred a Pierce Avenue house and lot to Ernest W Weaver.
The July report lists 27 total cases in care or discharged, 12 remaining under care, 31 visits to homes, and 231 total visits. It records 5 tuberculosis cases, 3 obstetrical cases, and 5 operations, with 5 men patients, 16 women, and 6 children. Metropolitan cases and visits numbered 2 and 10 respectively.
The funeral of five month old Adeline Pacheo child of Adeline and Theresa Pacheo, died Sunday at Gray street home, was held yesterday and burial in St Mary's Cemetery. The funeral of Frank Perry, son of Frank and Mary Perry, who died Friday morning, was held Saturday from 324 Thames street residence, burial in St. Mary's Cemetery. Cause of death cholera infantum.
The notice touts Hokara as a pure antiseptic massage cream that soothes delicate skin, removes irritation, and softens skin after washing. It promises dead skin removal, superior to ordinary creams, with a guarantee and a 35 cent liberal jar at W H Buffington's Drug Store.
In Quincy Massachusetts on August 2 a son was born to William A Wardwell and Helen Waldr on Wardwell joining William Allen Wardwell Jr.
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