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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1919

Page

4

Bristol Roll of Honor for World War medals

A Bristol town roster lists residents eligible for World War I medals with Medina office collection notes. It invites veterans and families to report missing names or inscriptions to correct records and arrange engraving where needed.

Kidney Ailments Warned By Patent Remedy Claim

Health warning text urges early treatment with GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Cap sule, claiming kidney troubles worsen gradually and can lead to incurable disease. It promotes taking three or four capsules daily until pain ends, noting the remedy as a long-standing Dutch national preparation authorized since 1696.

Haarlem Holland The Netherlands

Real Dutch Drops praised in Gold Medal Haarlem Oil ad

An advertisement touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as essential for Dutch health. It claims they restore strength and harshly encourages readers to buy from a druggist, with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied. Look for the Gold Medal name on sealed boxes in three sizes.

Holland Haarlem Giladly

Menrine Corps Names in Local Hiring Rosters

Local roster reveals names including Arthur J Bliver Ravinond Leoveton Oliver Dolan and others. The list lists several personnel tied to the Menrine Corps with unclear positions and affiliations.

Menrine Corps Tielmeore Arthur J Bliver Ravinond Barle Leoveton Oliver G Dolan Baron Paued Whey Meouraner Harde Ami Noura

Medal Inscription Celebrates Bristol World War Heroes

On the medal back the raised inscription reads Presented by the Town of Bristol to her gallant sons in craterul recognition of their part in the World War. The medals are bronze with a salt ribbon in national colors, and are presented as a handsome token.

Bristol U. S Wielsus Pach

Japanese as Gymnasts in Military Barracks

The article notes that nearly all Japanese soldiers are expert gymnasts and every barrack has a gymnasium. It mentions they can scale a 14 foot wall in under half a minute by forming human pyramids with one man supporting two or three others.

How Old Must I Be To Quit Surprising Mom

A brief vignette recalls Clarence always doing things that astonish his mother. He asks how old he must be before he stops causing her surprise, a moment that reflects a child's curiosity about growing up.

Clarence

Oldest Known Element Sulphur and Brimstone History

Sulphur is among the oldest known elements. Ancient Assyrian alchemists called it brimstone or burning stone, viewing it as the principle of combustion and a key earthly substance.

Do Not Waste Coal Dust Instruction

Do Not Waste Coal Dust. Coal dust should not be wasted. Haveep ejeedal scuttle and is sufficient water with it to make it quite moist. When the tire is nice and clear éunk it up with this maixture.

Found. Ahal reveals berth secret in passenger tale

A Pullman porter declares he has found the secret of a passenger’s berth and produces a flask from under the pillow. The line evokes a cartoonish mystery as the character binds humor to the discovery.

Ahal

A Possible Cure Mentioned in Household Conversation

Mrs Lott asks if breaking the habit of talking in her sleep is possible while Mr Lott, uneasy yet hopeful, wonders if speaking more when Vin is awake might aid the cure. The exchange hints at a domestic discussion about sleep talking.

Mrs Lott Mr Lott Vin

Life's Jesters Revealed in Wry Observation

An almost philosopher notes the paradox of life as a joke. He reflects that those who dismiss life as meaningless are often the same people who claim to see no point in it. The remark frames a skeptical, introspective mood.

Dimmed Light

A quip from Mrs. Peavish notes that before marriage Mr Peavish called her the light of his life, but now he says she cannot hold a candle to his sister in tow.

Creosoted Trestles Seen as Safer Structure

Creosoted railroad trestles prove more fire resistant than untreated ones as their smooth surfaces shed stray sparks, reducing risk.

Daily Thought by F Hare

Thought is the wind knowledge the sail and mankind the vessel reflecting a concise aphorism on learning guiding progress through intellect and effort, attributed to F Hare as a meditative reflection.

F Hare

Hat Ease Compared Between Women and Men

The passage notes that women face nearly as much trouble putting on hats in the evening as men do putting on their trousers in the morning, reflecting daily attire challenges in a light social aside.

Beware of Hissing asps warns cautious readers

A clipped note from the Boston Transcript quotes a neped physician advising readers to be careful whom they hiss. The fragment hints at caution in public discourse and the potential for unnecessary harm from rash reactions.

Boston Transcript

Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed Across Newspapers

A Bristol resident testifies Doan's Kidney Pills relieved back and kidney pain after using at Hope Drug Co. The ad proclaims thirty thousand beneficiaries and widespread newspaper endorsements from American papers to sell the remedy branded Foster Milburn Co Buffalo.

Doan Dean New York Chicago Bristol Spencer Rounds Pierce Ave Hope Drug Co

Easy immobilization in birds and mammals noted

The author cites seventeenth century Kircher who immobilized fowls by turning them on their backs and reports successful replication in sparrows a wryneck and a finch after capture. The method also works with various mainumats and especially with mice, arguing against training.

Mammals Kircher

Playing Safe Letter to Santa Sparks Pay Debate

A child, Billy, writes to Santa Claus and asks his father for a check. He explains Santa must pay his helpers or they might strike on Christmas Eve, highlighting a humorous view on labor and wages.

Billy Santa Claus

Uncle Wisewind Quips on Philosophy Advice

Uncle Wisewind jokes that professionals are disturbed by people asking why they do not follow their own guidance, a light remark on consistency and credibility. The line frames Uncle Eben as a character who riffs on self-help wisdom.

Eben Uncle Wisewind

Parrot Reveals Surprise During Dialogue

Fragmentary note shows a character named Jack mentioning a bird and a woman exclaiming with delight that the bird is a parrot. Context hints at a playful exchange in a Boston manuscript fragment.

Bristol sewer extension bid notice for Thompson Avenue

Sealed proposals for a sewer extension to Thompson Avenue Bristol Rhode Island will be received by the Sewer Commission at 182 High Street Bristol until 12 oclock noon on the third day of September 1919 Plans and specifications may be obtained from the Sewer Commission or from W W Perry engineer The right to reject any or all proposals will be reserved by the Sewer Commission BRISTOL SEWER COMMISSION EBER HIUL Secretary

Thompson Avenue Bristol Rhode Island Sewer Commission High Street W W Perry

Talbot and Hopkins Electrical Contractors Ad

House wiring and electric bells installed all kinds of electrical work. Electrical fixtures and glassware. Bradford Street office S3. Telephone W. O. Talbot 151-W and W. Honkins 148-Y.

Talbot & Hopkins Electrical Contractors Bradford Street W. O. Talbot W. Honkins

Mortgagee's Sale Auction in Bristol Rhode Island

Public auction of a Bristol Rhode Island lot at the corner of Catherine and Prospect streets on August 9, 1919 at noon. The sale is under a 1889 mortgage by Ann Perry and Robert Perry to Edward Salisbury and follows a prior adjournment to August 23.

Ann Perry Robert Perry Bristol Edward Salisbury Rhode Island Catherine Prospect Patrick McWas Edward Woods Anume Ferri Martha and Ann Clayton

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