Old Veteran Visits Former Bristol Home
James T. Wilkinson an old Bristolian now of Appleton Minnesota visits Bristol to see his brother Edward E. Wilkinson. Adjutant of Levi Whitney post G A R Appleton he came with Minnesota delegation to the encampment in Boston. A Civil War veteran he led Co G Second Regiment R I Volunteers and was town clerk of his adopted home for 19 years now a prominent landowner slated to stay a few weeks in Bristol.
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Bristol
James T. Wilkinson
Appleton
Minn
Edward E. Wilkinson
Mr. Wilkinson
Levi Whitney
Boston
Minnesota
Co. G
RIL
Wilkinson
Warren Fishing Schooner Lost in Harbor Storm
A two masted fishing schooner owned by Captain Akin of Warren broke adrift during a Saturday storm and grounded on Adams Point. The vessel, valued at about $1,000, is likely a total loss.
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Akin
Warren
Adams Point
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets Endorsement Card
An endorsement note from L F Andrews of Des Moines Iowa praises Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for liver de rangment and constipation. The product is advertised as for sale by W H Buffington.
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Chamberlain
L. F. Andrews
Des Moines
Iowa
W. H. Buffington
District Court Hears Italian Fruit Theft Case
In Bristol, two Italians charged with taking fruit from a garden faced trial. The case against Vincenzo Santo was continued to August 29, while Reilly and Leidy and Thompson v Perry were also continued. Jepson pled not guilty to vagrancy but was discharged due to insufficient evidence after costs. Cavallaro and Gueliano admitted taking fruit. both fined $8 plus costs. The court noted frequent garden fruit thefts and urged stronger safeguards.
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Bristol
O .L. Bosworth
Vincenzo Santo
Europe
P. J. McCarty
Reilly and Leidy
Fred G. Thompson
John Perry
Arthur Jepson
Bosworth
Bristol Gardens
Carvallaro
Gueliano
Cholera Infantum Remedy Gains Popularity
The piece touts Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as reducing fears of cholera infantum in children. It notes uniform success in bowel complaints and that the remedy is for sale by W. H. Buffington.
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Chamberlain
W. H. Buffington
John J. Patton
Patton
Ala
Continual Strain and Health Remedies Promote Augmenting Vitality
The advertisement explains that continual strain from money or family troubles harms nerves and organs like the liver and kidneys, causing insomnia and despondency. It promotes Green's August Flower to tone the liver, stimulate kidneys, and restore vitality, with a trial bottle for 25 cents and regular size 75 cents available at druggists.
Proxinx Office Sells 1904 Ball and Dance Supplies
Handsome line of ball and party invitations tickets dance programs pencillin and tarrels 1904 styles at the Proxnix office.
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Proxnix
The Voice of the Turtle Dove Misreadings
London Graphic notes that the dove’s low coo is the male’s call not the hen on the nest. The male trades commands with pecks to push the mate from the nest, then glances at her devotion before wandering to the feeding place.
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London Graphic
The Tyrant Prima Donna in Diversions of a Music Lover
The piece argues that famous prima donnas rarely create new roles or engage young composers. It notes their concert repertoires rely on stale songs and worthless novelties. Handel Wagner and Verdi are cited for limiting or replacing the prima donna with others, portraying her as a nuisance and costly to music lovers.
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Handel
Wagner
Verdi
Millepedes the thousand-footed insects described
Millepedes, the insect family with segmented bodies each carrying a pair of legs, are noted for their many legs and hairlike appearance. Some species reach 350 legs and though numerous, they are harmless, unlike venomous centipedes.
The Name of Sally Lunn Cake and Its Bath Tale
Sally Lunn, a Bath celebrity who ran a cake shop, popularized a teacake famed in the old west country town. Dalmer, a baker and musician, bought the shop, wrote a song, and helped distribute the cakes by barrow. He eventually retired on profits from the business.
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Sally Lunn
Sally
Lilliput Alley
Dalmer
Barrows
Disraeli’s Wife Falls on Marble Dealer Premises
In a Hatfield descent Mrs. Disraeli suffered a severe facial injury after a fall at a marble dealer. She asked her hostess to take her to her room and claim a headache to hide the accident from her husband, who later remained unaware for two days.
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Hatfield
Disraeli
Sir Mountstuart Grant Duff
Country wedding plans with a lawn mower promise
A couple jokes about their future home after marriage. He suggests a flat uptown, but she prefers the country, joking a lawn mower will be a wedding gift from Mrs Subbubs. The exchange captures lighthearted domestic banter.
Barber Jests on Cut Rates for Lacerated Face Patient
A patient with a lacerated face in the mirror jokes about paying full price for his share then asks for cut rates. The barber retorts with a brisk question, implying the charge is deserved. The exchange captures a roadside humor tone and social bite.
Unsuitable Business Joke Exchange
A brief exchange mocks self characterization as a profession. A doctor asks the patient what he does, the patient hesitates, and the doctor suggests trying something else, while the New Yorker quotes the gag.
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New. Yorker
The One Thing Needful for a Richer Home Purchase
Johnnie replies that a rich wife is needed to bridge the gap from a $5,000 income to a $10,000 house in St Louis Republic. The remark frames a humorous take on marriage and money as a shortcut to property.
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Johnnie
St. Louis Republic
Confidence Necessary for Perfect Enjoyment of Jove
A fragment notes that full confidence is needed for enjoyment and mentions hearing a parent say the same about sausages, reflecting a casual aside on belief and pleasure without specific context or events.
William N Church retires from Driscol, Church & Hall
The Bristol born William N Church retires from the Union Street wholesale grocery house Driscol Church & Hall after a long career begun in 1857. The firm, dating to 1829, grew into a leading regional supplier with ties from whaling supply to Cape Cod and Nantucket trade. Church served on the common council and water board, and his son William H Church Jr. died years ago.
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New Bedford
Mass
Standard
Bristol
Church
William H. Church
Driscol
Isaac Hall
Water Street
Commercial Wharf
Union Street
Hall
Stephen G. Driscol
Church & Hall
I. O. Sherman & Son
Messrs Hall
Union
First Streets
Tompking
Clark
Driscol, Church & Hall
Tompkins
Cape
Marthas Vineyard
Nantucket
Chaurah
William Baylies
Hay
Mr. Church
K. L
Drisco & Hall
Philadelphia
Board of Overseers of the Poor
Water Board
William H. Church, Jr
Advertised Letters for Week Ending August 20
List of letters awaiting pickup includes Thomas Patchett Dellar Lafleur Walter King Annie Blumquist Mrs James Coyne Mrs J S Sheeden Miss Scarzer Fisher Mrs Frank L Fairbanks Mrs Sarah Hathaway Sarah Matilda Vance Dickson Romeo Carnavaciole Guiseppe N Nunzio Mariano Gaspar Francisco Rodrigues Vogaro Augusta da Costa Soares.
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Thomas Patchett
Dellar Lafleur
Walter King
Annie Blumquist
James Coyne
J. S. Sheeden
Scarzer Fisher
Frank L. Fairbanks
Sarah Hathaway
Sarah Matilda
Vance Dickson
Romeo Carnavaciole
Guiseppe N. Nunzio
Mariano Gaspar
Francisco Rodrigues Vogaro
Augusta da Costa Soares
Warren Child's Narrow Escape
Three year old Helen Mier fell from the Liberty street wharf in Warren into about seven feet of water. A nearby Polander named Wenzel rescued her, preventing likely drowning.
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Helen Mier
Liberty Street Warren
Wenzel
Seven Barks advertised for digestion and liver relief
A Bristol store promotes Seven Barks a vegetable remedy for stomach liver and kidney troubles. The ad claims immediate action from a German physician's formula and offers a no charge guarantee if not beneficial. A.J. Jasmin at 27 Hope St. Bristol is the seller.
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A.J. Jasmin
Hope St. Bristol, G
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Dillon & Douglass
New Haven
Hartford
Conn
Mann
A.J
District Court
State Street
M. E. Church Notes
W. J. Smith
V.C. Price
Chicago
DR. Price
By Price Cereal Food Company
T. J. Cohk
RY and
Otwhmas
Beecham
William N. Church
Wright
DR. Peery
A. J. Jasmin
R. J. Drug CO
Warren Child
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