Insurance ad for fire and casualty protection
An insurance notice urges homeowners to obtain fire and casualty coverage. The ad offers contact by letter or phone for rates and information about all kinds of insurance from a responsible company.
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1918
Page
3
An insurance notice urges homeowners to obtain fire and casualty coverage. The ad offers contact by letter or phone for rates and information about all kinds of insurance from a responsible company.
Police seized large quantities of beer and Italian wine from the stores of Francisco Federico Giuseppe Campanelli and Dominic Malafronte on Wood Street. The bottles were sent to the State Analyst, and the five men were arrested on charges of keeping and selling intoxicating liquor with bail set at 1000 each.
The funeral for Mrs. Charlotte M. Brelsford of 855 Hope Street proceeded from her residence to Trinity Church with Rev. William Worthington officiating. Members of Reba Rebekah Lodge No. 12 I O O F and Babbitt Woman's Relief Corps attended, as did several organizations that honored her memory with floral tributes. Bearers included Lieut. Col Asa W Hathaway and others from town and nearby cities, with interment at North Cemetery.
The funeral for James J. Walsh Jr son of Mr and Mrs James J Walsh 2d was held yesterday morning from their Bourn Street residence to St Marys Church. A requiem mass at 9 o clock featured soloists and the full choir with offertory performances. Large attendance and many floral tributes followed including pieces from the Prudential Life Insurance office where the father is superintendent. The Colt Memorial High School and Colt Cadets sent a body to march ahead of the cortege. Bearers included Henry Serbst Jr and others. Interment was in St Marys Cemetery.
The Star Theatre presents The Girl with Champagne Eyes with Jewel Carmen and Pearl White in The House of Hate The special Our Bridge of Ships depicts US anti U boat effort Keystone comedy Also on Saturday William S Hart in Selfish Yates Roy Stewart Law's Outlaw William Duncan A Fight for Millions Pathe News Triangle Cartoon Lastly Monday Norma Talmage stars in The Moth
The Demon a romance of the levant stars Edith Storey in a lavish Metro All-Star Series presentation at the Pastime Theatre Saturday. Storey plays Perdita daughter of an American raised in Corsica sold into slavery at age five and later finding love amid grand interior sets including a sultan's throne room.
In Bristol a Phoenix office window features a Green Mountain potato weighing 28 ounces with a 164 inch circumference. Nearby, 12 Early Rose potatoes from land at the Benjamin Church Home for Aged Men on Bristol Neck total 13 pounds. A separate entry shows a 1 pound 14 ounce mammoth potato 93 inches long grown by Joseph Silvia of Richmond Street.
The article touts the appeal of circuses and explains why crowds chase parades and glitter. It promotes Walter L Main Fashion Plate Shows coming to Warren on Saturday August 31 with a playful, inviting tone and a promise of fun and spectacle.
The Herreshoff Manufacturing Company in Bristol unveils an 8 by 12 foot national flag in the north shop of the woodworking department at noon. General Manager James Swan unfurled the banner amid cheering by hundreds of workers as "The Star Spangled Banner" was played by William Bowler.
An old advertisement urges women to maintain health through fresh air water regular bowel movements and morning exercise. It promotes Hazeloch Herb Remedy as a regulator to restore tired muscles and aid nature, claiming benefits for menstrual irregularity and overall vitality.
Mrs E Dwyer of 6 Oak Street Taunton reports improvement after using the remedy. She was run down with loss of appetite and weak stomach and says after one and a half bottles her appetite returns and her stomach strengthens.
Local notice announces the Op Op Era Health brand, listing Hope Drug Co at 297 Hope Street. The brief item identifies a storefront address and company name as the subject of a public notice.
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