Marriage notices and local social items from Bristol town
The town clerk records marriage intentions of Farncesco Pujia and Miss Aiello Lucia. Bristol residents attended an Elk's outing at Warwick club. Barge Tipton with 800 tons soft coal arrived for Staples Coal Co after partial discharge at Fall River. Mr and Mrs Charles A Gladding Jr honeymooning in town then returned to Baltimore. Infant of Mr and Mrs William Enders gravely ill on Thames street. Enders works as car inspector for Consolidated railroad yards. Frank T Remieres and William H Maxfield plan trip to Cottage City and Nantucket for a Methodist camp meeting. Bristol Train of Artillery held meeting. wet-day muster planned at Rumford State Rifle range next Tuesday. Mrs J Harvey Merrill hosted bridge tea on Hope street with three whist tables. prizes awarded to Mrs H W Roth, Mrs B Rockwell, and Mrs Benjamin M O MacDougall. Social decor included yellow flowers. No news on missing 16-year-old John Pasha, last seen Aug 8. police alerted nationwide, parents hopeful he will return, suspecting he left by vessel from town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Staples Coal Co
Fall River
Charles A. Gladding, Jr
Baltimore
William Enders
Thames Street
Enders
Consolidated Railroad
Frank T. Remieres
William H. Maxfield
Cottage City
Nantucket
Bristol Train of Artillery
Hou & Ornoes
Alyerne Firemen
Rumford
J. Harvey Merrill
Hope Street
H. W. Roth
B. Rockwell
Benjamin M. O“Macdougall
Snow
G. B. Rockwell
H. H. Shepard
Lces
John Pasha
Epworth League Outing at Narragansett Terrace
About 25 Epworth League members enjoyed a pleasant outing at Narragansett Terrace near Riverside yesterday afternoon and evening. They rode the 1.15 Suburban car to the grounds of Mrs. McCallum, where lunch, a dice and cake, vocal and instrumental music, and a graphophone selection added to the cheerful gathering led by Mrs. W. N. Newman. The write up emphasizes wholesome leisure and cautions about overeating and stomach health, promoting a tonic advertised by W. H. Buffington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Narragansett ‘Terrace
Riverside
Social- Department
the. _JOaRUe
Gyhich
W. N. Newman
Gharrlady
School Committee Names New Oliver School Janitor
Eight members attendedadjourned meeting of the school committee. William H. Mitchell resigned as janitor of the Oliver and Valley buildings effective Aug 1. Michael Kavanagh was elected janitor of the Oliver school at 85 per month starting Sept 1, with by-laws suspended to allow this. The amendment to assign the Valley janitor also to Franklin street school was laid over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesersa
Arnold
Reynolds
Brady
Coggenhall
H. W. Church
Merriman
Wilson
Young
William H. Mitchell
Valley
Oliver
Michael Kavanagh
Oliver School
Ranklin Street
The
Valley School
Franklin Street
Mitchell
Committee On
Committee On Accounts
Seth Patelle
Hope
Bradford
Everett West
LHS
Oliver Itkoyl
Michael Kavahagh
CatDerTine Sree
Tes
Besa
The Sunbird Nest Builders and Their Tiny Homes
The sunbird builds a small nest on an exposed twig near a road, finishes it then remains undisturbed as spiders weave webs around it. The mother naturalist notes the birds add moss, leaves, cotton ends, and web fragments to the exterior. The hen sunbird lays two greenish white eggs after the perch shelter is prepared to shield from sun and rain.
Banana flour bread touted for nutrition in Europe
The article cites banana flour as a nutritious bread option common in Europe and England, claiming a pound offers more nourishment and energy than beefsteak, is highly digestible, and far cheaper. It notes Sir Henry Stanley advocated banana consumption to cure rheumatism gout and liver issues, sharing that he could only digest a banana flour milk gruel at death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
England
Henry Stanley
Éigar Néw, Nork'Press
Nose evolution and the decline of nostrils
A brief feature argues that breathing through the nose shapes its size and function, claiming nostrils shrink when unused and that people living in darkness or underground would lose their noses unless regularly used for breathing, framing this as a physiological fact from Péerson's Weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Péarson’s Weekly
Shot in the Ankle At Little's Narrows
William Coggeshall the young son of Mr and Mrs J Everett Coggeshall of Little's Narrows was accidentally shot in the ankle days ago by Frederic Bowler another local boy. They were handling a revolver after shooting a snake. The bullet entered the Coggeshall boy's ankle. Dr W Frad Williams treated him. The bullet was not removed and the wound has since healed with no serious trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Coggeshall
J. Everett Coggeshall
Little’s Narrows
Frederic Bowler
Arthur E. Bowler
Narrows
Whipty
Bowler
Coggeshall
W. Frad Williams
Correct Living. A tramp's long walk from New York to Santa Monica
Van R. Wiloeos, the Trans-Continental Tramp, publishes Correct Living a memoir of his 8687 mile trek from New York City to Santa Monica California. The book recounts how he rebuilt his health and offers chapters on eating tramp life and self discipline. First edition 5000 copies at 50 cents. later edition with San Francisco disaster notes adds about four thousand words making a 5x7 inch cloth bound volume priced at one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van R. Wiloeos
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
New York City
Santa Monica
Cal
Wilcox
San Francisco
Oil Sprinkled Highways Near Portsmouth Line
In Bristol R I Aug 20 1906 H M Howe reports on oil treated State road near Portsmouth line where twenty four barrels of crude petroleum dressed one mile reducing dust and firming surface, with costs noted. Residents of Bellevue avenue subscribed 360 dollars for oiling the avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edstox
Phoenix
Portsmouth
Newport
Bellevue Avenue
H. M. Howe
Bristol
R. L
A Marine Fire Alarm System Discussed
A pipe running from ship holds to the deck serves as a precaution against fires by drawing smoke upward for crew detection. If no pipe exists, a small fire could grow unnoticed until it becomes nearly impossible to control.
Dodo plural spelling sparks extinct bird exchange
Brooks questions the plural of dodo as Rivers jokes about sharpening his pen. Rivers notes there is no such bird and is extinct. Chicago Tribune records the light exchange between the two commentators in a playful aside.
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Rivers
Brooks
Chicago
Andeysen Inspires With Quote On Renewal And Change
A brief quotation notes that something better emerges as old worn out things fail, attributed to Andeysen. The remark frames renewal and progress as consistent themes across time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andeysen
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad
Ancient newspaper ad touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a universal kidney cure. Claims strong health benefits, offers free sample by mail, and urges readers to mention the paper. Provides address in Binghamton New York and bottles priced fifty cents and one dollar.
Alden Reunion Planned in Plymouth Mass
The sixth Alden kin group reunion will be held at the Church of the Pilgrims in Plymouth on Wednesday Sept. 5 at 10 o'clock. A brief literary program and social intercourte will be offered with visits to historic sites in Plymouth via a special train stopping at Duxbury to view the 1658 house and the original Alden site. A shinner will be served at the Universalist vestry. tickets are available from Secretary Mrs. A. H. Sweet Norton Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alden
America
Church of the Pilgrims
Plymouth
Mass
John W. Alden
Duxbury
John Alden
Universalist Church
A. H. Sweet
Norton
Nation of cripples rheumatism beyond control
An advertisement claims rheumatism will ruin a nation if unchecked and promotes Uric-O as a permanent cure. It asserts the disease is blood borne, attacks muscles and kidneys, and denounces liniments. The ad offers free samples from J. H. Young & Co Bristol and Smith's Drug Co Syracuse for first trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Young& Co
Bristol
Smith’ Drug Co
Syracuse
Residents to spray crude oil on new town road
Dr Herbert M Howe and William L McKee, summer residents, will sprinkle the new State macadam road from Wood and Hope streets to Ferry Hill with crude petroleum at their own expense. President J W Franklin approved use of the town watering cart and a driver, with A G Hales to supply the cart and team when the oil arrives. The effort aims to preserve the roadway, following proven practice elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert M. Howe
William L. McKee
Wood
Hope Streets
Ferry Hill
Howe
J. W. Franklin
Franklin
Surveyor of Highways
A. G. Hales
Real Estate Transfers Filed at Town Clerk Office
Cottage house and lot on Cottage street transfer from Thomas Pearse to Joseph S Wood. Fox Hill plat lot land transfers from Mrs. Sarah E Johnston to Richard H Dunbar. Three lots on the V G Peck plat from Viets G Peck to Anisineite ssa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cottage House
Cottage Street
Thomas Pearse
Josephs. Wood
Fox Hill
Sarah E. Johnston
Richardh. Dunbar
V. G. Peck
Viets_ G. G. Peck
Anisineitessa
Kennedy’s Laxative Honey and Tar promotes relief
Advertisement notes nearly all cough cures cause constipation, especially opiate-based remedies. Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar is claim to move the bowels with no opiates. Available at W. H. Buffington's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
W. H. Buffington
McCarthy Infant Son of Frank O McCarthy
Infant James Ang McCarthy, age four months, is named in a notice listing Mr and Mrs Frank O McCarthy as parents in the local obituary notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCarthy
Ang
James’ O. McCarthy
Frank O. McCarthy
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Kedah
Bryant
Stratton
Employment Bureau
Be ‘B. Stowell
Treatment
Eugene le Clair, Sr
Miason
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A. W. Orbelman
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S. B. Paull
E. G., Spooner
A, Hodaks
Century
Brownie
Eastman
Aera
Aristo
W.N
S. R. Burgess
Bristol, R. J
Barton and
Oxford
John the Shoeman
Russia
London
Makera
Zeigler
Brothers
Edwin
Burt
Laird
Oxford Gale
Women’s
SpiEnd
John
the Shoeman
Mathewson Street
Providence
Army of Comeel Ne Traelere
Schence
Schenck
J. H. Schenck & Son
Philadelphia
S. Goldes
Bristol Dry Good Store
Bradford Street
G. M. Wilbur
Y. M
Kristol
Fale River
Nes Rigs
Frank K Jones
Kennebec
Pier Adjoinng
New
East River
Rte
John Shepard
EDDY
Waldron-Brownell CO
Bradford St
G. W. Simmons
William Street
Town Dock
Seaconnet
éaye_Seaconnet
P. W. Almy
Vaccaro Bros
STUDI
Panklin
Taal
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