Bristol notes include campus, roads, and social items
Rev W R Trotter and family camp at the Meadows. Bristol public schools start Sept 12. Mr and Mrs George A Arnold celebrate their 40th anniversary. Miss Mary Yager visits from Louisville. Miss Johanna Burke improves after an accident on the Suburban trolley. Miss Catherine Walsh vacations in Cambridgeport Boston and Chelsea. Col Henry Phelps and family visit in their auto. Hope street grading near Herresheff shops advances under J T Kenyon. Margaret Duffy resumes duties at the Boston store after Washington and Baltimore trip. Suburban Railway track foundations laid between here and Warren with workers at site. National India Rubber Co shoe and gaiter departments reopen after 2-week shutdown. Rev W L Hood absent at Martha's Vineyard, no preaching Sunday at State Street M E church. About a dozen Bristol Train of Artillery members attend a lantern party in Warren. Mrs M Murphy and daughters return to Cambridgeport after visit. Excavations start at Richmond house Thames street for a new commercial building by ex-Lt Gov Wardwell. street improves. Bristol Women’s Relief Corps reports from the Boston encampment. Completion of the new ferry slip expected to boost travel to Rhode Island and benefit Bristol markets. An investigation into a Hope street accident finds a water main break near St Michael's church weakening macadam. leak repaired promptly.
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George A. Arnold
Mary Yager
Louisville
Kentucky
Belvedery Hotel
Johanna Burke
Catherine Walsh
Cambridgeport
Boston
Chelsea
Mass
Col
Henry Phelps
Bridgewater
Margaret Duffy
Washington
D. C
Baltimore
Here
Warren
National India Rubber Co
Patrick P. Walsh
Annie Feeney
Richmond House
Thames Street
W. T. O. Wardwell
Bristol Women's Relief Corps
Mra
Emma Oasrey
Mary Fish
Bristol
Rhode Island
Newport
Providence
Fall River
Hope Street
F. A. Chase
St.Michael’s Church
The Volunteer Life Savers Brief Sketch and Rules
A feature on the United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps highlights its Phoenix presence and drills. It details founder Col. J. Wesley Jones, national HQ in New York, and the Narragansett Bay division’s buoy practice. It lists step by step resuscitation methods and safety cautions for rescuers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps
Col
J. Wesley Jones
World Building
New York
Narragansett Bay
Rhode Island
W. E.longfellow
Phoenix
Pumpkin Raising in Bristol Beats Local Produce Record
R D Bullock of Mount Hope Avenue harvests sugar pumpkins far ahead of season. The largest weighs 60 pounds and 1276 value claimed. W Sparks the druggist plans to join pumpkin raising next year to beat Bullock’s mark. A dog fight at High and Bradford streets left a fighting dog badly injured last week.
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R.D. Bullock
Mount Hope Avenue
0. W.sparks
Bullock
Svarka
High
Bradford
How the Mussel Travels
An excerpt from Country Life In America explains the mussel’s slow locomotion as it climbs wharf piles. It describes the mussel emitting gelatinous threads that harden into silklike anchors, letting go old threads and moving upward on new ones, leaving behind a trail of discarded lines. The piece notes the creature’s extreme slowness and jokes about a “slow race” assessing its pace.
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Musgels
America
Miss Ticknesse’s French Cipher Letter
The London Globe reports Mrs. Ticknesse’s comic project to compose a French‑word letter that fools a native reader yet is readable by an illiterate Englishman. The sample blends French and English phrases, hinting at a playful test of language and comprehension.
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Ticknesse
Bette
Poli
London Globe
The Real Unicorn in Modern Biology
Early in the last century the unicorn appeared in science as the white rhinoceros. Marco Polo’s Sumatra find gave the myth its one horn. Burchell’s South Africa discovery noted two horns, one very small and the other up to four feet long with a bristled base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marco Polo
Sumatra
Burchell
South Africa
Orange
Zambezi Rivers
Laughing Heals the Body Says Health English Draft
Health from an English publication notes that hearty laughter sends waves through the body, speeding blood flow and altering its condition. It suggests doctors might one day prescribe a measured dose of laughter to revive a torpid patient at scheduled times.
Advise on stairs with broad treads and low risers
The text praises stairs with twelve to fifteen inch treads and five to seven inch risers as ideal for ease of ascent. It notes many houses have too short a run but should approach this design. It argues such stairs are easy to climb and that steep stairs have harmed many women’s health over daily use.
The Crucial Moment in Battle
A General Grant maxim notes that in close battles both sides tire, and the army that first breaks the stalemate and advances gains the edge. A decisive, well-timed blow can outweigh many earlier efforts.
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Grant
Duty Before Pleasure Hostess and Curate Exchange
The hostess teases the new curate about horse talk while the curate modestly reflects on past pursuits. He recalls collecting butterflies but says he has given up even that. London Tit-Bits echoes a light social vignette from a periodical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soothern
Betty
London
Advertising pay for a wife ends in laughter
Jones jokes that Jones Morris believes ads never pay, while Smith recalls Morris advertised for a wife and did obtain one, prompting a counterpoint that proves the ad effort worked for him.
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Jones
Morris
Smith
Unreasonable Customer Talks of Freshness
A brief New Yorker cartoon style exchange shows a customer complaining about a last fish being not fresh and a fish dealer retorting that fresh fish cannot come from salt water. The dialogue captures a humorous clash of expectations between purchaser and seller.
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New Yorker
Proverb Girl A Burned Child Dreads the Fire
A Pitts burg Press note cites a Proverb about a girl who fears fire after an injury. It contrasts a bachelor’s snippet about widowers remarrying with a generic view on widowhood and remarriage.
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Pittsburg Press
Ferry slip construction nears completion at Constitution Street
Work continues on the new toe of the Constitution Street ferry slip with a Thames Street building owned by Eugene LeClair moved six feet north to widen access to the wharf. Excavation for the new site began yesterday as rails and fences go up, promising clearer passages for teams and passengers. The Corsair was due to replace the Sagamore for Newport repairs, but delays kept Sagamore in service.
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Constitution Street
Thames Street
Eugene LeClair
Railroad Company
Corsair
George B. Hull
Sagamore
Newport
Independent Club Picnic at Hautemeve Park Delights Bristol
The postponed Bristol Independent Club picnic at Hautemeve Park drew large crowds from Providence. The Imperial Band of Providence led by Sig Muscente and Lavey Orchestra provided music. Prize waltzes awarded for first Bertram F. Bullock and Miss Jennie K. Petty, second John Romans Galietto and partner. third prize not awarded. Prizes presented by Mrs. W. A. Boyden, owner of Hautemeve Park, with judges Mrs. Boyden DU R. Burton and Robert Henderson.
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Bristol Independent Club
Hautemeve Park
Bristol
Providence
Imperial Band of
Sig. Muscente
Bertram F. Bullock
Jennie K. Petty
John Romans Galietto
W. A. Boyden
DU. R. Burton
Robert Henderson
Boyden
Hantemeve Park
Remedy Praised for Cholera and Diarrhoeas in Children
This disease has lost its terrors since Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoes Remedy came into general use. The uniform success in bowel complaints in children has made it a favorite where its value is known. For sale by W. H. Buffington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
W. H. Buffington
Born in town Vera Aug 27 a son to Mr and Mrs Vers
A son was born in the town on August 27 to Mr. and Mrs. John J. Vers. The announcement mentions the newborn in brief and includes parental names.
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Vera
John J. Vers
Slocum Dies at State Soldiers Home at 62
James Frank Slocum died at the State Soldiers' Home on August 25, age 62, leaving a long service record and ties to local veterans community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slocum
State Soldiers’ Home
James Frank Slocum
Seven Barks Promise Cure For Stomach Ailments
An advertisement offers Seven Barks as a guaranteed remedy for disordered stomach indigestion liver and kidney trouble. Customers may obtain a full size bottle by paying 60 cents, try it, and return the bottle for a refund if unsatisfied. The offer is signed by Jasmin at 97 Hope St Bristol By.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mate Aess Jasmin
Hope St. Bristol
B. 1
District Court Holds Sessions Before Judge Bosworth
A Saturday special session heard Caroline De Santo plead guilty to assaulting Philomena Ferricia and pay a $3 fine plus costs after being brought from Barrington by Chief Samuel F. Bowden. The regular session followed with Joze Collos pleading guilty. charges withdrawn on payment of $4.15 costs. Henry Yarns and Bert Leonard admitted drunkenness, each fined $8 and costs. Vincento Santo’s case was discontinued with costs. Cases involving Hopeworth Sanitarium Co. and Thompson v Perry were continued one week. Court adjourned.
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Bosworth
Caroline de Santo
Philomena Ferricia
Barrington
Samuel F. Bowden
Ou.l. Bosworth
Joze Collos
Joseph R. Mello, Jr
Collos
William T. O'Donnell
Esa
Mello
Henry Yarns
Bert Leonard
Vincenzo Santo
O’donnell
O’donnall
Santo
Hopeworth Sanitarium Company
Charles H. Manchester
Frederick G. Thompson
John Perry
Wourt
Bristol Yacht Club Regatta Open for September 10
Bristol Yacht Club hosts an open regatta on Saturday September 10 over the usual course with three divisions and multiple classes for cutters sloops yawls cat-boats and launches. Prizes include cups donated by Commodore Richard W Comstock Jr and Vice Commodore Charles F Till ing hast. Boats enrolled include Ingomar Little Rhodr Weetamos Neon and Valmore with first honors noted in foreign waters this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Yacht Club
Richard W. Comstock,Jr
Charles F. Tillinghast
Ingomar
Little Rhodr
Weetamos
Neon
Valmore
What is Catarrh Hyomei Cure Promised for All Cases
A vintage advert touts Hyomei as the guaranteed cure for catarrh by inhalation. It lists symptoms affecting the throat nose and lungs and claims germ destruction and membrane healing within weeks, promising a refund if not cured.
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AJ. Jasmin
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W. R. Trotter
Bristol Public Schools
Herresheff
J.T. Kenyon
Wickford Junction
Scott
Scott & Bownee
Pearl Street
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Billous
Rocus
Beecham
2&Co
BOF. Allen CO
Canal St
Newark City
Dillon & Douglass
New Haven
Hartford
Conn
Independent Club
District Court
Bristol Yacht Club Regatta
Roman Eye
Balsam
CR. McMunn
A.J. Jasmin
R. J. Drug CO
Pawtucket Mutual Fire
Main Street
Pawtucket
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Frederick W. Easton
George W. Newell
George M. Thornton
Benjamin F. Smith
William P. Dempsey
A. A. Mann
Chas. P. Moses
H. A. Fletcher
Ass’t
P. Skinner, Jr
Philo E. Thayer J. Milton Payne Philip C. Sheldon Janes L. Jenks
Edwin A. Perrin
Mann
R. J. Druc CO
John Shepard
Theodore C. Gladding, Prop
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