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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1915
Page
4
A health note explains how tuberculosis spreads, mainly via contaminated sputum, milk from diseased cows, and close contact. It stresses the need for careful spitting hygiene, careful home conditions, and parental precautions to protect children and families from infection.
Reports from the eastern front describe Austrians and Germans pushing to clear the last Galician stronghold while Russian lines on the upper Bug and Lipa show signs of strain. British critics wonder if the southern enveloping advance marks a pause in the biggest Russian offensive, as Central Powers mass near the Romanian border.
Readers in Princeton Illinois and Poland New Jersey praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from female troubles headaches and weakness. Testimonials from Mrs J F Johnson and Nurse Mrs Horack Newman urge others to use the remedy and seek confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
The article notes hookworm limits labor in Porto Rico with only about thirty three percent of force usable. It claims simple treatment exists using epsom salts thymol and more salts. Thymol is derived from common thyme.
A rich mean man in upper New York with a fine wine cellar suspects theft by a servant. He asks the butler for a practical fix. The butler replies that to stop the losses they must place something better to drink beside the wine.
An advertisement promises cure for pimples skin blemishes and eczema. It claims the ointment wipes out ailment leaving skin clean and soft. It cites hundreds of voluntary thank you letters and urges trying one box for relief from suffering and embarrassment.
The writer recalls discovering an obscure 1748 volume Poems on Several Occasions by a poet named Jones. He learns Colley Cibber and Walpole discussed Jones as a potential laureate, noting Jones was an Irish bricklayer who wrote lines between brickwork. The anecdote concludes with shared amusement at independent discovery.
Edward Channing Larned a seven year town resident died suddenly at his home from heart failure after a fainting spell. Born in Providence he was a Brown University graduate retired cotton broker and Bristol Yacht Club member. He leaves a wife a son Rev Albert C Larned and a Providence sister in law and was 58. Services were held at St John’s Providence with Bishop James DeWolf Perry officiating. Interment followed at Swan Point Cemetery Providence.
The author replies that his wife would envy any heroine with more gowns than he permits her to own. The remark highlights domestic humor and wardrobe standards in literary circles.
Tired aching muscles from hard work are eased by Sloan's Liniment. It claims quick relief from soreness, a counter irritant without rubbing, and is advertised as better and cleaner than mustard. A user testimonial praises its effectiveness and calls it the best remedy. All druggists sell 25 cents a bottle.
Assessors announce a poll tax of 1.00 for the year 1915 due from September 1 to October 1. The collector will receive payments daily except Sundays holidays and Saturday afternoons, 9 am to 12 noon and 2 to 5 pm. Town clerk offices authorized to receive and issue receipts. August 13, 1915. Bristol R I.
The body of William J Keegan 41 died after a short pneumonia illness at Rhode Island Hospital and was brought for interment at St Marys Cemetery He was unmarried with two brothers John and Patrick and a sister Mrs William J Pierce The funeral mass was held at Blessed Sacrament Church Providence
Gold occurs frequently in quartz rock from the auriferous layers to depths reached by many thousands of feet, indicating widespread mineral potential across depths.
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