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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1907
Page
4
A historical notice recalls Graphter as a devoted party worker, with an admiring remark about his earnest service. The text shifts to an advertising block promoting DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills for kidney and bladder troubles and Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup for colds, touting quick relief and safe ingredients.
The regular meeting of United Brothers Lodge 1.0. O. F. elected officers for the year. N G Lewis B Waldron W G Frank M Dimond Secretary George A Arnold Treasurer Frederick A Tullman Financial Secretary Amasa O Williston Trustees George A Arnold William Fred Fish William J Munro Hall Committee John Matthewson James F Finley Ernest E Alder Representative to Odd Fellow s Home Association Joseph L Buffam for two years Installation planned next month.
A short exchange centers on a dead beat accusing the easy man of always taking the best cigars. The easy man defensive, asserts the other sponged the top smokes, with emphasis on their habitual borrowing.
Thomas J Smith long time Warren druggist dies at his home after two year heart disease battle. He was a Bristol Council No 879 member of E of O. Funeral tomorrow morning at 8 30 at his late residence. The second fragment shows a humorous street scene with a man asking a lady to accompany him as she exits a music school, she replies tongue in cheek about piano on the street.
The manager asks if the author’s meaning is grasped. The actress replies she isn’t sure but suggests she can cut the lines and perform a specialty instead.
Public notice urges all rheumatism sufferers to mail name address and druggist to Smith Drug Co Syracuse for a free trial of Urico. Claims universal cure and asks recipients to keep the offer by sharing with friends. Asks Bristol customers to obtain via J H Young & Co. and promises home use per directions.
The Scrap Book recounts Henry Norman, newly minted MP, being pranked by Karl Decker at the National Press Club. A bell gift misread as a ring fuels Norman’s five minute toast, exposing newspaper camaraderie and comedic misinterpretation. Includes other anecdotes from Lippincott’s, Hill, and a boardinghouse quip about insomnia.
A medical ad advocates DeWitt’s Kidney & Bladder Pills for backache and weak kidneys, sold by W. H. Buffington. The piece shifts to a Mexican Herald feature describing cargadors who carry massive loads on their shoulders, noting their strength, methods, and historical use in Mexico City for moving households and goods.
A collection of light anecdotes and quips from a periodical, including a madman sharpening a knife and plotting a bizarre beheading in jest, a misdirected throat ailment quip from a physician, and a gender commentary about logic and behavior.
A lecturer recounts a parable about selfishness and a Paris to Monte Carlo journey. A courier brings news of a valet’s death in a railway accident, but the twist ends with the count requesting the piece containing his trunk keys.
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