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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1914
Page
4
Advertisement for Seven Barks claiming quick permanent relief from chronic diseases by removing uric acid and poisons. It cites 43 years of use and offers bottles at 50 cents each from druggists or proprietor Lyman Brown at 68 Murray St New York NY.
A baleful scene unfolds in a New York hotel lobby as a stout man, chasing a blue ribbon found near the cashier, follows it to a corridor and elevator where a flustered young woman grabs the ribbon. Spectators watch as the elevator swallows her from view.
A dialogue unfolds with Mr Blubb planning to consult a fortune teller to learn about the future. Mr Waewles asks about the rent arrears on Blubb's cottage, noting a mock School of Astrology and Institute for Psychical Research backdrop.
James Russell Lowell is described as fun loving yet hardworking. The piece notes Livingstone and his wife balancing devotion with humor in Africa. Charles Kingsley fostered frolic in his family life at the parsonage.
A tall sunburned foreman in the Kansas City street cleaning department rushes into Walnut Street police station claiming someone haunts his sleep with a strange odor. Police uncover an opium smoker's outfit from a seized box, confirming his suspicions.
A meeting is announced for Thursday evening December 10 at eight o'clock in Rocewell Hall Hope Street to form a Bristol branch of the British Relief Society of Rhode Island. Speakers include James R MacColl Wm Keresford Ex Mayor Henry Fletcher and the British Consul. A Bristol local committee will be appointed to carry on the society's relief work for wounded soldiers and sailors.
In Knosk Alaska near Cook Inlet, homes rise meat on ropes to flagpoles above, since no butcher exists. Moose and Alaska sheep are hunted for freshness, and housewives borrow steaks from neighbors when meat runs low.
An English illustrated paper shows two Turkish women in public with faces uncovered, hinting at changing norms among upper-class Turkish women. The piece links this in a broader context of reformist movements and compares scenes in Japan India and China to suggest a rising female assertion in Muslim lands.
A parable about Youth growing from a faithful servant to an aging worker in a harsh economy. The master, valuing vigor over longevity, dismisses Youth with a recommendation letter as the sunlit helper becomes an empty vessel. This Col Her's Weekly piece critiques labor, worth, and aging.
It is claimed that four inch coconuts will produce a gallon of oil, suggesting a method or claim of high oil yield from coconuts.
A concise aphorism extols merchants as the nation’s finest gentlemen. It praises prudent trade, civic virtue, and steady conduct as marks of true business leadership.
A sequence of fall and winter community events lists fairs, poultry shows, turkey suppers, concerts, and charity fundraisers. Highlights include the Annual Fair of the Bristol Train of Artillery, Poultry Show by Bristol County Poultry Association, turkey supper at Congregational Chapel, enter tainment at First Baptist vestry, a Sanda Tripoli benefit concert, Christmas sales, Brown Glee Club event, and a supper sale at G A RK Hall hosted by local clubs and relief corps.
Died in Warren John M Howland aged c unspecified at Dec 6 in Warren. In Cambridge New York Rev Calbraith Bourn Perry D D formerly of this town aged 68 at Dec 6. In Barrington Ann Eliza Medbury widow of Amariah L Medbury aged 89 at Dec 2. Daily Thought notes souls who find joy everywhere and leave it behind, spreading gladness.
The first brick house in America is said to be Penn's Letitia house in Philadelphia built in 1682 from imported bricks.
One hundred years after the Lundy’s Lane battle the British pivot to offense around Niagara. Drummond 5000 troops siege Fort Erie, defended by Colonel Ripley. A British wing crosses to attack Buffalo but is repelled by Major Morgan with 250 riflemen, two Americans killed.
A six foot officer on the Tenderloin beat engages a regular in a frank talk about the Kaiser. He draws a vivid comparison to a San Juan Hill gangster and urges that similar mobilization of reserves be expected as in wartime.
The principal cause for a cholera outbreak is the presence of cholera bacilli in the drinking water. The illness strikes suddenly and widely, with death or recovery typically within 24 hours. In some cases fever persists for days, and death may follow. Contagion between people is not believed to occur.
A Cincinnati Enquirer note contrasts polite greetings with real sentiment, saying two men trading friendly jabs like Hello you old pup and How's yourself you porch climbing old horse thief signify strong friendship rather than cordial distance.
An old advertisement extols Dr Kings New Discovery for children colds and coughing. It promises soothing of cough inflammation germ-killing action and natural healing with a 50 cent bottle at local drugstores.
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