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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1903
Page
4
The Phoenix announces a subscription deal offering a yearly rate of 2 dollars with forwarding to any new address from now until January 1, 1905. Included is a free souvenir number issued soon, presented as an ideal Christmas gift for Bristol readers.
A long letter from Henry L Foote explains how billiard and pool tables were introduced into Marblehead Y M C A rooms over a year ago. Supporters cite improved discipline, reduced pool hall visits, and orderly games. opponents feared vice. Foote argues clean, supervised play supports moral aims and asserts results include calmer evenings and broader acceptance.
A remedy from W. H. Bofnerton is recommended to prevent bilious colic by taking a double dose of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at the first signs of illness. The advertisement claims hundreds use it successfully and warns it wards off attacks.
A piece of flannel dampened with Chamberlain's Palio Balm bound on the affected part is better than a plaster for a lame back and pains on the side or chest. Balm has no superior for relief of deep seated muscular and rheumatic pains. For sale by W H Bufflutzun.
On January 1 a Friday events listing shows the Utah drama Great Mormon at the Bristol Opera House. January 12 a Tuesday program presents The Eleventh Hour at Bristol Opera House.
A French scientist notes wild animals and their sea likes. The polar bear alone enjoys ships, while tiger, horses, and elephants show varying seasickness. Oxen resist sickness. elephants tolerate water with medical aid. A remedy for elephants involves hot water, whisky, and quinine.
Copenhagen correspondent of the Berliner Tageblatt reports a "name famine" in Denmark with many Danes sharing common surnames. Dr Krak notes 42 percent of Copenhageners have surnames ending in sen and about 50,000 bear Hansen, the most common name.
The London Globe on July 4 1821 carried a brief obituary stating Bonaparte died June 5 after a long decline from stomach cancer. Born 1769, the notice notes his maintenance at St Helian ranged annually between £200,000 and £300,000.
A personal catalogue by Charles Lamb enumerates book types and authors he can read with broad, catholic taste. He excludes certain volumes but praises works by Hume Gibbon Robertson Beattie Soame Jenyns and histories by Josephus and Pa of Moral Philosophy as part of a wide literary appetite.
A French savant observed spiders’ webs boost a room’s sound quality. He recalls an English hall famed for sound that was ruined when spiders were removed during ceiling cleaning. He suggests loosely strung cotton threads to restore ground carrying properties.
Senator Hoar compares gunnery to advertising urging precision over volume. Phanix claims to place ads directly into thousands of Bristol homes, reaching top business people and buyers with money.
Regular service between Providence and Bristol outlined with weekday and Sunday timings. Trips depart Dorrance Weybosset corners, Bristol terminus, and Riverside car house with half hour, hourly, and 80 minute intervals. Additional note mentions cars leaving Franklin streets six minutes after terminus.
The New Haven and Hartford Railroad announces an electric car service timetable effective May 17, 1908. Weekday northbound trains from Bristol to Providence and Fall River run at multiple morning and evening times. southbound from Fox Point Providence to Bristol has numerous departures. arrivals at Bristol from Providence listed throughout the day. Sunday services include specific north and southbound times.
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