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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1903
Page
3
Beecham's Pills are claimed to keep English families healthy by preventing minor ailments from becoming serious. The ad asserts women have peculiar weaknesses and that Beecham's Pills combat their troubles, keeping the system in order and aiding nature. Sold everywhere in boxes of 0c and 25c.
In the Y M C A bowling league Tuesday evening team No 2 captained by George Manchesor defeated team No 5 led by J Hoard by three strings. Absent Spooner Brackett and Brown meant scores were set by averages. Also note a public telephone pricing card offering ten cent calls available at the Pannix office priced ten cents.
Citizens of Bristol and Barrington mark the 250th anniversary of the 1653 sale of Sowamsa and adjacent lands to Massasoit and Philip of Pokanoket with Forefathers Day events at Barrington town hall Monday at 8 p.m. Rev Wiliam M. Chapin chairs. Col Anthony Dyer and Thomas W. Bicknell speak. a map of Bristol County Indian locations shown.
State Street M E Church outlines divisions for Christmas festivities with each department handling its part. The Epworth class will meet Monday evening with Mrs Harriet Church Paull on Frank No street. A committee was appointed to plan a stereopticon lecture on authorial life events, to be announced later.
Jan 1 Friday Bristol Opera House, Utah. Jan 12 Tuesday Bristol Opera House presents The Eleventh Hour. Dec 23 Wednesday sale of fancy articles and home made pies under Babbitt Women’s Relief Corps. Jan 18 Monday Y M C A Chas. R. Taggart sings violin mimicry dialogues. Jan 6 Wednesday G A R Hall hop by dancing teacher Mr. Quirk.
Advertised letters include Edwin F Abbey R C Bourn C W Fisher Arthur Golet F D Heffron Henry Miller Miss Philippe Mrs R Patterson and a package. Letters awaiting pickup are listed for the week ending December 12.
James E. McCarty, 87 years 8 months 13 days, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis McCarty, died in this town on December 17. Susan Lillian Wilson, 49 years 4 months 5 days, wife of Benjamin R. Wilson, died December 16 in this town. Funeral on Saturday the 19th at 2 p.m. with the line Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep.
A curious Boer, unfamiliar with banking, travels to Cape Town and deposits his savings. The bank clerk offers to pay him for handling the money, prompting the Boer to demand his cash back. He concludes British honesty is suspect after the exchange.
The British army issue a compact emergency ration in a two compartment tin. One holds four ounces of cocoa paste and the other four ounces of concentrated beef. Not for regular use, it sustains a soldier for thirty six hours in dire need.
A humorous exchange features Mrs Hatterson questioning theories on child education, and Mrs Catterson replying with a witty line about having too many children. The short quip captures light domestic humor typical of period town and country columns.
Cartoon dialogue shows Mrs Knicker asking about settled children and Mrs Becker replying they are all happily divorced now in a quip from Puck.
A terse aphorism asserts that overcoming every difficulty, in line with its enormity, adds to one’s strength of character, framed as Maxwell's Talisman.
In a tale from Lippincott's Magazine Jean a French Canadian gardener confesses his plan to punish a mole robbing Madame's strawberry beds. He recalls chasing the creature and finally declares he will bury it alive, insisting vengeance is deserved for the harm done.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure claims to digest all foods and strengthen the stomach, curing dyspepsia and indigestion while improving blood health. Governor G. W. Atkinson of West Virginia endorses the remedy after using several bottles and recommends it to friends. Sold by W. Bufflington.
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