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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1908

Page

4

Public Laws January Session on Bank and Trust Rules

Public laws from the January session regulate banks and trust companies. Provisions limit dividends, investment, real estate, and securities holdings to five years, set sale deadlines, forbid loans to certain officers, restrict ownership of bank shares, and require compliance with charter terms. The act aims to curb risky practices and protect deposits while outlining penalties for violations.

Renf Dts Ats Gastier Oor Ans Hook Keegers Strehoa PSD Siely Bank Shell Ats Ter Sachs Scoebe

Probate Court Sets Hearing For Goff Will In Bristol

In Bristol on December 3 1908 the probate court received a will claimed as the last testament of James F Goff late of Bristol deceased. It is referred to December 21 1908 at 1030 AM in the Probate Court Room for consideration with notice ordered to be published for fourteen days once weekly in the Bristol Phoenix. John M Coggshall probate clerk.

Bristol David Gamelin Philomene Houle Goy Alexander Houte Bristol Phoenix John M Coggeshall George H. Douglass George Douglass Cork Proene Court Leroy H Newbold George H Newbeld Harriet L. ‘Lalbut Roe Ruovin Robert Newbold Harnet I Talbot Mildred F. Newbold Daugher George H Newbold Minter Probate Bristol Koenix John M. Cogge Prrobase Colrki Thomas F Quirk Edward J. Quirk Bristol Pharnix John M. Coggeshall Probate Court James M. Quirk Edward J Quirk James M Quirk Robate James F. Goff James F. God Late Catherine KE. Ferguson John J Ferguson Briatok

Guardian's Notice of Alice F. Dunbar Appointment

Richard H Dunbar announces probate court appointment as guardian of Alice F Dunbar of Bristol. Bond filed as required. All creditors must file claims with the Bristol Probate Court Clerk within six months from this first advertisement.

Bristol Administratrix Notice of Estate Claims Dec 7 1908

The undersigned administratrix of the estate of Joseph Benjamin late of Bristol deceased gives bond and notifies all claimants to present their claims to the undersigned or file with the court clerk within six months from this first advertisement.

Bristol Joseph Benjamin

Microbes to Fight Rats the Pipers of Pest Control

Scientific advance promises a solution to the rat plague. Dr Jean Danysz of the Pasteur Institute and Dr Neumann report a bacillus that harms rats but is harmless to humans. The microbe reportedly kills brown, black and gray rats within eight to twelve days and can be cultivated to meet long term demand.

Hamlin Jean Danysz Pasteur Institute of Paris Neumann Arlborg Daoysz Laboratory of Agricultural Biology Technical World Magazine

Visit to the Children’s Home Bristol Board notes progress

The Bristol Board of Managers met May 12 for the annual report on the Children’s Home. Mrs Evelin B. Bache praised forty two years of work and described past beginnings, care to date, a small treasury balance, and the Matron’s devoted leadership guiding continued efforts and gifts from friends for another year.

Board of Managers Evelin B. Bache Bristol

Mannish remark sparks mockery in Philadelphia

In a Philadelphia Press dialogue, Mr Dubley mocks Miss Smart for being mannish and states that others laugh at her. Miss Smart defends herself by claiming mannishness, while Mr Dubley notes the irony of public admiration.

Mr. Dubley Miss Smart Philadelphia Press

Sexton Reports Detail Burials in Manchester

A London Tit-Bits example cites a Manchester sexton’s graveyard entries as highly explicit, noting a burial line such as “Died, John Green, male, aged three days, unmarried,” illustrating blunt, factual obituary style in local records.

Manchester Fornstance John Green London

Father’s dry book joke sparks bathtub cure

In a playful家庭 exchange a child explains how a book became damaged. The father notes it was too dry, while the mother and Bobby joke about placing it in the tub with running water to restore moisture. The scene blends humor with a domestic moment over a book.

Papa Bobby Mamma

Slow and Sure in a Quiet Courtship

In a light exchange, a flustered remark jokes that a daughter’s engagement to Johnson is neither near nor certain, highlighting the pace of romance and family reassurance in a quaint social moment.

Johnson

Antonius Said Man Prefers Self Above Others

A historical quote asserts that people commonly love themselves more than they love others, reflecting a perennial self-regarding tendency attributed to human nature.

Antonius

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