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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
3
A quoted excerpt from Ex change recounts how Mexican mules seem to know their own limits. The piece notes riding mules gauge distance precisely, and a driver pressing them can turn a two day trip into three, reflecting a saying that mule patience beats haste. The tale contrasts calm pacing with insistence.
A brief exchange shows a child recounting punishment at home after a mother asks why, James explains their father used to count to ten before switching. The line hints at discipline and family dynamics with a nostalgic, dated tone.
A wife tells her husband she was insulted by a mailed letter from his mother Flora. The postscript asked her to hand the letter to Harry, sparking a quarrel about insult. The exchange riffs on misread intent and family dynamics as brief anecdotes close with a proverb about brave deeds.
J H Beers & Co of Chicago publish a valuable three volume work in nearly 700 pages each with genealogical records and historical sketches of Rhode Island’s prominent citizens and old families. Handsomely bound, illustrated with steel engravings, it offers biographical history worth adding to any Rhode Island library and New England historical literature. Rhode Island agent E H Koenig at 650 Westminster Street Providence handles distribution in Bristol and area.
Rev Canon William Sheafe Chase urged Mayor McClellan to address Sunday shows in New York. About 800 moving picture shows and 40 theatres reportedly operate on Sundays, drawing support from Catholic priests and clergymen who call films demoralizing and a threat to children's morals and Sunday school attendance.
Ivers and Pond Piano Co advertises a large stock of used pianos with prices starting at 50 dollars and rising to 150 dollars and up. Monthly payments ranging from 3 to 8 dollars or more are offered, encouraging buyers to purchase rather than rent. A bargain list is available by mail. Boston based on Boylston Street.
A health warning touts kidney disease as the root of many sudden deaths and urges Cure: Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as the remedy. It claims benefits for kidney liver and bladder ailments and offers free samples and a booklet by mail from Binghamton New York.
Tuesday evening the male teachers of St Mary's Sunday school surprised Rev. Thomas J. Gillan pastor of the church at the Parochial residence on Wood street by presenting an elegant traveling bag. Attorney Edward L. Leshy led the presentation speech congratulating Father Gillan on his labor in the parish and Sunday school. Father Gillan, surprised, thanked the men for their token of love and for their cooperation in Sunday school work.
Guardian seeks authorization to sell a minor’s undivided interest in about ten acres of land in Bristol Rhode Island part of the Sherman place to pay debts and invest proceeds. Hearing set January 18 1909 at 10 30 am in Probate Court Bristol with notice published for fourteen days in the Bristol Phoenix.
The Mysteries beat the Hank Honks three straight with a tie on the first string and a fall off of two boxes on the second. Murray's pets won the fall. Broilers took two strings from the Uhips in three strings, with scores not fully listed.
Christmas Eve and Day services listed for St Michael's Trinity Church First Baptist St Mary's and St Bartholemew's with masses at varied times. Choirs soloists and orchestral instruments named. processional and recessional hymns include Adeste Fideles Hail Hail the Christmas Day and Angels We Have Heard on High.
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