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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1916

Page

3

Movies for Boys at Y M C A Club

The Friday Afternoon Club for Bristol boys ages 11 to 14 meets at 4 30. Prof Magee of East Greenwich Academy spoke on life battles with Waterloo as illustration. Next Friday E O Andrews of Newport will present films Boy at the Circus What Drink Did and a patriotic reel The Southern Sacrifice. Free admission for eligible Bristol boys.

Magee East Greenwich Academy E. O. Andrews Newport Bristol

Allen's Foot-Hase for Troops in War Zone Hospitals

Wartime hospitals order Allen's Foot-Hase powder to shake into footwear for soldiers. Advertised as relieving tired swollen feet and easing walking. Available at druggists nationwide for 25 cents.

Allen

Making Business Friends in Your Home Town

Buying goods locally builds lasting business ties with proprietors and clerks who reward loyalty. Home purchases create a circle of helpful, ongoing relations that support success and cost nothing. Neighbors are eager to turn trade your way, strengthening your venture.

Lewis Marries Miss Garrahan At St Marys Church

Christopher C. Lewis and Miss Mary Bridget Garrahan, both of this town, were united in marriage at St. Marys Church yesterday morning at seven o clock. Rev Francis E Duffy performed the ceremony. A wedding breakfast followed at a Providence hotel. The couple will reside here after a short trip. The groom is a painter employed by Herreshoff Manufacturing Company.

Christopher C. Lewis Mary Bridget Garrahan St. Mary’s Church Francis E. Duffy Providence

Preparedness drive and Ford peace critique in 1916 letters

President Wilson tours the West urging national defense and preparedness stressing readiness over war. The Phoenix editor critiques Ford Peace Party’s European mission as ill conceived, praising diplomacy and warning against grandiose, impractical peace efforts.

Washington County Poultry Institute Held at State College

The annual Washington County Poultry Institute will be at State College Kingston Rhode Island on Thursday February 3 under the State Board of Agriculture. Lectures run 9:30 am to 4 pm with speakers including Professor William F. Kirkpatrick Henry D. Smith Alfred R. Lee and Rev Samuel Knowles plus a caponizing demonstration and a poultry show open to visitors.

ALL Day Poultry Institute Washington County Poultry Institute State College Kingston R. I State Board of Agriculture William F. Kirkpatrick Connecticut Agricultural College Storrs Connecticut Henry D. Smith Rockland Mass Alfred R. Lee Department of Agriculture Washington, D. C Government Farm Beltsville Samuel Knowles South Easton

Hokara Skin Healer Introduced in Bristol

W. H. Buffington's Bristol drug store offers Hokara for 25c a jar to treat pimples blackheads acne barber’s itch blotches freckles and other skin blemishes. The product claims to nourish and clear skin with no grease or acids and offers a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.

Bristol W. H. Buffington

Bristol Children's Home Seeks Support to Cover Shortfall

The Bristol Board of Managers appeals for contributions to cover a funding gap at the Bristol Children's Home. The home faced a drop from 608 dollars two years ago to 408.50 last year amid hard times, yet expenses remain high as 21 residents, 18 of them children, rely on continued generous support from the Bristol community.

The Bristol Children’s Home Bristol

Obituary Notices of Mrs Charles B Reynolds and Mrs James A Seymour

Mrs Charles B Reynolds died Sunday morning at a Providence sanitarium after months of treatment. She was in her 60s, born in England, survived by six children and aged mother, with funeral set for 2 pm at her daughter’s home and burial in North Cemetery. Mrs James A Seymour of Warren died Friday at 68 after a weeklong illness from pneumonia. funeral held in Warren with local attendance.

Charles B. Reynolds Providence England Elizabeth Joseph Hill Joseph H. Reynolds Brooklyn N.Y Alonzo H. Reynolds United States Navy Charles B. Reynolds, Jr Robert Bingham Edgar H. Dumaussaud Clarissa E. Reynolds N. Y Borden and Munro Avenues Eber Alfred Hill Edwin Hill Norwich Conn Byfield Street North Cemetery Locke James A. Seymour Warren Rts Child Street

Mrs Sarah Spaulding Dies in Johnston at 79

Mrs Sarah J Spaulding widow of Frank M Spaulding died Friday in Johnston at age 79. She formerly lived in the town where her husband worked at Herreshoff boat shops. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon from J Will Carpenter Son Providence undertaking rooms.

Sarah J. Spaulding Frank M. Spaulding Johnston Herreshoff Manufacturing Company J. Will Carpenter & Son Providence

Dr Ing’s Pine Tar Cough Remedy Announcement

An advertising notice promotes Dr Ing’s New Discovery for children’s coughs and colds made from Pine Tar with balsams. It claims to expel poisons, loosen phlegm, and soothe irritation, noting it is antiseptic and mildly laxative. Adults and the aged are urged to use it. available from all druggists.

Thirteenth Annual King Philip Fire Engine Fair and More

A calendar of upcoming events lists the King Philip Steam Fire Engine Co fair at Artillery Hall on State Street on Jan 15 Jan 22 Jan 29 Feb 5 12 19 26 and Mar 4. Other items include a February Carnival in G A R Hall Feb 1 5, dances in G A R Hall Feb 8 17 14 22, whist for St Mary’s Church Feb 9, Epworth League turkey supper Feb 10, vaudeville and pictures Feb 16, cantata Under the Palms Feb 18, and a Naval Reserve Armory dance Feb 22.

King Philip Steam Fire Engine Co Artillery Hall State Street G. A. R. Hall S. of Sociable Six

Funeral for Elisha Munro Held at Roe Cemetery

The funeral was held Saturday afternoon from the Mortuary chapel at Roe Cemetery. Rev. Anson B. Howard of St. Michael's Church conducted the services.

Elisha Munro Hs. Roe Cemetery Anson B. Howard St. Michael's Church

Doan's Kidney Pills Aid Woman With Back and Kidney Pain

Mrs J Banister of Newport Rhode Island reports severe backache and kidney pains relieved by Doan's Kidney Pills. The ad promotes Doan's as a trusted kidney medicine priced 50 cents, available at dealers nationwide.

Doan J. Banister Thames Street Newport

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