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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1919
Page
2
The Rhode Island State Senate voted 25 to 12 to indefinitely postpone the National Prohibition Amendment ratification. All county senators supported postponement, while the committee favored passage. The piece questions state rights and enforcement as national prohibition becomes a fact.
Community notices list meetings at 212 Hope Street and Trinity Church. Col S P Colt travels to Palm Beach and Los Angeles for a month. Volunteers discuss charity events and war relief efforts amid local business ads and rural courier items.
Readers are informed that Ball's Catarrh Medicine can cure catarrh in all stages through internal treatment that affects the blood and mucous surfaces. The makers offer a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and invite testimonials, with Toledo Ohio cited as the contact and 75 cent price at drugstores.
The St Michael's Church choir will meet tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock instead of this evening. The notice notes a schedule shift and lists church activities for the day.
Next Sunday morning at 10 30 a tribute will be paid to Theodore Roosevelt with his favorite hymn sung. Offerings for the War Commission of the Episcopal Church will be received and designated gifts may be placed on the plates or sent to parish clergy. The commission aims to raise 250000 dollars and will continue until troops are demobilized.
Bristol Rhode Island February 6 191% Judge Benjamin L Leahy a candidate for Probate Judge, I am not a candidate for the nomination. I believe in honoring those who served their country with the nomination again.
Representative DePasquale introduced a bill in the House proposing $100 payments to all honorably discharged World War I veterans and nurses as grateful acknowledgment. The act includes a $100,000 appropriation and was referred to the finance committee.
A Congregational Church announces a 7.30 p m prayer meeting with Acts chapter five scripture. Sunday February 9 offers a 10 30 a m morning service with Rev J J Goodacre preaching on Authority in Religion and a noon Sunday school. Evening worship at 7 30 features a praise service led by the chorus choir and a sermon titled A Man and a Sheep with solo by Mrs F M Dimond. All are invited.
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