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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Feb 09, 1904

Page

3

Beechams Pills Ad Advertises Price and Availability

A promotional note proclaims Beechams Pills with a claim of health benefits and urges readers to buy. It lists prices of 10 and 26 cents per box and states the product is sold everywhere.

Y M O A Bowling Match Results

Team No 2 defeated Team No 5 last evening two games to one by a total of 29 pins. Aunt Jane reports the event as unusually interesting while Hannah questions the book the girls are enjoying, doubting its propriety.

Jane Hannah

Profit in feeding for farmers and children

The ad extols correct feeding as key to profits for cows pigs and hens and argues children need science based nutrition. It promotes Scott's Emulsion as a mixed food with cod liver oil lime and soda to build bone brain and blood for delicate children.

Change in Night Police Appoints New Bristol Officer

Benjamin T. Munro resigns from the Bristol night police after 18 years of service. Henry Serbst, a Bristol native and 87 years old, is unanimously elected to fill the vacancy. The resignation followed the arrest of George Dunbar for drunkenness after an incident at Metacom avenue.

Benjamin T. Munro Bristol Franklin National India Rubber Co Officer Munro George Dunbar Capt Morrissey Dunbar Metacom Avenue May Goff Jal Munro Dimond Hoard Officer Goff Iiquor

Ivy Guild Social and Newport Basketball Tonight

Tomorrow evening February 10 at 780 Ivy Guild of St Michael’s church hosts a social for Association members and friends with a varied program including readings solos duets and piano pieces. Refreshments will be served. Also Newport YMCA visits Bristol for a basketball game and a Newport trip is planned Saturday. On February 23 David Bangs Pike will lecture on Yellowstone Park with stereopticon views. A 28 volume encyclopedia was donated to the Association. Mr Worrall spoke to men Sunday and will likely return. The Young Men’s Problem Club meets Friday at 7 89 at Algernon Johnston’s Wood Street.

Ivy Guild of St. Michael’s Church Dr Locke My Lady’s Bower Carl M Stone B. M. McDougall George W. Clarke Star of the East Messrs. Clarke and Stone Reading Dr. Locke Barcarielle Carl M. Stone Newport Y.M.C. A Bristol Newport David Bangs Pike Yellowstone Park Pike Providence F. M. Dimond’s C. W. Sparks Worrall Congregational Church Young Men's Problem Club Algernon Johnston Wood Street

Brain fog rises as fashionable disease threat grows

A lighthearted note compares brain fog to appendicitis, suggesting brain fog could become as common a concern as appendicitis in popular discourse. It treats the topic with a satirical tone and contrasts medical severity with trendiness.

Regular Monthly School Committee Meeting Actions

The School Committee held its regular meeting with twelve of fifteen members present. They debated by laws, approved printing 400 copies, set April by law effectiveness, and planned educational exhibits for the World’s Fair in St Louis. They selected a cover design committee, approved diplomas for honorable mentions, scheduled Flag Day, and reviewed expenditures totaling 18,715.78 with 866.80 in bills. A 15,000 appropriation was requested for next year.

St. Louis Bristol Daniel R. Ballou Providence John C. Davis Byfield Ellen M. Pairpoint Gertrude M. Maxwell Arnold Bristol High School Warren Small

Keegan and Smith Families Welcome Newborns in Town

In February in this town a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Patrick Keegan. Also in February 9 a son arrived for Mr and Mrs Raymond P Smith. The notices indicate two separate birth announcements and a marriage heading.

An Insuperable Obstacle The Mother

The mother declares they cannot go to Europe this year because the father warns that he will join if they travel, prompting the Girls to press why not and to seek alternatives within the family’s travel plan.

Europe

Miona touted as unique remedy for dyspepsia

A claim in a Phoenix newspaper ad promotes Miona as a flesh forming food distinct from medicines for indigestion. Druggist A. J. Jasmin offers readers a fifty cent box on approval via a coupon presented at his store.

A. J. Jasmin J. Jasmin

Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad Offers Free Sample

A newspaper ad touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a cure for lame back and kidney bladder issues. It promises free sample bottles by mail to readers who mention the notice and lists sizes sold through druggists.

Kilmer Bright Dr. Kilmer & Co Binghamton, N. Y

Best We Have in Bristol Basketball Row

A Bristol reader criticizes a previous suggestion and urges using T Connery as a leading player. He notes Connery has 41 goals in 8 games, advocates selecting the best lineup, and supports the old trio of Connery, Duffy, and McCaughey with Anderson at center.

Phaniz the Phoenix Bristol T. Connery Phorenix R. Connery C. Duffy J Anderson T.connery T McCaughey

Doctors’ quarrel over child’s school health ends with third opinion

At the center of a heated debate were Dr Williams Dr Siegel and Health Officer Head who all agreed the child should be kept from school until she is well. President Franklin proposed third party Dr Swarts the State Board of Health to settle the matter and the doctors planned to accompany him for examination.

Cole Williams Church Siegel N.N. Cole Creare Head Franklin Swarts State Board of Health Dr. Williams Dr. Swarts

Lecture on Yellowstone National Park in Bristol

A large audience is expected at the Bristol Y M C A on Tuesday evening Feb 23 to hear David Bangs Pike of Providence present a richly illustrated lecture on Yellowstone National Park. Pike, a delightful speaker, has drawn praise across New England for his color lantern slides and engaging storytelling.

Yellowstone National Park Bristol Y. M Bristol

Bristol High School Edges Brownell Street Club 22 to 21

In a tight Saturday YMCA game Bristol High School narrowly defeated Brownell Street Parish Club of Fall River 22 to 21. Wardwell and Munro led Bristol with 6 and 2 goals respectively while Olden scored the late winner for Fall River in a seesaw contest with a brief first and second half breakdown. Referee Bradshaw officiated.

Bristol High School Brownell Street Parish Fall River Bristol Boys Fall River Boys Wardwell Munro Gaie Olden Brownell Canfield R. F. Greaves F. Fell C. Olden R. B. Howarth Brownells Canfield Greaves Fell Howarth Bristol H. S Munro Balfour Easterbrooks Bradshaw. T

Newport and Bristol Y C A Clash Tonight in Gym

Newport and Bristol Y C A teams meet in the gym this evening in what is billed as the season’s key game. Newport aims to avenge two losses from last season and bring strong support from visiting roots. Home lineup features Duffy and R Connery as forwards, Anderson at center, T Connery and T McCaughey at backs. Next Saturday the teams repeat the matchup in Newport.

Newport Bristol Y .C.A Newport Boys Duffy R. Connery Anderson T. Connery T. McCaughey

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