Curious artifacts from Captain Gladding's High Street collection
Friday February 10 1905 a display in Buffingtons drug store showcases Captain Samuel Gladding’s possessions from Ascension Island and Port Royal Jamaica. The eight inch Kannacka god carved from wood, a shark tooth and a petrified shark backbone are on view, with notes on Ascension Island and its history. Also advertised is Parlor Pride Stove Polish praised for instantly brightening stoves without water or mess, sold by Bristol dealers and local merchants.
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Samuel Gladding
High Street
Buffington
Ascension Island
South Atlantic Ocean
South Sea
Middle Atlantic Ocean
Napoleon
St. Helena Island
Great Britain
Port Royal
Jamaica
Bristol
John Lake
Quirk Brothers
J Benjamin
Bristol Public Market
Newman Brothers
Waldron-Brownell Co
S. McCaw
McGann Brothers
T. J Connery
Salvation Army
A. A. Bivans
Joseph H. Reynolds
Oyster Bay
L. L
Sagamore Stars
Joe
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve Promises Scarless Healing
The ad touts DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as curing burns boils bruises and piles quickly. Miss E M Middleton of Thebes Illinois shares a fever sore improved in under a week. Sold by W H Bottington.
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DeWitt
E. M. Middleton
Thebes
W. H. Boftington
Bristol Mails Schedule and Local News Digest
Public notices list Bristol express hours and Sunday departures for Earle and Prew. Local items report illnesses, shipments, church services, a gas heater ad, social events, marriages, school and sports updates, and travel notes on Bristol residents and nearby towns.
Little Early Risers Pills Promote Bowel Movement
To cure constipation and liver troubles by gently moving the bowels and acting as a tonic, take Little Early Risers. These famous pills are mild, pleasant and harmless, yet effective and sure, with years of universal use as a guarantee of popularity. Sold by W. H. Buffington.
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W. H. Buffington
Kelp Your Nails Clean Maniosure Set Sale Ad
A small 10 cent manicure set from O. W. Sparks includes nail powder pumice wood stick six emery boards and a box. A trolley wire broke near Main street Warren on the O Consolidated line causing passenger traffic delays for a couple of hours until repair.
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O. W. Sparks
O Consolidated Railroad
Warren
Valentine social schedule at G A R hall and churches
February events list a Monday Valentine Party by St Marys T A Society Ladies Auxiliary in the G A R hall, a February 14 galorial choral quintet by Mabel Fowler at YM YWCA, a Feb 14 ladies Aid Society supper in M E church, a February 22 Washington Ball by Bristol Train of Artillery at the G A R hall, a March 38 Grand Ball of Robert Emmet Literary Association at the G A R hall, a March 17 Western drama The Lone Tree Mine at the Opera House, and a May 12 Grand May Ball at vane Side Social club in the G A R hall.
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Emnesday
Lone Tree Mine
Opera House
St. Mary’s T. A. Society
Ot Vane Side Social Club
G.A. R. All
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