This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1903
Page
3
A Boston millionaire, alarmed by extreme thinness and nervous troubles, offered $500 per pound of flesh. A local store promotes Vinci as a pleasant, effective flesh-building tonic backed by a money-back guarantee, claiming it replaces cod liver oil and aids digestion, rheumatism, lung trouble, and bronchitis.
Recitations, songs, dialogues, and flags dominated a long Flag Day program across multiple schools. Students from Oliver Building and Miss Morse's school performed patriotic selections, drills, and readings honoring Lincoln, the Civil War, and the nation. A wedding followed at St Marys rectory as Estelle Parker and Michael McKeon Jr wed with family and friends in attendance.
Miss Grace J Allan leads a school program featuring songs about the flag and America. Participants include John Marshall Colors of the Flag Frank Senior Mary Mello Annie Ryai Raphael Feely Katherine O Connor Addie Baker Soldier Boys Ernest Walker Manuel Silvia Charlie Miller Arthur O Rourke Lavinia Guivremont Eddie Cunningham Ada Walker Ralph Walker Peter Lucien and others in a Patriot themed display.
The Y M C A bowling contest on the alleys will host two games each Saturday evening until completion. Matches list pairings by date with games nightly at 7:30, include team numbers, captains, and a men's meeting on Feb. 15 led by Rev. T Newton Owen. A midweek tournament between teams one and six occurred, altering March 14 plans and leaving that date open for rescheduled games.
Over one hundred members of St Marys T A S and Ladies Auxiliary enjoyed a social in Columbia Hall Wood Street despite heavy rain. The event featured a fine catered spread, Fife and Drum Band performances readings and music, dancing and an organizing committee list of participants.
A Wednesday forenoon gathering elected Peckham president pro tem amid juror drawing for the Common Pleas division. The grand jurors listed include Nichols Peters Usher and Cobleigh, with a long petit list led by Wright and Callan and ending with Connery.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.