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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1918
Page
4
A customer from Ogdensburg shares relief from two years of indigestion after using Fruit-a-tives. The letter claims complete recovery after three boxes and endorses the product for stomach gas and pains. Also mentions purchase options and distributor HOPE DRUG CO Bristol.
A brief comic exchange features Reoegs declaring he is a man of the old school and a woman retorting that he was dismissed from class long ago, captured in a single-panel humor context.
Frank M. Dimond announces acceptance of trust in Bristol Probate Court. He demands heirs file acceptance papers within six months from first advertisement. Public notice dated January 28 1918.
The oldest bird is the archeopteryx a Greek term meaning ancient wing It appears like an ordinary bird with a long tail though not feathery as modern tails It had two legs for walking and perch and two limb-like hands likely for climbing Its eye socket and features suggest transitional traits as a primitive bird and climber of trees.
An example from Archimedes era describes a capstan operated rope elevator used in the second century B C to haul people and luggage from a convent's first to second story. It notes a winding drum and a man walking inside the capstan for rotation.
The word purim means lots. The festival commemorates the Jews of Persia being saved from Haman’s massacre plot. Haman cast lots to choose the day of destruction, hence the name purim or lots.
Advertised Hakara antiseptic massage cream claims to soften skin, remove irritations, and exfoliate dead skin. Marketed as superior to ordinary creams with a guarantee and priced at 35c for a liberal jar and 60c for a larger size.
A notice lists names of men and women with advertised letters awaiting pickup including Louis Aruda A E Aruda D Brodrick Costa Angelina Kianni J T Jones Lemieux George J Lohr Harold Peters Stone D F Sullivan Miss A Bosiwky Mrs Mary Cain and Reynolds Corp D G Coggeshall P M.
In this town on February 15 a son was born to Mr and Mrs Adelino Pacheco.
In town on February 12 Rev Thomas J Gillan joined Private John L Ennis of the Third Company U S A Fort Rodman with Miss Rose Gallagher in marriage. A separate notice reports the Rucci family welcoming Pietro son of Benjamin and Rose Rucci born February 13 aged two years and eleven months.
Experiments show paper made from asbestos fiber with inks from iron and cobalt nitrates withstood red heat for two hours and resisted damage until ten hours of exposure. Researchers expect further study to yield a practically indestructible fireproof paper and ink.
Thursday night North Ends beat Nuff Seds three straight as Munro scored a 51 high single and Guintd posted 191 total. The Rowdy Downs triumphed over Tanks 2 of 3 strings as Tanks led first string 500 pins but fell 32, then lost second string 404 to Rowdys by 44 and edged out in decisive string by nine. Hill, Clark, and Cramer contributed notable marks with Cramer totaling 301 across three strings.
Bristol Phenix carries legal notices from January to February 1918. Documents include final account filings for Elisabeth B. Seely and James Francis Dw Oke Sophie J. O Wolf guardian reports, with court dates set in Bristol Probate Court.
January 31 1918 probate notice for the Estate of Mar Shippee filed in Bristol. An instrument in writing is presented for probate and will be considered February at the Probate Court Room Bristol. Publication ordered fourteen days once a week in Bristol Phoenix.
Sophie J Beoeroeten represents the ward Henry Dryer D Wolf estate and files her account for allowance. The matter is received and referred to February 18, 1918 at 10 30 A M in the Probate Court Room Bristol for consideration with notice to be published weekly in Bristol Photo.
The Morris Plan Company of Rhode Island sues John Charette and a 1917 Rhode Island attachment leads to a public auction of two Bristol parcels on February 23, 1918. Sheriff ILO V. Cady notes the sale at the Bristol County Court House at 11 a.m. for debt, interest, costs, and fees.
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