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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1909
Page
4
Last evening La Pipsisawas won three strings from the Fathers by default as the latter team did not appear. Friday evening the Millifinents took two strings in three from the Hayseeds. In effect, Nov. 15 1908. Week days.
Advertised letters for the week ending February 18 1909 include A G Wallace Francis Snow John Sipples Jos Belanger John Bamford Toney Oslensis Henry Puno John Kennedy Mrs Phillips Miss Carrie Smith Horeign Gilbert Bowles M Manciet.
An advertisement claims Uric-O can cure rheumatism by removing the rheumatic poison from blood muscles and kidneys. It asserts plasters and liniments fail, while Uric-O works by driving the poison from the system. Sold by druggists at 7 1/2 cents to 1 dollar per bottle with samples available from Smith Drug Co Syracuse NY and promoted by J H Young & Co.
Historic health ad notes that taking an ounce of Scott's Emulsion can cause a pound of weight gain daily by stimulating digestion and improving nutrient absorption. It claims even undernourished patients can build flesh needed for health through regular use.
An Elm Street era ad card for Scott's Emulsion by Scott & Bowne of 409 Pearl Street New York promotes a cod liver oil based product with emphasis on health benefits and home use.
A teacher asks a boy his name and he explains his stutter worsens when speaking. He reveals his first name Clarence and nickname Pupkins and describes how his stutter surfaces only when nagged, illustrating his struggle aloud.
An English magazine imagines an aerial machine traveling toward 1000 mph to arrest time for a London traveler starting at 10 am. At 600 mph the clock would stand still for the rider. If days stretch into six hours, speed could shorten or lengthen days. traveling west at 1000 mph would make the sun rise in the west.
An essay traces noise from its tribal beginnings to modern urban use. It notes noise in political conventions christenings and clubs and claims no monument was made for its inventor. Cities spread noise into many sounds allocating it across their populations from faint to piercing levels. Life.
A Kansas City Newsbook quip imagines the biblical Jonah story origin. Mr Meekton debates belief and suggests Jonah invented a tale to explain his absence and a wife’s suspicion. The exchange reads as a lighthearted, ancient anecdote about storytelling origins.
A letter from Frances Booking recounts the Taormina period during the Sicilian quake. She and Rev. Dr. Locke describe the darkness, the tidal wave, and the collapse around Messina, the improvised hospital at Giardini, and the desperate aid efforts for fleeing refugees and starving survivors.
Baltimore Maryland advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the cure for female complaints including irregularities and nervous prostration. Ends with offer of free health advice from Mrs Pinkham in Massachusetts.
The narrator describes scenes of devastation including a daughter burned in the ruins and a husband lost and found. After ten days in Taormina with nightly tremors, fear and loss weighed on the group. They left as soon as possible, glad to find safer sleep and relief from fear. Etna appeared serene with an Alpine glow as they departed three days ago.
A Frenchman, amused by his arithmetic, tracked his daily kisses to his wife over twenty years. He started with about 100 kisses daily in year one, about 86 700 in that year, then halved in year two, ten per day in year three, and two per day in year five.
Slogan notes Allen's Foot-Ease as a remedy for sensitive feet and small sizes. It claims the product helps break in new patent leather shoes and is widely sold. The ad targets shoe wearers seeking comfort and fit.
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