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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1910
Page
3
Advertising style fragment urging readers to clear blemishes by taking doses to purify blood. Vague claims of quick, inexpensive results from a dietary or medicinal regimen. No concrete product names, dates, or organizations identifiable.
An advertisement extols Beecham's Pills as a quick thorough remedy. It claims they remove poison from the system by moving the bowels and bile, cleansing and vitalizing the blood to treat pimples.
The Louisville Courier-Journal essay extols the southern farmer's reliance on corn for sustenance, pigs, and progeny, as well as for gun cotton and naval armor, linking corn to frontier life, work, ritual, and national effort amid wartime imagery. It recalls dawn plowing, corncob pipes, and prayers to Mondamin, expressing deep affection for corn in all forms.
The Duke visits with American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in Cambridge Massachusetts. While on the veranda the duke asks for names of birds and flowers. Longfellow replies he speaks six languages and translates from many European tongues.
A concise historical overview traces Russia from its Norse founder Ruric through Christianization, Tartars' domination, and liberation by Ivan the Terrible, to Peter the Great's pivotal role in placing Russia within Europe's state system.
In a brief exchange from the Cornell Widow humor column a joker asks if the shop keeps amokeleas and the clerk confirms chewing tobacco. The odd term highlights playful wordplay and period slang.
A terse note from Boaton Transcript reports a domestic clash over garden seeds. The wife scolded the husband for the eggplant seed, blaming jealousy and hens for the damage.
Viets Griswold Peck marks his 96th birthday at 932 Hope Street, the town’s second oldest man. Fellow resident Capt. William Hows Ovard remains the oldest. if alive on June 23 he would reach 100. Despite rheumatism, Peck remains mentally sharp and cheerful, celebrating quietly with neighbors and friends as in years past. He was born February 18, 1814 in Bristol, child of Nicholas and Sarah Peck.
The article traces the long career of Mr. Peck a Bristol merchant shipper and farmer who sailed ships visited world seaports lived in the south and Cincinnati then returned to Bristol engaged in dry goods on Hope Street He is the youngest survivor of a large Bristol family and a seventh generation descendant of Joseph Peck of Hingham Eng He married Sarah Goodwin in 1866 and Mrs Peck died in 1906 His daughter Sarah V G Peck lives with him and he is the oldest parishioner of St Michael s Church
The Nina, a famed Bay and Newport visitor for 20 years, vanished with its 32 crew after last sighting on Feb 6. It carried First Division members to Newport, and locals fear it is lost at sea while the Samson, new torpedo boat, set record time in pursuit.
About 25 friends gathered for a Valentine social at Mrs W. P. Paine’s Constitution Street home. Guests enjoyed games, a Valentine pie, ribbon trophies, mandolin and piano solos, a collation, and departures around 7 p.m. Attendees hailed from Providence Tiverton Swansea Gloucester Ma ss a and nearby town.
The Hayseads won two of three from the Strikers as Capt Best led with 307 total. Broilers edged Hank Hawke in a tight decider, Schafft sealing it with a five pin spare. Millifiuenty and Sunnysides battled, champs adjusted to win. West Wall Clark Osterberg exceeded 300, with top team marks by Moonshiners and Hank Hooks for a 623 single string.
The correspondent recalls a trip from Nikko to Tokyo and Yokohama, praising Nikko’s temples and scenery, describing Japanese life, food, manners, and housing. He compares wages and happiness, notes women’s grace, children, and Buddhist and Shinto influences, and mentions rail travel, markets, and the Manchurian Railroad debate. The entry ends with a Pacific storm as the voyage continues.
Shrewd observers urge middle aged American women to invest in hair care rather than boots and hosiery. The ad promotes Hay's Hair Health as a proven remedy for premature gray hair, warns against untested rivals, and notes a price of 50 cents or one dollar per bottle from Kay Specialties Co. or local druggists.
W F Duffy describes a grueling voyage from Yokohama to San Francisco aboard a ship facing high seas and flooding by waves. He notes time changes crossing the 180th meridian, extra Wednesdays, and the loneliness of the voyage with few vessels or birds for company. He mentions a stoker’s death in Yokohama and promises two more letters detailing Honolulu and a final review.
Coming events list two social gatherings with dates and venues. February 22 Tuesday evening marks the Annual Washington Ball under the Bristol Train of Artillery at Armory Hall. March 17 Thursday evening features a dance in G A R Hall with committees H Springer W Mancheater J Ms Mahon.
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