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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Feb 27, 1903

Page

3

High School Beats Too Lates In Y M C A Basketball

In the Y M C A league, the High School team defeated Too Lates 35 to 24 amid illness reducing rosters. Archer led with 2 goals plus 6 from W Munro and Brightman added 5.

Brightman Letes Archerr Waldrom W. Moocro DeWolf R. Munro Kenney Merriman Young I. B Archer W Munro R. Monro I. Brightman Young Wo Munro Ro Munry Govoals Waldron Treat

Two women differ in color healths show Dr King pills

A simple product note contrasts pale sallow skin with fresh rosy health. It promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills to stimulate sluggish organs, aid digestion, and prevent constipation, urging readers to buy at JH. Young & Co., Druggists for 26 cents.

Jolly Eight Social and Easter Ball Notices in Columbia and Armory

Community notices list events around April including Jolly Eight social in Columbia Hall on March 2 and Easter Balls on April 18 for Company C and King Philip Steam Fire Engine Company. St Marys Fife and Drum Band Fair runs April 18 to 25.

Jolly Eight’s Columbia Hall Company C Second Regiment Armory Hasbrouck Block King Philip Steam Fire Engine Company Grand Army Hall St. Mary’s

Death notices from Higham parish magazine recalled

Obituary items report the death of Henry Cheesman of Higham Kent on January 19 with tribute to his liberal views and parish service. funeral held January 24. Also noted are Civil War veterans Albert Sprague and William Young and brief vignettes including a Broadway tailor anecdote and a reform school joke.

Henry Cheesman Merton Cheesman Higham Hiogham Kent England Henry Cheesman Aman Free Foresters Albert . Sprague Provicdener Rhode Island Lrofanory U.S General Hospital VRC K.C Providence Wuallian H Young Mr Young Ainill

Annual Bristol County Sunday School Convention Set for March 3

Bristol County Sunday School Association plans its annual convention at First Baptist Church on Tuesday March 3 with an afternoon and evening program. The event, a district within the state association, features talks by Pastor Fields Gibbs Ba Cady and others, plus nominations and officer elections in the evening.

Bristol County Sunday School Association First Baptist Church Bristol County Sundayeschool Association Bristol Baptist Sunday School Bristol County

A Word to Nursing Mothers Ad for Vinol Support

A period ad urges nursing mothers within ten miles of the store to try Vincl Vinol claiming it boosts maternal strength and benefits the baby. It asserts Vinol contains no dangerous drugs and offers a money back guarantee if it does not help, inviting mothers to learn its ingredients.

A Sense of Certainty in a Washington Star Snippet

A playful exchange quotes Miss Miami Brown asking if a man loves her and another replies affirming it. The pleasantry notes a dog fight invitation that he declined to court her last Wednesday night, reflecting light social chatter from the era.

Miami Brown Las Washington Star

Gummey-Skidmore’s horse sense questioned

A fragment quotes a Chicago News remark contrasting Gummey with betting on races and noting he never bets. It also mentions a conceit about admiring own mistakes. The text references Gargoyle and Kamebarks with Augasla volcanoes described as still active.

Gummey Skidmore Gargoyle

Electric Bitters touted as tonic for women and indigestion

The ad claims Electric Bitters cure chronic indigestion and various female troubles. It asserts the medicine strengthens weak women and improves family health. Priced at 60 cents with satisfaction guaranteed by J. H. Young & Co.

Fr. Gre Dny J. H. Young & Co

Take Your Choice on Town Nominations in Local Election

Nominations for town officers closed Tuesday evening with not only Democratic and Republican caucus nominees but also two Citizens tickets. Key races include Moderator, Town Clerk, Town Council seats, Probate Judge, Town Treasurer, and a record ten candidates for School Committee.

Citizens Council Lefferts S Hoffman William R. Perry Thomas H Crowley Cor L Ul. Callan Herbert F. Bennett James W . Franklio Robert N Turner John L. Gladding Ezra Mason William H Thayer Charles S Cummings George A. Peckham Walter E Munro Frederic L. Waldron Thomas H. Crowley John P. Reynolds George H. Peck George L. Arnold Merton A Cheesman Howard W Church John Doherty William L Manchester William J. Munro Edward E Wilkinson William Fred Williams Frank B. Wilson Jeremiah H. Young Charles H. Spooner Clark H Straight Lyman B. Bosworth Phepublican Democratic Oliver Ef. Blaisdell Luke H. Callan Ciitizens Democratic Eber Hill Ezra Dixon

Too Clever For Exclusion The Reed Bar Admission

Thomas B. Reed and a southern applicant faced Judge Wallace in the state supreme court for a bar admission quiz. When asked if the civil rights bill is constitutional, the southern competitor said no, Reed answered yes. The judge then admitted both men, noting their offhand constitutional grasp.

Thomas B. Reed

Fragmented quips recall a homebound joke exchange

A convalescent wife teases her husband with a string of place names and medical quips. The exchange nods to doctors and meals with playful regional slang, ending with a note on domestic life and "Conn. games" in a Baltimore American style.

Ind Del’s Baltimore American

Suitor Seeks Wife With Dowry Gloves And Training

In a German exchange, a suitor outlines demanded conditions for a marriage. He seeks a pleasant exterior a 20000 marks dowry domestic training and 64 size gloves. He justifies the glove condition by recounting a past lottery win of six pairs of 64 size ladies gloves.

Prints of Old Brick School House For Sale

Due to demand we printed a few copies on heavy 19x12 paper suitable for framing. They cost 16 cents each and are available at Steven & Co or the Pranix Office. Postpaid delivery on receipt of price.

Steven & Co Pranix

Blood Wine Promises Cure For Rheumatism In Letter

A letter from F B Talmadge of Springfield Mass touts Blood Wine as a universal cure for rheumatism. The writer claims dramatic improvement in Elton Talmadge after two bottles and urges readers to treat blood to end rheumatic disease. The ad-style piece argues rheumatism stems from blood and warns against delaying treatment.

Talmadge Woodside St Springfield Mass Elton

Blood Wine Advertises Rheumatism Cure

An advertisement touts Blood Wine as a cure for rheumatism with dramatic claims. It warns of lifelong suffering for untreated cases and promises a free expert blood analysis by sending name to Louis Daudelin Co. Worcester Mass. The ad promotes purchasing two bottles at fifty cents each.

Harfina Specialties Co Sair Newark N.J Hay Putto Hay Rae ‘Co Lafayette St Hays W OH Buffington Hope Street J H Young R J. Drug CO Louis Daudelin Co Worcester Mass

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