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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1903
Page
3
A pharmacist touts Vinci as a safe, effective body builder and tonic with a money back guarantee if it fails to help. He notes 98 out of 100 bottles tested satisfactory for run-down, weak, thin, ailing customers and suggests Vintax for constipation, also sold with the same guarantee.
The three fire companies held annual meetings with elected officers and new members. Hyderal Union Engine and Hose Co lists Foreman Daniel G Coxgeshall First Assistant Julien Close Second Assistant Walter H Coggeshall Clerk Julien Close Treasurer Julien Close and orderly Thomas J Meiggs. King Philip Steam Fire Engine Company names Foreman William Burke First Assistant Edward S Cooney Second Assistant Herbert Evers Engineer Jacob Evers Assistant Engineer Thomas Smith and other roles. Two applicants were elected to membership. Arlington Company fair invitation declined. A Grand Army Ball supper followed with town officials present and Lavey’s Orchestra providing music into the night.
Foreman William A. Rawson First Assistant James R West Second Assistant William McCaughey Clerk Charles H Thompson Treasurer Augustus A Javelle Orderly passed Steward William A Rawson Trustees Carl A C Newmann James N Bullock Ernest Dube The company will have its annual dinner and social Wednesday evening Jan 21.
A Baltimore News shop scene has a customer challenging a meat seller about the quality of wurst. The dealer insists the current batch is the best they have and promises improvements, while the frightened customer flees, fearing the worst yet to come.
Paris is described as a giant mousetrap with hotels cafes and restaurants on almost every block. About 10 000 hotels and numerous restaurants offer meals at all prices with many places serving good cooking. A stock company founded by a butcher runs 100 or more restaurants delivering reliable service and affordable meals.
A tale recalls Napoleon I losing control at dinner reacting to a thought, overturning the table in a crash. A waiter quickly writes on paper with magic symbols, and the emperor’s bill nearly doubles. Napoleon thanks his attendant with a smile, and the storm passes.
Dentistry is a profession with five branches and specialists for each. Our practise delivers superior, gentler work across all branches, faster and cheaper due to repeated practice. Gold fillings start at 81.00, other fillings at 0.50, gold crowns at 400 and up, artificial teeth at 34.00 and up. In office over eleven years. Inquire about us. Financial references Industrial Trust Co.
The cosmopolitan says a father should make his knowledge and values a daily part of his son's life. Many fathers avoid the task, letting years slip by while offering little of themselves. The reward comes as the son nears manhood and faces the world alone, testing strength, courage, and resolve.
A British army officer uncovered a manuscript drawing of a massive man-of-war built in 1600 for Japan. The ship, sheeted in iron and copper with two rudders, supposedly carried an ingenious apparatus operated by twenty four iron oarers and ten large cannons. Experts deem the drawing exact and authentic.
A New York Tribune explainer says the nickname land of steady habits stems from colonial customs of giving rum to helpers at dedications and barn raisings. When Governor Winthrop opposed rum at the crown colony’s charter inaugural, he praised restraint, giving Connecticut its enduring title.
A grim scenario from London Tit-Bits portrays a solitary figure in a dim room. He contemplates courage, drinks a dose of castor oil without a shudder, and death follows, leaving readers with a stark, unsettling image.
The article explains that what appears to be heat is actually air quivering above a hot surface. Small upward air currents of differing temperatures bend light irregularly, making the moving air visible on hot days or above a stove.
The New York Herald recounts two insolvent men debating how to raise money. One suggests raising a dollar to ten by adding a cipher after the one, then questions where they will raise the dollar. The plan collapses for lack of capital, delivering the moral that the real difficulty is obtaining the first dollar.
It explains how small roots and fibers sustain the plant, noting their delicate yet strong nature and persistence as they extend their reach to nourish the organism, sometimes penetrating soft rock to access nutrients.
Deeds recorded include a half lot on the Mt Hope plat from Robert Newbold to Charles A Barbour a Narrows plat transfer from James F Canfield to George Uo Van Voast Jr a house and lot on the east side of Metacom avenue between Griswold and Woodlawn to Frank P Howe and an interest in a house and lot on the east side of Hope street from George Byron Diman by guardian to Nathaniel G Herreshoff.
An Irish authority explains that a pronounced curse will fall on the deserving or rebound on the speaker like a wedge. Three rough stone altars inside Innismurray cashel hold smooth stones used for cursing by turning them. To avert a curse, a person laid in a grave with three shovelfuls of earth cast over him is recited to by gravediggers reciting rhymes.
A child forbidden to use bathroom water turns on the taps and kneels beside a rapidly filling tub as a nurse walks in. The boy prays aloud, asking for God to turn off the water or to send someone who can. The scene is reported from the New York Commercial Advertiser.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer cartoonish exchange notes a boast about owning fine furniture but reveals a humorous shortage of comfortable chairs. One chair is cherished while others collect dust as a wife prefers the lone throne.
An entertaining story describes a Welsh railway manager whose identity eluded a remote station ticket collector. As he passed through the station door the collector demanded his ticket. The manager quipped my face is my ticket while the collector replied I am ordered to punch all tickets.
A concisely phrased exchange shows a sensitive patient and a doctor diagnosing circulation issues. The dialogue includes juristic patient quips about corns and sleep as a sign of health, reflecting a medical consultation tone.
An elderly offender pleads innocence to the court saying he can prove it if given time. The judge imposes a three year sentence as the exchange ends.
A tale of Robespierre at the height of power shows him refusing to spare a husband’s life when a pleading wife appeals to him. As she departs she steps on his dog’s paw, prompting him to challenge her with the question Madam, have you no humanity.
An Atchison Globe quotation notes that music shifts from violin to fiddle depending on affection for the players, suggesting opinion colors instrument perception.
A humorous Life magazine caption shows a boy asking a druggist for the largest bottle of medicine, claiming he plans to “get even” with his sick grandmother. The punch line relies on the misdirection of the boy’s intent.
Anatoly Zola's renowned work La Debacle is reported to have been issued in nine languages at once, highlighting its broad international impact and swift translation pace across global markets.
A Philadelphia Record note states that the man with untold wealth is the one who dodges the tax assessor, highlighting a sly tax avoidance mindset and public concern over hidden fortunes.
The Y M C A notes a 4 pm Sunday address by Rev If B Cady of Warren in the reading room with a preceding short song service. The local league tournament began Tuesday under bad weather but produced two of the fastest games on the floor and the remaining games will be officiated by F G McAdams of Fall River, who could not attend the opening.
Mrs N A Webster of Winnie Virginia reports Dr Kings New Life Pills cured her two year headache. The advertisement promises relief from headache constipation and biliousness. Available for 25 cents at J H Young Co drug store.
Calendar pads of many sizes and colors offered at the Praxix Office Price store. Prices listed as five and five cents for the small and large pads, with several fancy two color options available.
The Burnside Lodge Knights of Pythias held its annual installation at Grand Army Hall Tuesday with Ira D. Goff Installing officer assisted by Broton and A A Gravelle. New officers named include Chancellor Commander Clark H Straight Vice Chancellor George A Richardson Prelate John F Rawson Master of Work Thomas F Head Master-at-Arms Herman Jablinski Master of Finance Joseph B Congdon Master of Exchequer William W Luther Keeper of Records Julien Close Inside Guard Ells worth Conklin Outside Guard Gerald F Bruanelle. Trustees elected were Augustus A Gravelle J J Hackett and Dr O R Stegel.
A mother tells her daughter to be careful as the doctor notes her system is upset. The child replies that her foot feels asleep and jokes that people are upset when they sleep at the wrong end.
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