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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1919
Page
4
G W Hall reports severe dermatitis eased by two remedies. He credits three boxes of Soothe Salva and two of Fruit-a-tives, priced 60c per box, six for $2.50, with the company based in Ogdensburg New York. A smaller 2.50 size is available.
In Sea Cliff Long Island New York Audra daughter born January 6 to Mr and Mrs Albert A Young. In Bullock town January 7 a son born to Mr and Mrs Russell D Bullock Jr.
In this town on January 8 ceremonies conducted by Rev Albert L I Cahill joined Arthur E McAdams of Oklahoma to Mary Elizabeth Murphy of this town. Also on January 8 Rev Thomas Julian united Boulais with Sylvester, both of this town, and Rev E J Colgan wed Henry Roy Thompson and Margaret Geisler of Warren, formerly of this town.
Nichols in this town Jan and Judd C Nichols aged 55 will be laid to rest Saturday at 2 pm from their late residence 725 Hope Street Relatives and friends are invited to attend
A Rhode Island Sunday School Association district branch was organized Tuesday at the Warren Methodist Church. It includes Bristol Warren and Barrington Protestant Sunday schools with officers led by F. M. Cartland as President and Rev. P. A. Canada as Vice President.
A would be rescuer dives into a lake after a woman who disappeared beneath the surface. He catches her as she surfaces and urges calm. She asks him to release her so she can fix her hair and admire the water’s calm, mirrorlike surface.
The New Success magazine says self-control is easy alone but the real test comes when living with others. Maintaining equanimity, avoiding sharp retorts and impatient exclamations, and getting along with disagreeable people without friction builds character and tests manhood or womanhood, shaping the ideal employee.
A reflective line praises courage and restraint, contrasting brave men with harsh bullying behavior and urging composure in the face of intimidation.
Mrs Margaret Effie Geisler born here married Onry Ray Sampson in St Marys Church Warren. Rev Colgan officiated as guests from Warren Bristol New Bedford Taunton and Boston attended a reception and buffet luncheon at the bride’s mother’s home with gifts including cut glass silver and money.
Arthur F McAdams and Miss Mary F Murphy wed at St Marys Church in a Wednesday ceremony led by Rev Albert L Cahill Their attendants were Miss Anna Gladue and Charles McHugh The couple planned a home wedding breakfast at Mrs Apme Murphys and will reside in town after a brief honeymoon
Joseph ID Boulais and Miss Marion Sylvester were united in marriage at St Marys Church on a Wednesday morning at 8 o clock. Rev Thomas Jo Gillan officiated and celebrated the nuptial mass. The bridesmaid was Miss Madeline Sylvester and Harold Sylvester served as best man. The couple will reside on State street after a brief wedding trip.
In Nero's time professional silentists replaced lost teeth with sycamore weed teeth set in by gold wire. An Etruscan tomb yielded a gold plate bearing several teeth. The practice shows early dental work though they lacked skilled extraction methods and caused great distress when relieving pain.
An old New York Sun letter argues women have long served in barber tasks and hints at gender bias in professional roles. It frames the issue as a challenge to male-dominated norms and cites historical examples to question qualifications for women in the trade.
A Norwegian engineer says a new process doubles or triples leather hardness while keeping elasticity. The method reportedly increases heat and moisture resistance, a boon amid rising footwear costs, and is described in Poular Mechanics Magazine.
An authoritative publication states India total palm sugar output around 8 000 tons while Bengal produces about 100 000 tons valued at $2 400 000. India's overall sugar production from cane and palm is near 8 000 000 tons annually.
A Geneva based Revue Suisse d Exportation notes jewelry demand rises during wartime despite luxury import bans. Gold watches in medium price range stay strong while high and low end orders dwindle. Central powers reportedly melt gold jewelry for bullion, profiting manufacturers and foreign traders before authorities curb the flow.
French artillery officers used measurements from two holes gouged by a single shell through two awnings to trace the shell’s path. By precise aperture reading to the thousandth inch and wind and air conditions, they backtracked the shell to its mouth at a forest site and promptly demolished the cannon with French guns.
The Louisville Courier-Journal argues daylight saving time saves 60 minutes daily for the public good. It notes minor shifts like baseball games starting later and that war and sense require the Promethean instrument to steal time from the sun for human benefit.
Consul Haven of Turin notes Italy shifts to saving and collecting wood ashes due to fuel scarcity and rising wood use. Wood ash contains 6 to 19 percent potash with variation by wood type. oak ash yields about 8.31 pounds per ton and elm 8.6 pounds per ton. Wormwood and fumaria yields give 160.93 and 174.16 pounds potash per specified ash quantities.
Mrs Styles praises Mr Styles memory for dress. He recalls the proposal night when she wore a foolish look. The exchange highlights their relationship and the remembered outfits as a shared private detail.
An amusing exchange features Mr. Chuggins answering about regular exercise. He explains he cranks the old filover three or four times daily and repairs a tire at least twice a week, highlighting a comic take on fitness talk.
Listings show a series of social events across town. Bazaar nights at G A R Hall hosted by the Boy Scouts Drum Corps begin January 11, 18 and 25 evenings. A private dance at Colt Memorial High School on January 10. A January 15 dance at the Naval Armory by the 13th Co R I S G. January 16 and 17 feature a Colt Memorial High School senior class three act comedy The Real Thing. February 6 and 7 present Thirteenth Company minstrels at Pastime Theatre for the Home-coming Fund. February 17 and 18 offer The Chimes of Normandy at Pastime Theatre.
Children quarreled all day and in the evening the narrator and family discussed the disputes. The speaker notes the tone of a child claiming if Geraldine had approached gently in the morning, the bickering could have stopped.
Beazie Elizabeth Gray as guardian petitions to sell the one fortieth interests of Elizabeth Frances Gray William Augustine Gray James Russell Gray and Elsie Valentine Gray in real estate described along Main Road from Bristol to Warren with bounds near the Homestead Estate of Elisha Hathaway and the Mill Pond to pay debts and fund better investments. The court orders notice and sets a hearing for January 20 1913 in Bristol Probate Court Room and publication in Bristol Phenix for fourteen days.
Notices announce the Bristol Probate Court appointing Cornelius J Gallagher administrator of James Gallagher estate and listing related probate actions for Elizabeth Magee Henry Polystan and Joseph Sylvia with dates for filing claims and notice publication in the Bristol Phenix.
Angelina Bruno appointed administratrix of the Ferdinand Hrune estate in Bristol Rhode Island. She has filed the required bond within six months from the date of the notice dated December 23 1918 in the Probate Court of the Town of Bristol.
Guardian Philip Brady appointed by the Probate Court of Bristol for the person and estate of Sarah F Wood and has given bond as required by law. Those ward must file bond in the court clerk's office within six months from the date of first advertisement. Brady shows bond amount 12 pounds 7 shillings 2 pence 3 farthings 10?
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