Bristol Sketches Reminiscences of the Monro Family
Reminiscences recall the old Thames street stone mansion once home to William P Monro and family. Ruth Monro Wardwell sang for soldiers and aided ports mouth grove hospital. Her father, a known Bristol figure, shared stories. their daughter became Mrs Joseph Wardwell.
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J M. Wardwell
William P Monro
Thames
Bradford
State Streets
Monros
Monro
Elihu Barritt
George B Monra
Ivy
Robert S. Andrews
Bristol
Ball Row
Povermenot
Portsmouth
Johnny Rebs
Narragansett Bay
Rhode Island
Stone Castle
Thames Street
Ruth A. Monro
Joseph Melville Wardwell
Portsmouth Grove
the Fres
Old Town
Rath
St Michaels Church
America
J A. R. St. Louis, Mo
Stomach and Liver Tablets by Buffington for sale
A brief ad notes Chamberlain style Stomach and Liver Tablets offered for sale by W H Buffington. The copy promotes quick relief from digestive upset as a modern remedy.
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Chamberlain
W. H. Buffington
Winter eating ruins stomachs and health
An advertising piece warns that heavy winter eating and inactivity strain the stomach, causing headaches and fatigue. It promotes Miona as a remedy to strengthen digestion and blood, claiming it restores vigor. A. J. Jasmin promises a full refund if health is not restored.
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A. J. Jasmin
Colt Guards Banqueted in Bristol Toasts and Cheers
A Bristol banquet celebrated the Colt Guards with praise for their drill and deportment. Speakers including Mr. Cheesmian Judge Reynolds and Col. Colt lauded Republican unity, youth training, and the Guards’ permanence, while Col. Colt urged continued principled support and preservation of local civic spirit. The event closed with Auld Lang Syne.
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Bristol
Cheesmian
Republican Party
Pricipal
Jen C. Davis
Davis
Colt Guards
John P. Reynolds
Col. Ouolt
iKix-Gov. Bourn
Col. Colt
Colt
Lefferts S. Hottman
McKeon
Con Colt
Old Bristol
Judge Reynolds
Williams
United States
Rhode Island
Benjamin Hall
Soldiers
Cheesman
Col Colt
Sermon for Bristol Female Charitable Society At St Michael's
Rev. George L. Locke preached the annual discourse before the Bristol Female Charitable Society at St. Michael's Church Sunday evening. He urged almsgiving as privilege, critiqued ostentation, warned against socialism as a cure, and praised Christian influence for reducing wars and slavery while uplifting women in the western world. The society, nearly a century old, works quietly to aid the poor and deserves support.
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Bristol
Jesus Christ
Obrist
Ihe
Bristol Female Charitable Society
Hand in marriage and his signed checks remark
A Chicago Journal line notes Heith accepting old Millan's hand in marriage yesterday while quipping that the hand signs his checks. A Pittacus aphorism about the mutability of waters and women's humor is also cited, reflecting period wit.
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Pittacus
Salt and Ice and the Freezing Point
The text explains that salt dissolves in water absorbing heat, lowering the temperature and establishing a new freezing point. As salt and ice mix, some salt dissolves, cooling the mixture until saturation, causing ice to melt while the solution reaches 22 degrees Celsius for a salt-water compound. Sea water salts affect ice formation, requiring colder conditions than fresh water.
Ancient Knife Money of Tsqi and Early Chinese Currency
The article recounts ancient Chinese coinage linked to Tsqi, noting knife money seven inches long with inscribed blades and ring handles. It traces Tsqi’s rise and fall, Wang Mang’s revival of larger, thicker issues with a square hole, and parallels to adze, chisel, and spade money used as circulating media in early China.
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Ts’i
Ts’in
Wang Mang
Cleaver and Noonan Wed at St Marys Church Bristol
William Henry Cleaver and Annie Zeta Noonan married at St Marys Church Bristol on January 16 1905 by Rev T J Fitzpatrick both residents of Bristol.
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Cleaver— Noonan
St. Mary's Church
This Town
T. J. Fitzpatrick
William Henry Cleaver
Annie Zeta Noonan
Bristol
Mrs S B Scott Dies in Philadelphia at 47
Mrs S B Scott formerly of Bristol died in Philadelphia on January 13 at age 47. Her family obituary notes she was a longtime Bristol resident and leaves behind relatives in the area.
The Secret of Success with August Flower
The ad hawks August Flower noting forty million bottles sold in the United States since introduction. It claims the remedy cures indigestion and dyspepsia and regulates the liver, with a 35 year track record. Trial bottles are 250 and regular size 750 at all druggists.
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United States
August Flower
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Female Charitable Society
G. L. Locke
D. D
St. Michael's Church
Industrial Trust Company
I. S. Dental Association
Estminster Street
Providence, R. 1
Guardian
Badenian
Edgar H
Annie M. Dumoussand
Helen J. Dumoussand
Bristol Phoenix
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co
Boston
Edward 8. Babbitt
Star Equitable
Post Office
Providence
R. I. Telephone
Pawtucket Mutual Fire
Main Street
Pawtucket
R. I
Frederick W. Easton
George W. Newell
Qkeorge
M- Thornton
Benjamin F. Smith
William P. Dempsey
A. A. Mann, President
Char
Philo E. Thayer
J. Milton Payn, Philip C Sheldon James L. Jenka
Elwin A. Perhin
H. A. Fletcher
S. P. Skinner, Jr
P. Moses
Hope Street
Vaccaro Bros
Franklin Street
The
Waldron-Brownell CO
Bradford Street
Isaac B. Munro
Charles
Franklin ST
Bristol R. 1
Raymond P. Smith
William ST
C. F. Sanford
William Street
Staples Coal Company
Franklin Lyken’s Valley
N. N. Cole
Easterbrook
S. B.paull
Eugene LE Clair, JR
Ason
Grano
B. 1
Cottage Street
Robert L Allan
State of
Edward H Shepherd
Robert L. Allan
Edward H. Shepherd
Gan
Pinaud
Paris
France
ED. Pinaud
Perfumerie
D. Hirt
Fr. Pnaud
Fifth Ave
New York
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