Advertising Payoff For Matrimonial Mail
A Fall River correspondent relays Detective Sergt Witherswoon praising publicity in arranging marriages with a California bachelor. He reports a flood of letters from unattached women in Massachusetts and Rhode Island seeking marriage, prompting him to pause the mail and hire a clerk to screen messages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Providence
Sergt. Witherswoon
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
California
Pawtucket
Woonsocket
Bristol
Haltel
Thibet
Timbuctoo
Alikazam
Salt Lake City
Phrase about women and risk from late Steve Brodie
A fragment notes how many women in these parts could match the late Steve Brodie in taking a chance. The line hints at boldness and gambling spirit linked to Brodie’s notoriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Brodie
Careful Confounded Boy Delivers Curious Request
A local boy rushed into a drug store with a garbled message from his mother asking for a “fimble bhal of polly golic” and noting they had no bottle while the old gentleman’s head grows pale. The clerk is astonished by the mispronounced items and the funny phrase inventory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shorecay
Bub
Temptation and price named in preacher’s tale
In a homespun remark uncle Eben notes that Satan need not wait for many souls. They carry checkbooks and pressure him to name his price for temptations, a humorous reflection on temptation.
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Uncle Eben
Satan
Dr Kings New Liver Pills Promote Digestion and Purify
Many people suffer sluggish digestion causing dizziness headaches and constipation. Dr Kings New Liver Pills claim to tonethe whole system improve digestion purify the blood and clear the complexion. 25c at your druggist.
YMCA NOTES: Bristol Hosts Gymnastics and Talks for Men
The Y M C A notes a Providence and Fall River gymnastic and volleyball demonstration in Bristol. The Men’s Forum opens next Sunday at Rockwell Hall with President Samuel Irwin as speaker. Prof John M McGee will discuss football and moving pictures for boys aged 11 to 14, admission free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Fall River
Bristol
Rockwell Hall
Samuel Irwin
East Greenwich Academy
Irwin
John M. McGee
Tle
Smile and Miles of Smiles at Providence Opera House
Stella Mayhew stars in the Parker A Hord comedy & Me Up presented by Shubert at the Providence Opera House next Thursday through Saturday. Mayhew, fresh from a New York Winter Garden engagement, plays a burlesque queen mistaken for a young architect’s wife, triggering a tangle with his relatives and a sudden real wife return.
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Stella Mayhew
Messrs Shubert
Providence Opera House
Miss Mayhew
New York Winter Garden
Messrs. Shubert
Parker A Hord
Cleveland
Gladys Lorraine
Votung
Miss Lorraine
Cutting Stovepipe With a Can Opener Trick
A method from McCall's Magazine suggests using a can opener to cut a pipe joint. Measure and mark the cut, then drive the opener into the pipe and follow the mark slowly and carefully to achieve a clean finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCall’s Magazine
A Safe Easy Way to Cure Ulcers
An advertisement claims Hokara skin healer cures ulcers and all skin troubles quickly without grease or acids. W H Buffington, agent for Hokara, offers a large package for 25 and promises refunds if not effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hokara
W H Buffington
Ho Buttington
Ots
Discipline in German Army A professor volunteers an apple
An American reporter describes a scene at German headquarters where a white haired professor of philosophy, a privy councillor, enlists with his students and waits for a young lieutenant. The elder offers the Feldwebel an apple, saluting and lowering his social rank in jest within strict military protocol.
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Leutenant
Keldwebel
Feldwebel
Traces Sought of Lost Arawak Race on Jamaica
G C Longley of Pelham Manor New York spent six years on Jamaica exploring kitchen middens and collecting 1500 objects including celts grinding stones shells and bones. He donated the entire find to the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Anthropologists highlight cylindrical stone pendants rubbed with sand as ancient insignia still worn by chiefs in northern South America.
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Jamaica
Haiti
G. C. Longley
Pelhany Manor
New York
American Museum of Natural History
New York City
South America
The Law of Advertising from James R Garfield
James R Garfield of Cleveland recounts how his father, campaigning in 1878, repeated key points to ensure retention. He explains repetition in varied forms helps capture distracted audiences and ensure main ideas are understood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R Garfield
Cleveland
Garfield
Michigan
Detroit
New Anthracite Field Discovery in Pennsylvania
The discovery of a twenty foot vein of anthracite in Pennsylvania is hailed as good news for all. Reports from Pennsylvania papers note this as the second recent find in Bear Ridge and the third major anthracite discovery in a few years, implying vast untapped resources exist beyond common knowledge in this once thoroughly exploited region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Bear Ridge Mountain
New York Times
Bristol Boy Scouts Visit Warren Troop in Surprise Meeting
The First Bristol Troop of Rhode Island surprised Warren Troop with a 20 scout parade from the station to Warren headquarters. Scoutmaster Max Muller welcomed them as Fish spoke for Warren and events included horse racing, boxing, tug of war, and a social with music by bugle fife and drum bands.
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Warren
Bristol
Rhode Island
Boy Scouts
Max Muller
Fish
Sunny Sylvester
Bristol Troop
Bristol Scouts
Sullivan Wells wed in Mass and Providence nuptials
John Francis Sullivan of Rehoboth Mass and Miss Ada Rosella Wells of this town married at St Marys Church at 9 am. Rev Thomas J Gillan officiated with Regina May Howrigan as bridesmaid and Cornelius Sullivan as groomsman. They plan a wedding trip then reside in Rehoboth.
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John Francis Sullivan
Rehoboth
Mass
Ada Rosella Wells
St. Mary's Church
Thomas J Gillan
Regina May Howrigan
Providence
Cornelius Sullivan
Louis la France
Wood Street
Be Sure You’re Right and Then Soft Pedal on I Told You So
A compact reflection urges restraint after asserting certainty. It cautions against gloating over correctness and calls for measured response when others disagree. The piece favors diplomacy over public rubbing-in of proven points.
Criticism of Modern Ways on Youth Education
Dr. Charles W. Burr criticizes current trends that aim to remove stress from youths and replace hard tasks with play. He argues against evading obedience and respect and warns that prioritizing amusement leads to viewing life as pleasure and work as a curse.
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Charles W. Burr
For Rent And For Sale Notice From Local Listings
A modern cottage on Hope Street is offered for rent while a residence on High Street remains available to lease. A parcel near Thompson Avenue is for sale suitable for platting and development.
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Hope St
High St
Thompson Ave
Doans Kidney Pills Endorsement Testimony
Bristol resident Mrs. Thomas Meiggs praises Doan's Kidney Pills for lumbago and kidney trouble after a cold. She reports lasting relief after two boxes and repeats her endorsement nearly three years later. Medicine obtained at J H Young & Co Drug Store. price 50c. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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O Dean
Bristol
Thomas Meiggs
Franklin Street
Dean
Doan
The Man Who Controls Conversation Rarely Secures More
A wry reflection notes a person who dominates talk yet achieves little else in practical outcomes. The line contrasts verbal dominance with tangible results, implying restraint or self-control in real actions.
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Iolem
Hope Drug CO
Rexall
Utocrat Pure
Rownell & Field
Brownell & Field CO
New Yorker
Parmenter and
Polsey Fertilizers
Parmenter
Polsey
Es Barmenter & Polsey
Boston
Mase
Caee Rice
Sullivan—Wells
John Temple Drury
Buffington’s Pharmacy
Jacob Molasky
State Street
T. Clarke Brown, Jr
Constitution St. Tel
R. Bristol
Weaver & Matheson
Simmons Undertakers and Funeral Directors
E. L.F. Colwell
Telephone
Constitution Street
Calla
G. M. Wilbur
Hope Street
Liscomb & Coggeshall
Charles H. Liscomb
Walter H. Coggeshall
Burton St
Constitution St
Isaac B. Munro
R. J
A. W. Orgelman
William W. Franklin & Co
Wood St
E. K. Reynolds Cabinet Maker
High Street
Hydraulion Hall
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co
E. L. Watson & CO
Industrial Trust Co
R. I
Chiropodist
Williams
J. L. Gifford
Hope and Pleasant Sts
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