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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1915
Page
2
The piece argues Germany’s wartime foreign trade rose via nationalistic admonitions. It discusses American self sufficiency and urges buying, traveling, and building at home to reduce reliance on foreign goods and ships, warning about subsidized rivals and wartime economic shifts.
Advert reads that rheumatism sufferers should keep Sloan's Liniment, apply at first pain in joints or muscles without rubbing, as it penetrates quickly to ease hot swollen sensations. It claims fast relief for colds, sore joints, lumbago, and sciatica with a money back guarantee. Buy a bottle for 25 cents at any druggist.
Outward departures scheduled for 7 50 a m 11 20 a m 2 20 p m and 5 20 p m with corresponding arrival times in Bristol as listed by Adams Express.
Local notice roundup reports ill health among townsfolk, a midwinter move on winter goods, church and fraternal events planned, a farmed debate at Colt Memorial High, and a series of break-ins at Mrs Sophia C. H. Babbitt's Plaza summer residence in Bristol Highlands with police investigations continuing.
Bristol residents attend dances and social events at the Hotel Belvedere and with the We Bunch Whist Club. Visits include Miss Edith Hurley in town, Herbert L. Smith from Boston, and Rev. Dr. William Cutler assisting services. District officers visit local lodges, Boy Scouts, and the Knights of Columbus. A Worsted Mills accident leaves Moses Moore with a damaged shoulder. Bristol Mothers Club hosts school entertainers at Colt High School with tickets at the door.
A daughter argues with her father about love and money. He warns that happiness is unlikely with a suitor earning two thousand a year, but she insists she is deeply in love, challenging his judgment. The exchange reveals tension between romance and financial reality.
A reflective note on college traditions highlighting that many men could not join in singing and spoil the tune during their college years. The piece contrasts past social norms with modern freedoms.
An 19th or early 20th century advisory warns against catarrh ointments containing mercury as dangerous to smell and health. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free and to be taken internally. It notes testimonials free and price 75 cents per bottle and suggests Hall’s Family Pills for constipation.
Miss Marianne Wardwell died at 89 at her niece Miss Gertrude E. Guiteras home on High Street after a long illness. Born in Bristol to Benjamin and Elizabeth Wardwell she taught in public schools 70 years ago and remained active in the First Congregational Church. Survived by five nieces and five nephews, the funeral will be Friday at 2 PM from the Guiteras residence 291 High Street.
John Moreno died shortly before 3 this morning at his home on Goulart avenue after a week long illness with pneumonia. He was about 55 and formerly employed by the National India Rubber Company and the Waldron Company. He leaves a wife and nine children.
Tonight at Star Theatre the bill includes The Cripple Annie of the Mines School at Squashville and Ford Sterling in Hypnotic Power Coun ty Store. Wednesday Mary Pickford stars in Marys Convert Ticket of Leave Man two reel Biograph and latest war zone pictures.
Four training teachers from the Rhode Island Normal School reported for duty in the public schools yesterday. Two assigned to the Oliver School include Miss Sophie Stenhouse and Miss Stanhope of Newport, with Stanhope a Pembroke Brown University graduate. Two assigned to Valley School are Miss Annie Scanlon, the State Critic, and Miss Elizabeth Sullivan and Miss Marguerite Brogan, both town residents. They begin with the spring term on Monday February 8, while the current year’s term ends February 5.
In the Fifth District Court yesterday morning DeWitt E. Bolster Overseer of the Poor vs. Thomas B. Lavey Jr. a non support case was continued one week.
In Providence, nearly everyone shops at Barnaby's to buy clothing. The midweek trend shows Barnaby's as a local apparel hub with steady customer turnout and broad appeal.
The National India Rubber Company reports a booming shoe business with orders likely to keep workers busy for a year. The first and third floors of the large brick storehouse at Wood Street and Wilsons Lane will house the shoemaking department, with female workers arriving to meet demand. Extra staff are being recruited and boarded from other places.
Advertised letters listed for Bristol R L and others dated Jan 23 1915 include individuals Irving Beach J M Ritchie Mary Scott and a Miscellaneous entry for United Indian Rubber Co. Foreign Warren DeCoste Miss Katie Maguire D G Coggeshall P M.
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