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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1919
Page
2
The piece advocates strong local loyalty and cooperation, praising residents who back home enterprises and teamwork. It warns against leaving town for goods or neglecting collective effort, arguing that a unified, reciprocal spirit drives progress and outperforms larger but divided communities.
Casualty lists may include Tom and Jerry among the missing due to the Prohibition bomb shell. Citizens who shiver at five degree temperatures often leave horses unblanketed in winter, reflecting harsh conditions.
Passages note that many men labored hard for the war while wives aided through Red Cross work. It mentions that the girls will greet returning soldiers by taking them to ice cream parlors and picture shows.
In a wartime note, knitting for soldiers winds down while public figures risk danger as embroidered neckties become a striking hazard, underscoring anxieties about fashionable accessories in perilous times.
A period advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for incurable catarrh cases and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a trusted blood-borne remedy. It claims five years of use, mentions testimonials, and urges readers to start treatment and buy from J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
Lieut Russell G Colt promoted to Captain in the American Engineer Corps. At United Brothers Lodge No 13 I O O F favorable action on a candidate. Herreshoff Co granted permit to dredge a yacht berth at its plant. Sample dresses offered at 1 3 off at New York Store. William McMillan discharged from Forestry Dept U S A and home. Narragansett Rubber resumes after stock shortage. Mrs Eugene A Rounds improving post surgery. Priv Alfred Lachance wounded in action per War Dept casualty list. Town canvass urged to push teacher salary appropriation. Regal Shoes advertised by A P Nerone. George N Dunbar Jr discharged from Queenstown hospital. Mayflower War Stores raises capital stock to 400000. Mrs Thomas B Huestis hosts fifth birthday party for Lydia Ryone. Bristol Business Men's Association elects officers. Church services announce topics Life’s Sweetest Surprises and The Crusaders Who Are They. Roosevelt memorial service to include two Army officials with French service.
Bristol society page lists a social meeting of the Bristol Council Knights of Columbus at 8 pm. Ladies Aid to serve bean supper next Thursday at 5 30 pm. Miss Margaret Brechin leaves for Charlesville College Virginia for nurse prep. Local firings include shoe bargains and church sermons. Army and Navy news note discharged Lieut Henry Barton Jr and Raymond and Oswald Siegel returning home with injuries or service ends. Marriage announcement for Lieut Chester Foster and Miss Bertha Bennett. Wague of casualties and wounded Priv Joseph Bottomley and Priv Leo Blouin listed in casualty lists.
The Thirteenth Company Rhode Island State Guard presents a two night minstrel show on Feb 6 and 7 to support the Bristol boys in national service. Doors open 7:30 p m with show at 8 p m. Reserved seats exchange at W M Connery's and tickets available now. Transport arrangements for out of town patrons are noted.
A verse responding to Lieut. Col. John McCrae's poem In Flanders Fields by Henry Polk Lowenstein. It evokes sleep, poppies, and the torch passed from fallen soldiers to the living. The speaker pledges to endure the fight and carry the light through night toward dawn.
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