Local Notices and Ads Highlight Various Households and Goods
A compact page lists items for sale and notices including Jumper Suits Jones Co outing shoes The Shosman sale odd size Barnaby fireworks R C Quirk household goods J H Coggeshall notices Herman Thiele for sale Chas Paull reward Mrs Woods wanted Hodgman Rubber Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones & Co
Outing Shoes
John the Shosman
Barnaby Fireworks
R. C. Quirk Household Goods
J. H. Coggeshall
Herman Thiele
Chas. Paull
Woods
Hodgman Rubber Co
Fall River Sailor Falls 15 Feet In Hatchway Accident
Friday July 2 1909 Bert Lockwood 22 of 12 Boyle Street Fall River Massachusetts on Barge Falston at Staples Coal Company dock fell head first into the hold when a cross bar slipped his hatch. A compound fracture to the right forefinger and a back injury were treated by Dr O R Siegel. He was taken to Rhode Island Hospital in Providence for further care. Hopes remain for recovery.
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Bert Lockwood
Boyle Street
Fall River
Mass
Falston
Staples Coal Company
O. R.siegel
Siegel
Rhode Island
Providence
Consolidated Railroad
Y M C A Notes on Games and Camp Plans
The senior baseball team has postponed the Mt. Pleasant game for Saturday. Locals sit in second place with a chance at first. Sunday school boys over 12 will take swimming lessons Saturday at 10 a.m. The June two men tournament roll-off was won by George Manchester and J Newman with 63 82. Other scores: Clark and Newman 60 9, Hill and Remieres 65 57, Hill and Clark 54 8, West and Schafft 54 0, Brownell and Saillant 58 8, Hill and Newman 63 1. Few days remain to sign for camp. arrangements near complete. campers leave Bristol Wednesday at 10 a.m.
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Mt. Pleasant
George Manchester
J. Newman
Clark
Newman
Hill
Remieres
West and Schafft
Brownell and Saillant
Hill and
Bristol
Sky-pilot arrives as the boss questions the air ship claim
In a morning exchange a boss asks a passerby about operating an air ship, noting the arrival of the new sky pilot. The terse dialogue hints at lofty claims and workplace skepticism without detailing events.
Confident author praises poetry in debate with Miss Cayenne
A young writer asserts his poetry mirrors Tennyson while Miss Cayenne agrees, noting the capitalization and variable line lengths echo the classical style. The exchange reveals a playful critique of verse form between the two poets.
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Tennyson
Miss Cayenne
Bristol Post Office Hours and Mails Schedule
Mail arrivals at Bristol Post Office listed for acht times and closings through the day. Sunday schedule shows arrivals at 8.00 am and closings at 4.50 pm with a special carrier racks pickup from 9.80 to 10.80 am. Express matters for Earle and Prew listed outward and inward times with small rates.
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Bristol
South Door
Earle & Prew
Bristol Notes and Advertisements Summary
A Bristol Common visitor report covers a merry go round arrival for two weeks, local business ads for fireworks and ice cream, and notices of upcoming events. It notes train artillery meetings, yacht club dances, Fourth of July preparations, and various personal visits, graduations, and travels including Herreshoff yachts and Yale Harvard race spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell A. Safford
Providence
Charles L. Davis
Washington Street
Poozzle Exchange
Bristol
Warren
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Rewards Cure Claim
One hundred dollars reward offered for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney of Toledo trusted for 15 years in business. Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally, works on blood and mucous surfaces. Walding Kinnan & Marvin endorse. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F.J. Cheney
Oledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Toledo
O. Hall
Not at fault as a boy I later faced father’s anger
The dialogue notes a boy admitting guilt after his punishment and Freddie stating he did the deed later to make amends, illustrating a household moment of forgiveness and accountability.
Owd George’s Wood Leg In Pain Says Willum
A fragmentary dialogue notes a character named Owd George suffering leg pain. Willum dismisses the concern with rural chatter, wondering if an old woman is hitting him with it. The piece resembles a slice of past speech, preserving dialect and local color.
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George
Willum
Portrait Request Seeks Smaller Mouth or Omit It
A lady asks an artist to make her mouth appear very small in a portrait. The artist offers to adjust the features and even omit the mouth if desired.
Tax List For 1909 Assessed In Lown Clerk Office
The Board of Tax Assessors yesterday arranged the tax list for 1909 and filed it in the Lown Clerk's office. The rate is 1.48 per 100 dollars, six cents lower than last year. Real estate 5,026,700 dollars, personal estate 1,109,400, total 6,136,100, tax to be collected 87,746.28 dollars. Last year real estate 5,064,600, personal 1,045,000, total 6,109,600, tax 91,083.04 dollars. Personal estate this year is 64,400 higher, driving the rate down.
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Board’ of Tax
Lown
Uncle Eben on Failure and Effort in Work
Quotation from the Washington Star reframes failure as losing interest and giving up on the job. The speaker, Uncle Eben, suggests perseverance and mindset as key factors in work challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Eben
Washington Star
Wife-Whry Question Spurs Fire Extinguisher Talk
A household quip about a fire extinguisher bought a year ago surfaces as a joke about preparedness. The speaker notes it has never been used, highlighting a common tendency to stock emergency gear without testing it. A light exchange follows on readiness and impulse purchases.
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Bristol County
Hope Street
R. I
Farrally Brothers
J F Farrally
Pheenix NE
Tex Proxznix
Alway
H. T. Peterson
Wm. F. Briggs
Woo H. M Darling
W. Fred Fish
Irving Smith
Richard Quirk
A’s
High St
Hasbrouck
Wood Street
Your
Phoenix
Dodge & Camfield
Exchange Place
Tan
Hussta
Peirce Shoes
F.peirce & Son
Dorrance
Westminster Corner
Sunday Mails
James Coggeshall
N. G. Herreshoff
Roamer
J. B. Herreshoff
Eugenia
New London
Conn
R. O. Quirk
Wood
State
George A. Liebrich
Cranston Worsted Mills
H. W. Remington
England
S. S. Caronia
Cunard Line
Russell
Hasbroneck Block
Bristol Train of Artillery
Armory
United Train of Artillery
State Streets
R. OC
QUIRK
Frederick Wilson
Frederick Bowler
Carlton Hill
Mabel G. Walter
Bryant & Stratton Business College
National India Rubber Company
R. C
United Brothers Lodge
Order
Rocky Point
Amity Lodge of
Horreshoff Marine Band
Samuel Lynes
Norwalk
O. H. Allen
New Milford
Belvedere
Mr. Lyne
Plymouth
Allen
J.F. Farrally
Mr. Lynes
Charles Sherry
Brunsen & Sherry
Smith, Hasbrouck Block
Howard R. Newman
New York
F. M. Dipond
Faris Radway
Wood and
State Sts
O. W. Noll
Baker
Bristol Neck
R. B Whist
Gelb’s
Keith’s
Belvedere Orchestra
R. C. Quirk, Wood
State Ste. John
O. W.sparks
Dexter E
Nathaniel B. Fales
William Callan
Fales
John Lake
Amos
Gorham
New England
A. P. Nerone
Hope Sr
Trinity Church
Maine
O.w.sparks
John Taylor Lewis
Clarksville
Elizabeth
Bay View Heights
Wardwell
South
Jack Lewis
F. A. Geisler
Central Street
June Rockwell
Miss Rockwell
John S. Ingraham
Dominic
Freddie
Apply
Tuckahoe, N. Y
Col
Church Street
H. R. Hughes
Constitution Street
Franklin Street
Anna L. Hughes
Josephine G. Tobin
R.I
A. D
John M. Coggeshall
Killer
Kickapoo Medicine CO
Clintonville
Kodaks
Brownies
Century
Premo Gameras
Eastman Co
Velox
Azu Fapure
W. N. Burgess
Hope
C. W. Sparks
Almerie
Andi
Wabing & and
Thiele
Buridl
Prica
Fluffy
Mrs. Woods
D’wolfson
Eugene Techair
Constitution Sr
Clare Stor
O'Ther
Europe
Herber Lord
Church Gime House
Constitution Streets
Ly Samuel Rogat
Cor. Wood
R. C. Quirk
Cor
Grand Army Block
Hope St
Brussels &c
Ingrain
Brussels
Rhode Island Rug Works
Westminster St
Zoots Reliance
Bristol Tea CO
Easterbrooks Block
Hope and State Sts
Dewitt’s .Kidney and Bladder Pills
W. H W. Buffingson
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