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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1904

Page

3

Probate Petition Seeks Sale of Maurice Kearney Estate Bristol

Peter J. Lannon, administrator, petitions the Bristol Probate Court on July 5 1904 seeking authority to sell all or part of Maurice Kearney’s real estate to satisfy debts, funeral expenses, and support. The property on the north side of Bourn Street is described with bounds and prior deeds. A sale is urged to make up the deficiency of the personal estate, with notice set for fourteen days in the Bristol Phoenix starting later in July.

Peter J. Lannon Maurice Kearney Bristol Bourn Street Michael Lanegan James Lowery Ellen Baron Lanegan Bristol Phoenix Herbert F. Bennett

Estate of Charles D. Eddy probate accounting

Charles Henning as administrator presents his account for Charles D. Eddy late of Bristol. The court receives the accounting and refers it for consideration on a date in July 1904 at Bristol Probate Court. Notice to be published fourteen days once a week in the Bristol Phoenix. Probate Clerk Herbert F. Bennett.

Pfirate Court Bristol Charles D. Eddy Charles Henning Bristol Phoenix Herbert F. Bennett Ruth A M. Wardwell George H. Peck Ruth A. M. Wardwell

Estate of Ruth A M Wardwell Probate Notice Bristol

George H Peck executor of Ruth A M Wardwell's estate seeks allowance for the proceeds from sale of real estate. The court sets August 1 1904 at 10 30 am for the reference hearing. Notice published for fourteen days weekly in the Bristol Phoenix.

1904 Ball and Party Invites at Paoznrm Office

Handbills for ball and party invitations tickets dance programs pencils and tassels in a handsome line dated 1904 offered at the Paoznrm office for purchase or distribution.

Paoznrm

Strange Sunshine Effects Raise Heat Sunlight Debris

A historical notice describes sunlight causing metal expansion and stone rise. The tubular bridge over the Mena strait bends more in sunlit heat, the Washington monument grows taller by evening, and Plymouth workers using diving bells see clothing ignite from concentrated rays twenty-five feet underwater.

Stevenson Mena Strait Washington Monument Plymouth

Iconoclasm and its impact across churches and time

The iconoclast movement began around AD 726 to 736 with Leo Isauricus ordering images demolished, sparking church debates and a second Council of Nicaea in 787. It caused the Greek Latin schism and inspired later image destruction in England and Scotland during the Reformation and Civil War, with destroyers adopting the same label.

Leo Isauricus Nice Constantinople England Scotland

N Y N H Hartford Electric Car Service Timetable

Electric car service between Bristol and Providence goes into effect May 29 1904 with weekday and Sunday northbound and southbound departures from Bristol Constitution Street and Fox Point Providence. Full list of departure and arrival times by hour and half hour across morning midday and night service.

Bristol Constitution Street Providence Fox Point

Prince Karl at Keiths Next Week With Albee Stock

The Albee Stock Company headlines Keiths with Prince Karl starring Richard Mansfield in a famous 1880s comedy about a German prince who falls for an American widow. The show features Miss Young as the leading woman and Mr Owen as A Cool Dragon, with generation of past productions noted and July 21 souvenir photos by Sands Brady promised.

Albee Stock Company Keith Prince Karl Richard Mansfield Archibald Claverick Gunter Mr. Potter Texas Mr. Barnes New York Boston Boston Museum Madison Square Theatre Mansfield Wm. F. Owen Albee Company Providence Mr. Craig Castle Square Stock Company Craig Miss Young Florence Arhmien Lowell Owen Sardou

State Street M E Church Notes Reception Honoring Mrs Butler

The reception given by the Missionary Societies and Standard Bearers of State Street M E Church to honor Mrs William Butler, hosted by Mrs Wm Thurber at Ferry Hill, drew about twenty members. Dr John W Butler shared an informal account of missionary work in Mexico. Mrs Butler offered reminiscences of foreign life and calls for sacrifice and generosity. Mrs Gardener, district missionary secretary, and the pastor spoke briefly. After social time and refreshments, plans were announced for Sunday services with changes in time and speaker and a program titled The New Favorites in Song.

Missionary Societies Wm. Thurber Ferry Hill Wm. Butler Butler John W. Butler Mexico Gardener Thurber Stowell the Baptist Church

Chamberlain’s Remedy Promoted for Summer Ailments

A vintage notice touts Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as essential for homes this summer. It claims reliable, prompt relief in severe cases and especially in children, urging immediate purchase from W. H. Buffington.

Chamberlain W. H. Buffington

Dress of South African Tribes in Color and Craft

A writer describes South African native fashions noting seasonally changing adornments such as safety pins and beads, with beadwork as a universal feature. Beadwork color harmony is praised, while hairdressing uses red clay and elaborate practice, with heads resting on the neck while the owner sleeps.

South Africa Ruskin

Berlin Through English Spectacles

An English observer praises Berlin as a modern city that avoids artificiality. He notes curved streets, shaded avenues, and superior cleanliness, contrasting with New York and Paris, and admires the architecture and a drive from Unter den Linden to Charlottenburg.

Berlin New York Paris Unter den Linden Charlottenburg London

Mad as a hatter origin in old terms and phrases

The passage explains that mad as a hatter stems from the Anglo-Saxon atter meaning venomous rather than from hat makers. It notes regional usage where mad still means violent or venomous and cites a related literary line about a hatter and a March hare, signaling shared madness in a whimsical context.

Englani

Perils of Self Doctoring in Busy Lives

London Lancet warns that many die in their sixties from degeneration and premature aging due to self medication and restrained appetites. It notes another group live into their seventies or eighties by addressing digestion issues by correcting underlying errors rather than self treatment.

London Lancet

Catching Kites In India By Simple Rope Trap

In India boys amuse themselves by catching kites with a string stretched above the ground. A bait sits beneath the line and the kite dives for it, strikes the string, and lifts its wings. Quills snag on the line leaving the bird suspended as the boys close in to release it.

India

Music as an Aid to Ideas at Evening Parties

Mrs John Lane notes in the Fortnightly Review that music helps shy men open up at social gatherings. She recalls moments when a shared piano breaks silence, allowing ideas to flow freely and even a mute person to speak with ease. The piece highlights music as a social catalyst and conversation starter in intimate gatherings.

John Lane Fortnightly Review

Too Wise For Her Years Governess Tale Told In Brooklyn Life

The narrator recalls a fairy tale about a governess who mocks childhood stories. Elsie prompts more, and the governess recounts four marriage proposals said to have been received in her life, as reported in Brooklyn Life.

Elsie Mamma Brooklyn

Door Change Inquiry Brings Laughs in City Comic

A carpenter jokes about reversing a door for a dentist who wants the word Pull lettered on it. The exchange, captured in the Indianapolis Sun, shows light, everyday humor between tradespeople over a simple hardware tweak.

Indianapolis Sun

Mean remark sparks cheeky age joke among neighbors

Mrs. Buxom reports Mrs. Knox accused her of aging ungracefully. Mr. Buxom recalls the reply that Knox said she "still looked quite young," provoking a light exchange about age. The brief quarrel highlights neighborhood gossip in a playful tone.

Hoon-Scrappington Pair Separates After Split

In a witty exchange from the Smart Set, Mr. Hoon Scrappington and his wife announce they have parted as Mrs. Hoon Good gracious! When asked about trouble, he replies there is none now. The brief jest marks a quiet marital split.

Roll of Honor Pupils for Term and Year 1904 High School

Long list of students across grades from first to high school named for perfect attendance, roll of honor, and highest averages. Includes numerous full names, grades, and districts such as Byfield North Walley Oliver and East Walley, with mentions of perfect attendance and outstanding scholarship across classes.

Oliver Albert Bowler Harold Fish Guy Reed Annie Chadwick Margaret Flowers Mildred Keating Nellis Mott Marguerite Flowers Cecelia Langello Nellie Mott Katherine Paull Gay Reed Walley Margaret Pierce Bessie Gablinski Margaret Head Willie Williston Leo Isaacson Willie Gablinski John Dwyer Valley Rose Grabert Florence Lambert Mildred MacDonald Katie Lavey Ids Blackman Ethel Blackman Nellie Ballock Helen Tingley Charles Sparks Henry Yost Ella Congdon Harold Brow Lovina Gruevremont James Bowler Peter Bessing Sam Bessing Charles Davin Jon Gladae Fred Guevremont Tom Head James Murphy

Mi o na promise offers money back if not cure

An advertisement guarantees Mi o na to cure dyspepsia with a full refund if it fails. It asserts no risk in purchasing the product and promotes it as nature’s cure for indigestion.

Guarantee for Mi o Na refund on empty boxes

Ad offers refund for Mi o Na if it fails to cure dyspepsia or stomach troubles after a month’s use. Two 50 cent boxes or half month's treatment. return empty boxes to A J Jasmin for money back. Mentions DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a laxative remedy sold by W H Buffington.

Mi-o-na A. J. Jasmin DeWitt W. H. Buffington

Stomach and Liver Tablets advertised for sale

When bilious take Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. For sale by W H Buttington, druggist.

Chamberlain W.H. Buttington

Also Mentioned on This Page

D. Miller Johaetoen Franken Strausser Shiremanstown Lyman Brown New York City R. I. Drug Co Hope Street Robate N.Y N. H. & Hartford Railroad Electric Car Service Hotel Belvedere Bristol, R. I Seaconner Steamboat Co Seaconnet Keith’s New Theatre State Street M. E Sways Neila New England Cc. Dewitt & Company Chicago Ill Buffincton Roll OF Honor Sarah Bosworth Mary Callan Catherine Connery Lena Condgon Fannie Ferguson Celia Hill Anna Hughes Josephine Kerr Edith Maxfield Margaret McKale Mary Pepper Carrie Thomas Beatrice Thompson Sidney Herreshoff Nathaniel Herreshoff Robert Mott Harry Munro Walter Munro Robert Newbold Arthur Newman Howard Newman Walter Paige Frederic Pearse Charles Rockwell Prescott Bradie William B. Darling Carlton Hill John Pickles Rachel Edson Roy Bush Olney Mitchell Ethel Herrmann Mabel Mitchell Edwin Montross James Sisson Thomas McKale Arthur McCaw Nora Cashin Hattie Kirk Hannah Sylvester Emma Collins North East Marion Coggeshall Edith Woulson Albert Earle George O. Foy John Head Byfield North Leon Benjamin Frank Hughes George Sisson L. Francis Herreshott Isabelle McLean Emily Rome Brown South Elizabeth Talbot Elizabeth Peterson George R. Fish John J. Callan Alice Galle Chandler Coggeshall Tony Langello Willie McKale Oswald Siegel Tony Volino Gantre George F. Marshall Dan J. Dwyer Ruth E. Robb Velma L. Herrmann Emily R. Straight Nellie Newcomb East Willie Cashin Oscar Gablinski Ethel McCaw Mary Nerone Ada Walter Laura Lemaire Burton Marion West Grave Norton Ina Marshall Margaret McLean Beatrice Carey Mary Mulline Harold Goddard Archibald Dunbar Bernard Callan Antonetta Mulline John Carney Willie Roberts Sadie Ebbitts Samuel Brelsford William Brown William Conley Charles Callan Herbert Evers John Magee Charles Maytum Dora August Mary Andrade Frances Bruno Mary Felynn Hazel Gardiner Rose McKenna Theresa Sullivan Madeline Sylvester Anabella Traynor Katherine White Theodora August Mary Maciel Ralphe Cinello Harold Hill Frank Keating William Maddox Catherine Traynor Grace Shield May Coggeshall Rachel Ashton Harold Anderson Harold Carey Clara Frances Charles Dunbar Frank Pevin Paoli Campanella Thomas Fowler Cornelius Head Medric Belmore Esther Middleton Annie White Paoli Campanelli George St. Vincent Sarah Garrity Mary DeGrand Lizzie Kearney Elsie Radnesky Annie Peters Philip Evers Fred Milburn Mary Almeida Manuel Almeida Margaret August Santo Campanella Mary DeSosio Mary Ennis Joseph Frietas Willie Gardiner John Holmes Willie Inxuram Mary Lewis Annie McKenna Annie Sisson Mary Williams Elizabeth Keegan Margaret Keegan Alice Foy Alice MacDonald Margaret Reynolds Wilfred Lemaire Olive Lemaire Bruce Brown Thomas Downey Edward Hughes Edward Garvin Corneling McElvogue Edward Wilkinson Edward Meigs Samuel McCaw Nathan Warren Henry Barton Gladys A.hambly Ruth BE. Monroe Marguerite Springer Fred W. Evers J. Ellery Ingraham William A. Munroe Herbert L. Springer Charles E. Tirrell Stella PF. Beals Gladys A. Hambly Elsie B. Weston Hilda W. Campbell Charles R. Beals John Usher Willie J. Seymour A.J Jasmin R. J. Drugco Banner Lye She Penn Chemical Works Philadelphia W.H. Buffington
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