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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1907
Page
3
An old advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a great kidney remedy that purports to cleanse blood and aid all organs. It claims nearly all diseases begin with kidney trouble and urges readers to try a sample or buy bottles, with mail offer and address in Binghamton New York.
The Rhode Island State Firemen's League met at Hydraulion Engine and Hose Co. with 52 delegates present. Plans for Old Home Week muster in Providence Aug 1. 14 bands, floats and state business displays, and prize money totaling 500 were outlined. Auburn and Narragansett Pier fire companies admitted to membership. tribute to Chief Engineer J Howard Manchester given with a gold shield gift to Daniel Coggeshall.
The Thames has many names from Tameses to Isis as it flows past Oxfordshire. Historians link the variations to Latin word division Tamesis and the Saxon name Thames, with Oxford still calling it Isis where the Tame joins.
In 1683–5, when elected Harvard president, Rev Increase Mather refused to resign the North church pastorate for the sake of forty or fifty children. He rode between Boston and Cambridge, charging the college for horse shoes, baiting, and saddle repairs, as many students were twelve or thirteen.
A family debates a baby’s name with aunts proposing Esmeralda Alfreda and Alvina. The father balks and jokes that the crowd is treating the infant like a new cigar, reflecting light humor in a London Graphic item.
A monument in Mount Holyoke grounds bears Mary Lyon’s inscription There is nothing in the universe that I am afraid of but that I shall not know and do all my duty highlighting her founding role as Massachusetts teacher who established the college overlooking the Connecticut valley seaward.
In the New York Times Review of Books Otis Notman interviews William Farquhar Payson at Grand Central Station. Payson speaks on writing as his sole vocation, the deep aims of novels, and upcoming works including a Fall release. The dialogue highlights his view that fiction must probe psychology and not be mere popular fare.
A speaker argues that true advertising is widespread and influential. He claims many businessmen ignore the most effective method, which fills a tributary region and visits homes. The Phoenix newspaper is praised as the best medium to reach Bristol families and attract shoppers to modern businesses.
Two strong vaudeville programs play this week at R A Harringtons resorts Crescent Music Hall Crescent Park features the Fredericks family European acrobats and the Royal Vedda Japanese troupe plus the Dickson sisters Ellen Richards Julia Wood Jil son and Counties and Burroughs and Travers The Forest Casino Rocky Point presents Shorty and Lillian DeWitt the Mirthful Midget and the Merry Maid Gorman Proctor and Garman the Kittie Trio the Zogarras Sadie McDonald Gormley Kearnan and Gormley Tommy Donnelly and the Valodons with Miss Clara Adams Soprano The shows run all week both venues afternoons and evenings
Boyden Heights reports high patronage at the Shore Dinner venue drawing hundreds daily from 12 to 8. Amusements include dancing with Maguire's Savoy Orchestra, healthful surroundings, and family appeal. Other attractions like Bicycle Polo and the New Wonder Theatre draw young crowds.
An ad promotes Kodol as a digestive aid that nourishes organs and aids digestion after meals. It claims the product turns food into nourishment and blood, promising overall wellness and relief from symptoms like sour stomach, belching, and indigestion. Sold by W. H. Baffington.
The Hydraulion hand engine undergoes its first trial since a recent overhaul this evening. The trial will be entered in the master at Providence during Old Home Week starting August 1.
On July 10 in Providence Rev J V Osterhont of Broadway Baptist Church united George Alexander Balfour and Eva Robertson Pickles, both of this town, in marriage.
In this town on July 9 Chris tina C. wife of Joseph Anderson aged 49 years. In this town on July 10 Mat thew Loughman aged 86 years.
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