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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1906
Page
4
The quotation attributed to Dr. Samuel Johnson laments that dying with lingering pain is a human folly, while brief remarks warn about the burden of protracted suffering. The sentence reflects Johnson's incisive view on mortality and resilience.
An electric car service is announced to begin operating on June 10, 1906. The brief notice states the service is in effect from that date with no further operational details provided.
Time table for the Newport and Providence Railway Company in effect June 10, 1906. Schedules show arrivals and departures across routes, with periods of operation and station stops noted for the year 1906.
Public laws enacted in the January 1906 session include Chapter 1306 enabling towns to condemn land for school purposes with orderly notice and court procedures, plus Chapter 1311 authorizing a Armory Construction Loan bonds issue, and other legal provisions including probate uniformity and town sergeant amendments. The acts cover land takings, bond issuance, and various civil and administrative reforms.
Chapter 13807 adds to Chapter 1101 of the Public Laws for Tiverton. It requires a town tax levy at the next annual assessment equal to the appraised value of school property and mandates remittance to district taxpayers. If district debt exceeds property value the town does not assume the excess. districts may levy their own tax. The electors may vote to assume district debts and issue town bonds up to fifteen thousand dollars. The act takes effect immediately.
Chapter 1288 proposes changes to section 232 of the General Laws regarding town sergeants and constables. It outlines modifications to aid provisions, specifying new the terms and conditions under which town officers may receive assistance and defining responsibilities. The act aims to adjust funding and authority for municipal law enforcement.
Chapter 1312 authorizes a six hundred thousand dollar highway construction loan for the state. General treasurer to issue registered bonds or with coupons, payable in gold, maturing within thirty years at up to three percent interest. At least two hundred thousand dollars to be issued by Jan 1, 1907 with the balance by Jan 1, 1908. Tax exemption granted. Proceeds and premiums to be allocated to sinking fund and state expenses.
The act authorizes roads expenditures under the state board of public roads with vouchers. payments capped at two hundred thousand dollars for the 1906 fiscal year. Interest from bond sales, after premium, goes to the state treasury. The act also sets court meeting schedules across judicial districts and creates a second assistant attorney general with a $2000 salary, effective after passage.
Chapter 1315 authorizes clerks in Providence Bristol and in district courts to use a facsimile signature with seal on civil papers and subpoenas granting equal validity to handwritten signatures. excludes complaints warrants mutimuses captuses remands and writs of habeas corpus. effective date noted.
An 1906 act amends Chapter 175 Section 4 to punish willful placement of brush and debris in Charlestown pond waters with fines from five to twenty dollars. Half the fine benefits the complainant and half the town of Charlestown, with a provision allowing oyster ground lessees to place material with town council approval for oyster protection. The act takes effect upon passage.
The 1906 act provides an annual appropriation of 800 dollars to heat and light the armories of independent chartered military organizations in the state. It allocates 200 dollars to the Newport artillery company and outlines care for the Kentish Guards plus other groups.
The state auditor is authorized to issue orders on the general treasurer for sums: one hundred dollars to the United Company of the Train of Artillery and Bristol county towns. two hundred dollars to the First Light Infantry Regiment of Warren and Bristol. payments to be made in June and directed to the quartermaster general for delivery to commanding officers of each organization.
Chapter 1318 to 1321 enact penalties and procedures for improper use of milk containers and related court and clerical provisions. The acts impose ten dollar fines per vessel for contamination or improper cleaning, exempt jurors including mariners, authorize clerical help for the district court, and set officer salaries and effective dates. The Secretary of State authenticates the copies.
A convalescent should not sit up late and visitors should be excluded after meals. Keep the patient calm, retire early, and follow physician guidance to aid sleep. A glass of hot milk at bedtime is suggested to promote rest.
A vintage advertisement touts Kodol as a digestive aid to ease dyspepsia after meals. It claims the product helps the stomach digest food, relieve flatulence and sour stomach, and restore working order. Sold by W H Buffington.
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