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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1916
Page
2
A fragment lists multiple entities including Wm. F. Briggs Wand, H. M. Darling, Northup Bros, Richard C. Quirk, Place and Foster, Bldg High Street, Y. M. C. A., Black Hasbrouck Block, Est. Wood S Street, and Cann na f1upe OLlrceLi.
Editorial urges inspection of backyards and removal of refuse to prevent health hazards. It notes past failed campaigns funded by citizens and calls for enforced ordinances with multilingual notices. Public health rests on individual duties and prompt waste removal.
Professor William MacDonald, Harvard graduate and Brown University historian, will deliver four lectures at the Yacht Club house on Mondays July 17 and August 7 at 4 30. Topics include The President as a Political Leader Witchcraft in Salem Village The Trend of Feminism Were the Old Times Better Than the New. He has lectured in Providence Newport and New York and is a noted journalist author and professor.
Bristol Post Office opens 6 45 a m and closes 7 30 p m Money Order Registry and Postal Bank depts open 8 00 a m to 6 00 p m Mails arrive 7 00 10 00 a m 2 00 4 00 6 00 7 00 p m Mails close 7 30 8 50 11 50 a m 1 50 5 50 7 15 p m Sunday mails arrive 8 00 a m close 4 50 p m
Outward departures are at 7.50, 11.20 a. m. and 2.20, 5.20 p. m. Inward arrivals occur at 8.00, 10.00 a. m. and 2.00, 4.00, 7.00 p. m. These times indicate daily service windows for outward and inward consignments at Bristol.
Miss Edith Hurley of Detroit visits Miss Katherine O'Mara in Bristol. The Bristols plan a July 23 auto trip to Manville with open seats. A William Timothy sermon and summer activities unfold as Plymouth and Newport trips, fairs, and excursions are announced along with hospital ambulance fund efforts and local shop notices.
Article notes a tomato strike on the villain in a gallery during a play as a public audience moment. It highlights a lighthearted ending with cheers and a comic outburst reported by the Houston Post.
Health officials warn Rhode Island faces potential outbreak as visitors from infected areas arrive. Medical Inspector Eugene P. King issues a list of don'ts covering spitting, mouth contact, sharing utensils, and nose handling and urges families to practice hygiene and teach children to prevent disease transmission.
Friday and Saturday specials list compact grocery items with low prices including Puff Wheat and Puff Rice in small packages, Corn Puffs, Pickled Lambs Tongue, Boned Chicken, Lunch Tongue, Van Camp's Beans, Yellow String Beans, Lemons, Corn Starch with varying cent costs, all showing clear per unit or per can amounts. The ad highlights typical store savings and product range for a local shopper.
The monthly donations to the Children’s Home include goods from numerous contributors such as Charles F. Dimond Newman Bros. George A. Arnold Mrs. Rockwell Miss Hoffman Mrs. Lang Mrs. Knight Mrs. Coxe Miss Drury C F Dimond Mrs. H M Howe Mrs. Tingley Mrs. Bosworth Nathaniel G. Herreshoff and others. The gifts cover food clothing toys magazines and holiday items including firecrackers for July 4th and ice cream.
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