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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1915
Page
2
An analysis notes the housefly can harbor over 6,000,000 germs on its body and feet and acts as a carrier of typhoid fever. Government entomologist L. O. Howard popularized the term typhoid fly, warning flies spread germs causing thousands of typhoid cases and infant deaths yearly.
The Bristol Highlands Improvement Association held its annual meeting at Edward R. Cutler's Gibson road residence. Edward R Cutler was elected president with Charles S. Foster as vice president Henry Y Stites as secretary and Benjamin F Lindsey as treasurer The executive committee includes Arthur W Newell Joseph Freeman Frank B Bannon James P Tierney and Edward Wilcox. committees on Milk and Roads are chaired by Cutler Wilcox and Foster Tierney respectively The treasurer reported a flourishing balance and 18 members with Louis N Colwell recently deceased Refreshments followed the session.
The daily thought reflects on the idea that noble nature draws noble individuals and has the ability to keep them. It credits Goethe as the source and conveys a timeless message about character and lasting virtue.
Sunday mails arrive by 8.00 a m and close at 4 50 p m The article lists other mail closing times 7 30 a m 8 50 a m 11 50 a m and 7 15 p m with 150 5 0 and 7 15 p m noted as closing windows for different mail classes.
The timetable lists outward departures at 7.50 and 11.20 a m and 2.20 p m with inward arrivals at 8.00, 10.00 a m and 2.00, 4.00, 7.00 p m. The service is Adams Express.
A string of scattered numbers and day markers shows a sequence of dates and times across weekdays and weekends. The OCR fragment lists entries like 9.14 14 Web 15 Thurs and 9.55 16 Friday with later times 10.38 17 Sat 11.24 18 Sun.
Reletters of travel and sermons across New York Pennsylvania and Massachusetts with local engagements including church preachings and anniversaries. Social items cover property sale in Coggeshall Street a Ship Ahoy Club trip and Bristol Knights of Columbus plans. Nearby events include lawn parties whist activities and girls league meetings with instructors and dates.
Various Bristol social items list visitors from New Haven Pawtucket and Providence. Miss Gladys Homan and Miss Alma Church are guests, while Charles Maytum reports a break in at his Prudence Island cottage. The State Firemen’s League met, a dance was hosted at the Bristol Yacht Club, and St Andrews Club plans an August excursion on the Sagamore.
The Railroad team meets Bristols in a Narragansett League contest scheduled for tomorrow on the common.
A musician admits he would rather spend 25 cents on beer than pay for a haircut. The remark highlights attitudes toward appearance and simple pleasures in the music scene.
A fragment cites Uncle Eben amused by a man who tries a trick labeled Bumpin as a joke. References Olive O Rae Co Succa Oil and a price note listing cans and a large bottle with telephone contact 116-W and 25-J. C A Johnson.
A 19th century advert promises freckles can be removed by using ethine double strength from W H Buffington or any druggist. Apply nightly and morning, and even severe freckles fade while light ones disappear. The ad guarantees money back if the treatment fails.
Russia ranks third among world fish and deep sea producers. The annual fish yield exceeds seven billion rubles, but the output still fails to meet the population’s needs.
The text notes the greenfinch as the earliest riser in the bird family. It is observed to begin singing around one o clock in a summer morning.
Thoughtful line shows Little Maud in pain asking her mother to place her dolls in mourning should she die. The vignette centers on a childlike request reflecting tenderness and fear. The scene captures domestic affection and the sentimental mood of a frightened child.
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