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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1917
Page
4
In 1914 Dan McLean reports relief from constipation headaches and drowsiness after using Fruit-a-tives. He states he regained appetite and energy and recommends the pleasant fruit medicine to friends. Boxes priced 50c or 6 for $2.50 with trial size 25c postpaid by Fruitr atives Limited Ogdensburg NY.
The essay extols courage as necessary to reject oppressive plans and defend liberty. It cites Washington and historical example to urge steadfast resistance, duty, and perseverance. It frames freedom as earned through patient struggle, urging noble ancestors and the nation to continue advancing toward a just future.
A perspective argues for personal creeds without enforcing them on others. It critiques church canons and sectarian barriers, notes clashes between church factions, and champions freedom for a broader, liberating religious expression across decades.
Probate Court of the Town of Bristol hears a guardianship petition for a destitute child. The Bristol Home for Destitute Children seeks custody, citing abandonment and welfare needs, with a court date set for September and notice to publish for three weeks in the Phoenix.
It states that one in three people have catarrh and that nasal catarrh signals general weakness. Local remedies like Yatintes and vapors do little. treatment should focus on the cause by enriching blood with Scott's Emulsion, a food and building tonic free of harmful drugs, from Scott & Bowne.
A Bristol council meeting tonight hears reports on a national push for the Knights of Columbus War Camp Recreation Fund. Proceeds come from member gifts and a July 22 to 30 subscription drive with a vaudeville and films at Pastime Theatre to support the campaign. Fryery Kooof Cooman is urged to attend this evening’s session.
Star Theatre showcases Dare Devil George Walsh this evening in The Island of Desire a thrilling screen tale of love and adventure Also on program Triangle picks include Dorothy Dalton in Chicken Cases Mollie King in The Doubleross Masters Rhode Island Weekly Triangle Keystone comedy and Warren Kerrigan in The Measure of a Man Ruth Behind and others
Sunday schedule includes three services with a sermon by Keo Mass, a 7 o'clock evening service at Rex Viass, and a special distance gathering. A cottage meeting near Bare Way is set for 7d wall. Mrs Waltham Decay at 70 Baterton Street hosts Pebble study on Exodus 1 19 followed by prose, prayer, and testimony led by a youth group member.
The summer school will open on Monday at 9 o clock. Pupils planning to attend should secure the textbooks they wish to use before that time. The public school authorities urge students to be sure to secure and carry the needed books.
The First Baptist Church outlines a Sunday program with a morning preaching service at 10 30 on leadership of Jesus and Sunday school at 12 for all ages The Boys Brigade meets at 675 The Golden Rule at 7 and an evening preaching service at 7 with the topic The Parting of the Ways A prayer meeting follows at 7 30 Welcome attendees.
A catalog of advertised letters includes names such as Men C Ow Braighratn Sebagtrao Car retto John Martelly Rogue Viattins and Women Mass Josephine Brown Mrs G Chamberlain Mrs Jo Wisher Mrs Handson Lucia Simanda Koper Miss Mary Ward Mrs Thomas Wansheorne and others tied to various foreign and local correspondents. The list combines multiple individuals across genders with scattered initials and surnames, reflecting a typical post office notice of available mail.
Upcoming events include a July 21 Grand Ball at the Naval Reserves Armory to benefit the Red Cross, a July 25 whist event at 4 Constitution Street for Red Cross aid, and a July 31 excursion for the Independent Order of Potesters to Newport and around the bay on Steamer Sagamore, with further sailing to Rocky Point.
A Boston Globe note elevates courtesy to telephone operators amid telecommunication delays. It recalls James Morgan’s telegram urging patience with operators and condemns abusing workers as cowardly and unheroic.
France forms a commission to expand tractor use after the war. It notes existing tractors in use on farms and envisions rapid growth once hostilities end. The plan covers plows, harrows, drills and training for operators, highlighting small farm sizes and potential hamlet level efficiency with minimal coordination.
In Baltimore Captain Koenig of the submarine Preutschland reflects on neutral waters as allied warships loom. A teacher asks a boy about a proverb and the boy recalls a hyphenated reply about a tomato in the nose, reported by the St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Indianapolis News reports a theater hustler on Forty second Street and Broadway misled Sam McGuire by posing as a circus man. He sought a bath room for $1.50 and claimed The Bat was a bunk, saying he received a shower instead of a tub after a dropped drink.
A Presbyterian minister in Newcastle England studies photos of VC and MM recipients and notes that rugged aggressive looks are rare among heroes. Instead most winners show kindly benevolent features in his analysis of their faces.
The rectory for St Marys Church has been moved from its former site south of St Marys Hall and is now traveling along Wood Street toward its new location just south of the new church.
A fragment reflecting on adventurers who shaped history by daring to tell the truth as they believed it. It cites Christ, Wilfred James, Huxley, Columbus, Vasco da Gama, Captain Cook, Alexander Hamilton, Ligligetohe, Stanley, and Scott as examples, noting the vast number of such figures.
The article notes a large Spanish speaking population in Saloniki due to historic Jewish refugees and describes another Spanish Jew presence on Colombia’s high plateau. It highlights linguistic persistence and commercial vigor among these communities and their Semitic heritage.
An Azores shipment of sweet potatoes arrives. Though named potato, it is a vegetable used as a sweet by Spaniards and Portuguese. Baked and split open, it is eaten without additions and tastes like a chestnut.
Incomprehensible lines describe a tense scene with references to sanity and aliens, reflecting damaged text from a historical page and suggesting a mob or crowd issue without clear facts. The readable fragments imply concern over mental state or disorder in a public context.
Court records announce probate actions for the estate of Marcy Aenwoop Wood and the death of Marion Robbing. Notices order publication weekly for fourteen days in the Bristol Phoenix, with dates in July and August 1917 and actions in Bristol Probate Court.
The Rhode Island Commissioners of Shell Fisheries announce possession of a tidewater parcel along the Providence River from Nayatt Dock to the Rocky Point Oyster Company lot. The enclosed area marked by stakes and buoys forbids shellfish harvesting under penalty of $20 and costs per offense.
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