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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1904
Page
3
Professor John 8 Smith explains in Booklovers Magazine that the house mosquito breeds in rain barrels cisterns gutters and even small cups. He urges citizens to remove stagnant water cover rain barrels with netting trap cesspools and install screens to protect homes.
An advertisement promotes Seven Barks as a trusted German stomach and liver regulator. It offers a full size bottle with a 50 cent deposit and money back if not effective, citing 85 years on the market and wide family use across America from A J Jasmin, 297 Hope St Bristol RI.
Keith’s New Theatre at the White Horse Tavern will revive the popular Albee Stock Company comedy next week. The German adaptation by Sydney Rosenfeld follows guests at an Austrian summer hotel with romance and witty misadventures. Souvenir photos of Miss Rivers will be given on July 27.
The new summer vesper service schedule will continue Sundays at six oclock due to its success and cooler evening conditions. A printed service with song attracts attendees while home duties conflict with earlier times. Illness prevents Miss Butler from presenting the Sunday morning mission address as hoped. The union meeting is deferred, and interest grows in the new individual communion set and related innovations. The special committee of the pastor and F T Remieres invites member input on the matter.
An English lady lecturer in India dodges age questions during a talk on wit while a partridge shooting party erupts in laughter. A cooly has been bitten by a green snake mistaken for a thorn, prompting a whispered warning to keep quiet.
David T. Hanbury recalls his brutal first Alaskan winter experience in Dawson City. He describes melting ice for bathwater then slipping on a newly frozen patch, his soap and tub sliding apart as he toppled into an icy tub, the scene ending with water turned to glassy ice in two minutes.
A discussion notes that standing on carpet weakens voice through insulation between vocal source and floor. A clock on carpet is quieter than on bare floor, showing carpet dampens vibrations and reduces sound transmission. This illustrates how carpet acts as a sound dampener and reduces audibility.
Professor Skeat notes the etymology of blow for blow as a corruption of tip for tap and cites Bullinger dated 1577. He adds that tit for tat appeared earlier in Heywood’s Proverbs 1540, with notes that tit for tat may derive from tant pour tant, as echoed by Halliwell Philips.
A medical authority warns about lead poisoning in white lead factories. Most cases occur where Dutch process makes carbonate of lead, aided by acetic acid, tar emissions and carbon dioxide. Dust clouds form from careless handling despite respirators, risking workers' health.
The New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad announces important time changes and reductions in passenger train service effective Sunday July 24. Details will be in forthcoming large time tables posters and pocket folders. Electric line to Providence remains unaffected.
A pocket history notes the Salvation Army’s arrival in America, starting with Jermy in Cleveland in 1872 and expanding through Philadelphia New York and beyond. It traces leadership changes from Railton to Booth and Tucker, and lists eight year progress: officers 2000 to 3784, corps 620 to 900, poor houses 80 to 209, accommodation 600 to 10000, and relief spending 20000 to 800000.
The Bristols meet the Berkeleys tomorrow afternoon on the common in a decisive showdown. The Berkeleys are a strong team and last Saturday they played the Eagles of Woonsocket in an 11 inning game 4 to 3. The Eagles earlier gave Bristol a hard game, and the Berkeleys should be near certain to win. Following is the lineup for tomorrow.
The notice outlines upcoming activities including a YMCA State Championship tennis tournament for singles and doubles starting July 18, a July 28 sermon at the Jerusalem Convention by W B Wilson, a Congregational Church lawn sale July 26, an excursion by Dreadnaught H L and Co to Vineyard Haven Cottage City and Gay Head on July 28, and August events for St Mary’s Sunday school to Rocky Point and Newport, plus an Ivy Guild supper and organ fund sale at St Michael’s chapel on August 10.
The text explains twilight shortens near the equator and lengthens toward the poles. It states Quito Ecuador, at 9442 feet elevation and surrounded by mountains, has the region of shortest twilight on Earth. Its proximity to the equator and terrain quicken darkness after sunset.
Advertises Mi-o-na as Nature's cure for dyspepsia with a money back offer at A. J. Jasmin's. Claims a risk free purchase if Mi-o-na does not relieve indigestion and related symptoms.
A buyer authorizes a refund of money paid for Miona upon return of empty boxes. If the purchaser reports the remedy failed to cure dyspepsia or stomach troubles, the guarantee covers two 50 cent boxes or a full month's treatment.
A promise to refund in full if Mi o na for a month fails. Customers may keep the 50c box twice weekly dosage and return empty boxes to A J Jasmin for repayment under the stated guarantee.
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