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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1907
Page
3
A newspaper ad touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments claiming it corrects urinary issues and excessive nighttime urination. It offers a free sample bottle and an informational book by mail and lists Binghamton NY as the address.
Edward G. Macomber Warren chief of police was adjudged a bankrupt by the U S District Court and the case sent to the referee Chester W Barrows. A prior assault and false imprisonment suit resulted in Lawrence T Smiths $2724 judgment. Assets listed total $3100 with $2500 in real estate and $6252 in claims, including a $1000 158 secured mortgage. remaining unsecured. Doctors lawyers are owed $1087 and notes totaling $1171 due Annie B Cleveland and Mary E Easterbrooks.
The feature page lists side show acts led by Arnold Hayes and H Smith with Y M C A helpers. Zulus George Fish and others, bearded lady Clover Miller, Tom Thumb and wife, fat man George Ashton of Warren. Vendors, midway acts, and country store staff are named along with dam construction for the Venetian Canal and related gondola and submarine displays.
Song by Mrs. S B Spinning inviting Rhode Island residents to return home for Home Week. Emphasizes open doors loving welcomes from families and state pride. A nostalgic call to reunite with kin and celebrate a small state that offers cheer and steady time.
A Commons dining room anecdote recalls a member who gave ladies his business cards. He claimed 200 cards printed and changed address, so the cards were useless. The remark, captured by Leeds Mercury, lampoons London etiquette.
A cleansing cooling healing remedy DeWitts Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve is presented for burns cuts scratches bruises insect bites and sore feet and praised as best for piles. It warns against imitation and notes W H Buffington as the seller.
Crescent Park will host Old Home Week with money throwing from roofs announced by megaphone, nightly fireworks at 9, a new music hall with Neapolitan troupe, free Imperial Band concerts, and wide amusements from boat sails to trolley rides. The park is marketed as the Official Playground with cooling bay breezes and constant activity all week.
Yesterday a yacht race in Narragansett Bay featured the sloop Bambino owned by Lawrence Grinnell of New Bedford and the Duchess owned by Joseph E. Fletcher Jr. of Bristol. They started shortly after 11 AM from Bristol Yacht Club, sailed to Brenton's Reef Lightship and back to Bristol Harbor, finishing around 4:43 PM with Bambino leading the entire 293 length and beating Duchess by 6 minutes 35 seconds under a 4 minute 4 second handicap.
Miss Mollie Hamill and W J Duffy Jr win the mixed doubles final over Miss Florence Archer and B D DeWolf Jr in straight sets 6 4 6 1 earning 60 points to the runners up 48. Earlier in semis Mrs Chandler and Florence Archer beat Helena Case and Elizabeth E Blodgett 6 0 6 8.
A Bristol store owner described a ghost terrorizing Springfield, Massachusetts, prompting two spectators to throw a bottle and tap a box, causing a panicked exit. Police found broken glass under the proprietor’s apartment window but no damage to the building. The incident halted as the owner’s climax was interrupted.
Miss Annie Napps died Monday. Funeral held Wednesday at 8 30 from Wood street residence. Procession of young ladies in white to St Marys Church for high requiem mass by Rev Father Thomas J Fitzpatrick. Burial in St Marys cemetery. Floral offerings included a large set piece from National India Rubber Company shoe department employer.
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