Women Drivers Rise in Popularity and Style Across Nations
The rise of women motorists shifts social norms on both sides of the Atlantic. Ladies adopt specialized gear and masks to protect eyes and skin, with English designs praised for practicality while French styles draw sharp opinions. Prominent women like Lady Cecil Scott-Montagu and the French Duchesse d Uzes lead the trend as motor carriage ownership spreads among elites and commoners alike.
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Victoria
Fair Automobilist
Batiste
Theoeves
Otmodiste
Piziska
Europe
America
Edward
Prince of Wales
Cecil Scott-Montagu
New York
Duchesse d'Uzes
Duchesse
Beechams Pills Keith Theatre Farce Opens Season With Mexico Play
Keith's Theatre introduces the Albee Stock Company with the farce The Man From Mexico. Stars William Collier and Louise Allen Collier headline a noted cast, promising strong crowds and souvenir photos from Sands & Brady. Severe storm wrecks trees, cuts electric and telephone service, disrupts harbor activity, and delays communications to Providence.
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William Collier
Weber & Field Forces
Louise Allen Collier
Mexico
Keith Stock Company
Albee Company
Woman's Beauty Tied to Clear Skin and Digestion
A clea r skin and good complexion are linked to pure blood and proper digestion. The text implies beauty depends on health, suggesting dietary and health habits as the route to facial quality.
Bristol Events and Dr King Pills Ad Chronicle
An old newspaper fragment advertises Dr Kings New Life Pills with claims of curing headaches and blood purification for 25 cents. It lists sports events at Bristol and surrounding towns including baseball games, regattas, a lawn tennis tournament, and a civic excursion. The piece also touts Dr Kings New Discoveries for lung ailments with a testimonial from T J McFarland and notes trial bottles and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr King
J HH Young
Dr Kings
T J. McFarland Benterville Va
JHI Young & Co
Bristol Town Council halts section of Bradford Street
A June 5 1903 Bristol town meeting declared that parts of Bradford Street between Thames Street and the salt water were no longer useful to the public. The decree lists the segments between the westerly line of Thames Street and the salt water and the lines marked on the annexed plat. Town Clerk Herbert F Bennett issues the order and notice.
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Bristol
Connel
Thamestreet
HERBERT F_ BENNETT
Minor William Simmons Guardian Request in Bristol
Estate of William T Simmons in Bristol requests Margaret J Simmons or a suitable person be appointed guardian of the minor under fourteen. The request is referred to July 10, 1903, at 10 AM in the Probate Court Room for consideration. Notice to be published for fourteen days, weekly, in the Bristol Phoenix. Herbert F Bennett, Probate Clerk.
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Bristol
William T Simmons
Margaret J Simmons
Bristol Phoenix
Herbert F Bennett
Robate Court
WM. H McUann
E. McGann
William H. McGann
Bay View Avenue
Ellen C. Peckham
William F. Munro
Catherine Malloy
Tunro
Peckham
Malloy
Wm. H. McGann
Mary J Whitford
Ward
Herbert F. Bennett
Robate
Eleanor R Luther
Bristol Phenix
Bristol Phatrix
Minor guardians request court approval of choice for estate
Torobate Court of the Town of Bristol on June 1 1908 receives a written selection by Louise Isabel Simmons and Rodney D Simmons minors over fourteen years old children of Jason Simmons for guardian J Bimmons of Bristol to approve. The court refers the matter to July 6 1908 at 10 AM in the Probate Court Room Bristol for consideration. Notice ordered published for fourteen days once a week in the Bristol Phoenix.
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Torobate
Bristol
Louise Isabel Bimmons
Rodney D. Simmons
Louise Isabel
Rodney D.simmons
Jason Simmons
Largeis
J. Bimmons
Choics
Bristol Phoenix
Herbert F Bennett
Gown fashions show flowers on hats and bright plaids
The New York Post notes fashion trends: hats crowned with flowers rise in popularity while loose ties appear with cotton and linen shirt waists. Plum hues pair with pale blue. black taffeta wanes but stays in use. Embroidered linen shirt waist designs offer exclusive style, though pricey. Evening gowns use white under black lace, with white chiffon interlinings. Figures favor figured muslins and taffeta trims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Post
Poultry Pointers From the Farm Column
Table scraps for fowls should be fed fresh. Geese feather faster with plenty of fresh water and pasture. Hen profit begins at one year and up to three years is profitable. Guinea fowls are best insect terminators and good table birds. Roaming fowls gain health from natural food and necessary grit for the gizzard.
Lorenz Method Criticism Across Newspapers
A New York World remark notes that Lorenz patients reveal dislocations as they leave plaster. The Boston Herald mocks doctors condemning Dr Lorenz as needing nose dislocation treatment. The Omaha World-Herald suspects the Lorenz method risks paralyzing older surgical approaches.
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Lorenz
New York World
Dr. Lorens
Boston Herald
Dr. Loreng
Omaha
Receipts for Rent and Other Business Sold
Receipts designed for house rent and various business needs offered for sale at the Phoenix Office, priced at 100 for 15 cents.
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Suy
Phasnix
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Keith's New Theatre
Nicandder
Sands & Brady
Byfeld Rubber Company
Linden Place
O. L. Bosworth
Franklin
Maxfield’s Corner
Barrington
High Street
Court Street
Congregational Church
Bristol Neck
Gibson Homestead
N N Cole
James M Gifford
State Street
EF . Bache
Frank Pardee
Walker's Cove
William Finley
Providence
Trotting Park
Independents of
Milford
Mass
Bristol Yacht Club
Bristols
Athletics
Attleboro
Wakefields
General Fire
St Mary‘s
Excelsior
Bristol County
UCS National
Lann Tennis Association
Town OF
Abe Ane
Rexall
R. I. Drug Company
R. J. Drug Company
Gene Ivers& Pon
Boylston St
Leon
Fia May Cole
Frank M Dimond
Prenelitus Hs
Toiler
Fern Hill Cottage
Nehemiah
Cole
Yix Herbert F .Bennett
Mark A D'Wolf
Bastol
Helena T
Briote
Mary Ellen Holmes
Charles
Manchester
Henry
Raymond H Perry
Baetel
Charles H Manchester
Peete
Elizabeth Y Gladding
Elizabeth Y. Gladding
W. H. Buffington
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