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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1910
Page
4
An advertisement praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a tonic for girls and women with irregular or painful periods, backache, and indigestion. It cites letters from mothers and urges immediate use and confidential advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Mass.
The Newport News reports the commission is near completing 23 Providence districts and Pawtucket Rhode Island lines. Providence canvassers, bound by secrecy, prepare to align with the proposed lines as the General Assembly nears its August session. Sub committees proceed after census figures arrived. maps will cover only larger towns and cities, with full town districts described where maps aren’t needed.
Dr. Charles Parkhurst editor of Zion's Herald reports in a recent issue that the Glenwood Range, especially the Cabinet Glenwood with gas attachments, brings relief and delight to homes. He calls it ideal in concept and execution, plain, functional, and guaranteed to satisfy. Manufactured by Weir Stove Company Yaanten Mansfield, it is sold by leading dealers nationwide.
The meeting approves new teacher salary structure leading to permanent list with staged raises and caps. Resignations of Miss Coggeshall and Miss Adams noted after long public school careers. both to join Teachers’ Retirement fund. Diplomas for Colt Memorial High School graduates examined. accounts show $3728.49 in bills and $10,166.44 total expenses to date.
Miss Emily Gardner Munro of Saint Margaret's School Waterbury Conn receives public recognition from trustees for outstanding management during the past year. The resolution praises her leadership, loyalty of staff, devotion of pupils, and strong financial condition ensuring a bright future. A friend gifted a substantial sum on Commencement Day. An alumnae luncheon and reception followed.
Dialogue captures a dispute over timely wages with repeated assurances of payment. One speaker emphasizes past promises while the other questions consistency, illustrating recurring financial friction without explicit dates or figures.
A compact reminiscence feature recalling Bristol events from ten and twenty years past as captured by the Phenix newspaper. It reflects local happenings, notable figures, and community moments that shaped the era.
From the Phanix of Friday June 1 1900 the Hydraulion engine placed sixth in the firemen’s water contest at Na tick Memorial Day. Eleven engines competed. Capt Fred W Wyman bought a large naphtha launch in Connecticut. A frost struck Bristol County areas Tuesday morning. In this town 215 graves received flowers from Babbitt Post comrades on Memorial Day.
Governor Ladd names William G. Roelker Henry W Hayes and Joseph G C Ely to overhaul the state's statutes and judicial system with a three year report. salary set at 2500 dollars annually. The White House flag will fly daily. Wilmarth Mackillop win state Soldiers Home contract. Census enumerators named Louis Sanford Thomas Usher Lyndon Anderstrom. Memorial sermon by Rev William F Davis before Babbitt Post and James F DeWolf Camp.
A Phoenix letter argues the annual tax force exposes flaws in valuing property and whether improvements should be taxed. It claims assessors cannot accurately value personal property and that land alone should bear public levy, citing New Zealand and other nations as models and urging reform before the rest of the world acts. Providence, June 11.
Cresooli announces a son born June 12 to Mr and Mrs Abel Cresooli. Graham reports a son born June 14 to Mr and Mrs George Graham. Mello lists a daughter born June 12 to Mr and Mrs John Mello. Arico notes a son born June 3 to Mr and Mrs Vincenzo Arico.
Travelrs Guide lists weekday electric car service on the Hartford line. Timetable shows Prov. to Bristol departures and arrivals with early morning starts and hourly runs. Newport & Providence Railway Company timetable notes Bristol boat connections and Sagamore Sunday schedule at the Bristol station.
An author comments that their books sell briskly and compares digestion of their prose to a difficult task. The remark carries a humorous tone and hints at reader reception and literary style without naming specific titles or events.
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