Letters from Camp Columbia and a Bristol wedding
A Bristol correspondent in Camp Columbia Cuba writes of harsh heat, disease, and food, recounting life at Vedado and marinas hospital while noting pineapple gathering and local Cuban tensions. The item also reports the marriage of Eliza Diman Nichols to William Bradford in Trinity church with brief wedding details and future home in Bristol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Diman Nichols
Euclid C Nichols
William Bradford
Trinity Church
W.R Trotter
E C Nichols
George Hawley
Lottie Paine
Stonington
Bradford
Stonington, Ct
Worcester
Mass
Hope Street
Bristol Trotting Park Race Day and Concert Review
Attendance reached about 240 with two horse races, a close pampered event won by Shadow, and a heavy dust-filled track despite sprinkling. A large Opera House audience enjoyed the Lewis Concert Company of Boston with standout performances by Mr Lewis, Mrs Nettie Young Baker, and Miss Lucy Oliver Thacher under Epworth League auspices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Trotting Park
Opera
Lewis
Boston
Bristol
Nettie Young Baker
Lucy Oliver Thacher
Miss Thacher
Epworth League of the
State Street ME Church
Bed management and forethought in health care
A short advertisement extols planning to avoid breakdowns in bed management and urges keeping Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at home. It contrasts prudent preparation with wait‑and‑see behavior, arguing forethought saves expense and time and avoids big medical bills. Sold by W. H Buffington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H Buffington
Lively Hannibal Citizen Recovers After Typhoid Pneumonia
Mr J E Lilly of Hannibal Missouri recounts a near death from typhoid that progressed to pneumonia. He credits Dr King's New Discovery with rapid relief after one bottle, leaving him well and strong. Available at J H Young & Co with guarantee. 60 cents or $1. Also notes an advertising remark and a playful exchange about pronunciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J E Lilly
Hannibal
J. H. Young & Co
Purity Coffee and Beans Price List Offered at 23 Cents
Retail price list shows Purity brand one pound coffee canisters at 23 cents, with a promise to equal any 35 cent price. Also lists Fancy Pea Beans 1 quart, Kidney Beans 1 quart, Yellow Eyes 1 quart, Can Beans 4 cans, and String Beans 3 cans.
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Hope ST
Bristol, R. I
Fauntleroy
Hamburg
T. T. Allan
Monarch Dye House
Boston Shoe Store
E. 6
Cobleigh
E.G. Cobleigh
Westminster St
Providence
Henry S.tafft
Weybosset St
L. F. Gorwans
R. J
Bristol Phoenix
Cuba
Camp Columbia
The
Phenix
Phenix T
Bristol Phanix
2D US Artillery
Vedado
Havana
Marinas
Albion S Ricu
2D US
Bradford—Nichols
Rogers Free Library
Law
Y . Iss
Goldsmid
Edmund
Chevalier
Edinburg
Roberts
Lord
Kandahar
India
Subaltern
Hoyle
Hoffman
WNY
Halstead
Murat
Philippines
Chicago
Dean C
Philippine Islands
Sigsbee
Charles
Maine
Lagu
Fly Rod
Aquillo
Charlie’ Gardner
Shadow
McCarty
Blondie
ID i Conklin
Ardia
Hyne
Breth
Nichols
Little Mike
McLubberty
Mike
Stevens & CO
Bristol Jewelers
Young Men’s Christian Association Rooms
Palmer
John M. Dean Company
Prov
R. I
Bristol Bay
Worth
M. A
Pacers Office
Puaexix
Java
Ib Car Old Governmenot
Santos
Chase & Sanborn’s
Frank's
Formosa
St. Louis
Japan
Challenge
Defiance Ry
Eagle Magnolia
Borden
American Grocery & Tea Co., Cor
Franklin and High Sts
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