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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1906
Page
4
Electric car service by the New York New Haven and Hartford line is reported as in effect with timetable or operational note indicating Jungw1ter.
Schedule details for the Newport and Providence Railway Company in effect June 10, 1906. Shows station call times and service patterns for the regional line between Newport and Providence.
Experience over 20 years in artistic printing fuels the Bristol Panernix Job Printing Department. We print anything printable and guarantee satisfaction or no pay with every order. Telephone connection.
In District Court Judge Bosworth discharged David Robinson after witnesses failed to connect him to a June 10 false alarm. Testimony showed no fire and prosecutors offered no proof, while other court items included minor assault and theft cases and two civil matters set for July.
Joseph H. Reynolds and Augusta A. Disbrow, daughter of the Guardian editor, quietly wed at the Presbyterian Parsonage with Rev. Alexander G. Russell performing the ceremony. The couple, joined by Gertrude Reynolds and Leslie Disbrow, left for Bristol Providence and Boston, returning to a family reception and banquet.
Graduation exercises for Miss Morse's private school on High Street Thursday afternoon feature a varied program. Rev Dr Locke presides with diplomas presented by Rev Dr Locke and Rev Dr Lo.
William Magee and Mrs Lauren Drainville were married at 8 yesterday morning in St Marys church with Rev Thomas J Fitzpatrick officiating. The bride wore white taffeta silk with lace and carried bride’s roses. attendants included Elma Caya. Groomsman was Joseph Farrell. A wedding breakfast followed at 28 Garfield Avenue and a reception at 874 Hope Street. The couple left on a two week honeymoon and will reside here.
A Philadelphia Bulletin snippet quotes a dialogue about a cashier deemed frugal. Authorities consider possible fear of leaving the books and order an investigation into the matter. The exchange suggests concerns within a company or office environment.
Entertainment by Bristol Commandery No. 21 U O G C at Odd Fellows hall featured Miss Hope readings praised highly. Program included quartets, violin and piano solos, soprano Mrs Greene, contralto Mrs Dimond, baritone Mr Watson, and accompanist Isaac W Gorham.
In mountain villages of Spain and Portugal thousands work cutting cork for domestic trade. Agents from Seville and Lisbon buy cork in massive quantities, sometimes 5,000,000 on a journey. Corks are sorted, packed, shipped by the ton, then recut by hand at twenty gross per day for bottlers.
An artist recalls his trouble photographing Arabs in Algiers where persistent evasion ended in counsel from a Moor. The elder warned that taking their images harms the photographer’s afterlife claiming Allah will judge those who chase their own pleasure by giving souls to the depicted.
A medical note discusses how scents from flowers and perfumes may affect health. Odors can disrupt certain bodily functions and raise disease susceptibility, with tuberose rooms triggering faintness and specific scents like vanilla or heliotrope claimed to soothe nervousness. Some perfumes are used therapeutically to aid exhaustion and nervous conditions, while perfume production in labs or flower growing is noted as physically healthier for workers.
A clergyman conducting a children's service at a continental resort used the parable of the unjust steward to teach. A recent English arrival, a boy, answered a question by defining a steward as the man who brings you a basin, prompting a remembered quip from the London Globe.
The Bristol Hand Laundry advertises a service claiming collars and cuffs are o laundered and feel slick to the neck. It emphasizes thorough cleaning and a refined finish for wearers.
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