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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1915
Page
4
Mrs S T Harley of Eldon Missouri describes long standing displacement and pain with nervous prostration and poor appetite. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports renewed strength and no further trouble. The ad urges others with similar issues to try the remedy.
James McCormick aged nearing 90 died at home on 13 Wood Street after a long illness. Born in Scotland January 1 1826 he lived in Ireland until 22 and then moved to the United States. He spent 67 years in this town working in teaming then gardening. Survived by sons Richard H and Joseph J and daughter Jane A, plus four grandchildren. Funeral from Wood Street home with Rev George L Locke officiating. Bearers were family friends.
An advertisement claims Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment cures pimples skin blemishes and eczema. It asserts the product wipes out all trace of the ailment and leaves skin clean and soft. It cites hundreds of voluntary letters of thanks and urges trying one box for relief from suffering.
Town council proceedings record the sale of asylum land, with $10 000 deposited for future spring town meeting. Meetings cover road plans, concreting projects, a special constable appointment, window replacements for the asylum, and regulation of Independence Day transport. A protest over a merry go round on the common is raised by Judge Hammill and guidance given to ease nuisance concerns. The St Mary’s Sunday School graduation lists 30 graduates and feature addresses, prizes, and diplomas led by Rev. Thomas J. Gillan.
A long program from Taft School features grade recitations songs and plays with names such as Helen Burke Opal Dunn Roy Wellwood Charlie Dunn Consuelo Brown Harvey Manning and Consuelo Brown among performers. The piece ends with a Rostand poem and wartime imagery touching Von Bernstorff and figures like Wilson and Roosevelt.
Notice to heirs at law of Elizabeth A Ball and others interested in Bristol Rhode Island real estate titled in equity case 3475. Hearing scheduled July 14 1915 at 9:30 AM at 1004 Union Trust Building Providence to determine shares of heirs in several Bristol parcels tied to the Sanford Simmons and related estates.
Camp King Philip opened at Mount Hope as Westerly Edgewood and Providence Troops arrived from Constitution Street station to start the season. A hailstorm battered tents and the camp store but operations resumed with a half hour late supper. Free tickets are available to visitors through the local troop and scoutmaster, with grounds access limited by ticket.
An advertisement touts Dr King's New Life Pills as a gentle laxative to take at night with a glass of water. It promises no bad taste or belching, a quick easy bowel movement by morning, and a full day of well feeling. Pills are sold by all druggists at 25 cents per original 36 pill package.
State Scout Commissioner L Lake of Providence will attend a Rhode Island Boy Scouts Troop meeting at Rockwell Hall next Thursday at 7 30 PM presided by Captain Willis C Retcalf. A large number of prospective scouts is expected and enrollment may follow. Bristol businessmen will meet Lake Clarke Brown to form a supervising council. All boys are invited.
A vintage ad touts Sloan's Liniment as relief for tired aching muscles from hard work. It promises quick action with phrases about soreness disappearing and a grateful user. It markets the product as a cleaner counterirritant than mustard and notes 25 cents at druggists.
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