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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1910
Page
4
For sore throat sharp lung pain and chest tightness lay on Sloan's Liniment without rubbing. It penetrates instantly to the seat of trouble relieves congestion and stops the pain.
An eyewitness tale from M. X. Raspail describes a doe fleeing two dogs in the Aigie woods near Chantilly. To protect her exhausted fawn, the mother pushes the fawn into dense brambles and misleads the dogs, drawing them away two kilometers toward Canardiere Peat as she returns to hide the fawn. The dogs retreat exhausted as the mother secures the fawn.
In the Aths on London, dated Jas 10, 1830, the note on instantaneous light credits Mr Walker of Stockton-on-Tees for prepared matches packed in boxes and with glass paper. The matches resist ignition in ordinary atmosphere or after blows, but when pinched between glass paper folds and pulled out, they ignite instantly. Walker supplies only local demand, not wide sale.
The Parthenon, held by Turks during the siege of Athens, was used as a powder magazine. A Venetian bombshell dropped into the building, causing a severe explosion that shattered the structure. For over 2,000 years the temple stood intact, now exposed to the weather.
The Hustlers won three straight over the Hank Hanks in YMGA bowling. Highlights include Wilson 146 as top single string, Satllant 845 as top three-string total, Moonshiners with 1459 as top team total, and Honk Honks 623 as top team single string.
London Strand Magazine notes the emergence of English actresses in the Restoration era. Pepys records women on stage in 1661 performances such as Beggar's Bush and The Silent Woman. Kynaston as Olympia and the claim of first English actress are discussed with figures like Mrs Davenport Knipp and Mrs Davies.
Alvin Freeborn Cole died Friday about 12 45 pm at his Bristol Neck home from pneumonia after a monthlong illness with blood poisoning and other diseases. Born November 27 1856 he was 53 years old, a farmer and former poultry raiser. He is survived by his widow Artie C Cale a stepdaughter Sarah May Dale and an adopted son. Funeral held yesterday at 2 pm from his residence with Rev John McVay officiating bearers were William Seymour Charles Sanford John Usher Jr and others.
Mrs Mary Minahan Clark widow of Patrick Clark died Saturday morning at 8 30 at her sister Miss Bridget Minahan’s home 9 Bourn avenue A devout Catholic born in Ireland she lived in the town since aged about 89 Her funeral was at 8 30 from the residence with a 9 o clock high mass at St Mary’s Church Interment in St Mary’s Cemetery She leaves sister Miss Bridget Minahan and brother William Minahan of Pottsville Penn
Raffaele Nastri son of Frank and Isadora Nastri died yesterday afternoon at the family home 89 Hirst School Street. He was 2 years 10 months and 28 days old. The funeral will be held tomorrow at 2 PM from the parental residence with burial at St Mary's Cemetery.
James LeBaron Meigs died at his home on Wood street Sunday evening at 9 o clock born November 9 1826 in this town he was 84. He leaves a widow five children five grandchildren and five great grandchildren three sisters. He was a gardener by trade and resided here all his life. Funeral from 631 Wood street Thursday at 2 PM.
Mrs A asks if jokes appear in papers and Mrs B replies she reads only jokes in the marriage notices column. The exchange hints at humor tied to wedding announcements and social notices.
A Brooklyn doctor recounts a curious discovery about a batch of dark pellets claimed to be a new brain medicine. He tested them on patients for fatigue and reported relief, then found the pellets were actually wistaria seeds placed there by his wife, raising questions about the remedy’s origin and safety.
A tall lank man on a cracker barrel tells a river fishing yarn claiming a ten foot pike and a fifteen foot bass, while others mock and joke about impossible lengths and gear, ending with a quip about selling the log as bait. The exchange reads as humorous rural storytelling with playfully inflated catches.
A guest quips that as king he will replace the secretary of the admiralty. The official replies only with a dignified God save the king. The exchange occurs during a meal with William IV, then heir presumptive to the British crown.
Mrs William Ahrens of 988 W 21st St Chicago credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier with curing her long standing health problems after doctors warned of an operation The advertisement promises no narcotics or harmful drugs and claims broad success with female ailments backed by testimonials and free confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts
St Marys T A Society held its regular meeting with the president absent, William H. Quannery presiding. Three new members were added, and a five member committee was formed to consider a society baseball team. A separate committee arranged for the annual reunion and bean supper to follow Laul.
Report notes Bill and Jake talked of breaking up a suffragette meeting the other night. Outcome unclear in readable text. statement indicates plan was not carried out.
A terse exchange questions how well one can work with Grasty, noting friction and strain in daily dealings. The dialogue compares efforts to handle the eccentric colleague to shuffling a worn deck of cards, signaling persistent unpredictability and stress.
A Bristol Hope Street ad promotes Rexall Muon-Tone as a cure for catarrh, claiming external remedies only offer temporary relief. It asserts the medicine works through the blood, promises a money refund if ineffective, and notes two bottle sizes 60 cents and $1.00 available at Hope Drug Co The Rexall Store.
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