This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1915
Page
3
The Toledo Blade notes the difficulty a political party faces crafting a stable platform amid rising campaign pressure. Experts say principles may bend as strategies shift to win support.
Advertisement touts Dr King s New Life Pills as a remedy for a torpid liver and related ills. It claims benefits for the stomach and blood and promises relief from dizziness constipation biliousness and indigestion at 25 cents.
An advertisement for Wood Life polish touts its ability to clean grease ink spots and preserve woodwork. It targets homemakers and promises satisfaction for those who take pride in their homes. The product sells for 25 cents per bottle.
An Independent Citizen argues for Bristol to let council members sell goods and services to the town in exchange for salaries. The piece claims such reform would boost political participation, with contractors and professionals earning by providing roadwork building legal advice and more, all for the town’s benefit.
An old advertisement touts Feverishness and stomach troubles remedies that move and regulate the bowels and ease worm issues. Marketed as a pleasant, reliable cure used by mothers for 26 years, available at all druggists for 25 cents with a free sample offer from Allen Olmsted of LeRoy, New York.
Editorial urges Bristol voters to elect Benjamin F. Lindemuth as president of the Town Council praising his honest prudent character his education at Mount Hermon and Brown University and his professional ties in Rhode Island and Bristol urging clean government and good citizenship.
The Independent Citizen quotes the Town Treasurer’s report detailing town business with a council member. Entries include funds paid for fuel school houses fire department highways lumber supplies and other items totaling a noted amount. The letter questions trading activity and seeks clarification on the councilmember’s conduct.
Week after week Bristol residents share testimony about kidney and urinary disorders. Michael Collar of 34 Bay View Ave reports back pain relief after using Doan s Kidney Pills. The ad cites 30 000 Americans supporting the remedy and advertises 50 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY backs the product.
H C Wardwell argues a double-shift system used by Providence under Supt Winslow could double capacity in Bristol schools. He notes three towns already using the plan with success, contending it may curb costs and delay a new $80 000 schoolhouse and higher taxes.
A Phenix letter argues for Citizens' Nomination to challenge the Democratic caucus backed ticket. It favors Lindemuth for First Councilman, questions Paull's conduct and absences, and warns against one-man control of bids and contracts.
The profile praises Lindemuth as a self-made, capable choice with brains and honest town interests. It argues his lack of merchandise is offset by enthusiasm for clean government and community improvement, urging a vote for Lindemuth and criticizing Paull’s politics. Non-partisan call to polls.
A man with a yellow streak turns blue, then green with envy of someone deemed luckier.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.