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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1907
Page
4
A Newark librarian catalogs unusual items found in returned books including an insurance policy, a two dollar bill, spectacles, love letters, a will, a mortgage, photographs, a marriage certificate, a promissory note, dress samples, and a hare's foot. Also notes an advertisement for Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup promising quick cold relief and cough suppression.
Dorothy Nevill recalls her father a gentleman of the old school in a Continental night ride in a post chaise The postboy drives frenzied through a forest then flees with the horses and the father reportedly spends the night alone in the woods reflecting on restraint and propriety.
In a small American town the hired girl lived as part of the family, sharing hourly ease with the mother and helping with chores. She moved in social circles, discussed neighborhood gossip, and eventually married the neighbor’s son after years of faithful service. The wedding was a second affair with tempered merriment and modest gifts.
Daniel Webster praised General Taylor's military service while labeling his presidential nomination unfit. He noted crowds besieging Taylor and the strain on official duties, then gently mocked Taylor for avoiding his enemies while inviting his friends.
Brandreth's Pills are promoted as a blood purifier and tonic that cleanse the system through the bowels kidneys and skin. The advertisement claims the medicine stimulates blood to help nature remove morbid humors and cure impure blood conditions. Each pill contains extract of sarsaparilla and other vegetables and has been sold for over a century in drug stores.
In Congregational Memorial chapel last Tuesday afternoon about sixty ladies attended the Woman's Home Missionary society meeting. Miss M. L. Woodbury spoke on her travels among southern and western mission stations, presided by Mrs. T. Newton Owen. The address highlighted Bristol society aid and concluded with a solo by Mrs. F. M. Dimond and a social hour. The group noted eighty two years of charity through funds and clothing boxes.
The Frank J. Harvey Company returns for one night only on Easter Monday April 1 presenting Darling of the Ranch with Misa Masia Cecil and Frank J. Harvey in leading roles. It will be the last appearance this season as crowds fill venues across New England. Reserved seats are on sale at Conley Brothers confectionery in Hope Street Easterbrooks block.
The letter A known as aleph in Hebrew traces to a Phoenician ox head symbol. The right stroke forms the top head, the down stroke the left side, and a missing line once hinting the right side. Ancient manuscripts showed two dots as eyes and two dots as nostrils to complete the likeness.
An advertisement touts word of mouth as the best ad and claims dentists offer less pain with special equipment and methods. It invites readers to send for the booklet Dentistry by Specialists and the Gentle Art of Painlessness, which purportedly contains names and addresses of well known Providence residents.
Tuesday evening No 10 captained by A W Hathaway defeated No 12 led by R Wells three straight. KODOL digest the food and overcomes indigestion, a forerunner of dyspepsia. Made under the National Pure Food and Drugs Law. Sold by W H Buffington.
Standing of teams shows highest single string rank 115 rounds. Frank Rounds posts best individual with 288 across 8 strings. Team totals highlight No 2 with 1299 and No 12 with 454 for high single string.
Easter Sunday services featured responsive readings from Ashford Psalm 72 and the hymn In the Cross of Christ Is Glory. The program included offerings, a pastor prayer, and choral renditions by Kratz Mrs Leighton Bilsborough Mr Barrett Mr Kounds Packard Vance Lorenz and others with congregational hymns and benediction by the pastor.
A 1906 testimonial from C N Cornell of Roding Georgia credits Kodol Hor Dyspepsia with curing a four year digestive illness after failed diets and doctors. He recounts severe symptoms, recovery in two months, and returning to work as a machinist. The ad notes W H Buffington sells the product locally.
A concise axiom states that the person most adept at using and valuing society is equally capable of living without it. The idea contrasts social dependence with personal resilience and self sufficiency.
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