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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1909

Page

4

Roll Call of Those Boys in Bristol remembered

A nostalgic tribute to Bristol residents and their families, detailing generations of boys and their siblings across streets and lanes. The piece maps childhood friendships, schooling, and later careers from Mount Hope to Thames Street, naming many local figures, mills, stores, and famous houses that shaped their youth.

Grant Allan San Ocoggeshas Charles J. Eales Nat Jim Usher Captain Allan Pennsylvania Frank Gladding Joe Manchester Hops Street Frank Jos Jacob Babbitt Rhode Island Hope Street Bill Gardner Joe Joseph L Fins Old House Colling Will Bristol Prudence Hog Island Gardner’s Martin Bennett Young Mart Hartford Matt Bennett Redmond Talbot Richmond Mose Woods Bill Peckham Bradford Hope Regan John Jim Peter Merinoville Providence George Brown Joe Y Frank Camm Toscan Bennett Messadore T Regans Fall River Thames Street Jim McElroy Usher Eatons Sidney O’ Wolf Bank Dick McCartney Fitzes Frank Peck Robert New York Times The San Janie Sanford Cook Hill

Pinkham's Vegetable Compound praised by testimonials

The notice extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female troubles, citing testimonials from Mrs. Joseph Hall of Bardstown Kentucky and Mrs. Mary Wood of Christiana Tennessee. It claims thirty years of use and lists ailments it purportedly treats. It invites readers to write for free advice to Mrs Pinkham.

Bardstown Lydia E. Pinkham Joseph Hall Bards— Town Christiana Tenn Mary Wood R.F.D

An Awful Liar in Scottish Reminiscences Tale

In London Tit-Bits Sir Archibald Geikie recalls a farmer’s tale of a “queerest body” seen near a clough. The figure, busy with hammer and writing, argues with thorns as crowds discuss rocks and Scotland’s icy past, framed as a humorous anecdote about storytelling.

Archibald Geikie Sir Archibald Caithcart Scotland Greenland

Woman as masterful and tyrannical in passion

A Daybook of John Stuart Blackie excerpt argues that women, driven by dominant emotion and passion, can become intolerant and tyrannical, making them ill-suited to roles like statesman or judge, though capable in many fields.

John Stuart Blackie

The State and the Individual

The state may ease access to a small holding but cannot grant energy and industry. It can help in bad times yet cannot bestow moral character that enables men to rise above temporary disaster. This reflection from the London Strand Magazine links state aid with personal vigor and resilience.

London Strand Magazine

Partly So Confess Then You Are Another's

A dramatic quarrel unfolds as a man accuses and she hesitates confessing. She admits to partial possession of the hair and upper teeth while insisting the rest belong to him, revealing a tense exchange over identity and ownership.

The Feminine Paradox Quote Note

A brief quotation from London Black and White praising the uneducated woman for quick perception tact and sensibility asserting she senses thoughts without words in a periodical voice.

London Black and White

Pa's Wallet System Admired by Judge for Winners

A judge quotes a joke about a secret wallet system used to claim credit for voting for all the winners. The line contrasts belief in learning with need for common sense, ending with a Persian proverb about education and practical application.

Starboard Light Window Doubt Stirs Artist’s Marine Error

A New York Post item recounts a shopper who frets over a ship painting mis depicting the red side light on the starboard side. He contemplates asking the shop to fix the error or patch the red with green to provoke damage and relieve his anxiety.

Wndow New York Post

Protective Coloring of Insects Observation

Sir E Ray Lankester recalls watching a pale green mottled moth defend itself by color. A bird chased the moth during a summer evening flight, but the moth landed on a tree trunk where greenish gray lichen camouflaged it. The bird missed the insect as it rested against the matched background.

E. Ray Lankester London Telegraph

Station master seeks raise and exits, superintendent recalls

A station master demands a salary increase and threatens to quit. The superintendent answers with a tale: when he was young he asked his own superior and was refused, he left, and the railway line still runs.

London

Pastor Announces Rural Wedding at Milwaukee Church

A rural Milwaukee area pastor announced a church wedding for two parishioners next week. He closed with the hymn title Mistaken Souls That Dream of Heaven.

Milwaukee Milwaukee Free Press

Rich man says he'd rather be poor, explains ethic

The Connection presents a terse dialogue between Scott and Matt with a Boston Transcript-style quip about wealth and humility. The exchange recalls a very rich man who preferred poverty, and a remark about how all men are harsh or hard in some reading.

Scott Matt Boston Transcript

Careless talk from patient to doctor sparks wary plan

Suburban patient apologizes for bringing others along as a doctor jokes about seeing another patient and killing two birds with one stone, revealing a darkly humorous or troubling mindset.

Doan's Kidney Pills Featured in Bristol Testimony

Bristol resident John Holmes reports kidney discomfort with frequent nocturnal urination and back pains. After using Doan's Kidney Pills, he achieved relief in a short time and endorses the remedy. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo sells the product for 60 cents. remember the name Doan's.

Nature Bristol John Holmes Thames St R. Seays Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo New York United States

Minstrels Tea Party Conundrum Ends Night of Hums

In a celebrated Minstrels scene Professor Slinghele hosts a quip on labor and idle work. Mistah Bones and Mistah Tambo debate the difference between a railway brakesman and a busy man. Mistah Bones explains a switchman versus handwork. Squeekin de Throte then delivers the ballad It Would Have Been All the Same Today if You Hadn't Done What You Did.

Mistah Mistah Tambo Slinghele Mistah Bones Mr. Tambo Squeekin Squeekin de Throte St. Paul Pioneer Press

Rumors Strewn Across Philadelphia Record Page

Brief item notes that rumors spread with many tongues and that chatter moves at a price, reflecting a streetwise exchange cited from the Philadelphia Record. The remark contrasts sly estimate with blunt realism in a compact quote flavor.

Philadelphia Record

Fortune Play Thou False Today To Morrow True

A compact adage framed as a proverb echoes in verse: If fortune plays thee false today, tomorrow she will be true. The line juxtaposes risk and renewal, reflecting a timeless outlook on fate and perseverance.

Benjamin

To Mothers in This Town

Children who are delicate feverish and cross will get relief from Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children They cleanse the stomach act on the liver making a sickly child strong and healthy A cure for worms Sold by all druggists 25c Sample Free Address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy NY

Gray Frez Addreys Allen S. Olmsted le Roy N. Y

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