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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1903
Page
4
Thear Metreman wrote a spring ode while drenched in a rainstorm. He earned ten dollars. He did not sell the poem but caught a severe cold, used a patent remedy, and later sold a testimonial to the manufacturers.
D H Turner of Dempseytown Pa claims two weeks of Dr Kings New Life Pills restores youthfulness saying they make him feel in his teens They are touted as best for liver stomach and bowels purely vegetable and gentle Priced at 25 cents at J H Young Co drug store.
A dialogue shows Bings asking how a new breakfast item is prepared and served. Bangs responds with "Just add hot water and serve" then adds "Just add hot air and nerve" to question the method of presenting it to the public.
All druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove's signature appears on each box. Price 25 cents.
Two rapid alarms Saturday forenoon pulled the fire department from stations as crews tackled two blazes. The first, at a barber shop on High and Constitution streets, caused minimal damage. The second, in a Hope and State streets house owned by the Andrews estate, produced heavy smoke and widespread water damage despite multiple hose lines and rescues.
In a district court session, George H Brooks sues Rebecca A Crowley over property on Catherine Street. John Rohan testified about 35 years of ownership and a fence enclosing the disputed area. The judge will decide on a certification motion and trial continuation next week. Also, William McNabb, idle and sleeping in empty buildings, jailed for six months at the state farm. A special session ordered Ginbelanson Stefanoz, recently arrived from Italy, committed to the State Hospital for the Insane.
J A Guilledge of Verbena Alabama suffered a severe piles outbreak with 24 tumors and was twice in the hospital. After doctors and all remedies failed Bucklen's Arnica Salve quickly arrested inflammation and cured him. It conquers aches and pains.
The annual meeting was held in the chapel with Rev. T Newton Owen presiding. Minutes were approved. Reports of the clerk treasurer and Sunday school superintendent were read and accepted. Officers elected include Clerk Stephen W Church Treasurer Parmenas Skinner Jr Superintendent Chandler H Coggeshall and a standing committee including William H Bell E P Brownell and William O Manchester. Trustees for three years are Dr C J Hasbrouck Parmenas Skinner Jr Frank M Dimond. Flower committee members include Gertrude M Hasbrouck Annie Owen Ida F Bermanno Hattie S Gray Miriam W Skinner and Alice H Bell.
Coming events list several performances and social functions: May 5 Opera House drama In the Trenches benefiting Naval Reserves. May 11 War Drama Through The Lines by Rabbit Post G A R. May 14 Reliance Social Club May Ball in Grand Army Hall. July 27 one week Lawn Tennis Tournament for state championship by Bristol M C A Tennis Club and U S National Lawn Tennis Association. August 17 second Excelsior Lawn Tennis Club county championship tournament under U S National Lawn Tennis Association.
In this town on May 2 Lemuel Clark Richmond aged 92 years 4 months 24 days died. On May 4 Manuel J August son of Manuel and Francis August aged 15 years 6 months 6 days died.
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