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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1903
Page
4
The text lists animals considered unlucky to kill such as a ladybird a martin a robin a stork and a money spider and warns that killing a wren may bring a broken bone this year. It notes death omens from a death watch beetle a howling dog a white pigeon and rat gnawing and contrasts meeting animals as lucky or unlucky with examples like a sow with piglets or a hare crossing the road.
Painter Will Low recalls Latin Quarter days with Robert Louis Stevenson as a great youth friend. Low says Stevenson could be fiery and gracious, once stopping a brawl in a Montmartre garden when a bottle was hurled, remarking that if the bottle is passed so quickly none of us will endure the evening.
A New York Mail and Express reflection argues that hardships and sorrows are balance wheels of life. Facing great problems and burdens strengthens character, broadens opportunities, and affords real happiness beyond riches or poverty. It frames troubles as essential for growth.
A Westminster Gazette note recounts a Scots table tale from St. Andrew's dinners. A doctor visited a household to check a dangerous case. The butler, Donald, quips that the master’s temperature is lower because he died this morning, delivering a grim punchline to diners.
Peter McArthur debates with a friend over what makes an authority in finance. He repeats a quoted expert, while the friend challenges the expert’s standing. McArthur replies that an authority is someone who bluffs beyond the speaker’s own limit.
The report describes a dairyman pouring milk through wire netting in a dairy. Microbes are depicted in the milk and numerous microbes sit on the crock edge, observing with interest. The tone is playful yet scientific in its depiction.
A humorous dialogue features a housekeeper asking about killing carpet pests and a scientist proposing beating carpets with a heavy stick while hanging them to dry. The exchange relies on a pun about biting pests, delivering a light, period voice.
A sharp New York Press quip laments that anthropologists fail to detect criminal tendencies from facial features before crimes occur, mocking science as often fraudulent in its claims and predictions.
Sufferer asks if teeth can be pulled without pain and a dentist replies that it is not always painless. He notes a sprained wrist from a previous extraction and ongoing occasional pain.
The quote reflects a man’s pride in friendship with a rich man rather than personal wealth. It suggests social bonds and status shape esteem more than hoarded riches, highlighting a value system where connections with powerful peers supersede material gain.
The annual visitation of Department President Mrs Jessie McCartney and staff of the Women's Relief Corps visited Babbitt Relief Corps at G. A. R. Hall on Wednesday evening. Officers Myra Olney Emma Carey Evelyn Hunter Budlong attended, with members from Providence Pawtucket Warren Riverside and Central Falls present. A May basket was presented to Mrs McCartney, and carnations and ferns to Mrs Carey. One membership application was filed. next meeting plans an election of president and junior vice-president. Commander George H. Peck and Babbitt Post comrades welcomed the group, followed by refreshments in the parlors.
Mi o na the dyspepsia remedy has cured hundreds of Rhode Island Drug Co customers and sales rise rapidly. The tablets in a pocket sized metal box offer quick relief and lasting cures. The Rhode Island Drug Co guarantees refunds if it does not cure, urging immediate action for anyone with dyspepsia.
Town of Bristol advertises a public hearing before the Town Council on June 8 1903 at 8 PM to abandon portions of Bradford Street between Thames Street and the salt water. Owners of the affected highway must appear to be heard on damages and final order. Also probate notices for Mary Ellen Holmes and Henry Goff estates seek appointment and claims review with filings set for June 1 1903 and publication in the Bristol Phoenix.
An old health ad claims most heart disease is caused by indigestion and that Kodol Dyspepsia Cure relieves stomach strain and heart pressure. The testimonial from D Kauble of Nevada Ohio touts four months of use with claimed heart recovery. Available in bottle form at one dollar, with a smaller trial size. Also promotes event tickets and party invitations at the Paoxar office.
A set of four engravings depicting the east, west and south interior walls of St. Alban’s Lodge room from the Old Brick School House era, printed in top quality on 25x19 heavy paper. On exhibition in Stevens & Co. show window and for sale there or at Pacific Office, sent post paid on receipt of 25 cents.
July 27 marks one week for the Bristol Y.M.C.A. Tennis Club and U.S. National Lawn Tennis Association event for the state championship. August 17 begins a second annual tournament by Excelsior Lawn Tennis Club for Bristol county under the U.S. National Lawn Tennis Association.
A court action titled Charles H Spooner versus George I Bourne and others in Equity No 6919 proceeds through judicial channels. The record lists plaintiffs and defendants in a likely equity dispute awaiting further proceedings or filings in the docket. Parties and case number anchor the matter to a specific civil matter in the court system.
ORDER OF NOTICE in a suit in equity for partition by sale of real estate in Bristol County. It lists heirs and claimants across multiple states and cities including Rebecca R. Reynolds and Rebecca Bevagids, with long, uncertain addresses. The court requires appearances by June 1908 in Providence, Rhode Island, with notices to be published in the Providence Daily Journal.
Recent experiments with X rays show catarrh of the stomach arises from repeated indigestion. Kodo Dyspepsia Cures claim to cure indigestion dyspepsia and prevent or cure stomach catarrh. Kuiol-digests what you eat to make the stomach sweet. Sold by W. H. Buffington.
Epworth Leagues from Providence and nearby towns converge at Mt. Hope Chapter No. 46 State Street M E Church for a full day program on May 26. Afternoon sessions feature Rev W L Hood Rev Lyman G Horton Rev F L Streeter and Rev F M McCoy with departmental questions and a social hour followed by supper. Evening programs include devotional led by Rev William McCreery Jr and talks by Rev Joseph Cooper and Rev J E Blake with choir music under John B Pollock.
Rogers Free Library announces new bound volumes and periodicals arriving for sale or loan on Saturday May 16. Entries include Mayflower Compact signatures volumes 1 and 4 Explorations in Bible Lands Hilprecht Modern Practical Electricity and a wide range of biographies histories and fiction by authors such as Helen Keller Judy Arnold Reed Winslow Tudor Hole Norris Scott and Ward.
Fourteen years after its unification, the Epworth League of the Methodist Episcopal church marks its anniversary at Mount Hope Chapter No. 46, State Street church, with 10:30 worship and a 7:30 program featuring hymns, prayers, and lectures on the League mottoes. The event includes a sermon, a series on Wesleyan prayer and Bible study, and the work before us as the League dedicates its efforts to missionary enterprise and evangelism.
A vintage newspaper blurb touts Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption and lung troubles as a sure remedy. Mrs. C. B. VanMetre of Shepherdstown, West Virginia, reports dramatic relief after a year of bronchitis resisted other treatments. The ad claims it treats croup, whooping cough, pneumonia, and consumption, with trial bottles free and retail sizes listed.
We have printed a limited run on heavy 19 by 12 paper suitable for framing. Copies are available for sale at the Phoenix Office and will be mailed postpaid on receipt of the price.
An Ohio city marshal Testifies Blood Wine cured his long standing rheumatism after exposure to wet weather. He describes pain relief as joints lubricated and new tissues formed through the medicine. A free blood test offer is attached with mail to Louis Daudelin Worcester Manasa. Fifty cents a bottle. Sold by C W Sparks and R I Drug Go.
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