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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1916
Page
2
A new law allows the President to appoint enlisted soldiers aged nineteen to twenty two who have served at least one year to the United States Military Academy. Appointments will follow regulations set by the President.
The Fourth of July Committee met in the Council Chamber to review sub committee reports and parade invitations. Plans aim to improve the event with a decorated auto and float division and possible cash prizes if enough entries arise. The group urges business and household participation in patriotic decorations amid national stress.
An advertising notice urges guardians to treat children's colds with Dr King's New Discovery, a tar syrup said to soothe coughing, clear mucous, and prevent catarrh. It claims quick relief with no mixing.
Bristol Post Office opens 6.45 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. Money Order Registry and Postal Bank depart 8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. Mails arrive 7.00, 10.00, a.m. 2.00, 4.00, 6.00, 7.00? Mail closes 7.30, 8.50, 11.50 a.m. 1.50, 5.50, 7.15. Sunday mails arrive 8.00 a.m. and close 4.50 p.m.
Express matter departures from Bristol leave at 7.50 and 11.20 a m with arrivals at 2.20 and 5.20 p m. Return journeys run at 8.00, 10.00 a m and 2.00, 4.00 and 7.00 p m according to the Bristol timetable.
Rehearsals for Fi Fi begin next Monday at Trinity Parish House under H E Munsey. Manuel Costa and Maria Gasper filed marriage intentions. Young Men's Parish Club meets tomorrow at 7 45 in the Parish House. Hydraul ion Engine and Hose Company members attended a Johnston Hose Company fair at Manton Friday. Humboldt Martucci and Seraphina Anband e filed marriage intentions. King Philip Lodge Moose votes to hold Newport Rocky Point excursion on Thursday Aug 10. St Marys Parish festival closes with large attendance. Petit jurors selected for Providence Superior Court May 22. Mrs Ostrander returns to Church Street summer home after New York stay. Mr and Mrs William J McCaughey plan a two week Vermont visit. Mr McCaughey is a NYNH&H conductor. Henry P Howland to start a handkerchief business in Warren. Colt High graduates to receive college admission certificates without exam for three years. Narragansett Mill Warren being fitted as a worsted factory with 400 horsepower electric motors. Butter prices and groceries listed by Mills Tea & Butter Co Hasbrouck Block. Constitution Tent Knights of the Maccabees holds meeting. memorial service planned at State Street Church next Sunday with Rev A C McGilton delivering special sermon and a large turnout expected.
An old promotional paragraph touts Hall's Catarrh Cure offering a one hundred dollar reward for incurable catarrh. It claims three decades of use, blood purification, and quick health improvements after use, with testimonials and ordering details from Dr. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
The First Bristol Troop Rhode Island Boy Scouts plan a drill and track team practice tomorrow evening. Community groups hold dances and readings as Be Kind to Dumb Animals Week continues. Local clubs announce meetings, concerts, and social events in Bristol.
The town council to hold its semi monthly meeting tomorrow. A dye manufactory is planned for the former Chase Mill in Warren. Granville P. Lindley of Worcester, previously in town, has been visiting relatives recently. The M G A handicap bowling tournament entries close Thursday night with roll off set for Monday May 22.
Real estate filings include Herbert Lord selling to Dominic D Alessio a Collins Street dwelling and lot. Mary E Bullock sells two Mt Hope Terrace lots to Adele Vincenza Priya. John W Flynn sells a Bay View Avenue house and lot to Joseph Roderick. Executors Eber and Edwin Hill sell a Constitution Street lot to Flynn. James P Leahy sells rear Constitution Street strip to Angelo St Asigilo. William T O Rourke sells half interest in a Richmond Street house and lot to Mary A O Rourke.
A series of upcoming events at Bristol venues includes dances, concerts, plays, and social gatherings. Highlights feature Hydraulion Engine and Hose Company at G A R Hall, Hiawatha operetta, May Ball, private hotel dance, The Lottery Man at Pas Time Theatre, Mock Trial Frog Hollow, Memorial Chapel salad supper, Naval Reserves dance, Pastime Theatre entertainments, and Whist and GiFi Toy Shop performances through June.
A series of provocative statements on public health issues notes efficient policing of dogs to curb rabies the duty to protect children the link between temperament and health and the economic cost of insanity. It claims typhus spreads via ice and warns pellagra leads to insanity while demanding active disease neutrality be rejected.
A Bristol Rhode Island mail notice lists women and men with names to claim at the post office on May 13 1916. Names include Mrs Mabel Bickford Mrs E Russell Maria de Jayuz Eduudante Miss Amelia R Sango and others among both local residents and foreign nationals.
реклам copy touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as the best liver medicine with bitter taste masked by sugar coating. It claims to stimulate the liver and bowels, prevent gripe and nausea, aid digestion, and offers a bottle for 25 cents at druggists.
A son was born in Boise Idaho on May 14 weighing 9 pounds to Mr and Mrs Dana Parkinson. Mrs Parkinson was formerly Miss Lucy R Bacon of this town.
Silva Faria wedding and Cassano Manzzi nuptials listed. Martino Asciolla also noted with Giuseppe Martino and Filo mena Asciolla, all of this town.
Samuel Ro Swan formerly of this town died in Providence on May 12 in his 92d year. A longtime resident, he was remembered for his local ties and quiet service.
Star Theatre presents a strong program this week with One Day five acts and The Iron Claw first chapter featuring Pearl White Creighton Hale and Sheldon Lewis. Also Dustin Farnum in The Virginian and The Social Pirates on Wednesday. Thursday brings Charlie Chaplin in The Gang Leader and Should a Wife Forgive with Lillian Lorraine. Friday features Theda Bara in Carmen.
The funeral for John Henry Wright who died last Thursday at his Edgewood home was held Sunday at 2:30 PM in the North Cemetery Chapel. Rev Durfee of Providence conducted the service. Wright, a native of the town, is survived by his wife Isadora Wilson, son Benjamin W. Wright of Providence, and brothers Amos Wright and Wealanaan E. Wright.
The advertisement promises a money back guarantee with every box of Dr. Hobson's Eczema Ointment. It states the guarantee applies to babies, children, and the elderly, regardless of how long the condition has lasted, and urges readers to buy and try it.
Various classified lines: pool table and accessories for sale. chamber set. coach hammock. hat trees and oak wardrobe. Job seeking waitress wanted in private home. To let a six to eight room cottage at 38 Union Street. Milk from multiple dairy cows tuberculin tested at 4.2 percent fat. Laundry service sought by first class laundress after May 18. contact Bristol telephone 240-W.
A local ad lists numerous items with prices including tuna Sardines Corn Starch and Tomatoes. It promotes marked down canned goods from Oswego and New York State packs along with breakfast staples like Quaker Oats and coffee.
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