Arbor Day Address Honors Harry Huestis With Planting
NM A Cheesman member of the School Committee delivers Arbor Day remarks at exercises. He recalls classmate Harry Winfield Huestis and praises his courage gentleness and honesty. The speech compares planting a tree for future generations to a living memorial like cryptomeria rows near Nikko.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NM. A. Cheesman
Arbor Day
Harry Winfield Huestis
Harry Huestis
Professor McCaskey
Japan
Iyedsasu
Nikko
Scott's Emulsion for soft bones in children
Advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as the right daily bone and blood food to cure rickets in growing children. It claims bow legs, loose joints, and soft heads improve with small daily doses, offers a free sample, and lists Scott & Bowne as manufacturers with price and address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
The Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Advertisement
An old style medical ad touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder issues. It claims kidney disease causes many sudden deaths and offers free sample bottles and a home book from Kilmer Co of Binghamton NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swamp-Boot
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N.Y
Class Tree Planting Revered in Arbor Day Oration
A class of 1904 graduates honors Arbor Day with a planted Class Tree on the recreation ground. The speech recalls Governor Morton and Sir Christopher Wren, urging youth to live to ease others burdens and grow like the tree. The tribute emphasizes charity, growth, and national pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Sterling Morton
The
State University At
Lincoln
Nebraska
Christopher Wrenn
First Baptist Church
Provdence
London
St. Paul's Cathedral
England
Nelson
Wellington
St. Paul’s
St. Paul’s Cathedral
The Best Liniment Says Local Customer
Mrs Anna Hagelgans of Tucka dog New Jersey praises Chamberlains Pain Balm for rheumatism and flumbago and notes her husband found relief from a sprained back. She calls it the best family liniment and says she would not be without it. Sold by W H Buffington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Anna Hagelgans
Tuckadog
N. J
W. H. Buffington
Arbor Day Origins and Value in Nebraska History
A 1902 address from Lincoln honors Arbor Day begun January 4 1872 under Governor Morton. It traces Nebraska and national tree planting growth, notes forests’ climate benefits with trees absorbing vast water and aiding crops, and praises Tree Planting Associations in New York City. The speaker urges Bristol schools to plant trees and nurture children’s care for nature.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
J. Stirling Morton
Great American Desert
America
Morton
New England
Plymouth Colony
Eastern
Middle States
Ohio
Michigan
Indians
Northwest
Lake Michigan
Rocky Mountains
George William Curtis
Bristol
New York City
Box
Good Spirits and the Liver in Kentucky Lore
The passage extols the liver as the true source of good spirits, claims Blue Grass State products cannot cure a bad liver, and promotes Green's August Flower as a universal liver and stomach remedy for over thirty-five years. It touts trial size at 25¢ and regular bottles at 75c, available at druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Blue Grass
Ali Druggists
Memorial Day firemen muster prompts funding debate
A kickers column laments hot air around the Memorial Day firemen muster and vows to push back. It cites offers of one hundred dollars to veterans and two hundred fifty to an Italian band, urging new veterans to intervene to balance the event.
In Honor of John Howland Pitman at St Michael's Vestry
A May 12 vestry meeting of St Michael's parish records the death of Junior Warden John Howland Pitman at ninety. Pitman, lifelong resident and devoted churchman, served as vestryman since 1872 and junior warden from 1898. He was a model attendee and trusted Mason, with deep church ties and a simple, unselfish life. The vestry will publish the notice, transmit it to the family, and publish in the Bristol Phoenix and Churchman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Michael’s Parish
John Howland Pitman
Pitman
Episcopal Church
John Bristed
St. Michael's
Joseph Trapnell, Jr
Poting
St. Michael’s
Bristol Phoenix
F. F. Gladding
Bristol
Wood Street
Nicholas Peck
Barnard Smith
Joseph Smith
Harold E Babbitt
Ouis S. Bailey
Mary B. Bailey
New York
Edward M Babbitt
Supreme Court of
Holden
Providence
Providence Daily Journal
Said
Supreme Court
County of
A. D
Byonda
Bertram S. Blaisdell
Spetraa S. Blaisdell
Bristol High School Defeats Rogers High 9 To 1
A large crowd watched Bristol High School triumph 9 to 1 over Rogers High School of Newport on Saturday. Munro pitched a strong game, fanning several batters with bases loaded. Bristol built a late surge in the seventh inning, aided by sharp fielding and two notable foul fly catches by Herrmann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol High School
Rogers High School
Newport
Munro
Bristol
Bristol Boys
Rght
Newport Boys
Herrmann
Pleasant Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets Ad
An advertisement for Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver tablets sold by W. H. Buttington. It mentions easy intake and pleasant effects as a remedy. Also notes service telephone cards costing ten cents and available at the Puawnix office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
W. H. Buttington
Puawnix
Bristol Base Ball Adopts Chair Rental Plan For May 28 Game
The Bristol base ball team postpones grand stand plans and will rent chairs to spectators for the first game on the Common after noon May 28. Manager James Munro leads a lineup including Tucker, VanAlmkirk, Brides, R Connery, Morris, Warren, Munno, Felds, and Mack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Tucker
VanAlmkirk
Brides
R Connery
Morris
Warren
Munno
Felds
Mack
James Munro
St. Mary’s T. A. Society
Providence
Independents
Lemere
Murphy
Bristol High School
la Salle Academy
Smith’s Illness Rumor Sparks Wry Exchange
In a curt scene Gaynor asks about Smith’s serious illness and Caylor quips that it stems from conscience. Gaynor asserts he will recover, prompting a terse exchange that hints at underlying tensions and local chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaynor
Smith
Caylor
The Traitor Ocean by a Holy Cross Student
Eugene V Hughes of this town, a Holy Cross College student, published in Holy Cross Purple, April issue. The poem narrates a child watching a stormy coast and later a captain at sea facing a wreck on rocks near the familiar shore. E. Enghes, '07.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene V. Hughes
Holy Cross College
Holy Cross Purple
Farmer recovers with Chamberlain's Pain Balm anecdote
A farmer near Pattens Mills, N, given Chamberlain's Pain Balm on trial, reports rapid relief from rheumatism. He returns days later to pay for another bottle and says he will keep it at home. Sold by W. H. Buffington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Here
O. P. Rayder
Pattens Mills
Chamberlain’s
W. H. Buffington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
Bulington Pharmacist
Hope Street
Dr. Kilmer
Binghamton N. Y
Honor
Kickers
Scribbler
John Howland
Beechaw’s Pills
Beecham
Wardwell
Gorham
Q Newbold
Newman
Balfour
Aed Herrmann
Easterbrooks
Leahy
Plummer
Leclescy
Tennings
McLyman
Allen
Ae Schmydt
Moore
Carr
Pike
Schmidt
H.S
R.hs
Y.M. C. A. Bowling
C H. Manchester
H. DeWolf
Manchester
J. Newman
E P Church
Dimond
W Pierce
A. R. Newman
A. Gorham
G. Clark
M Dimond
DeWolf
S Paull Jr
L F Gorham
H. Strong
J Newman
E Hibbert
P Skinner
G Clark
B_ Rockwell
Brown Sophmores
Bryant
Stratton
Bris
Tol
North Kingstown High School
Westerly High School
Westerly
Warren High School
E. Enghes
Fles
Iever
M. Fleming
Everett West
Pawtucket Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Main Street
Pawtucket
R. I
George A Mumford
Edwn A. Perrin
Edmund
Mason James L. Jenes
Benjamin
F Smith
Philo E. Thayer
George W.newell
J. Milton Payne
Frederick W. Easton A A Mann
Chas P Moses
Baac Shove
P Skinner Jr
Memorial Hall
William Wud
Charles H. Spooner
Stephen W. Church
Otto Siegel
Mount Hope Avenue
Rhode Island
Otto Jegel
H Straight
R. 1
State OF Rhode Island
Etc
Providence, Sc
Viets G. Peck
Industrial
Trust Company
Et al
Equity
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