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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1918
Page
2
The list shows names H. M. Darling M. C. A. Block Northup Bros Hasbrouck Block Richard C. Quirk Est Wood Street Place Foster Hope Street reflecting property or block designations in a city directory context.
The editorial argues that much war expenditure will become valuable in peacetime, that ships and machinery adapted for war will be useful afterward, and that moral and intangible forces favor our side in the conflict. It notes 90 percent of war machinery could be repurposed for civilian manufacturing and highlights the enduring value beyond immediate needs.
Young men who turned 21 since June 5 last year must register at local headquarters on June 5. Following President Wilson's proclamation, Gen Crowder directs offices open 7 am to 9 pm for the 1896 1897 birth window. Registration falls under the selective service act.
The Town Council will meet tomorrow at 4 o clock to take action on electing a Town Treasurer. A one cent sale is advertised at Hope Drug Savery with sales ending Saturday May. The notice includes multiple shoe sales and local business promotions across Bristol area.
Readers are told catarrh is curable in all stages by constitutional treatment with Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The ad claims the medicine cures by acting through the blood on mucous surfaces and offers a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure, with testimonials available from BF J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio.
Joseph Warren a 13 year old Colt Memorial Freshman was struck by Dr W F Duffy's electric brougham near F E Suzman's store. He suffered scalp wounds and a leg injury. An X ray was planned and he rested at home with Dr A M Merriman lina attending. The incident prompted a private funeral for Mrs Bennett’s sister.
Elizabeth C Wood 88 widow of Alfred K Wood died Wednesday afternoon at her daughter Grace Bosworths home 2 State Street She had lived with her daughter recently and had lived in Warren previously where her husband worked 30 years as an overseer at Warren Manufacturing Company Born in South Kingstown RI she was a daughter of Eliphalet W Bennett The couple moved from Warren to South Caro
Green's August Flower marketed as a remedy for a disordered stomach and inactive liver. It claims to ease sick headache constipation sour stomach nervous indigestion and heart palpitations from gas. It is described as a gentle laxative that regulates digestion and purifies the stomach and blood. Sold by J H Young & Co.
The notice urges readers to note prices and choose promptly. It emphasizes timely decision making and purchasing efficiency, guiding buyers to compare offerings and finalize selections.
The insurance business formerly led by T. Clarke Brown of Starkweather & Shepley, Inc. in Providence is taken over by a new operator and will continue the same line of Fire Marine and Casualty Insurance. The firm will also buy and sell real estate and uses Bristol phone 244 X.
Word reached Mrs. Charles Scott of Lincoln avenue that Cornelius B. Gurney died in France. He once worked for L. H. Callan and the Bristol County Gas and Electric Co Gas Works. A member of the 23rd Engineers Company M he was 36. He leaves a wife and five children in Boston.
The Parish Aid Society of Trinity Church publicly thanks all who took part or assisted at the successful parish hall entertainment on Wednesday evening May 22. Per order Parish Aid Society.
The annual Rubber sale will be held in the vestry of the M E Church Tuesday evening May 28 at 8 o clock. Social and entertainment will be given and cake and ice cream will be for sale. Admission one or more pairs of old rubbers.
For rent a ten room house with bath laundry piazza upstairs balcony garage and a fine spring water well. Includes garden land and a small bungalow of three rooms with piazza and town water in the kitchen. Also office rooms and a three room apartment furnished or unfurnished. Tel 165 W Drury Block.
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