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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1918
Page
6
A Sacramento woman credits Fruit-A-Tives with ending ten years of stomach pain and cramps after a trial box led to long term use. She says the remedy also saved a friend from an unnecessary operation. The ad lists price 50c trial, 6 for $2.50, 25c trial size, and notes distribution by Fruit-A-Tives Limited Ogdensburg New York.
The Friday Night Club for boys 14 and over will meet this evening at the YMCA. F. J. Weismiller, Providence YMCA physical instructor, will discuss Physical Training in War Times emphasizing body fitness for military and civilian life. Motion pictures of the Judge Brown series from Bay City will follow the talk.
The YM C A begins the Star Series featuring Douglas Fairbanks Billie Burke Mary Pickford Charles Ray Jack Pickford Wallace Reid and others. Tomorrow matinee and evening Wallace Reid appears in a Beulah Marie Dix drama about Highlanders and Lowlanders with a war purpose theme.
Army call issued for 41 men from Bristol district to report tomorrow at 7:50 AM for Camp Upton New York. Names listed include Frédérick F. Wilson Thomas J Head Jr Antonio Caliri Carmelo Constantino and many others with several from Providence Aquidneck Tiverton No Tiverton Howard Portsmouth and Block Island. War Welfare will supply tobacco and Red Cross comfort bags for the Bristol group.
The In the High Sierras feature covers Uncle Sam's Dinner Party Tea Industry in Japan and Land and Water Submarine. An industrial reel on the sugar industry and a soap story are included. Speedy Day at Coney Island appears as a short. The Saturday matinee starts at 3 o clock rather than 4.
The YMCA plans a Memorial Day show and two subsequent Wednesdays featuring Mary Pickford in Stella Maris, Billie Burke in Arms and the Girl, and Douglas Fairbanks in Reaching for the Moon. Proceeds aim to fund a service flag at military camps and front-line efforts.
The note suggests an object in view should appeal to all association members who stay at home from the fighting lines, indicating a broad message for noncombatants within the group.
The funeral service for John C Pailthorpe took place at St Michael s Church on Wednesday at 2 30 PM with Rev A B Howard officiating. The choir directed by Mrs Frank Rounds performed as floral tributes and musical pieces were offered by Mrs James O Donnell and Miss Aida Connery. Bearers included James R Wood, Joseph S Wood, Richard Hodgkinson, and C Louis Gladding amid a large display of flowers. Burial followed in the North Cemetery family lot.
This Bristol notice lists voter registration deadlines and hours for June 1918, requiring in person registration by June 29, with extended evening hours June 24–29, and treats as public the probate and obituary notices including adoptions and May deaths.
Kentucky riders thrill at the Pastime with Viola Dana in Riders of the Night a five act Metro All Star feature and a rural toll-gate hurdle scene. Alice Joyce headlines The Song of the Soul with vaudeville acts and Prof. Donovan's orchestra providing music.
At a May 21 1918 Bristol town council meeting an ordinance requires conspicuous signs in public streets directing travelers to keep right. It imposes a fine of two to twenty dollars for violations and takes effect May 21 1918. John M Coggeshall is council clerk.
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