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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1903
Page
4
St Marys T A Society observed Memorial Sunday by visiting St Marys cemetery with the Fife and Drum Band to place flowers on deceased members graves. Rev J F Downing led prayers and spoke briefly at the mound cross. The committee also laid flowers at Warren cemetery before returning to the hall.
Ulric Vermette and Miss Ida Dion were married yesterday morning at St Marys church by Rev P McCabe. A reception followed at the couple’s future Thames street home in town.
A dated ad essay praises Scott's Emulsion as a great giver of human flesh for almost thirty years while a travel note describes savage conditions along the Orinoco with natives nude except loin cloths. It details long reeds arrows tipped with iron and bow and arrow hunting of fish from a canoe.
A northern tourist notes a policy question for the weekly paper while a landlord in Arkansas tavern brags of defying revenue collectors with a hateful tirade that targets Black people Republicans and advocates lynching, free whiskey, and free silver.
J A Gulledge of Verbena Alabama suffered a severe piles case with 24 tumors. After doctors and remedies failed, Bucklen's Arnica Salve quickly arrested inflammation and cured him. It conquers aches and relieves pain. 25 cents at J H Young & Co Druggist.
A Washington Star quotation depicts a wary man claiming wisdom and Mrs Corn tessel countering with a plan. The exchange centers on Josh stopping to count his money causing a gold brick thief to miss his haul.
A jumble of old jokes and product ads appears, including a quip about a doctor offering a cure for dyspepsia, a Cold cure tablet ad promising refunds, a brief misheard conversation between a mistress and maid, and humorous lines about ill moods and a man advertising for multiple farm roles. The clippings reflect a period newspaper style with short wit and domestic scenes.
D H Turner of Dempseytown Pa declares a two week nightly use of Dr King s New Life Pills returns him to his teens The pills are described as the best in the world for liver stomach and bowels Purely vegetable Never gripe and priced at 25 cents per package.
Latin enriches modern tongues through echoes in every region. It spread after Rome into Spain and Gaul and shaped Italian French and Spanish as well as English. Latin influence began with early colonists in Britain and church terms in the seventh century.
In Marianne North’s Recollections of a Happy Life a tame snake is described. The mistress braided its bronze body into her hair and once threatened to wear it to a formal dinner. The snake loved glittering objects and collected the mistress’s rings, stringing them along its body and knotting itself until it pleased to untie.
A man famed for his polite aphorisms revisits a town after twenty years, greeted by Miss Mears at the post office who fondly recalls him as a local landmark and his knack for warming hearts.
A collection of brief quotes from classic sources including the Philadelphia Record and Iroquois Chief. Witty exchanges cover humor and restraint in conversation with a playful note on urban life. The piece mentions Falmouth as an ancient port used by Phoenicians over 2,500 years.
A paternalistic maternal guide urges mothers to monitor daughters as they approach puberty. It warns of signs such as sluggish thought, headaches, faintness, sleepiness, back pain, dim eyes, social withdrawal, and mystery to friends, claiming Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound can aid the transition.
A mother from New York City credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her daughter's health after months of weakness pale cheeks and heart trouble. After starting the medicine the girl's menstruation returned and health improved dramatically. The letter urges readers to consult Lynn Massachusetts for advice and warns against untested drugs.
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