Travelers Guide Electric Car Service Schedule
The Hartford Railroad electric car service to be in effect May 27 1909 as listed in the Travelers Guide.
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Hartford Railroad Electric Car Service
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1909
Page
4
Newport and Providence Railway Company Time Table
Newport and Providence Railway Company publishes its time table listing train arrivals and departures. The brief item notes schedules for local and regional routes with station stops and service hours for weekday operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport & Providence Railway Company
Application For Oyster Grounds In Mount Hope Bay
John Shepard of Bristol seeks 75 acres of oyster ground in Mount Hope Bay and 6 acres in Bristol Harbor east of and adjoining his current holdings and near Church grounds. A public hearing is set for Friday June 4 1909 at 11 o clock a.m. at the Commissioners of Shell Fisheries Providence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Shepard
Bristol
Mount Hope Bay
Mount Hope
Church’s Cove
Bristol Harbor
Logane
George H. Church
Commissioners of Shell Fisheries
State House
Providence
Philip H. Wilbour
John H. Northun
George W. Hoxie
Herbert M. Gardiner
Brayton A. Round
Swamp Root Ad Promotes Kidney Health For Women
An old advertisement extols kidney and bladder health, claiming women suffer from kidney trouble and touting Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a remedy. It describes symptoms and urges readers to order samples and pamphlets from Kilmer Company in Binghamton New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Binghamton, N.Y
Transgressor Mount Bares Hard Struggle to Pay Rubber Tires
A difficult case centers on a transgressor who Musings on costs and penalties. He faces mounting bills for rubber tires and must decide whether to pay or risk further consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Map Aunt Altoguthuh A Fool Unless He Kin Be Fooled
A fragmented line notes a proverb about deception, asserting a person who is fooled once may be misled again in the same manner. It presents a caution about trusting appearances and repeated tricks. The text reads as a rough regional dialect saying rather than a full narrative.
Boys Club Activities Include Trip Plans and Games
MEC notes: boys hold monthly social with a short program and games followed by refreshments. A trip to Pappasquash Point is planned for June 11 and 12. Baseball teams scheduled to play Warren All-Stars in Warren Monday at 9:30. Senior team to face Second United Presbyterian Providence tomorrow at 3:30 on the Common. Phi Alpha Pi Fraternity to meet tomorrow night with a straw ride planned for early June. Outdoor fields near the gymnasium readied for handball and other games. tennis court renovation underway aiming for first-class condition soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Presbyterian Church
Providence
Pawtucket Y. M. O
Phi Alpha Pi
Jane
Dave
Court Dwarfs Through History and Royal Attendants
Court dwarfs served as royal curiosities for centuries with noted individuals like Bebe of Stanislaus in Paris who died in 1858 at ninety. Dwarfs varied in height from inches to several feet, with records of Julia’s taxo dwarfs and Henrietta Maria’s two dwarfs together seven feet two inches. The last English court dwarf Coppernin belonged to the Princess of Wales, mother of George IV.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bebe
Stanislaus
Poland
Paris
Julia
Augustus
Taxo
Henrietta Maria
Lucius
England
Coppernin
Princess of Wales
George Oil
It Had a Charm in Punch Quotation
A brief literary note recalls the charm of parish gossip from Punch. The speaker misses hearing Mrs. Jones share parish news, admitting it was gossip with some truth and that, to them, it was all news and interest.
Hours with happy prospects quoted by Goldsmith
In a reflective sentiment the saying expresses that the time spent in hopeful anticipation is more pleasing than the moment of fulfillment itself, suggesting satisfaction in expectation rather than attainment. The quote contrasts hopeful view with eventual realized results.
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Goldsmith
Tax Collectors Notice to Proceed With Unpaid Taxes
In accordance with a Town Council vote the collector is notified to collect all unpaid real and personal taxes. Call at the Collector's office before July 1 1909 or the taxes or property will be levied upon before August 1 1909 and tax collected by law. Geo H Peck Collector.
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Geo. H. Peck
Bristol Tax Assessors Notice 1909 Meeting Schedule
Bristol Rhode Island electors approved a town and state tax of 57000 to 88000 for 1909. Taxpayers must file a true account of all property owned as of May 24 1909 at 12 noon. Assessors will meet Memorial Hall Bristol from May 24 to May 29 1909 9:30 AM to 12 and 2 to 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
R. I
Memorial Hall
R. L
R. 1
William Williams
James W. Franklin
Clark H. Straight
Obituary of Libbens C Adams of Hampden Meadows Barrington
Libbens C Adams died at his home in Hampden Meadows Barrington at midnight Wednesday in his 59th year. He was the son of James and Sylvia Adams born in Massachusetts and longtime resident of Barrington, where he was a well known horseradish vender and familiar figure in Bristol County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libbens
Adams
King
Hampden Meadows
Barrington
Wasi
James
Sylvia
Massachusetts
Bristol County
Birthday Party for Elsie L Battcher in Elms Street Home
Miss Elsie L Battcher observed her eleventh birthday with a surprise visit from friends at 9 Charles Street. An evening of piano solos by Elsie Farr and Isaac B Mpiro Jr. featured Arbor Day songs by the entire company. Games and refreshments followed. Miss Battcher received many pretty presents before departing at 9 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie’ L. Battcher
Albert Battcher
Charles *Street
Elsie
Battcher
Julia Farr
Isaac’b.mpiro, Jr
thie/éntira-company
Kickapoo Sagwa Exhibition Promises Free Trial Bottles
The Indian exhibition opens May 81st at Sparks Drug Store offering free Sagwa trial bottles to visitors. The advert explains Sagwa as a natural aid to digestion that helps the stomach’s glands secrete digestive juices before meals and asserts it can improve appetite and relieve indigestion. It argues against postmeal remedies and promotes Sagwa as a simple vegetable medicine that supports nature’s work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. W. Sparks
Nature
Sparks
New York
Kickapoo Indian Medicine Company
New England
Sparks’ Drag Store
Saranac Lake
N. Y
Dr. Trudeau
O.W. Sparks
Segwa
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Mary E. Serbst
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Wright Cor
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G M. Wilbur
M. C
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Sowamsett Ave
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BR. I
A, W. Orgelman
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Trudell Bros
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Wood & Barrels
Poesy
Michael J. O. Rourke
Thomas Cunniff
Robate
Willard H. Watson
Philip Brady
Walter R. Wightman
R.I
Rogers S. Farrally
Joseph F. Farrally
Frances R. P. Merriman
Alfred M. Merriman
Bristol Tax Assessors
Barnaby’s
Barnaby
Rhode Island
All
Barnaby’ S
Panama
J.B. Barnaby CO
Barnaby Corner
Westminster
Dorrance Street
Libbens,c. ‘Adams
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