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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1918
Page
2
H M Darling Northup Bros Richard C Quirk Est Place Foster appear in a Phoenix property listing event. The notice outlines an arrangement or estate-related matter involving these parties in the market segment.
The column shows ad style snippets including rooms to let wanted probate estates for Ernest W Arnold John B Herreshoff and Thersa B Hay Stoveil shop moving pictures and a sheriff sale in Phoenix with a Y M O G A and a Philo V Cady lead in a miscellaneous historical notices roundup.
THANKS FROM SOLDIERS expresses gratitude from Bristol-bound troops who left May 2 for Camp Upton. They praise the Bristol Welfare Committee and Red Cross for cigarettes and candy provided in Bristol and on the way. One man, Peter Carr, was sent home after failing examination. others await uniforms due Wednesday. Priv Sam Campanello 23d Co 6th Bat 152 Depot Brigade.
An advertisement asserts Green's August Flower treats stomach disorders and liver inactivity including headaches constipation sour stomach and indigestion. It claims August lower acts as a gentle laxative regulates digestion cleanses the stomach and biliary system and purifies the blood. Sold by J H Young & Co.
Mr and Mrs William Oberg and daughter visit Philadelphia while Ensign Albert Flint Jr tours home on furlough. Miss May Flint of Providence chosen science teacher at Colt High School. Scouts plan Fourth of July parade and graveside ceremonies mark Memorial Day with wreaths and visits from local and visiting veterans. A Colt High School dance features Donovan orchestra and a Bristol couple, Milton Galkin and Anna Felson, wed with a two week honeymoon in New York and Niagara Falls.
The advertisement asserts Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh in all stages by acting through the blood on mucous surfaces. It promises constitutional benefit and strength, offering $100 for any case not cured. Testimonies available, with sales through Druggists. Actress F J Cheney Co, Toledo Ohio.
Latest styles in straw hats and a fashion note. Rev E P Brown of Nt Vernon NY will officiate at Trinity Medh Sunday morning and evening. A Saturday dance series begins at G A R Hall. St Michaels choir rehearsal moved to Saturday at 8. Clifford Greene of Pawtucket to conduct. A Red Star Animal Relief benefit dance at Hunt’s Mills tonight May 31, endorsed by Rhode Island Council of Defense. Mothers urged to weigh and measure babies at Reynolds school tomorrow. Summer suits offered by F E Suzman. Lieut A J Holton of the U S Navy spent Memorial Day with his parents and joined a naval parade. First Baptist Church topics for Sunday: Morning The Great Commission. Evening The Forgotten Dream.
William W. Lee Jr longtime Colt Memorial High School principal relinquished duties Wednesday to take a similar post in Dedham Massachusetts. Pupils presented a safety razor set and gold fountain pen while teachers gave a bound book. Lee and family leave tomorrow amid town well wishes for success and happiness.
Mrs Annie Morris wife of Owen Morris died Wednesday evening at her Wood street home after 50 years in town. She was born in Roscommon Ireland and leaves a son Philip T Morris a dog constable and a daughter Mrs Charles Clark. Funeral from her Wood street residence tomorrow at 8 15 am to St Mary's Church for a requiem mass at 9. Interment at St Mary's Cemetery.
The YMCA presents Jack Pickford in Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer with scenes filmed in Hannibal Missouri. The program also features The Wonders of the Yellowstone Burton Holmes Travelogue and a Bobby Bumps cartoon. The matinee starts at 3 o clock with an evening show to follow.
The Pastime theatre presents The Trail to Yesterday by Metro Pictures tomorrow evening. The photoplay is adapted from the Charles Alden Selden novel with evocative events. Also on the motion picture program are a short feature and Triangle comedy.
This evening at 8 o clock in Rockwell Hall Bristol Hall boys hear a British Army officer describe experiences of the Great War. Motion pictures follow the address due to limited seats. admission restricted to members under 14 years of age.
The funeral was held yesterday afternoon at 2 o clock from her High street home. Rev John E Whitley of the First Congregational Church officiated. Bearers were Frederick A Easterbrooks Daniel G Coggeshall Robert A McCaughey and John M Coggeshall. Interment at North Cemetery.
In the town on May 27 a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Santo Miano.
Mrs Annie Morris wife of Owen Morris died in town on May 29 with local notice indicating her death and her married name in a brief obituary snippet.
A tired boy named Alex slips on the stairs and tumbles to the bottom but suffers no injuries. He ruefully notes he must climb the stairs again, ending with a humorous quip about the redo.
Beginning June 1 admission rises to 1c for children and 17c for adults. Star Theatre presents six acts with William Desmond in The Sudden Gentleman and Vengeance and the Woman, Pearlite The House of Hate, and William S Hart in The Preacher and the Bandit plus The Eagle's Eye. Cartoon comedies and Pathe Weekly Triangle complete the bill with a caprice shown.
June events include baby weighing sessions at John Post Reynolds School on June 1 morning and afternoon. Also dances at G A R Hall on June 1 8 15 with United Club and Hope Club sponsors and a June 3 4 7 11 line of dances and fundraisers at Colt Memorial High School and Naval Armory with various groups and a minstrel show on June 11 at Pas time theatre for the Third Co. RI C A N G fund.
A playful note from the Boston Transcript suggests many girls who would not elope may daydream about romantic adventures. The line evokes light social commentary and imagination rather than a literal event.
A small, unclear clipping presents a jumble of currency values and symbols including 22C 33c 20C 18c 3d0¢ 30¢ 12c¢, lacking coherent context or identifiable events or names.
Mixed sale notice offering a house at 232 Hope Street and a herd of pure bred Holsteins plus cows of various descriptions. Listing agents include A. Basterbrooks and Bradford Farn with additional French contact references.
The advertisement claims Beecham's Pills clear complexions and give rosy cheeks by eliminating poisonous matter and purifying the blood. It asserts quicker, surer blemish removal through improving blood, stomach, and liver function and soothing digestion.
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