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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1919
Page
4
An old time home remedy claims to defy aging by cleansing kidneys and digestive organs. The ad markets Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as odorless capsules to stimulate kidney action and remove poisons, promising new life and strength with continued use and a money back guarantee.
Superintendent Richard Connery begins sidewalk project on Main road west side. Brush cleared, grass cut, cinders laid as work proceeds from North Cemetery toward Half Mile Hill.
A well attended St Michael's Brotherhood meeting in the chapel heard the rector and James Swan discuss the Nation-Wide Campaign of the Church. J M Jones led a Congregational singing rehearsal. Wendell R Davis spoke at St Michael's morning service as a four minute address on the campaign.
The Overseers Club of the Cranston Worsted Mills met Friday evening and elected Honorary President C. B. Rockwell Acting President L. A. Hopkins Vice President B. P. Davies and Secretary and Treasurer William Shann. The club will occupy Thames Street quarters with lunch pool reading and recreation rooms through Mr. Rockwell’s generosity.
Katty Gordon stars in Playthings of Passion by Mahlon Hamilton with a luxury wardrobe and a $100,000 pearl rope feature. Enid Bennett headlines The Vamp about a woman who vampirizes a plot in Pennsylvania coal regions. Wallace Reid heads The Valley of Giants with a forest romance and a takedown of greed, plus The Fatal Fortune and Last of the Saxons in the program.
A rabiin girl from a tented desert city loves a French naval officer held prisoner by her tribe. Hassouna condemns her aid to death, she is doomed to a desert death but rescued and forced into a traveling circus. She later joins the master’s family amid love hate and revenge.
The National Railroad Accident Prevention Drive shows a 58 percent drop in accidents nationwide in the first ten days. The New Haven Hartford System and Central New England Railroad report an 80 percent reduction, aided by F W Mitchell and strong employee cooperation, leading the Eastern Region.
A fragment notes intent to hold the place until the final result is announced. The unreadable context limits details, but the emphasis remains on securing position pending official completion and declaration.
Docket dispositions include Peter Murphy vs Louis Cohen on embezzlement continued one week. James M DeSilvia vs William Souza assault pleaded not guilty and continued one week. James M DeSilvia vs Joseph Perry assault pleaded not guilty and continued one week. Maria Augusta Paul vs James Monteiro DeSilvia continued visitine?
A reflective aphorism on poverty and contentment by Miss Mulock. It argues half the sting comes from focusing on personal household comfort rather than neighborly possessions, and that discontent stems from comparing oneself to others rather than lacking.
An old advertisement touts a claim that rheumatism and related disorders can be cured by a method from “The Inner Mysteries” and offers free distribution. It cites an elderly man who allegedly recovered and urges readers to request the pamphlet by mailing a card or letter to PL Clearwater in Hallowell Maine.
Still doing business on Bradford street and his barber Frank B. Silvia, formerly of the Yankee Division, provides first class shaves and haircuts. Favorite is the Pershing cut with shampooing, massages, tango finish and children’s haircutting as a specialty. Baker and Silvia.
Public auction to be held on Saturday November 22 1919 at 2 PM at Bristol Rhode Island for the Metacom Avenue land parcel described by blocks and bounds. The sale follows a mortgage deed dated December 18 1900 to Benjamin M Carey and Maria L Carey recorded in Book 59 page 42 with improvements on the lot. AMT O'DONNELL rector for the mortgage holder states intention to bid if present and adjournments may occur. Bristol Rhode Island October 27 1919.
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