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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1903
Page
3
Beechams pills advertised as sold everywhere with packaging priced ten and twenty six cents per box. The note highlights two price points ten and twenty six cents. All details come from the brief promotional fragment.
The Town Council held its regular monthly meeting last evening after a Tuesday postponement. Health concerns were addressed as Mrs. Matthew Cunningham urged action on a nuisance near Mrs. Bridget Coyle on Milk Street and Health Officer Head was tasked to abate it. Jurors for the U S Circuit Court in Providence were drawn, grand and petit, and the Highway Surveyor was instructed to supply crushed stone and dust to the North Burial Ground commissioners without a council account. Bills from departments were examined, approved, and sent to the auditor.
The Epworth League reports strong Bible study class interest and home meetings led by Miss Hattie Peckham. A successful rummage sale funded the treasury, with thanks to contributors. Midweek devotions deepen church work and a union Sabbath service for Bristol Female Charitable Society is planned at 7 pm with a 6 pm Epworth League service led by A. F. Marchant.
A Monett Missouri mother recalls using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy to relieve a cramp colic child before the doctor arrived. She reports giving a second dose and quick relief, with the medicine sold by W H Bufflington.
The Bristol Opera House announces Thelma as a revived and enhanced production for next Wednesday evening November 11. The drama features a premier cast and the most perfect staging yet, with a story full of dramatic interest and characters drawn with Marie Corelli’s renowned finesse.
Charles Howard Liscomb and Miss Mabel Louise Mowry were married Tuesday at 4 PM in the Warren Baptist parsonage. Rev. H. W. Warren officiated with Elizabeth Liscomb and Frank Mowry as attendants. The couple, soon returning from a brief wedding trip, will reside at 135 Wood Street, Bristol.
On January 21 Mrs. S. Colt of this town reported a diamond and pearl necklace valued at 1500 and a lorgnette valued at 500 stolen while stopping at University apartments in New York City. Police traced the jewels, arresting Arthur Daxon, a waiter at the house, on the charge. The lorgnette was found in a pawn shop and part of the necklace in another, with three diamonds cut from the pieces and sold as studs. Mrs. Colt traveled to New York this week to identify the jewels.
Invitations went out for a Halloween husking party at Mr. and Mrs. Frank Weston on Bristol Neck. Guests from East Greenwich Providence Crownville Barrington Warren and Bristol enjoyed a barn husking, supper, music, games, and a ghost story by Master Charlie Green before midnight.
The Bristol Train of Artillery met last evening at the State street armory with strong attendance. One applicant was elected, a target shoot planned for Thanksgiving morning, and a Thanksgiving Eve ball set for November 25. Repairs progress on the armory, sabre drill by the battery squad impressed veterans, and a ladies auxiliary is being formed with enthusiastic support from officers and members. A large supper followed and interest in the company remains high.
Mrs Gertrude E Fenner of Marion Indiana narrates a remarkable recovery from a deep seated lung cough and pneumonia after using One Minute Cough Cure. She fell from 148 to 92 pounds, then regained health and weight after four bottles. Sold by W H Boffington.
Advertises Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as preventative treatment for sick headaches. Mentions sale by W. H. Buffington.
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