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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1915
Page
3
Advice urges health from forty to stay strong at seventy warning neglected colds and minor pains undermine later vitality. Recommends Scott's Emulsion to build strength and nourish blood, claiming it supports digestion, relieves rheumatism, and fights sickness with no alcohol. Published by Scott & Bowne in Bloomfield New Jersey.
Donations received at the Children's Home during October include sheets from the Mite Society of the Baptist Church and Ivy Guild, fruit and cake, clothes from Mrs. C. F. Dimond Co and Mrs. G. A. Langcorn, produce from James Church and Mrs. H. M. Howe, sugar and cereals totaling 112 dozen, and various vegetables, grapes, and tomatoes from donors such as John Usher and Mrs. Rockwell Jr.
A fragmented inventory from Bristol Phoenix lists fundraising items and donors including clothing from man Bros and Miss Rockwell, shoes for Mrs Sanford, popcorn balls for Mrs Hodgdon, cakes and sandwiches for Mrs Hodgdon, a trip to Providence for two girls via M C A, sugar for Mrs Henry Hayes, cap and football for St Andrew's Club, a bedstead and bedding for Mrs Paine, medical attendance for Mrs Bosworth, cake and flowers for Dr Merriman, seamstress services for Mrs J P Reynolds, clothing for Miss Rockwell, and other donations from Mrs Elas Bristol Phoenix Farrally ros.
The Bristol Rhode Island post lists advertised letters as of November 6 1915. Included are men Geo Clark Lorenzo Delpiano Jose Soares Ferreira Alexander Griswald Joaquin Frias Maia Antonio Marelo Joas de Paiva De Witt Page I D Palmer Walter L Rice H G Stites and women Lillian McFarland Winifred Pierce. Foreign Alex Cotter D G Coggeshall P 24.
Mrs Mary Eliza Bowler Manchester died Wednesday forenoon at her Sunnyside Avenue home after months of illness. She was 74 and born March 11 1841 in town to John and Phoebe Bowler. Survived by four children Frederick B Manchester William F Manchester Mrs Herbert N Gray and Mrs Eugene Beotiole plus a brother two sisters and many grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at 1 PM from her residence with interment in North Cemetery.
Mrs Frances R Silva widow of Thomas Silva died yesterday morning at her home 11 Easterbrooks Avenue after illness She was born in Fayal Azores and had lived here three years Survived by four sons and four daughters Funeral from St Elizabeths Church tomorrow morning
Across the nation busy professionals spend twice weekly hours in Y M C A gymnasiums to stay fit and relive stress. In Bristol the program features volley ball and indoor baseball with a dedicated instructor and a business men's class meeting Tuesdays and Fridays at 5 p m, with exclusive use of facilities for members.
A simple substitute for a hardwood floor uses the underside of chap grade oilcloth painted for a durable surface.
The seventh annual Rhode Island Auto mobile Dealers Association show begins at 8 pm at the State Armory Cranston street. The display fills the hall with touring cars limousines racing trucks and accessories while a southern scene decorates the venue and a large augmented orchestra conducts concerts under Miss Edith A Hughes.
The Y M C A Bristol membership committee led by Robert A McCaughey announces a week long campaign launching next Tuesday at 6 30 with seven team captains and a supper. Each renewal or new member earns two points for the worker. teams report daily with a closing supper on Tuesday Nov 23. The effort follows past Bristol spirit inclining to raise large sums and aligns with concurrent campaigns in Providence and nearby cities. Boost the Y M C A and you boost Bristol.
William Farnum stars in The Plunderer at the Pastime Theatre presented by William Fox tomorrow night. The Western mine town setting centers on love and danger with a famous bare knuckle fight scene praised as ferocious. Farnum battles drink mad miners to avenge the murder of an aged friend, a dramatic sequence shown with striking combat. The photo and preview ran at the New York Pippa Theatre recently.
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