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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1903
Page
2
The Providence Public Market Co. announces probate notices listing Ruth A M Wardwell as administrator and Joseph M Robbins as estate party. Est. details relate to the estate proceedings and associated appointed officers.
Friday November 13 1903 a Bristol newspaper notes time is short to photograph and engrave Bristol homes for a handsome souvenir edition. Over fifty residences are already represented and organizers aim for a complete city portrait. Limited advertising space is available with rates quoted on application.
Nathan N Cole received burns on his hands and side whiskers when a burning oakum bundle in the Wardwell Lumber Co office ignited after he dropped a lit match. He moved the blaze to the street, saving the store as small flames were extinguished. his injuries were treated at J H Young pharmacy.
Mrs Geo T Benson used Chamberlain's Pain Balm for a severe burn when a child backed into a hot stove. In under thirty minutes the boy calmed and slept. within two weeks he recovered. The balm, an antiseptic liniment, is touted for burns and injuries. Sold by W H Burlington in Hellar.
Bristol notes cover post office hours and mails. Social club events, dances, and orchestra, with church programs, charity drives, and local shop ads. Mentions arrests for track obstructions, Italian voters club formation, and marriage at Bristol. District Court actions and seaside commerce also noted.
Delegates from around the world will meet in Jerusalem Palestine on April 18 to 20, 1904 for the World’s Fourth Sunday School Convention. An immense tent for 1200 to 1400 sits near Gordon's Calvary and the tomb, with berths filling on the Grosser Kurfurst steamer for American delegates and a British ship also nearing capacity. The event promises Palestine’s largest Protestant gathering to date.
A Baltimore college secret society is accused of brutal hazing that has caused a death. The piece notes the Brown brothers have not killed anyone yet but describe cruel acts. A recent incident left a student stranded in Warren with no money, sleeping in a harp and seeking transport to Providence.
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