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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1903
Page
3
Miss Alice E. Hall sails to Pascoag for health benefit. Miss Emma Kelley returns from New Hampshire. Bristol company members J Winthrop DeWolf William Burgess George Salisbury Robert G. Gifford Dr Howard W. Church L. C. Bradshaw to attend the Harvard Yale football game in Cambridge tomorrow.
At last night’s meeting the Bristol unit held drill and heard reports from repairs, ladies auxiliary, and entertainment committees. The competitive shoot pitches teams led by Sergt RB J Anderson and Private F H Mowry against each other on Thanksgiving forenoon at the armory indoor range. The ladies auxiliary will meet with the veterans committee Monday night at the armory, rescheduled from last week due to bad weather.
Keiths New Theatre announces a Thanksgiving program packed with European sensation The Four Wessons and a mix of comedy burlesque and musical acts led by Jules and Ella Garrison Lotta Gladstone and a slate of vaudeville pairs including Clifford and Bourke Hoey and Lee Signor Gilli and Wesson Walters and Wesson Murphy and Andrews Newell and Niblo and Delmo jugglers and the Biograph film on Thanksgiving doors open 1130 am continuous show until 10380 pm no reserved seats all seats 6 cents for orchestra and 85 cents for balcony
A series of charity and community events announced for Bristol. From November 16 to 21 the Bristol Opera House hosts Walsh's Crystalplex Carnival benefiting Babbitt Post and the G A R and Babbitt Women's Relief Corps. November 18 features a Grand Army Hall supper and sale for B H S class of 04. November 25 and 26 bring The Game Keeper and The Shamrock and Rose at the Opera House with a Thanksgiving matinee and dancing class at Grand Army Hall. Early January lists Utah the Great Mormon and The Eleventh Hour at the Bristol Opera House.
Bristol Opera House tale recounts Smith O'Brien supporting a penniless tramp with a meal and later buying him drinks after spotting the same man seeking coins for a clay pipe. O'Brien jokes about old gags as the story ends with the crowd hearing the tale and the drinks on him.
Edward Warrigan recalls a New Orleans premiere of The Blue and the Gray postwar. Harrigan risked danger by stepping before the Confederate-leaning audience and urged them to applaud the Yankee actor. His plea sparked a chorus of applause, turning tension into support.
If you have a bad cold you need a good reliable medicine like Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to loosen and relieve it. It soothes irritation and inflammation of the throat and lungs and effects quick cures. For sale by W H Baffington.
A developer pitches a new suburban town named Joneshurst. He expects many residents named Jones will adopt the title Mr. Jones of Joneshurst, provoking comic disdain for the common surname.
The exchange portrays a character worrying about being buried alive and a reply noting worse fates than a cramped flat, highlighting fear and grim humor in a confined setting. The dialogue emphasizes claustrophobia and acceptance of hardship with dark wit.
A compact drug promotion claims a one day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It notes a refund if no cure and attributes each box to E. W. Grove with a 25 cent price.
Benvenuto Cellini fell ill while preparing the Perseus statue in Florence. A workman warned of ruin, but Cellini revived by firing the furnace with dry oak and working in the rain to save the metal. He then ate salad with his crew, slept well, and recovered, crediting the triumph of mind over illness.
The author describes annual plants as those sown each year that complete their life cycle quickly from seed to seed. They thrive with the changing seasons, bloom and die before winter blight or dry spells, and move about, making them worthwhile despite their capricious nature.
The principal of a deaf and dumb asylum notes educated foreigners come to learn English. A teacher must lip read and enunciate clearly to aid pupils, and foreigners claim this method helps them acquire the language faster than usual instructors.
The bird of paradise has an extremely small habitat, confined to New Guinea and nearby Australian coasts. Its brilliant feathers are sought after in millinery. Despite favorable conditions on nearby islands, the species is not found there.
A tongue in cheek exchange quoted from the Atlanta Constitution riffs on seeking glory in fire. Brer Dickey jokes about August while Brer Williams recalls December when snow lay on the ground, turning the vision of glory into a seasonal joke.
A clipped exchange mentions a rumored marriage and a witty line about borrowers from the New Orleans Times-Democrat and Simmonsa. The brief chatter notes both parties, while Oldbache and Noozey react to the idea of who would be lucky.
A fragment describes a shrub called shopala native to South America noted for near fireproof properties. It grows on grassy savannas repeatedly swept by fire, where its fire resisting sap and tough bark enable it to thrive as other plants die.
Lord Palmerston replies to a witty inquiry about two hens in Oniton and notes only one. the gag about scarce eggs. Mr Disraeli comments on a portrait of himself calling it hideous and like. The item references "Twenty Years In Parliament" as context. The tone recalls 19th century political satire.
A playful, fragmentary social note questions Mrs Waldo-Cecil and Edith Waldo-Cecili with a remark that a mister is unaware how he acquired wealth while praising his health. The item reads like a humorous social column snippet from a past newspaper.
The Epworth League held a literary and social meeting in the Epworth room of the State Street Me Church. Miss Vesta L Blaisdell led the program with readings by F G Blaisdell Miss Mattie B Paull and Miss Cora M Hill. Piano solos by Luella M Huestis and Mrs Lilian Norris. The Liberty orchestra led by Joseph Vaccaro performed appreciated selections by Harold McCaw Charlie Alden Arthur McCaw and Willie Gale. Social games followed with refreshments served.
A letter to the editor questions why a nuisance tramp house at Bradford street remains. The citizen group voices frustration and seeks an answer. The editor and a doctor frame the exchange with tongue in cheek remarks about a buzzing ear joke.
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