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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1906
Page
2
Taxpayers should attend the special town meeting next Monday at 7 30 PM to vote on an appropriation of about 8000 dollars to macadamize the east side main road to a width of 14 feet. State work would yield only 4 feet, risking unsafe travel and waste of prior Telford foundation costs.
A 60-foot trestle for derricks to lift marble at Colt Memorial High School nears completion with large booms to be placed on both sides. A 35-horsepower engine arrived to power the derricks, set east of the building as work accelerates next week. Marble is partly hauled from Norcross Bros Providence and partly moved via NY NH and H Railroad to Bristol.
Bristol residents receive a dense column of notices, ranging from Bristol Post Office hours and express schedules to local personal items. Updates include arrivals and closings, community events, social gatherings, church services, dances, and upcoming football and cantata plans featuring Bristol residents and visiting officials.
A Toledo claim offers a $100 reward for any case of ogre unsatisfied by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It cites F J Cheney and Warpina Kinnan Marvin as reputable and able to fulfill obligations. The remedy is taken internally and marketed with testimonials, priced per bottle, amid a dubious note on fake claims and penalties.
F. E. Suzman slashes regular prices for a Thanksgiving sale. He claims savings extend beyond clothing to meats and boys clothing furnishings and shoes. He asserts a shopper can save enough to buy a turkey, saying the price cut covers overcoats and more.
This notices Kennedy's Laxative with Honey and Tar relieves constipation unlike opiate cough syrups. It moves the bowels and has no opiates. It conforms to the National Pure Food and Drug Law and is sold by W. H. Baftington.
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to relatives and friends for sympathy, acts of kindness, and oral tributes after a bereavement. Special mention to St Charles Branch No 6 and the Nelson Hupius family for their support.
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