Bowling Thriller Ends With Tight Victory
Last evening La Pipsisawas defeated the Conglomerates by narrow margins in a hard fought bowling match. The contest remained close throughout with both sides trading frames before La Pipsisawas pulled ahead late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Pipsisawas
G. Rounds
G. Balfooran
J Pickles
H. Newman
W. Manchester
W.R Davis
R. Taylor
Millifluents
Rangers
Wall
Capt
McCaughey
Wilbur
C Smith
G Springer
Warner
Springer Bears
Town Fathers Alive Again in YMCA Bowling Return
The Town Fathers, once noted as deceased in a prior obituary notice, are revived and ready to rejoin the YMCA bowling league. Teammates praise their renewed vigor and persistence, hoping for bouquets for good work rather than flowers at their obsequies.
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets Promised Free Cure
An Bristol based Hope Drug Co advertises Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets offering a free cure if not satisfied. Claims include soothing the stomach, improving digestion, and promoting natural bowels. Boxed 25 cent, larger sizes 45 and 85 cents, to treat indigestion and dyspepsia with a 15 day plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Ous
Hope Drug Co
Hope St
Obituary for Mrs Frederic A Geisler Passes Sunday
Mrs Susan Abbie Geisler wife of Frederic August Geisler died Sunday at 2 PM at 122 Mt Hope Ave after a five day illness Pneumonia caused death Born Peacedale RI January 6 1840 in her 69th year Daughter of Rouse Hazzard Carpenter and Ruth Lee Carpenter Lived here forty years active in First Baptist Church Many charity acts survived by son Manton A Oppen a carriage painter residing with her another son Frederick C F Geisler of Warren two daughters Mrs Alfred A Patstone and Mrs Edmund F Horton several grandchildren and great grandchildren Funeral Tuesday at 2 PM from Mt Hope Ave residence Rev Alfred S Stowell will officiate Burial in North Cemetery family lot
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Susan Abbie Geisler
Frederic August Geisler
Mt. Hope Avenue
Geisler
Peacedale
RK L
Rouse Hazzard Carpenter
Ruth Lee Carpenter
First Baptist Church
Manton A. Oppen
Frederick
C. F. Geisler
Warren
Alfred A. Patstone
Edmund F. Horton
Mt. Hepa Avenue
Alfred S Stowell
Barial
Sale of articles by the blind at Rhode Island State Normal School
A sale of articles made by blind vendors will be held at Rhode Island State Normal School on Tuesday December 1 from 4 to 6 and 7 30 p m under the State Board of Education. Proceeds go to about thirty consignors aged twenty five to seventy five. The event showcases aprons baskets shawls and other useful and fancy items, continuing the adult blind training begun in 1904.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island Strate Normal School
State Board of Education
Born: Two Daughters Reported in Local Birth Notices
In this town on November 28 a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Saverio Hinaldi. In this town on November 24 a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Peter Giustiany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rinaldi
Saverio Hinaldi
Giustiany
Peter Giustiany
Marital Notices for Gray Robinson and Van Vost Mahoney
Married in this town on Nov 21 and Nov 24 by Rev S Stowell and Rev J F Downing. Joseph Gray of Providence wed Catherine A Wilbur Robinson of this town. William Heaman Van Vost Jr wed Helena Mahoney, both residents of this town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray Robinson
Alfred S. Stowell
Joseph 8. Gray
Providence
Catherine A. Wilbur Robinson
van Vost—Mahoney
John F.F. Downing
William Heaman van Vost,Jr
Helena Mahoney
Geisler Widow Susan A. Dies at 67 in Bristol
In Bristol on November 22 Susan A. Geisler wife of Frederica A. Geisler aged 67 68 years died. Funeral Wednesday November 25 at 2 p.m. from her home 126 Mount Hope Avenue relatives and friends invited to attend.
Gossip of a Family Pocket Purchase
A brief dialogue centers on Bobby and Mamma planning a small family purchase a gold scarfpin. Bobby offers to contribute a dime while Mamma adds four dollars and ninety cents. The exchange highlights frugal budgeting and shared planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby
Mamma
Letter From Rev Dr Locke Aboard Pannonia to Sunday School
Rev Dr Locke writes from the Pannonia as it nears Sardinia and Naples. He describes Gibraltar, the Pillars of Hercules, and the Moorish town of Ceuta like scenes, wireless telegrams home, the Adriatic reports from Slavonia, and plans to view Naples Bay at dawn.
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Pann Mia
Island of Sardinia
Cape St. Vincent
Portugal
Europe
Ted
Sistor
Turod
Cape
Jaud Uptil Voon
Spain
Calpe
Gibraltar
England
Mediterranean
Atlantic
Naples
Slavonia
Pannonia
New York
Sierra Nevada
Sardinia
Bay of
G. L. Locke
Coming Events at the Bristol Area This Week
A series of social gatherings and fundraisers are listed with dates from November 24 to December 10. Activities include dances at Armory and G A R Hall, raffles and sales in Wood Street, theater performances at the Bristol Opera House, and Thanksgiving events organized by local lodges and clubs. Key groups include Ladies Auxiliary to St Marys, Reba Lodge, First Division K I N 8, Good Time Club, Edgehill Temple No 8 Pythian Sisters, and the Congregational Club.
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Hotel Belvedere
Ladies’ Auxiliary
St. Mary’s T. A
J. J. Christie
Wood Street
State
Reba Lodge
Armory
Church Street
First Division
G. A. K. Hall
Good Time Club
Bristol Dramatic Company
Little Trump
Bristol Opera House
Finberg Stork Co
Bean Sapper
G. A. R.hall
Edgehill Temple
Pythian Sisters
Turkey Sapper
Sale
Congregational Club
Chapel of Church
Reminiscences of Bristol from the Phoenix Years Ago
A historical reminiscence recounts Bristol’s past through the Phoenix era, detailing civic scenes, notable figures, and local life from earlier decades. The piece preserves era voices, noting streets, shops, and community moments that shaped the city’s early identity.
Grant Age Forty Five and White House Birth Controversy
The Phoenix issue reports Gen Grant at 45 and notes no President has a child born in the White House. It lists a Burlington Vt peg factory using four cords of wood daily, reports the Fall River lime industry suspension, and Providence taxes with 836 entities paying over fifty thousand dollars. Also mentioned are undersea mining plans at Hell Gate, election illumination for Grant and Colfax, a Bristol Corner Band procession, Coggeshall’s death on State Street at age eighty eight, and a patent list featuring John H Chadwick and George B Peck for car coupling.
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Phoenix
Gen. Grant
White House
Buriington
Fall River
Providence
Congress
Hell Gate
Grant
Colfax
King Philip Fire Co
Thames Street
Bradford Street
Town Hall
Nathaniel Coggeshall
Tin
State Street
Coggeshall
John H Chadwick
George B Peck
Annual meeting of the Associated Pleasure Club held
The Associated Pleasure Club elected officers for the coming year at its recent meeting in Phoenix. William B Read was chosen president, Thomas Robinson vice president, Jabez H Hazard secretary, William F Smith treasurer and sergeant-at-arms, H. A. DeWolf as steward. Rogers Free ag gifts received nearly two hundred volumes from Hon. A. E. Burnside U S Senator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Associated Pleasure Club
William B Read
Thomas Robinson
Jabez H Hazard
L'Rtasner
William F Smith
William F. Smith
H. A. DeWolf
Rogers Free Ag
A. E. Burnside
U. S
Christmas gift charged without consent sparks dispute
Crawiford accuses Crabshaw of feigning delight while revealing he was unaware the present had been charged to his wife. Crabshaw admits he did not know she had arranged the charge at that time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawiford
Crabshaw
One Weak Spot Kidney Pills Ad from Bristol
An old Bristol advertisement promotes Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for backache and urinary ills. It features Mrs. Chas. A. Sanford of 27 Cottage St. claiming her husband was eased after using one box from J. H. Young & Co. and FosterMilburn Co., Buffalo, NY, as US agents. Remember the name Dean's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Chas. A. Sanford
Cottage St
R. I
R. I.,says: ‘*For Two Years Mr. Sanford
J.H. Young & Co
Dean
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Calendars for 1909 at Bristol Phoenix office
Calendar sellers advertise 1909 calendars with a range of styles and handsome dosings. Prices claimed low and urge early orders to secure preferred designs. Call at the Bristol Phoenix office to view and order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Bristol
A Christmas Blotter Gift Idea From Dec Woman’s Home Companion
The magazine suggests using two large blotters in different colors to create a set of twelve small blotters ten by four inches each. Paste a calendar month on each, alternate colors, and tie with ribbon. A red and green blotter set with red ribbon makes a Christmas gift.
Vinol Promises Cures for Chronic Coughs and Colds
An advertisement claims Vinol cures chronic coughs colds and bronchitis after four bottles. It features testimonials from A H Wilde of Minneapolis and an unnamed resident of Saint Paul praising Vinol as a strength builder and remedy post illness. The pitch notes cod liver oil and iron as key ingredients and attributes the product to HOPE DRUG Co Bristol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A H Wilde
8Th Avenue
Minneapolis
Minn
S. McDonald
Congress St. Paul
Vinci
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. Earle
L. Beals
Jack Davidson
W. Def. Brown
J. Kinder
A. K. Newman
L McCaughey
Prady
C Osterberg
W. N. Newman
O Dimond Ee
C Oe
Herrmann
HK. Bast
K .Taylor
B. Wall
E. Mathewson
Houk Honks
Broilers
Independents
The
Bristol Dramatic Co
Conley Brothers
Hope Street
Frederic A. Geisler
Parker
Wever
DR. Locke
St. Michael’s Sunday School
Reed House Furnishing Co
Hope Druc Co
W.H. Buffington
A. W. Orgelman
James Dixon Carpenter
Commun
R I
G. W. Simmons Undertakers
Esta E
Frankton
S. Goldes
A. W
Byfield ST
R S
John D. Martelly
Thames ST
Franklin Street
S. B. Paull
Waldron-Browkell
M. Wilbur
Hristo
Chiropodist
H. P. CO
Rnell CO
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