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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1919
Page
4
A reader testimonial touts Fruit-a-tives or Fruit Liver Tablets as a cure for violent headaches. Mrs Alexander Shaw reports long-term relief after using the medicine, priced 6 for 2 50 or 25 cent trial size, available from FRUIT-A-TIVES Limited at Ogdensburg New York.
The Bristol Female Charitable Society met October 2 1919 at Mrs Sarah E Spooner's home with Rev Goodacre presiding. Officers for 1919 1920 were announced led by First Directress Mrs Sarah E Spooner Second Directress Miss Wiriam W Skinner and Secretary Treasurer Miss Anna R Thompson. The secretary reported yearly work noting ongoing support for pensioners and a recent legacy of 500 from Mrs Elizabeth DeWolf Adams.
Sarah E Blairidel is appointed administratrix of the estate of Oliver H Blaisdell of Bristol deceased. Bond filed as required. All claimants must file with the court clerk within six months from this advertisement.
In Bristol 1919 probate action LeRoy B Coggieshall and Isabel W Farrington seek a guardian for William H Coggeshall an adult resident. The petition is set for December 15 1919 at 11 30 a m in the Probate Court and fourte en day notice is ordered to be published in the Bristol Phoenix.
The Bristol Female Charitable Society reports faithful managers and generous donors, noting life memberships, pensions, and a $100 gift from William G Low. The article urges Christmas giving, asks families to open wallets, and thanks supporters while noting expenses around five hundred dollars for the year ending Oct 1919. It highlights officer dedication and calls for continued help for the needy.
In 1904 Congress authorized a photolithographic reproduction of Thomas Jeffersons Morals and Life of Jesus of Nazareth. Jefferson extracted gospel texts in Greek Latin French and English and arranged them in four parallel columns. The red morocco binding bore gilt ornament and the work titled The Morals of Jesus. The original resides in the United States Museum with 9000 duplicate copies printed for Congress.
dredging near the Burbo bank uncovered the remains of a paddle steamer long buried in sand. The wreck, likely the William Huskisson of the City of Dublin line, went down near the Mersey on January 12, 1840 with 120 aboard, 95 rescued by the Huddersfield. Captain Clegg received town honors for the rescue.
A Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian Society member reports a likely Roman bloomery near Forest How. Excavation exposed a large hearth about twelve yards across with slag, ore, and Roman tiles and pottery suggesting a major ancient iron furnace worth further exploration and funding.
An elderly man in brown attire and beard bent to lift a bright pin on a flag, grimacing with stiff joints. He refused a helper, muttered, and claimed luck from picking up pins, insisting the proverb assures good fortune all day.
After wartime disruption, cotton resumes dominance in industry as linen regains aristocratic status for common uses. Flax, once supreme during the conflict, cedes ground to King Cotton in munitions and daily products alike.
A teacher shows a picture of an Arab with hands to his head to teach prayer. To the question what the man is doing Billy Cubbs replies in a shy, humorous mispronunciation that he is looking for airplanes Blighty, provoking laughter in class.
A Seattle boxing promoter proposes weekly free speech forums in his hall to replace bouts. He will allow ten minute talks from any caller and even pass the hat to cover hall costs, aiming for summer shows unless the sheriff intervenes. He compares the idea to top vaudeville acts and vows no entry fee beyond possible entertainment.
A reflection by Vilhjalmur Stefansson from Harper's Magazine about life in the North. He compares contentment in the Arctic with urban pleasures, noting caribou meat and warm snow houses as comforts, while friends and cinema hold less appeal. Many hunters share the sentiment, torn between the North and travels or return.
A salesman returning to Indianapolis chats with a stranger about Indiana sights and Brown County. The stranger, gazing out the car window, recalls Brown County and jokes that squirrels there must carry lunch, illustrating local affection for Indiana's countryside.
An English correspondent recalls a Paris to Warsaw journey where blossoms fringe highways and byways, symbolizing a new spring entering Poland. He notes tulips chestnut leaves and sprays of lilac on lancers and peasants alike as spring asserts its rights despite the war. Yet the flowers largely ignore the conflict at the front.
Lou Young, a teen who lost both hands in an explosion, operates a Union Square news stand with smooth efficiency. He opens, folds, and hands out papers and makes change like an expert, proving the crippled can still succeed in business.
A Nation letter contrasts eighteenth century statesmen with modern figures, arguing current scandals are small beside earlier licentiousness yet laments loss of public virtue. It cites Charles James Fox and notes enduring quality in old public life despite debauchery.
Guardian Giuseppina Alfano petitions to sell ward Raffaele Alfano real estate on Catherine Street Bristol to pay debts and fund better investments. Court sets December 15 for hearing and orders 14 days notice in the Bristol Phoenix.
In Bristol on November 19 1919 probate actions were filed for Herbert W Baker and Robert H Peterson estates. A will was presented for Baker with a December 15 1919 hearing at 10 30 AM and fourteen days of notice in the Bristol Phenix. A petition for support from Peterson’s widow Caroline Elizabeth Peterson was also filed with a December 15 1919 hearing and fourteen days of notice in the Bristol Phenix.
A subscriber asks about the meaning of the seven seas and notes Kipling's book title. The Oxford English Dictionary explains the seven seas as the Arctic Antarctic North and South Pacific North and South Atlantic and Indian oceans.
Oscar M Crandall of Bristol died leaving Emma J Crandall appointed executrix by the Bristol Probate Court after bond was filed. The notice cites a November 11 1919 appointment and marks as first advertisement with dates 11 14 21 28 and signatures of G M Wilbur.
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