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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1909

Page

2

Philadelphia Nurses School offers free education and scholarships

Edu cating Nurses Free. Philadelphia promotes nursing care and public health through the Philadelphia School for Nurses. The annual report shows 10 275 patients received nurse care, four fifths free. The school is the world’s largest for nurses, with plans to expand after New England conferences. Free two year scholarships, home study and short resident courses are offered with generous provisions including room board uniforms and rail fare.

Philadelphia Philadelphia School For Nurses Clara Barton Red Cross Society New England Lowell Salem Worcester Springfield Bridgeport New Haven Providence Chestnut Street Philadelpha

Bristol Post Office Mails Arrive and Close Times

Bristol post office schedules daily mails at 7.00 10.00 a m 2 00 4 00 6 00 7 15 p m and close at 7 40 9 00 11 30 a m 2 00 6 00 7 15 p m Sunday mails arrive 8 00 a m and close 4 50 p m Sunday hours 9 80 10 80 a m. Sunday mails distributed from carriers racks at south door 9 80 to 10 80 a m.

Bristol South Door

Express schedule shows Bristol departure and arrival times

The notice lists outward departures at 7:50, 11:20 a.m., 3:20, 5:20 p.m. and onward times at 8:10 a.m., 12:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m., and 5:30 p.m. for the Earle and Prew express to Bristol.

Bristol Earle & Prew

Bristol yacht club closes for season tomorrow night

Bristol community notes detail club closure for the season and several local happenings. Messages mention Mrs. A. H Flint returning from Fairview House New Hampshire and plans for Hudson Fulton celebration attendees John S PEO Porter and John J McGovern traveling to New York.

Bristol Yacht Club A. H Flint Fairview House N. H

Beware of Mercury Containing Catarrh Ointments Warns Public

Public health warning against catarrh remedies with mercury. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free and effective when taken internally. Claims genuine product sold by all druggists at 75 cents per bottle and notes testimonials are free. Also advertises Hall's Family Pills for constipation.

Hall F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio F. J. Sveney & Co

Bristol Town News Roundup: Meetings And Local Updates

Mrs Seth Thayer reports eight deaths in town during September. The Town Council plans next Tuesday’s meeting. Mrs Oscar Rische returns from Springfield. Bristol Female Charitable Society set October 7th for annual meeting. Evening schools reopen next Monday at 7 15 in Byfield Building. Frank McKennan arraigned for assault, case continued. Mildred Keating sprains ankle on Franklin Street steps. Holmes brick block sale set for Saturday at 11 a.m. Edison DoE records received for October. Police monitor vegetables thrown at High Street doors. Tax rebate deadline looms. 60,645 collected, balance about 17,000. Eagles lodge to be instituted October 10 in Warren. Mrs Waldron is weak after surgery. Millinery opening at Mrs Stanley’s next Thursday and Friday. Budlong Relief Corps visitors to Soldiers Home. Bristol camera club forms at Colt Memorial High School. officers elected. Ten dollar bill mislaid then recovered after deception. no prosecution. Democratic Town Committee revises voter lists for next Wednesday’s caucus. Senator Church may not run. Edward L Leahy not seeking office.

Frank McKennan George H. Peck Arthur McGarvey Mildred H. Keating James IF. Keating Franklin Street W. Fred Williams Holmes Thames State Streets Just Edison Doe O. W. Sparks High Street Morrissey Walter E. Simmons Bristol Aerie James A. Murphy New York F. M. Dimond Colt Memorial High School George Fish Mildred Church Daniel Coggeshall Helen Potter Bristol Dwyer Democratic Town Committee Church Edward L. Leahy

The Boy and Angler Enduring Waterless Pond Twist

A brief dialogue recalls a pint sized fisherman failing to catch fish until rain fills the pond. The scene shifts to a quick marriage ending their troubles, with whispered remarks underscoring a finality. The exchange hints at a rural, humorous anecdote about luck, marriage, and weather.

Hilton Dinner Invitation Conversation

A quirky exchange about a phone invitation from the Hiltons to dine with them. The speaker notes unfamiliarity with dining over the telephone and ponders what to eat in this unusual setup.

Hiltons

Obituary for Mrs. George Lingham of State Street

Mrs. Hattie J Lingham died at 11 yesterday forenoon at 9 State street after typhoid fever followed birth of a child. She leaves husband, five children, oldest 10 or 11, youngest 16 days. she was 89, born in Maryland, long resident of the north, formerly ran Home Laundry at Bradford street. Funeral and interment in Providence.

One Weak Spot and Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed

A vintage advertisement extols Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for backache and urinary ills. It features Mrs. Charles A. Sanford of Bristol Rhode Island praising the remedy after her husband’s severe back pain improved after using a box. The ad notes price 50 cents and promotes Foster Milburn Co. as U S sole agents with the slogan Remember the name Doan's.

Dean Bristol Charles A. Sanford Cottage St J. A. Young & Co Doan Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo New York United States

Apples for Sleeplessness

A brief note extols apples as sleep aids and brain food. It claims apples aid digestion, calm the mind before bed, and that a ripe apple eaten at night won’t cause dyspepsia, citing high phosphoric acid content as beneficial.

Promising Bristol College Celebrates 45 Years of Training

Forty five years of operation mark this Bristol business college. It boasts a large, strong corps of instructors and top systems among private educational institutions in the region. Alumni from Promisian College hold positions in Providence Boston and New York and Fall River. A personal representative will respond to inquiries.

Bristol Promisia Thiboeau’s College Providence Boston New York Fall River

Classified Advertisements Prominent in Local Paper

The notice lists multiple help wanted items including a young German girl seeking washing and ironing work, a foundry seeking two sheet iron workers, a silver man for a restaurant, two men for umbrella handles, a strong man for cold storage, a girl seeking to cook for a small family, a boy seeking store work with a reference, and an experienced laundress seeking iron ironing work in flats.

Don't Neglect That Cough Allen's Lung Balsam Ad

An old apothecary style notice urges readers not to neglect a cough and promotes Allen's Lung Balsam as a quick and permanent remedy, advertised as available at all druggists.

Allen

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Bristol County Hope Street R. I Farrally Phoenix News Stands Jen Phoenix J. T. Peterson Wood's Building High St Hashrouck Wood Street Automo Barnaby Co Jones & Co Coats Jones & Co Will Dodge & Camfield Exchange Place Dre Atent Thos.f.peirce & Son Dorrance and Westminster Corner Sunday Mails John S.P.E Porter John J. McGovern Hudson-Fulton Smith Beverly Mass William Cook A. C. Larned St. Michael’s Church Trinity TownClerk Viets Peck Anniello Massano Joseph Duponta Bradford D. Bosworth South Scituate Philip Morris Garfield Avenue Marguerite L Morris Ferry Hill Thomas A. Hickey Hudson- Fulton G. A R. Hall Christie Fusion Rhode Island Horticultural Society F. P. Howe John P. Head J. H. Young & Co Arthur McOlaw Hope Drug Co Washington Park College of Pharmacy Bristol Opera House Burniside ‘Lodge K of P K. of P Infantry Haiti Bagehul Temple Pythian Sisters Meli Helen W. Church Tr Palagiine Brass Amy Howe Frank Hunter James Dew Perry Tain Mercury Séth Thayer Ie Hodson Fallon Benjamin R. Wilson W. Fred Wiliams Bristol Female Charitable Society Edward S&s. Babbitt Byfield George Lingham Ladies Thibodeau’s Commercial College South Main St J.D. Thibodeau B. J Catvassers Yown A. D A.s John M. CO Geshall Viola Tillinghast Brown New England Conservatory of Music State Street THE Waldron CO Bradford Street Ris Althea Proprietress of the Astheine Barton Street Stoughton Bigh Street Consolidated Phoenix Ncimgnete Pels Ng Toandhal Conditio Retus d. See Bristol Construction Co Point Brez Bradford R. L Waterman Yat Anny General Hourework Fy Cook McCaskey Register State and Thames Sts Voatby Rhode Island Hugh Holmes Isabella Holmes State and Thames Street Richard Joynes Pammill and Wife Ro Newbald Giddéon Guose Teaveey Robert Pxal Morteagée RB. I Helen Euphrasia Gomnery R- I Oq Bathrouck Blick Hope Bt C. W. Graham, Maneger Star Joseph A. Rubery Thames,St Staples Coal J. Rudolph Contois Briggs Caindy Tae Bang Me.ther Tony Acompora Trish Octaiy Thoas Keane Buffington
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