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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1919
Page
3
The text warns that kidneys failing to function cause nervousness dizziness sleeplessness back pains and impurity buildup. It urges waking up to the problem and seeking help before poisons harm health and shorten life.
An advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a centuries old remedy for various ailments. It claims worldwide use and imported origin from Bolland laboratories, promising prompt relief or money back, and urges purchase from drug stores in sealed packages in three sizes.
A Midwestern girl’s social lure in Men Women and Money leads to debt and self discovery after her parents die. Sunshine Nan follows Ann Pennington in a slum tale with inventor salvation. Emmy Wehlen in The Belle of the Season portrays wealth and charity awakening. George Walsh headlines Help Help Police with a razor crime plot and romantic hurdles. Ruth Roland appears in The Tiger's Trail along with a Mutt and Jeff cartoon.
Boy Scouts of America announce drills for Second Troop resuming this week at 7 30 pm. Thursday and Friday bring monthly business meeting and a social. A handicraft class led by Assist ant Scoutmaster McKay starts, meeting twice weekly. An overnight hike is planned for Saturday weather permitting. Greater Providence Council Court of Honor meets next Monday for First Class Scouts to be examined for Merit badges.
Coming events listing notes a poverty party by Daughters of Isabella on Thursday evening at G. A. R. Hall. It also lists the First Grand Fair on Saturdays September 6 13 20 and 27 under King Philip Lodge No 1135 Loyal Order of Moose.
The Potato Wart disease, a fungal infection of potato tubers, was detected in the eastern United States. It can ruin crops, persist in soil for eight to ten years, and spread from home gardens to fields. Reports should be sent to local agents or the Plant Disease Survey in Washington DC. Consumers and producers are urged to monitor and report any suspect potatoes to prevent widespread crop losses.
A font of our type weighs 50 pounds and costs 5 dollars. A font of Chinese type weighs half a ton and costs 100 dollars.
A reader letter from the weaker sex condemns marriage as slavery and laments lack of conversation and affection. The writer mocks husbands who hide behind politeness, envies single women with independence, and argues companionship is the true aim of marriage.
Campbell, fueling at the Halsey garage for a trip to Albany, refused a fortune teller’s demand and was cursed with bad luck. Soon after, the rear axle of his car broke, signaling the predicted misfortune in Oregonian reporting.
A reflection on social pride tied to bloodlines by John Malcolm. The author argues that honor diminishes with closer kinship and rises with distant descendants, viewing immediate descendants as lesser than remote offspring who trace ancestry to a great progenitor. The piece surveys long-standing views on heritage and status across generations.
The quote contrasts beauty and prettiness, noting that charm and energy help a woman secure love, success, and power. It argues that beauty requires wholesomeness, cleanliness, neatness, and charm, while prettiness lacks enduring quality.
The passage argues against superstition by noting that large numbers of mice in a mine signal dangerous foul gases. It explains mice react to gas buildup, so a supposed lucky mine is likely unsafe rather than fortunate. It uses a common belief about mice as a case study for logical reasoning about danger.
Locusts are roasted or fried in butter and preserved in brine or dried in the sun. They appear in markets across Arabia Syria Egypt and Madagascar and are exported as commerce. They are candied and eaten as a delicacy in China.
Memphis Appeal reports a lawyer pelts a judge with a grudge claim. The attorney objects to rapid trial schedules, saying his case has lingered ten years while the judge demands immediate proceedings.
A floor for dancing should be swept and scrubbed and when thoroughly dry sprinkled with boracic acid rubbed in thoroughly. The children of the house may with advantage be allowed to dance on it.
Early settlers in Pennsylvania spoke dialects from the upper Rhine region which evolved into what is called the Pennsylvania Dutch patois. The term reflects a corruption of South German and the dialect’s roots in Germanic speech.
The Kearney Post American Legion announces its permanent organization with about seventy members. Meetings occur the first and third Friday at the State Armory foot of Church street. Service men may join anytime. those joining before November 11 become charter members.
John Wesley experimented with a sleep ration to cure insomnia. He found waking at midnight led to sleepless hours, so he shifted his schedule earlier by one hour each day until he rose at four, and then slept through the night.
A reflective saying emphasizes that while many efforts benefit the child, the ultimate aim should be the best possible outcome. It warns that neither the state nor the individual should settle for less than optimal progress toward that ideal.
In this town on August 26 1919 a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Joseph Cabral Ferrera In this town on August 27 1919 a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Rudolph Ernest Sousa In this town on August 31 1919 a son was born to Mr and Mrs Frank Almeida
Mrs Emma Deveaux asks friends to remember her husband Pierre Joseph Deveaux who died on August 30 1914. The memorial note asks for kind thoughts and prayers in lieu of gifts.
A young girl called her father and asked for the number. The operator said the line was busy and Bernice cried that the lady chased her off the phone. The moment highlights a child’s misinterpretation of telephone etiquette in a domestic scene.
Bristol residents endure daily labor from desk to wagon strain that tires kidneys and backs. Mrs. Wallace Garvin of 12 Cook St credits Doan's Kidney Pills with stopping morning stiffness and dull back pain after overwork. She buys them at Buffington's Pharmacy. Price 60 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
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