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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1903
Page
4
Indigestion is blamed for most heart trouble says a doctor. A Nevada man credits Kodol Dyspepsia Cure with curing stomach problems and heart pressure after four months of use. Bottle details and local dealer are listed.
Illinois congressman recalls resting in a hammock near a down state hotel. Flies swarmed during the heat until the proprietor explains hammock hours noon to two, when flies retreat to the dining room. The anecdote showcases a wry exchange about insect annoyance and scheduling.
A native diver checked a developing plier when a heavy iron cylinder shifted, pinning his partner. After another diver arrived, they cut off the trapped man’s hand at the wrist to free him. He survived briefly but died soon after surfacing from the shock, a grim scene described in Travels In India.
A fragment from the Washington Star adroitly pairs reflective verse with social notes about ball and party invitations. The lines mention perfume flower rest and the world circling, then pivot to attractive listings for dance programs and penciled notes.
The article tells how sculptor Jonathan Scott Hartley funded a new statue of John Ericsson, inventor of the Monitor, unveiled in Battery Park New York. The earlier statue, state funded, was replaced because Hartley disapproved of its pose after a damaged clay model and a shift in representation. The new statue shows Ericsson with a Monitor model in the left hand and a scroll in the right. It also recounts Ericsson life in Beach Street New York, his scientific triumphs, obsession with turning sunlight into power, and the impact of noise and neighbors on his later years including Ann Cassidy’s memories and the piano neighbor. It ends with his burial in Sweden and a monument at Langban.
Captain William S Cowles, assistant chief of the bureau of navigation and President Roosevelt's brother in law, will command the new battleship Missouri when ready. A veteran of Alaska, the Mediterranean, the West Indies and Africa, Cowles has long been a respected officer. He rose from commander to captain and has solid service including command of the dispatch and the gun boat Topeka during the Spanish war.
William S. Waudby, veteran U S bureau of labor special agent since 1885, is touted as a potential successor to Commissioner Carroll I Wright. A native of Ohio and printer by trade, Waudby has surveyed labor conditions in the United States and abroad, authored pamphlets on the labor problem, and is endorsed by organized labor.
The Phorenix office stock room offers a range of paper and cardboard in weights colors and sizes for sale blank or printed to order. Contact Crll at 6 and 18 Bradford Street for any in the printing or engraving line.
In a lighthearted scene this morning a daughter and papa share a cheerful exchange about a forgotten money request mentioned by the mother. The mood is playful and domestic as the family jokes about the day.
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