Phoenix News Stands Wm. F. Briggs Wand
A brief note from Phoenix reports that William F. Briggs has left his posting on a Tuesday in early September 1916 with local circulation updates and movement of the Phoenix newsroom.
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1916
Page
2
A brief note from Phoenix reports that William F. Briggs has left his posting on a Tuesday in early September 1916 with local circulation updates and movement of the Phoenix newsroom.
The piece argues Congress passed the Adamson Bill under duress to avert a Labor Day strike and President Wilson signed it. It condemns the use of violence by railroad brotherhoods, decries surrender to arbitration politics, and warns of dangerous precedents for future labor disputes.
Nelle F Masse transfers a Harbor View lot to Arcangelo and Elizabeth Ruices. Records show a real estate transfer published by the Town Clerk's office.
Changing seasons bring colds with stuffed head and sore throat. Dr King’s New Discovery offers antiseptic balms to soothe membranes and loosen phlegm, helping you breathe easier. Use until the cold is gone. 50c at your druggist.
The notice states mail service on Sunday arrives at 800 a.m. and closes at 450 p.m., outlining operating hours.
Outward services at 7.50 11.20 a.m. 2.20 5.20 p.m. Inward departures at 8.00 10.00 a.m. 2.00 4.00 7.00 p.m. arrive times not specified. Includes leave and arrive phrasing.
Arthur Shean visits his relatives in Bristol while James J. Walsh hosts. Bristol Train of Artillery holds its monthly meeting at the armory. Farrallys return from Maine trip. O’Brien and Harrington guests at Ocean Grove. Trinity Parish Club plans an 8 pm gathering. Henderson visits Moses Brown School relatives. blossoms at Blithewold attract spectators. Milk price rises to nine cents per quart due to grain costs and labor shortages. Rev Albert C. Larned arrives from Bar Harbor for a four week stay. he preaches at St Michael's. Farrally ill in Ridgefield now recovering. typhoid malaria suspected. Hannah Kinder hosts a Friday Whist with prizes awarded to several locals.
A sweep of local items: visits by Miss Loretta Walsh and Miss Marguerite Norton. upcoming Fire Companies meetings. hospitality at Mrs Mary McKay and Mrs Sarah Dickens. labor day guests in town. new Packard and Ford arrivals for National India Rubber Co. Scout tribute to Frank Bartlett McSoley. school and civic updates including Reba Rebekah Lodge and Mount Hope Spinning Co plans. various social events, travels, and local appointments.
In this section catarrh is described as widespread and curable only by constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo is advertised as a constitutional internal remedy that "acts through the blood" to affect mucous surfaces. A one hundred dollar reward is offered if it fails to cure. Address Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. sold by druggists for 75 cents. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A family gathers on a holiday as Eddie sits with his mother and proclaims the day feels like Sunday to him, reflecting quiet childhood observation.
A fragment lists assorted grocery items with unit prices and small bundle offers. Items include sugar, flour, confections, polish, coffee, root extract, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, deviled meat, apples, corn beef, and mixed bag quantities with prices ranging from a few cents to a few dollars.
A compact advertorial urges readers to become their own boss offering easy pleasant and permanently profitable work. It asks for name address and one reference to L Brown at 66 Murray Street New York City.
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