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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1904

Page

2

Missing Person Notice and Local Admin Items

Fragmented 19th or early 20th century notice listing names such as Mrs F OC Patterson H W Kelley and Peter Erickson. Includes probate administration and liquor license references for Wardwell Lumber Co and Town. Indicates sale and guardianship style notices with legal actions and local business names.

F. OC. Patterson H. W. Kelley Peter Erickson Martin V. Newton Wardwell Lumber Co

Fitzgorfin withdraws from governor race in harmony bid

John J. Fitzgorfin ends his Democratic bid for governor to support Governor Garvin. Rumors suggest Col. 8 P. Colt may run as Republican rival, with possible backing from Aldrich Marsden J. Perry and Colt if he enters the field.

John J. Fitzgorfin Garvin 8. P. Colt Col. Colt Aldrich Marsden J. Perry Providence Journal

Vermont GOP plurality hints at presidential outcome

The article notes that a 38,000 governor’s plurality for Republicans in Vermont is seen by some as an indicator of a Republican win this fall. It cites history from seven elections since 1876 showing the GOP carried the presidency whenever Vermont’s governor race surpassed 26,000, with Cleveland wins in 1884 and 1892 occurring when the Vermont margin was under 25,000.

Vermont Hayes Wheeler Tilden Hendricks Cleveland Herreshoff Shopa Frank Croker Richard Croker New York City Nat Herreshoft Croker Eugene LeClair Constitution Street LeClair

Emergency Medicines and Chamberlain Pain Balm

Emergency medicines offer reliable remedies for accidents and minor injuries. Chamberlain's Pain Balm is praised as a fast, effective liniment that relieves pain and acts as an antiseptic to help prevent infection. It allows prompt treatment of sprains before inflammation develops, supporting quicker recovery. Sold by W H Buffington.

W .H. Buffington

Bristol Post Office Mails Arrive and Close Times

Mails arrive at 7.00, 10.00, 12.00, 2.00, 4.00, and 7.15 p.m. Mail closes at 8.00, 8.45, 11.30 a.m., 1.45, 5.45, and 7.15 p.m. Sunday mails arrive 8.80 a.m. and close 6.00 p.m. General delivery window stamps 4.80 to 5 p.m. Office hours Sunday 9.30 to 10.30 a.m. Sunday mails from carriers racks 9.80 to 10.30 a.m. Earle & Prew express outward 7.45, 11.00 a.m., 8.00, 5.00 p.m.. inward 7.45, 11.55 a.m., 2.55, 6.30 p.m.

South Door Bristol Earle & Prew Express

Bristol News Briefs and Local Society Notices

Bristol residents travel to Maine and Connecticut for visits while others plan trips to Newport and Auburndale. Local events include a regatta, church lectures, a fire engine fair, and a new auto boat project for Frank Croker. A Revolutionary War cannon ball discovery is reported amid town happenings and court notes.

Post Office Changes Planned for Bristol Interior Remodel

Plans for remodeling the Bristol post office interior proceed after a government architect’s review and bids. If bids align with the estimate, a contract will be let. otherwise the project stalls. Exterior remains unchanged while interior work includes new chimneys, removed entrances, and a relocated money order area to ease workspace for Postmaster W. M. Gorham and staff.

Bristol W. M. Gorham

Epworth League Convention in Bristol at State Street Church

The Young People's societies from Providence Newport Warren Drownville Portsmouth and Middletown join in a convention at State Street Methodist Episcopal Church Bristol on Tuesday afternoon and evening September 18. A fine programme is planned and the local chapter welcomes visitors. Details to follow in next week's Phoenix.

Epworth League State Street Methodist Episcopal Church Bristol Young People’s Societies of Providence Newport Warren and Drownvile Portamouth Middletown The Phoenix

Morning Watch at State Street M E Church

State Street M. E. Church holds a quiet Sunday service at 10 o clock titled The Morning Watch a devotional meeting for deeper religious experience and awakening. Sermon at 10 804 subject Supreme Value in Building Growth and Molding. Pastor begins fall pastoral visits and asks members to report special needs while finance committees report progress on church debt noting only a few hundred dollars remain to reach the last thousand.

State Street M. E

Walter Bakers Cocoa and Local Creamery Names

Walter Bakers Cocoa Lyme Creamery Lake Side Creamery and Fancy Creamery Butter appear as product names and shop labels in a fragmented OCR fragment. The line lists cocoa and butter brands with multiple creamery names. No narrative context or dates provided.

Lyme Creamery Lake Side Creamery Fancy Creamery

Baggage Delivered and Public Dump Refuse Removed

Company A Johnson advertises heavy and light tracking and baggage delivery. It notes refuse of all kinds carted away to the Public Dump. It promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure to restore stomach health, digestion, and overall strength, sold by W H Buffington.

W. H. Buffington

DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve Promoted locally

An advertisement touts DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve from E. O. DeWitt & Co Chicago as a specific remedy for piles eczema cuts burns and skin diseases. It warns against counterfeit versions and urges asking for the genuine DeWitt's sold by W. H.

E. O. DeWitt & Co Chicago DeWitt W. H. Buffington

Blank notes for sale at PHanrm Office in any quantity

A notice advertises blank notes available at the PHanrm Office in any quantity from one copy upward. The listing indicates a quick, low-cost option for readers needing blank forms.

Phanrm

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