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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1915
Page
4
An advertisement urges readers with weak lungs and frequent colds to use Scott's Emulsion to guard against consumption. It touts cod liver oil for respiratory strength and blood quality, plus glycerine to soothe throat membranes, noting availability at drug stores and prescribing doctors.
In the manufacture of player piano actions there are twenty thousand operations from raw material to finished product and a total of four thousand sixty three individual parts enter into the making of each action.
A busy man answers that he favors practicality over literature and science in the uplift debate. He questions whether uplift depends too much on theory and asserts his preference for the boast as a guiding trait.
Po Bradder Feebles has been sick a long time. Brother Sawney notes he has grown so thin he does not take up much room than a dime set on edge. The remark appears in a Kansas City Star feature.
A brief note echoes a modern busy readers novel about a beautiful athletic pair who meet, face an obstacle to marriage, and overcome it with determination, reflecting Louisville Courier Journal style.
A four year old defends staying up by arguing that upstairs beds are not earlier than the ground floor. The mother urges rest as night approaches, but the child remains undeterred and persistent in the counterpoint.
Invitations issued for the 15th Grand Fire Muster of Rhode Island State Firemen's League at the Washington County Fairgrounds on Sept 17 under Wakefield and Noraggansett. Prizes totaling 325 dollars funded by the Washington County Agricultural Society include four engine contest prizes and three reel prizes. Entries close Sept 15. parade draws Sept 16 at Veteran Firemen's Headquarters.
A farm couple story argues for equal rights on the farm with the husband and wife sharing burdens. The farmer sacrifices his wife to retirement from a strenuous life.
A summary of early September 1914 actions across Europe with Russian thrusts near Lemberg and the Dniester, Allied pursuit of Von Kluck toward the Marne, French resistance on the Ourcq and Montmirail, German and Austrian withdrawals, Turkish concentration near Constantinople, and a protest over dumdum bullets to President Wilson by the Nasser.
A witty quip about a billiards player who claims he can match others except the man who has not held a cue for three years. The lines mix humorous dialect about geese and gold, with a Philadelphia Ledger quote on luck and play.
Poet praises Rhode Island from Maine to Florida noting Seekonk River Mount Hope Sakonnet rivers and Narragansett Bay. He recalls Diamond Hill Beach Pond and Lakes while praising state pride and its brave warriors and virtuous statesmen in challenging days.
The Kingston Fair features RI State College demonstrations led by M A Hawkins R B Cooley C R Cobb H W Rickey Prof George E Adams Miss Jennie Koehler and FE K Thomas. Soil tests are offered daily free of charge with samples encouraged from farmers for acidity and lime requirements.
In Bristol on September 10 1915 the Probate Court hears a written notice from Louise Henry DeWolf and Katherine H DeWolf minors over fourteen requesting approval of a separate estate. The court schedules consideration for September 27 1915 at 10 AM in Bristol and orders fourteen days of publication in the Bristol Phenix.
Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company guardian petitions for authority to lease ward Lawrence M. Kortright s interest in Red Crest Bristol occupying estate with wife Ethel G. Kortright and furniture. Court sets Sept 20 for hearing and requires fourteen days of notice in Bristol Phoenix. Also notices guardianship petitions for Charles W Greene and Amanda Evans estate final accounts in Bristol Probate Court with hearings in September 1915 and August 1916 respectively.
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