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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1903
Page
4
Advertised claims assert that skin diseases such as eczema salt rheum ringworm psoriasis barber's itch and acne respond quickly to this prescription. The record cites cases from weeks to years with permanent relief and asserts hundreds of cures since the preparation went on sale.
A historical ad claims a skin parasite causes eczema and that a Chicago company’s prescription can clear and permanently cure it. It asserts most cases are local, not blood related, and promotes buying a bottle for 100 dollars from druggists with an authentic Db D D Company label.
The Bristol Court of the Town of Bristol posts notices from August 24 1903 to September 21 1908. Guardians seek allowances for Augustine Van Wackle minor and William Pitman estate. Real estate sales and investments for wards William Louise and Rodney D Simmons are discussed. Notices call for fourteen days publication in the Bristol Phoenix and set court dates for review.
Public auction advertised for Saturday September 12 1903 at 1 pm on the premises located on the north side of Mt Jupe avenue near Metacom avenue an estate of one acre with a seven room cottage in good condition plus a standalone lot bearing various fruit trees Furniture to be sold immediately after the estate sale.
The Empire Theatre presents Wilson Barretts The Sign of the Cross next week with the strongest company ever seen here. Bargain matinees Tuesday Thursday and Saturday afternoons offer 25 cent seating. The play draws crowds with its religious drama, costly scenery, and universal appeal to uphold Christian faith.
Public notice informs limited service telephone users that each call costs ten cents. Cards stating price ten cents are available at the PHanix office for display on phones.
These lines state that large quantities have been purchased for cash and can be sold to Bristol merchants in any quantity at low prices. They urge checking stock when out of paper and claim savings on express charges.
A historical note recalls Wolfgang Mozart as a child prodigy. At age four he reportedly composed a concerto so difficult that his father, a renowned violinist, could not play it. By five he performed in public, and by six his concerts spanned Germany with royal admiration in Salzburg and beyond.
A Japanese timepiece framed at three by five feet depicts a vivid noonday landscape. In the foreground bloom plum and cherry trees with rice plants. a rising hill holds a crystal cascade and a threadlike stream winds around rocks and islands. A golden sun on Silver wire marks hours with tortoise indicators and bird and mouse figures offer hourly drama.
An elderly minister returns after forty years to his alma mater and is shown familiar scenes: corridors dining hall study and a screen where a student speaks with a young lady. He remarks on the sameness and the student corrects him, prompting a gentle smile as the minister notes yet another old excuse.
A London Mail correspondent from Dresden notes Germans lead in helping wild birds through winter. Public parks and private gardens build snow shelters and provide abundant food including mountain ash berries for thrushes and seeds for small birds. Shops sell the mixtures cheaply. In spring birds nest in wooden boxes high in trees, sized for starlings sparrows or tomtits, keeping cats away.
A maid Nora is instructed to claim Mrs Blank is not at home when visitors arrive. She hesitates but agrees to lie with minor edits, answering callers that Mrs Smithers is not at home. The Ledger quotes her blunt stance on repeating the pretense.
An aged Scotch minister bragged of preaching two hours and twenty minutes last Sunday. His friend asked if it weary him. The minister replied that it did not, but the congregation must have been exhausted by listening to him.
In a light magazine of humor exchange, Gertrude questions Vansant about a two week tenure and business interest. Vansant confirms two hours late and the boss warns he should show future interest in the business.
Dean Swift sermonizes on pride focusing on riches birth and talents. He notes the last kind is common yet criticizes all forms as abominable vice and urges humility among listeners.
A clipped paraphrase attributes a caution about minding others business while neglecting one’s own to Woayland. The line implies a social critique of gossip and self neglect in personal conduct.
Sewell Ford recounts Chieftain, a heavy draft horse from Keokuk county, debuting in New York. Brought east after freighted talk of Indiana, the silver tail and dappled coat drew buyers. The auctioneer hailed him as a tonweight behemoth and started bidding at $300, a citywide introduction to a horse read about.
A London Express military correspondent describes Somalis as not first class as fighters yet fond of drill and uniforms. He notes effeminate grooming, finery, gossip, greed in food, and timidity before Europeans. Dancing and loud clapping accompany singing while Somali women are cowed and treated harshly by men.
The Philadelphia Record notes the unknown secret of historic violin varnishes. It cites Charles Reade and theories of oil gum solution and evaporated color, and mentions amber contents in some varnishes. The article notes violins have 30 to 70 pieces and modern varnishes differ from past methods.
The Ainos or bear idolaters inhabit Japanese islands including Yezo and nearby regions. Numbering over 18,000, they are a distinctive, powerful people with broad noses and oblique eyes. They claim descent from a Great White Dog bear and a southern princess, and worship the bear as their chief god.
A lens using two watch crystals back to back or with concavities outward is claimed to give distinct vision twenty to thirty feet below surface. The device supposedly adjusts the eye’s different underwater focus, producing an astonishing and delightful effect. Try it and be surprised.
John Bright used biting sarcasm against the nobility and mocked boasts of ancient lineage. His quick reply to a family claiming Conqueror ancestry was that they had never done anything else.
A six year old girl named Pauline asks during a recap of a marriage at Dana about the gentleman who hosted the party. Her mother had finished the recital when Pauline inquired the name of the party giver in the miracle of water and wine tale.
A Detroit Free Press quip notes Clara asks if Harry assists with house cleaning. Harriet responds he hangs pictures crooked and grumbles.
A new church member asks for the choir member’s position. The mild tenor replies he is absolutely neutral and does not aid either faction. The exchange highlights a stance of nonalignment within the group.
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