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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1904
Page
3
A long Philadelphia and Nashville themed piece discusses Lydia E Pinkham remedies, a study on women in politics, motherhood as central to society, and the role of women in modern life. It includes testimonials, essays, and a lecture about the Holy Land with travel notes and reflections.
The Bristol prodigy Frederick Horreshoff reached the finals of the U S amateur championship in Short Hills New Jersey last week losing only to champion Egan in a close match He hails from New York and is related to J B Francois M Herreshoff and N G Herreshoff He attends Hill Preparatory School in Pottstown Pa and plays for Bristol Golf Club He recently won the Vermont championship and earned the Ekwanok Golf Club president’s cap His 293 yard drive at the Ekwanak course is near the world record and he was Rhode Island’s sole entrant in the U S amateur championship.
The Supreme Court Common Pleas Division lists jurors for the upcoming September session to be held here next Monday. Grand Jurors: Robert Kirkwood, Thomas Brightman, Jeremiah R. Latham, William H. Munro, Edward Quirk Jr., James Cashin, James R. Ashton, William J. McCsughey. Petit Jurors: John W. Best, Nathaniel Gladding, Charles H. Douglass, Charles A. Barbour, Solomon Wilcox Jr., Charles F. Herreshoff Jr., Nathan N. Cole, Frederick N. Fales, Albert W. S. Davis, Daniel Stevens, Hugh Young, Ezra Dixon, Wallis E. Bowe, Hugh Brady, Albert King, Herman J. Kemph, Thomas W. Christie, Peter Gaspar, William P. Francis, Weber Hill.
A letter cites two years ago painter Grant Smith of Eric, Pa, painting three frame houses and woodwork of a brick house. It notes paint costs 116.50 for lead and oil, Devoe purchases 97.40 with 11.60 returned, saving 31.10 on paint. Labor savings estimated 60 to 90 on all 90 to 120. From W F Nick Son, longtime agents for 40 years. Sincerely S O Easterbrooks who sells our paint.
Joseph Mc Elainey of Linton Iowa praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy after selling it for over twenty years. He says it provides quick relief for coughs and colds and is pleasant to take, with W H Buffington as the seller.
State Street M E Church notes invite attendance at this afternoon and evening Epworth Convention. Tomorrow evening prayer service topic The Next Great Awakening. Ladies Aid meets Thursday evening with Mrs Nathaniel on Hope Street. Jubilee titled The Thanksgiving Jubilee marks completion of church debt removal with pledges nearly met and plans for a banquet and events to be announced.
The Newport and Providence Railway announces weekday and Sunday departures from Newport to Providence at 6 45, 7 30, 8 80, 9 30, 10 80, 11 80 am and other listed times. Sunday service notes not ran. Bristol to Newport departures include 7 00, 8 00, 9 40, 10 00 am, with arrivals at Newport across the day. Boat connection details included with ten minute waiting for late cars.
Regular service between Providence and Bristol with two daily start times. From City Hall depart 6 45 a.m. and 7 45 a.m. with multiple 30 or 80 minute intervals, hourly later, and late night runs to Riverside car house and Bristol terminus. Franklin street departures follow Bristol timings.
Transit timetable details for the N Y N H and Hartford line effective May 29 1904. It lists northbound trains from Bristol Constitution Street to Providence Fox Point with multiple weekday departures from 6:45 am to 11:15 pm and southbound trains from Fox Point to Bristol with varied morning and evening departures. Includes arrival times at Bristol and Providence on weekdays and Sundays.
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