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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1904
Page
4
Assessors levy a poll tax of 1.00 for 1904 on every person eligible to vote. Tax due September 1 to October 1, 1904. Collector H Peck will collect daily excluding Sundays and holidays from 9 to 12 and 2 to 4. Town Clerk may also receive payments in Bristol Rhode Island.
George Peck, collector, announces town tax for 1904 in Burnside Memorial Building. Office hours in September exclude Sundays and holidays, with evening hours Sept 22 to Oct 1. Discounts 6 percent if paid by Oct 1. otherwise taxes due by Nov 1 with 6 percent interest from Oct 1.
Frances E Bowen appointed guardian of Esther E Smith minor of Stoughton Massachusetts by Bristol Probate Court. Bond filed as required. All claims to ward to be presented within six months. debts to guardian to be paid to Frances E Bowen at 78 Lexington Avenue Providence RI.
W S Philpot of Albany Georgia reports relief from a bilious attack after taking a single DeWitts Little Early Risers pill. He notes the small size yet strong effect and pleasant experience, calling them an ideal pill, with sale by W H Buffington.
Savannah Georgia club woman Mrs Whittaker attests Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her four year struggle with irregularities and uterine troubles in three months She reports full restoration of health and regular painless cycles and recommends the remedy as superior to doctors or medicines in her letter dated 604 89th St W Savannah Ga The publisher notes a 5000 forfeit if the original letter cannot be produced and cites ongoing testimonials to prove the product's efficacy for female diseases.
Keith's stages a high standard week led by the Fadettes Orchestra praised as world class by the Boston Herald. The bill includes Am I Your Wife a witty one act by Edmund Day and the Three Keatons with Buster the popular midget comedian. Also featured are Sagér Midgely & Gertie Carlise Sammy and Sarah sketches and a range of specialty acts including blackface comic Ernest Ernest Hogan's rival, Bright Brothers acrobats, Ford Sisters wooden shoe dancers, Dorothy Kenton banjo, Mooney & Holbein eccentrics, Zarnes trapeze, Lambert & Pierce singers and dancers, plus a Russo-Japanese war picture by the Biograph.
Harold Holce writes a feature in Booklovers Magazine October issue describing a colossal land voyage for gold. Ships sail not on sea but across mountains plowing furrows, causing desertion, with striking photos illustrating the effort and its outcomes.
Mr. John Hamlett of Hagle Pass Texas praises Chamberlain Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after suffering a week bowel trouble. He followed advice from C Johnson a merchant and felt relief after one dose and full cure after the third. For sale by W. H. Batftington.
A massive Buffalo Hall demonstrat ion by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen ends with overwhelming support for President Roosevelt. About 6 000 attendees roar approval after Grand Master Hanrahan defends the president for joining the union. The crowd chants Hurrah for Theodore Roosevelt as members praise his welfare focus and unity between labor and leadership.
Rev Dr J Seaman urges Prohibitionists and temperance Democrats to align with a strong administration this year. He attacks ex Chairman Hopkins and Democrat-Prohibitionists, labels some tactics as shyster politics, and calls for working and voting with a leading government, citing Blaine’s era. He appeals to former Republicans and true citizens to support a high standing administration.
The Concord Monitor notes partisan debt figures: by 1802 the Republicans cut annual public debt interest to 23 million dollars, the Democrats under Cleveland raised it to 28 million, and the Republicans claim a post Spanish War reduction to 28 million.
A vintage health blurb argues that a weak stomach weakens the man and that strength cannot be restored without first rebuilding stomach health. It promotes Kodol Dyepepsia Cure as a remedy that digests food, cleanses glands and membranes, and cures indigestion and related stomach troubles sold by W. H. Buffington.
Regular service between Providence and Bristol listed with weekday and Sunday times. City Hall departures start 5.45 am weekdays and 7.45 am Sundays. Bristol terminus departures start 5.15 am weekdays and 6.45 am Sundays. Service runs at 30 or 80 minute intervals, with hourly finales and special late runs to Riverside car house.
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