Salem archives reveal Bridget Bishop execution warrant 1692
Seventeenth century warrant from Salem authorities orders Bridget Bishop hanged for witchcraft. Document signed by William Stoughton and George Corwin records her indictment, guilty verdict, and death sentence to be carried out on June 10 1692 in Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peabody Institute
Salem
Mass
Bridget Bishop
Massachusetts
Bishop
William Stoughton
Corwin
George Corwin
County of Essex
Al’s Olliver
Edward Bishop
Oyer
Essex
Middlesex
Suffolk
Abigal Williams
Ann Puttnam
Mercy Lewis
Mary Walcott
Elizabeth Hubbard
Salem Village
William
Mary
England &c
Bridget
Boston
Lord William and Mary
England
Brigett Bishop
Brigett
Lecture and concert schedule announced for December through March
On Saturdays and a Thursday a series of events is listed: Dr Eugene May leads a Ladies Lecture Course on December 3, December 10 features the Florentine Orchestra and a College Lecture Course, Ramos Spanish Orchestra appears February 11, Dixie Jubilee Singers perform March 9, all under the Ladies' Lecture Course program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene May
Florentine Orchestra
Ramos Spanish Orchestra
Midnight Ride of Paul Revere Recited at Scenic Theatre
A special matinee at Scenic Theatre presents Paul Revere's legendary ride with the poem excerpt and a theatrical laugh from start to finish. The program lists adults at 10 cents and children at 5 cents for Saturday, November 26th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toomer and Hewins
Scenic Theatre
The First Requisite Election Verbatim Joke
Senator Vance asked an elderly former slave if he believed in election. The man replied that the Bible teaches the doctrine, and he’d rather not answer but insisted he never knew a man elected who wasn’t a candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vance
Congress
Ephraim
Fac
The Parable of the Ten Ideas
A teacher tests two boys after months. One boy recalls ten facts with precise retrieval. The other boy generates many new facts from the ten, but the teacher ignores whether original facts remain, focusing only on work produced.
Paul Revere and the Midnight Ride Recalled in Verse
A historical poem recounts Paul Revere’s ride to warn of British advance and the lantern signals in the Old North Church. The scene shifts to New England towns and a river crossing as the nation’s fate is framed by a single horseman’s spark. Meanwhile Lake Wall fishing progress reports reveal carp and buffalo hauls and a funding path for future seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Revere
North Church Tower
Middlesex
Old North Church
Wall Lake
Charles Spencer
Special matinee for ladies and children at Scenic Theatre
Saturday matinee November 26 presents Toomer and Hewins for a family laugh at Scenic Theatre. Seating at 2 30 p m with entertainment geared toward women and kids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toomer and Hewins
Scenic Theatre
Ames City notices paving assessments on Main Duff Kellogg Douglass
Notices detail plats and schedules for paving costs on Main Street, Duff Avenue, Douglass Avenue, and Kellogg Avenue in Ames Iowa with assessments against abutting property and railways. Objections must be filed within twenty days of first publication, November 17 1910. Chamberlains Cough Remedy recommended for coughs and colds in a separate notice.
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Ames
Iowa
Main Street
Carroll Avenue
Grand Avenue
Duff Avenue
5Th Street
Douglass Avenue
Kellogg Avenue
Epworth League Aids Francis and Deaconess Homes
The Epworth League met in M E church parlors Monday evening and tied two comforts for the Francis home at Indianola. They also packed two barrels for the Deaconess home in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
M. E
Francis
Indianola
Des Moines
Laborer Riddle and Jamieson Hall Dance Night
A classroom joke asks how long seven workers take for seven times the work, answer seven weeks due to a strike. In Jamieson’s Hall the Crescents gathered Thursday evening with Cramblitt’s orchestra providing music for dancing or cards as desired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Crescents
Jamieson
Cramblitt
None
Messrs S G Freeman F J Grass W J Gilmore and H H Reynolds of the Ozarks witnessed the Ames Nebraska game Saturday. Mr Gilmore also attended the National Horticultural Congress and Missouri Valley Corn Show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
S. G. Freeman
F. J. Grass
W. J. Gilmore
H. H. Reynolds
The
Ozarks
Mr. Gilmore
National Horticultural Congress
Missouri Valley
Mrs Cutting Questions Pillow Price Increase at Store
In a department store exchange Mrs Cutting notes down pillows now marked three dollars after yesterday’s two eighty eight price. A saleslady confirms the rise and argues the pillows have advanced in price.
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Prac
David H. Stern
Stern Medical Dispensary
Stern
Stern Medical Dispersary
Dearborn St
Chicago
Newt
Sifarreye By
Shine
J. E. Cagwin
Manus DesiGens
Munn & Co
Cientific American
ANN & Co
New York
F St
Washington
B.C
J. J. Grove
Main St
Hyland Ave
State Agricultural College
H. C. Johnson Care
Fred’k H. Bartlett & Co
Washington St
Ames Intelligencer
Charlestown
Concord
James B. Weaver
Methodist Brotherhood
Medford
Lexington
Big Fish Story
Ayer
Formul
J. C. Ayer Co
Lowell, Mans
A. B. Marwell
A. L. Champlin
Bowersock Mills and Power Co
Lawrence, Kansas
St. Zephyr
Scottish Society
Bobt Burn
Tt Armory
Soward J. Wibeler
Theodore Romero
Chanescter
Phe
Quenn
Pultedina
Perea
Marie Antoinette
Louis XVI
Hae
Makers
Bauge & Alwi
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