Local Retail and Wholesale Merchants on Hope Thames Streets
Directory fragment lists Crawford Easterbrooks and others offering groceries flour meal coal provisions and more at wholesale and retail on Thames and Bradford streets. It names John H Ford M W Pierce Wm Taft Benjamin Tilley Goodhue & Son and many more with addresses on Hope Thames State Westminster streets Providence and Bristol for goods ranging from dry goods hardware jewelry and clothing to paper boxes and barber services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford Easterbrooks
Coal &c
Thames and
Bradford
John H. Ford
Thames Street
Franklin
M. W. Pierce
Hope Street
John Allen
Thames
State Streets
Desig Latipes
James P. Pierce
Secretary Bartlett Announces Revision Authority
The statement declares that no part of any act not inconsistent with the revisions shall be repealed, while any act inconsistent with the revisions is repealed. Signed by Secretary B. Bartlett, the note clarifies the scope of the revision act and confirms the act’s binding effect.
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B. Bartlett
Rural opportunity for young men urged in era of employment
A Rochester editorial advocates shifting from city clerkships to farming. It argues farm ownership offers independence, urging youths to seek open land work in the countryside over Western cities. It contrasts urban misery with rural reward and praises honest labor and a clear conscience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youxa Min
America
Broadway
New York
New Jersey
New England
N. Y
Public Health Act for Newport sanitation powers 1858
The Rhode Island General Assembly enacts Newport city may regulate privy vaults sinks and cesspools and fix locations. It may remove dangerous waste and prohibit swine, with penalties up to twenty dollars per day. It authorizes seizure of decayed food and empowers officials to order cleanup and disinfecting of contaminated properties with city funds recoverable from owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Newport
General Assembly
Board of Aldermen
Board of Aldermax
Court of Justices
Board of Alderman
Court of Justices of
Said
City
Treasuer
Auftis
Anecdote of the Revolution and a Newport tale
The piece recounts the capture of General Prescott by Barton’s men during the Rhode Island phase of the Revolution. It tells of Prescott dining aboard an Admiral’s ship, sparking a jovial but tense scene, and a Newport sailor’s doggerel recounting the event. It also briefly mentions a Kentucky Deaf and Dumb institution argument against first cousins marrying and a quip about a locomotive.
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General Prescott
Rhode Island
Barton
Providence
General Lee
Rhode Ialand
Prescott
Newport
Jescott
Neptunk
Commonwealth
Reveries on Old Im Tunes and Sacred Fume Reflections
A fragment reflecting on old tunes stirring pathos and spiritual uplift, contrasting modernism with past melodies. It evokes tears, purified hearts, and dreamlike Paradise while recalling joyful and sorrowful memories of the departed at a sacred funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fune
Blackwood
Deacon’s Oath and a Clerk’s Dilemma in Connecticut
In a Connecticut schol district meeting a new clerk was sworn in without a statute form. Deacon Smith improvised an oath: you swear to speak the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth for the year to come. The anecdote suggests a broader note on public office qualifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Deacon Smith
Unworry Howls and the Aim of Happy Home Life
The passage urges that small daily complaints undermine home happiness. It argues law and kindness should guide family life, warn against captious scolding, and note that strict parents may hinder children’s trust and future forgiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goethe
Procrastination Reflections From Famous Final Moments
Near the end of his life Patrick Henry touched the Bible and confessed to a friend that he had never read it with proper attention until late. William Pitt expressed fear that neglect of religious duties left him with little hope of their efficacy on his death bed.
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John Rus Gell
Treader
John Russell
Earth
Heaven
John Rua
Death
Kingdom of Heaven
Arthur’s Magazine
Patrick Henry
Iere
William Pitt
Turin Academy Recommends Ergot for Consumption Cure
The Turin academy approves a report favoring ergot of rye as a remedy for consumption. Dr Parula claims near infallible action and reports curing sixteen of thirty-one advanced cases, using two grammes daily with four to five day suspensions for forty eight hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy of Medicine
Turin
Sardinia
Parula
Old Pennsylvanian Voter Defends Two Vote Habit
An elderly observer recalls a former Pennsylvania legislator who always voted two in recorded roll calls. He explains that people overlook yeas and nays when good laws pass, but scrutinize when bad laws are enacted, reflecting on political habits and accountability.
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Pennsylvania Error
Narrow minded men grasp few ideas with clear precision
Someone observes that narrow minded men cling to limited ideas with misleading certainty, likening them to beggars who know the stamp and date of every penny in their pockets.
Glove Advice Baffles Ball Captain
A captain at a ball is urged by a beauty to wear gloves. He replies with wit, “never mind me, ma'am, I shall wash my hands when I’ve done dancing.” The exchange captures a playful, period tone.
Andover Seminary President Recommends Laughter Drill
A writer in the Atlantic recounts a President of Andover Theological Seminary gathering students in his room to remedy their thinness and dyspepsia by a laughter drill. The magisterial figure, over six feet tall with broad chest, commanded and mocked until the class nearly convulsed with laughter.
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Tex Mzpremx
Lavontrr
Griffin
Sayan
Atlantic
Andover Theological Seminary
Local Accident Involves Boiling Water Injury
A young man suffered severe scalding to both legs after falling into a cauldron of boiling liquid. He received immediate care including bed rest, cool liver oil, bloodletting, liniment, cod liver oil, and eventually chloroform which provided relief and aided recovery.
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Aboillo Medicale
Boston
Stop Bhoop Dust and Leather Scraps Wound Care
An old remedy advises using tea dust or scrapings from tanned leather bound to the wound to stop bleeding. Once bleeding ceases, apply landatum. The instruction claims these items are easy to obtain and can spare panic and a surgeon’s prescription.
Amusing Marine Insurance Tale From a California Correspondent
A New York Times California correspondent recounts a humorous marine insurance experience. The account describes a collapsed vessel and the convoluted settlement process with insurers, brokers, and complex calculations. The writer laments the difficulty of understanding the paper trail and jokes about keeping the document in Sing Sing.
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Callifornnia Insurance
California
New York Times
Rure
Coeey
Jones
Famie
Sing
Wares and Conversation in a Hartford Retail Scene
A Hartford paper excerpt shows a retailer and customer in a casual shop exchange. The dialogue spans tobacco and apothecary items as a father admonishes a child for rough language, hinting at household discipline and daily trade talk.
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Buncello Reals
Pat
Hartford
Todt ‘Apothecary
Bill
Also Mentioned on This Page
WM. H. Spooner
C. Hope Street
Mount Hope House
Brow
George Tilley
Japan Ware, &c
Bradford Street
AON
Westminster Street
D. A. Waldron
Cassimeres
Doeskins
Rich Westings
Bristol
Mats
Wisde
Jacob Goodhart
Peel
Tess
Westminster
Exchange Street
R. L
Sweet & Butts
Josiah Gladding
W. B. Kimball
Corner Hope and
Church Streets
S. Drury
HW. N. Gifford
Bord and
Hope Streets
Lewis W. Taft
Benjamin Tilley
WM. Vars & Son
Dewolf Hooduse
R. J
George W. Douglass
State Street
Corner of
Hope
Josephus Gooding
Hope and
Daniel Tanner
Statestreet
Bristol Hotel
Otis Munro
George W. Fraprie
North Mainstreet
Fall River
Massachusetts
John B. Munro
Cineca Street
BH. Whitney
Weatmwater Str
Benjamin C. Barrus
Anibate
John
Gladding
Thame Treet
Tron Ware
Charles. Fheles
Eweley
7 & Silver
Bristol Rural
W.R
Taylor Hardware
Saints
Thawresms Sr
Bsristol
R. R
Franklin Market
Thames St
Franklin St
Saoa
FORD
Eaye
Laws OF
State ‘of
Providence Plantations
Rheads Ieland
Tawney
Afric
Coffee
Seiz
Mason
Gansett Shores
Ral
Liberty
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