Providence Street Vendors and Merchants Directory Listing
A cleaned OCR fragment lists numerous Providence Rhode Island merchants and shops with addresses on Westminster Street Thames Street Hope Street and Bradford Street. It names firms in medicines perfumery groceries clothing hardware books and jewelry among others and notes general wholesale lumber in Bristol.
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Bristol Phenix
Bradford Street
Bristol
Munro
Mere A. Gers
Thames
State Streets
Daniel Tanner
State Street
R. I
Josephuss Gooding
Beating of Casco Bay Storms Across the Cape Shore
In the morn the sea roared along Casco Bay with Cape Ann and Nahant joining the thunder. Highpound Light and Race Point stand against the ocean as Aberold Sanouty and Monomoy loom offshore. The surf crashes on Aquebek beaches as Noman's Land and Purgatory Rocks echo with the night surf.
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Isles
Casco Bay
Tinland
Cape Ann
Nahant
Truroo
Chatham Cape
Sinsponse
Aberold Sanouty
Mattakeeset Bay
Caim
Noman
Purgatory
Aquebeck
Murder at St James shows a slave killing his master
An account from near Donaldsonville South Carolina describes Constant Metancun punishing a slave who forged manacles for a plan to escape. The slave struck Metancun with a hammer, then fled, drowned himself in a river as pursuers closed in, ending the pursuit. The text also includes Franklin anecdotes and a quip about tavern curiosity.
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Dovsie
St. James
Donaldsonville
S C
Constant Metancun
Widloy
Sture
Jie
Dowd
Vicon
Tle
Mante
Birds outwit workers at quarry bell to guard nest
A thrush nesting on a quarry ridge learned to use a ringing bell used to warn workers of blasts. It fled to shelter whenever the bell rang and later peeped to see if men retreated. The tale, cited by the London Literary Journal, highlights avian intellect in a hazardous setting.
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London Literary Journal
Fragmented Sabbath Tale Reflects Household Mischief
A garbled 19th century vignette shows a family scene where a father confronts a broken Sabbath rule and a boy named Sandy faces bedtime after a comb is shattered in three pieces. The dialogue hints at parental authority and domestic discipline.
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Sandy
Houany
Enemies and the critique of self centered living
A dialogue on inner enemies and social gaze contrasts Mrs. Edwards's self reliant stance with a friend's claim that true harm comes only from within. The discussion traces pride, neighbors’ prying, and the gospel call to light others without extinguishing one’s own soul, urging spiritual renewal over worldly self sufficiency.
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Edit
Edwards
Edwarda
Mr. Edwards
God
Mrs. Edwards
Do you understand me now
A country schoolmaster booms at a disobedient urchin and throws ink at the boy's head. The student fires back that he has an ending of what the man means, signaling a tense clash in a rural classroom.
Goose Owned by Schamp Family Through Revolution to Present
The Cincinnati Garrite notes a goose in the Schamp neighborhood that has endured thirty three winters. Owned by Mr Schamp the bird has stayed with the family since the Revolutionary War. Two years ago a lad hatched four eggs and the young birds are thriving. The piece hints the market may soon see more birds from this patriarchal flock.
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Cincinnati
Re Shingling Over Old Roofs Suggested by Mr Adame
Re Shingling technique recommended by Mr J T Adame of the National Era calls for laying new shingles over old ones using sixpenny nails instead of fourpenny nails. Benefits cited include saving removal costs, better weather protection, tighter roofing, and a longer lasting roof when old shingles are not too decayed. Remove moss first.
Philadelphia Actor Reclaims Lost Cape May Watch
A popular Philadelphia actor visiting Cape May forgot a watch at his home. A friend retrieved it and arranged a complimentary presentation with a speech and feast. The actor later returned to his room, opened the case, and found the watch inside, the one he had left behind.
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Jexr
Philadelphia
Cape May
Cape
New Mopger Auroration System Demonstrated
Dr Masoneuve presents a new method to avoid amputation using a machine that detaches the limb from the socket without pain or blood loss. In some cases bones are restored within days, with reports from the Academy of Medicine and various hospitals.
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Masoneuve
Ts Academie de Medicine
Chicago post office clerk recalls past as reporter
A Chicago post office clerk, asked about his thoughts during the ethical period, replied he pondered what the morning papers would say. It is noted he once worked as a reporter.
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Chicago
Macbeth
Macduff
Ee Sage
Minister's Morning Ride Sparks Humorous Wedding Tale
In a Buffalo Express anecdote a minister is summoned at dawn for an unusual wedding ceremony. A carriage arrives with a freckled horse driver who cannot locate the church. The minister and couple, guided by the driver, finally reach the right place and wed, ending in a merry, lighthearted toast.
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Ches
Parish Church Accounts Note Payments to Minister and Guests
The Darlingto parish records list charges for six quarters of sack and one pint of brandy for the minister and Mr George Dull who preached. An ale allowance is noted for a stranger, plus a small sum for the Durham preacher, totaling modest church expenses.
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Crmnica
Courants
Darlingto
Sacko
George Dull
An&k
Deana
Durham
Child’s remark on breakfast shows clear dislike
A six year old girl distinguishes liking breakfast from loving it. When asked by her aunt if she loves it, she replies with disgust that loving it would require too much effort. The exchange highlights a humorous take on affection and taste.
Advocate urges abstinence from alcohol with water substitute
An advocate of total abstinence urged a confined tippler to replace his favorite beverage with water, arguing water’s benefits over strong drinks. The reply mocked the idea saying water is thin and not as satisfying as alcohol.
Notorious Marchioness Brinvillera Faces Confession Omission
As she mounted the scaffold the Marchioness de Brinvillera told a friend she feared she had forgotten to mention in her confession that she poisoned her father. She called it a trifling omission she wished to correct.
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Marchioness
de Brinvillera
Gunner’s Quip Through Time in Silay Ry’s Front Yard
A garbled dialogue scene shows a speaker challenging another about a watch and a horse metaphor, with the pair trading lines about honesty and appearances. The rustic exchange hints at rural life and local banter captured in the period piece.
Eminent Supporter Renounces Fourierism
Victor Couriderant, an early and prominent backer of the social elect Fourier, has renounced the philosophy and concluded that society cannot be organized on such principles.
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Victor Couriderant
Fourier
Emigrant Question Traces Sea Life Metaphor
A traveler asks a shipmate if he is the mate of the ship and receives a quip about the cook being male. In a related reflection a writer compares heartbreak to a lobster regrowing a claw, suggesting resilience as a new form of growth.
Wealth and virtue in uneasy balance
The passage argues that wealth does not guarantee happiness and peace. It warns that riches bound to the heart corrupt sympathies and can blast life, while true fulfillment lies in moral good and inner peace rather than power or fame.
Dinner Stall Exchange Creates Market Money Deal
A fragment shows a quarrel over dinner and payment as a husband offers market money for meals while his wife and maid react. The text notes the gangs departing for an office and a remark on the steak being excellent, followed by questions about payment.
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Ire
Old Provocative Dialect and Shakespearean Musings
A fragmentary page shows garbled dialogue on patriotism and provincial speech. The passage references a Southern man misinterpreting language and a Shakespearean line about Macbeth facing Macduff, blending humor and literary allusions amid distorted OCR text.
Also Mentioned on This Page
MM. KR. Gifford
Bradford
Hope Streets
Lnuis W. Taft
Japan
Thames Street
Benjamin Tilley
Hope Street
Sweet & Butts
Westminster Street
Providence
Benjamin M
Lincoln
Latter
W. B. Kimball
Hope and
Church Streets
MM. W. Pierge, Jr
Wlethe
C. &Ce
John IL Ford
Josiah Glaprbing
Jacob Good
Westminster
Frehanga Street
Perry & Barnard
RB Taylor
Bardware
Paints
Oils, &c
Taanes St
Charles BH. Pueblps
Sixth Avenue
New York
FGHN
Geo. H. Wuoitney
John B. Munro
George Tilley
Stover
Iron, Tin and
Japan Ware, &c
WM. H. Spooner
Wader
Mount Hope
Crawford Easterbrooks
Bradford Streets
Huma Stern Mill
Rugs, &c
Westminster Ter Erect
B. L
BK. Shuman
South Main Street
N. Burgess
Rage
Mésbet
Elecines
Fan Teles &c
James ¥. Pierce
John Allen
Ceorge W. Fraprie
North Mainstreet
Fall River
Massachusetts
Vars & Son
Wey
N 'Fane
J. N. Burgess
HITE
W. H. Spooner
Franklin Market
Thames St
Franklin St
FORD
Bea Waves
G. W. Pece
Tore Corsosus Coren
Weems
Pranklin
New England
Pan
Beast
Confort
Benjamin Franklin
Boston
Dres
Ann
Bridget
Scullion
Grandma
Pat
Mar
Muirvolvet
Oregon
Aleavior
St. Paul
Aurora Leigh
Angela
Heaven
Paradise
Lowen
America
Zion
Terrile
Avery
Beng Clhihel
Jesus Christ
Ieee
Haga
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