Historic Providence merchants and vendors directory entry
A long street list of businesses in Providence and Bristol including bootmakers, jewelers, clockmakers, groceries, hardware, clothing, and services with addresses on Hope Street Westminster Street Thames Street and other local streets. Names include Lincoln Gooding Gladding Phillips and Allen among many others, indicating a late 19th century commercial catalog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Ennis
Constitution Street
Hope
High Streets
Geo. A. Whitney
Westminster Street
Providence
R. I
WM. Vars
Lasting Impressions from a Remembered Presence
A poet reflects on how enduring memories of a loved one linger after their departure. The speaker recalls how music, phrases, and kindness become internalizable treasures. Through distance and time the influence deepens, shaping the soul and sustaining gratitude beyond life.
Eye Sight and Bible Reading Warned by Ryle
The article warns about eye strain from overwork and poor reading habits with tips to protect eyesight. It questions Bible reading habits, noting many own Bibles yet rarely read them sincerely and urges heartfelt engagement rather than perfunctory study.
Lightning flash timing to celestial sights from Earth
The text notes a lightning flash on Earth would be visible on the Moon in 1.25 hours, on Jupiter at its farthest in 50 minutes, on Uranus in 2 hours, on Neptune in 4.25 hours, and on Vega in 45 years, with fainter stars visible over thousands of years, all seen through a telescope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Journal of Health
Jupiter
Uranus
Neptune
Vega
Moral Courage Against Temptation and Sickness Voices
A Presbyterian voice recalls Arthur Clifton in his youth and warns children to resist alcohol after a friend’s ruin. Also a domestic vignette on Mrs Scrantum’s failing health, her daily pains, financial strain, and the burden of illness on family life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Clifton
Orrones
Clifton
Clay
Harry
Lelling
Slorry
Charles Napier Dies After Battle-Born Heroic Farewell
In August 1858 Charles Napier faced death in bed after a lifetime of war. He asked for his Arab charger, received his farewell, and died at five in the morning with family nearby. Veterans saluted as old colors of the 22d Regiment were raised at his passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Napier
Montagu M’maurde
Meanee
Hyderabad
Auctioneer’s fall spurs auction as crowd escapes unharmed
In Hartford a scene turned comic when an auctioneer cried gone and the crowd tumbled into the cellar without injuries. The incident followed a day that also featured a shoplifting report, the writer notes as a counterpoint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
H. Register
Instinct of a Horse Reveals Remarkable Directional Travel
A Tennessee gentleman tells how his horse, bought far away, returned overnight nearly a hundred fifty miles home. The beast swam rivers and crossed mountains, traveling straight toward its familiar pasture and completing a feat of instinct akin to navigation. The tale likens the horse’s guidance to the bee’s directed return to its cell, as observed by the St. Louis Republican.
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Tennessee
Paris
St. Lous
London Coal Trade by Weight and Honest Practice
A historic London coal buying method uses sacks of one hundred pounds weighed by carts and honest drivers. Reports from Dr Bissell and The Norfolk Herald applaud cold-water head immersion as a preventive for disease, while a tale of Frederick the Great notes five equal libraries for seamless reading across residences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
City of London
Bissell
Staten Island
Norfolk Herald
Controversial 18th Century Proposal Resurfaces Again
Boston Post reports that state legislatures may push to reenact an English 1776 law punishing women who seduce men into marriage with penalties akin to witchcraft. The piece mocks the idea, noting it would never be enforceable, yet highlights the sensationalist history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Post
Beans for Porttry Feed Improves Hen Laying
A cor respondent explains using discarded beans as poultry feed. By boiling four quarts of bad beans and mixing with three pints of meat, hens rapidly respond with increased laying. The author notes uncertainty about the exact cause but confirms strong, repeated lay responses from the mixture.
Printer's Devil Origin in Printing House Folklore
The article traces how early printers in Germany and France faced superstition and police scrutiny for their craft. It links the term printer's devil to the belief that printing was aided by the devil, a nickname reportedly given to the office boy amid tales of Faust and early movable type.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Qguttenburgh
John Faust
Faustus
Peter Shiffer
Germany
France
Paris
Shoeffer
Devil
Fauatus
Sleep-Laid Night Complaints From Western Editor
A western editor recalls a sleepless night caused by a wailing sixteen month old, a dog howling under the window, a cat in the alley, a colored serenade near a shanty, and a pig trying to get in the back door.
Samo's TuaNxsaivsna Turkey Tale
A humorous fragment describes Samo buying a patriarchal turkey. He recalls bringing it home, his wife biting him three hours, then the bird crowing before being cooked with six pounds of potatoes, kicking the pot as if aged to ancient times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samo
TuaNxsaivsna
Sambo
Turkey
Anamalcules with animal-like systems found in tiny size
A report notes organisms so minuscule that 1,000,000 would not exceed a grain of sand yet each possesses blood vessels nerves muscles and circulating fluids like larger animals. The discovery suggests complex life forms at microscopic scales.
Earth circumference and underground tunnel ideas
The text cites the earth’s circumference as 25 020 miles and notes a railway train at 25 miles per hour would take six weeks to circle it. It mentions a theoretical 8000 mile tunnel from England to New Zealand and includes a quip about birds and women with a fruit tree mirror deterring birds but attracting women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
New Zealand
Also Mentioned on This Page
Benjamin M. Lincoln
Hope Street
Josephinus Gooding
State Streets
George W. Douglass
State Street
Corner of
H. N. Gifford
Bradfurd
Hope Streets
Lewis W. Tamt
Manes Street
WM. R. Taylor
Cor ‘Age
Rs Paints
Tuas Ot
Baisto
R. T
Otis Munro
Thames and
Daniel Tanner
Bristol
de. A.N
Charles H. Phielps
Sixth Avenue
New York
John Ladding
Thames Street
F. Fish
sTare Street
Haye Street
A. B. Clary & Sons
Westminster St
Fulton Street
R. Tit
Josinel Gladding
Bradford Street
M. W. Pierce
Westinger, &c. &Cey No
Jacob Goodisart
Westminster
Exchange Street
R. J
Perry & Barnard
J. N. Burgess
B. Shuman
South Main Street
Artseep E
HUMA
B. L
Crawford Easterbrooks
Procicions
Coal &c
Bradford Streets
WM. H. Spooner
Ocoeeest
Mount Hope House
Eee
Tilley Stores
Japan Ware
John B. Munro
Mardusre
Groverten
Bern
Edinburgh Journal
Milton
Ryle
Tor Davonner
Mrs. Scrantum
Mr. Scran
Thia
Mra. Scrantum
Miss Verne
Frederick the Great
Potsdam
Sans Souci
Berlin
Charlottenburg
Breslau
Printer's Devil
Snooks
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