Cure for Consumption Promoted by Experienced Physician
An advertisement-style notice extols a bone root and herb based preparation claimed to cure bone diseases of throat and lungs and halt consumption. It asserts safety, absence of opium and calomel, and lists depots in New York and Boston with a Bristol distributor. It also includes a long anecdote about General Washington and a moral reflection warning the public that the world does not owe a living.
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A. L. Scovill & CO
Gothic Hall
Broadway
New York
New England
Burr & Perry
Cornhill
Boston
Mara
Bristol
L. W. Briggs
Bancroft
Gordon
Congress
Washington
Woburn
Brooklyn
General Washington
Old gentleman swindled by eager buyer of staged horses
A gullible elder was approached by a well dressed man claiming to want two horses. After proposing to pay 25 for a purchase, the con man cashed a forged Hartford Bank draft for 400 dollars, absconding with both money and horses. The incident ends with the victim left ruined. Clarissa Tibbets, once of Wiscasset, Me was found dead in the Boston Court House lockup after a sentence for drunkenness. Charles Fernald, a Boston printer, appointed county judge in Santa Barbara California by the governor, noted for his broad jurisdiction.
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Hartford
Hartford Courant
Clarissa Tibbets
Wiscasset
Boston Court House
House of Correction
Charles Fernald
Boston Post
California
Santa Barbara
Jorge H. Campbell
Boston
Calaveras County
Religious benevolent societies collect nearly 1.5 million in New York anniversaries
Fourteen principal religious and benevolent societies marked anniversaries in New York this year, bringing in nearly 1.5 million dollars, about 130 thousand more than the previous year. About 100 thousand came from local societies, with all but one fifteenth raised and disbursed by national associations.
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New York
Fruit Crops Near Boston Show Promising Outlook
The Fruit Crop in the vicinity of Boston is very promising with cherry trees in full blossom and prospects of abundant fruit. Peaches also look good and apples and pears appear healthy, though farmers expect this year's harvest to be less than last year.
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Boston
Massachusetts bill sets marriage age limits and consent rules
A House bill in Massachusetts restricts marriage certificates for males under 21 and females under 19, requiring parental consent or written approval and a sworn age affidavit. An accompanying act legitimates natural children when fathers claim them.
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Massachusetts
Eulogy Poem for Mrs Elizabeth Wardwell
A friend selects lines mourning Mrs Elizabeth Wardwell guiding bereaved relatives through sorrow. The message quotes religious verse on death, faith, and eternal life, noting her devotion to truth, her memory in the choir and Sabbath School, and the hope of reunion in the mansions above.
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Elizabeth G. Wardwell
Ibe
Abe
Avid
Live for Something a Dr Chalmers Motivational Quote
Quote attributed to Dr Chalmers urges living for a purpose. It emphasizes that deeds of kindness and mercy leave lasting monuments in hearts, not in written works or spoken words. The message warns that without virtuous acts, a life fades like forgotten insects.
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Dr. Chalmers
The county doctor in a Knickerbocker portrait
An autobiographical sketch shows a physician called to a stormy night bedside where a poisoned child has swallowed laudanum. The tale unfolds with mishaps, a wary household, and the doctor’s mortification when asked to waive charges. The tone recalls earned wisdom with blunt social bite.
Rhode Island Newport Street Tax for Curb Stones Reform
The 1853 Rhode Island General Assembly establishes a levy on owners of land bordering newly paved streets in Newport to cover curb stone costs. If unpaid, street taxes plus ten percent are assessed by the town and collected like local taxes. appeals to the Newport Court of Common Pleas within ten days.
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Rhode Island
General Assembly
Newrt
Ge Assembly
Newport
Court of Common Pleas
A. Potter
Seo'ry
Resolutions Adopted by the General Assembly
The document records multiple resolutions including allowances to Gov Philip Alten and Lt Gov Samuel Arnold for past services, committees to examine pauper conditions, and joint rules for Senate and House operations. It also notes appointments, audits of the General Treasurer, and payments to the widow of William A. Roberts.
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Hilip Alten
Treasu
Samuel G. Arnold
Senate
House of Representatives
General Assembly
Poulter
William A. Roberts
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Randolph, Vt
Samuel Perrin
Fanny Peake
CalPhere
Roxbury Heights
Cambridge Neck
Cambridge
Joa
Aurea Schevix
Bank's
Ephriam
Blue Capyates
See'ry
Henry Y. Cranston
Lewis J. Arnold
Jesse P. Ballou
Stephen A. Wright
Sec’ry
JT House of Representatives
Ae Frorty
Benjamin I
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City of
Providence
George Re C. Carr
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