Local Advertisers and Tradesmen Listings
WH. VARS & SON in Bristol R I. DEWOLF HOUSE on Hope Street. GEORGE W FRAPRIE paper box maker 41 North Main Fall River MA. CRAWFORD EASTERBROOKS groceries and provisions at Thames and Bradford. WM. H. SPOONER hardware and crockery near Mount Hope House. GEORGE TILLEY iron tin and japan ware at 17 Bradford street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WH. Vars & Son
Dewolf House
Hope Street
Bristol
R. I
Ceorge W. Fraprie
North Main Street
Fall River
Massachusetts
Crawford Easterbrooks
Thames
Bradford Streets
WM. H. Spooner
Mount Hope House
George Tilley
Bradford Street
Lord Prayer and Old Time Reminiscence in One Piece
A long historical sermon mixes devotion to the Lord’s Prayer with anecdotes on prayer traditions, quotes from Count Egmont and John Quincy Adams, and reflections on religious significance. The piece recalls the Central America disaster and ends with a Maine Yankee reminiscing on rustic New England life and shared faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egmont
Paup II
Duke of
Alva
For
John Quincy Adams
China
California
Palestine
John Randolph
Chateaubrignd
God
Central America
Lieuven
An Invitation to Dine and a Daughters' Marriage Offer
A tale features a rich man who never invited guests and a wily visitor who learns a thousand pounds can be saved by marrying the daughter for ten thousand. Other items report a Sing Sing carpet factory fire blamed on convicts, a meteor seen over Louisville, a rail line opening Milwaukie to the Mississippi, and a humorous hotel servant anecdote with Ebony the servant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immauiately
Whaleboat Rescue and Curious Classroom Quips
An old whaling tale recounts a boat knocked high by a whale and a steersman bitten by the animal, saved and faced amputation while he humorously muses on sixty barrels. A string of brief exchanges follows with likable schoolroom humor and a pun about a stubborn horse and a postage stamp.
Absurd New York Absence of Mind and Odd Editorial Bits
A Boston Journal correspondent recalls a South Ferry scene where a middle aged man, reading a city politics article, is humiliated by a boot polishing prank. He ends up paying forty two cents after a boy’s quip, while spectators laugh at the petty trick. The note also mocks editors and a fatal arsenic suicide report, and ends with a joke about a Kansas liquor barrel and remarks from Digby on women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Ohre
New York
Atlas
Fulluwe
Maine
Kennebeck
Johny-Caka
Boston Journal
South Ferry
Triunean City Politica
Syracus
Hig
Iife
The Man Who Caught a Tartar in Love
A widowed physician feels financial strain and a loveless marriage push him toward Miss Minerva Hall. After a harsh awakening from domestic conflict and a chase for steadiness, he abandons the perilous match. He eventually courts Anne Huntington, wins her, and finds a renewed home life with happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Winthrop
Worms
Indy
Minerva Hall
Evergroon
Inio Huntington
Annis
Oetor
Ile
Howe
Amy
Allaire
Minervat Hall
Minerva
Minervis Wall
Mrs Hall
Tex
Fourth of July Toast at Lexington Celebration
A toast at the Lexington Fourth of July celebration praises Hoops and tight punta representing financial extremes. The toast hopes the charms of the Indies stay boundless and that the gents never get as tight as their Lrecchos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Indies
Lawyer Like a Sin Dust Falls Everywhere
A quip compares a lawyer to a sin, noting that whatever path he takes, the dust still falls.
The Law of Influence and Moral Power Across Society
A discourse on arithmetical progression becoming a metaphor for influence. The text argues every person wields unseen moral impact on others, lasting beyond life through words, actions, and examples, shaping countless lives and destinies.
Honor and authority in historical aphorisms
The text juxtaposes ideas on true honor as Cicero defined it and a ruler’s stance against selling authority. It includes a French relief-seeker remark about marriage and progeny and a rural retort about lineage and seed, illustrating satirical views on virtue and social status.
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Bristol Phenix
W. H. S. Bayley
Txens
Perry & Barnard
Westminster Street
Graves
Jacob Goodhart
Westminster
Exchange Street
Providence
Josiah Gladding
Bradford Atrect
John I.’Ford
Franklin
M. W. Pierce, Jr
W. B. Kimball
Hope
Church Streets
Benjamin Tilley
Sweet & Butts
Benjamin M. Lincoln
Slope Street
Goodhue & Son
Opticians
Westmnster ‘Street
Vridence
Josepius Gooding
State Streets
George W. Doulglass
Burt and Line Maker
Htyte Street
Hype
Ifford
Bradford
Lupe Streets
Lewis W. Taft
Japan
Gamues Street
R. Taylor Hardware
Gravstor
Otis Munro
Ceater
Thames and
Stite Streets
Daniel Tanner
State Street
R. 1
Bristol Hotel
Joan Allen
James P. Pierce
Drury
J. N. Burgess
Shuman
South Main Street
Thomas E, Steerf
HUMA
Thames Street
John B. Munro
Geo. H. Whitney
John Gladding
Charles I
Phelps
Sixth Avenue
Franklin Market
Thames St
Franklin St
Charles MacKay
Sing Sing
A. H. Smith
Louisville
Rattncan
Lacrosse and
Milwaukie
Mississippi River
Free Democrat
Northwest
Frazer River
Minnesota
Sambo
Ebony
Massa
Kansas
Digby
The
Chelsea Telegraph
Dean
Tayo
Big Pet
Harry
Sud
Aimy
Thodovta
Shy
Becausa
Fatto
Gine
Mia
Dr Winthrop
Dr. Winthrop
Rose Lawn
Anne Huntington
Thore
Paul
Tore
Vlad
Lee
Podlam
Richard Baxter
Baxter
Aimeo
Dr. Tood
Campania
Sivage
Romatus
Rome
Remus
Campania 2
Earth
Karin the Fair
Alexander Severin
Cicero
Igd
Eny
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