Mind Your Own Business in Codfish Square
A long lesson on minding one’s own affairs contrasts social gossip with practical self care. The piece rails at nosiness, praises privacy, and notes how meddling harms both individuals and society. It references Miss Smith and Miss Thomas, Mr Print, Ipecac, and local inspectors, ending with a nod to Rhode Island election news.
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Miss Smith
Joneses
Brown's
Miss Araminta
Julietta
Smith
Robinson's
Esquire
Thomas
John
Ipecac
Apothecary
Gazelle
Bristol
M. W. Newton
Rhode Island
Gottlieb Schneider
Abraham Peckham
William Bradford
Parvis Douglass
John A. Rich
J. Crawford Brown
Walter C. F. Barker
Nehemiah Cole
William Smith
William Henry Munro
Gas Light Co
Se Oeet
Fire Department
W.J. Miller
J. Hoard, Jr
J.S. Newman
Reuben Coffin
Cc. A. Greene
V. N. Cole
Asylum
J. H. Lake
C. W. Holbrook
Alonzo Carey
Sheldon& Kelly
Henry Goff, Jr
C. S. Darling
Wm. Davis
T. Armory
Henry Coomer
John Comer
England
Boston
Elizabeth Kinnicutt
Bristol Neck
Henry
Nicholas
Lydia
Guadaloupe
Warren
Ienry Coomer
Reynolds Marg. Co
Thames Street
Constitution Street
Thames
Constitution Streets
P.O
GEO IE Reynolds
Protection for Child Labor in New York Factories
A New York law to restrict early factory work for children gains lawmakers’ attention amid concerns over young girls pulled from school into foul air rooms to earn wages, weakening education and welfare.
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New York
Diplomatic notes on American influence and Russian courtesy
The piece ridicules Catacazy and praises American resolve in St. Petersburg. It contends diplomacy should rest on courtesy, not boastful bravado, and warns against an oligarchy of politicians seeking to curb public power. It moderates praise for Grant and senators, noting human flaws in leadership.
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Catacazy
St. Petersburg
Prince Gortschakoff
Bruin
Mer
Ulysses S. Grant
Senator Summer
Senator Trumbull
White House
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Atlantic
Rocky Mountains
Denver
Fort Union
Ja Fe
Ayer
Cedar Rapids
California
Walker
Mount Lane
Josephus Gooding
John Lawless
Gilbert Lawless
Feeburnes
James D. Wardwell
Water for the people and tree planting
The piece argues water supply issues in cities like New York and Boston and urges widespread tree planting to protect inland streams for future generations. It emphasizes conservation as a duty and links today’s economy to wealth for the long term.
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New York
Boston
Social meetings and local debates in Bristol scene
Local notices describe a Y M C A wind up social at the association rooms this Saturday and the Metacom Debating Club set for next Tuesday. Also noted are school visits by state officials, a Bristol Hotel exhibition, and a Bristol Training Battery officers election.
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Y. M.C. Association
Metacom Debating Club
Town Hall
William N. Spooner
Charles A. Waldron
Charles C. Cummings
General Assembly
Isaac F. Williams
Bristol
Providence
Warren
Barrington
Narragansett Bay
Messrs
Benjamin L. West
William R. Taylor
John B. Pearce
John 3. Munro
Charles H. Spooner
Censuring Echoes and Pledges in Varying Times
A collage of aphorisms and vignettes on manners, politics, and social life. It contrasts harsh discipline with softened benevolence and laments aging, with lines referencing Polly Ticks, Cincinnati, and John Brownstock in a satirical mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brownstock
John
Johnathan
Geneva
Jonathan
Cincinnati
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Bristol Whenrix
Empire State
Padelford
Arnold
Scot’g. Providence
North Providence
Smithfield
Cumberland
Scituate
Cranston, AG
Barrillville
Foster
East Providence
Gloucester
Pawtucket
Johnston
Woonsocket
Lincoln
North Smithfield
Newport County
Newport
Tiverton
Little Compton
Portsmouth
Middletown
Jamestown
Wallington County
South Kingstown
North Kingstown
Westerly
Napkinton
Richmond
Charlestown
Exeter
Kent County
Warwick
Coventry
East Greenwich
West Greenwich
Bristol County
Washington, Kent
Providence Daily Journal
King Fisher
J. B. Herreshoff
Bradford Street
Young Men's Christian Association
William Miller
South Christian Church
T. W. Bicknell
Jewell
Albany
Friends of Education
Congregational Memorial Chapel
G. L. Locke
Bicknell
Bristol Train of Artillery
M. T. Bennett
Wm. R. Taylor
William T. C. Wardwell
John B. Munro
Wardwell
Joh W. Pearse
Elisha M. Wardwell
Pearse
John Turner
Lemuel A. Bishop
Turner
David A. Fish
Lyman B. Bosworth
William J. Miller
George W. Simmons
Henry Goff
Republican Party
Court House
Samuel D. Wardwell
Nathan G. West
William H. West
A. P. Baxter
William H. Manchester
William H. Spooner
James F. Stoughton
John Wesley Pearse
Sarah Blount
Charles Evans
St. Michael’s Parish
Benj. Hall
Jonathan D. Waldron
Thomas J. Usher
Robert S. Andrews
Edward S. Babbitt
Alfred Luther
L. W. Briggs
George H. Pearce
George F. Usher
William H. West, Jr
Samuel Pitman
John H. Pitman
Theo. P. Rogert Lemuel A. Bishop
George I H. Pearce
J. Monroe Taylor
Pratt
Polonius
Hamlet
Messrs. Hibbard & Hawkins
Westminster Street
Weed Company
Count von Long Head
Bismark
Polly Ticks
Franklin Gazette
Malone
N. Y
Joseph Furbish
L. M. Robbins
Rockland
Dr. Clark
Miss Sawyer
Patten
Silas Byrant
Sherman
Joe Moses
James Clarke
Job
Sir James Clarke
Job Moses
N. B
Cortlandt St
Jallyeow
Hope and Wardwell Streets
Bricgss—Robertson
Detroit
Michigan
Charles Briggs
R. I
Emily
John Robertson
Phoenix Marine Journal
Port of
BR. I
B. Durfee
Durfee
Fall River
UNDAY
Eeach
Hoboken
N. N. Cole
Hamilton
Wells
Abby E. Willard
Weeks
National Rubber Co
Thomas Briggs Smith
Benjamin P. Smith
Henry H. Luther
Peter Gladding
Robate
Prudence Coomer
George H. Coomer Ee
Bristol Phanix
Eter Gladding
Town OF
Parvis Pot
Parvis Douglas
DR. Lighthill & Sweny
City Hotel
DRS. Lighthill & Sweny
Joan C Bickford
John C. Bickford
Nat'l Rubber Co
Dr. Sweny
Chas. H. Cooke
Bay St
G. H. Reynolds
Ferry Hill Farm
John R. Gardner
Alderney
John W. Weed
Crooked Lane
Monro
Harneas
Spencer
H. Reynolds
Commercial Bank of Bristol
Edward W Greene
Dtd Greene
Reynolds
Ss. A. Driscol
Nan
Vom
Upper
Swansea
John Driscoll
Stephen Driscol Warren
DR. Lighthill
Council Chamber
R S Andrews
See
Olly Varden
Dolly Varden
Millinery Goods
G. HW
Farrington
Hope Street
Anderson
Boot and Shoe Store
State Street
James Anderson
American Copper Paint CO
E. Folsom & CO
India
Geo F. Smith, Nayatt, B
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