France Imitates Germany Excluding the American Potato
The writer laments France under MacMahon turning away from American produce to imitate Germany. He argues this contrasts with friendship toward the Yankee vegetable and criticizes nationalist shifts. The piece then shifts to a cruise of summer travel, urging tourists to leave home for open oceans, crowded resorts, and vacation wealth as heat and weariness loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Germany
MacMahon
Bismarck
Newport
Saratoga
Long Branch
Jay Gould Builds Erie Stock Power Again
The article notes Jay Gould’s rising reputation for financial skill and claims he has secured enough Erie Railway stock to regain control. It warns of another storm ahead as the road remains troubled, with commentators pricing in further clashes and continued public scrutiny of his methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Jay Gould
Gotham
Erie ‘Railway
Wall Street
Jay Gould
Jubilee singers in Bristol and local town meeting notes
Washington DC April 10 1875 letters recount exposure of a bogus Jubilee singers troupe praised Fisk University performers praised Camilla Urso and Clara Doria with remarks on their concert at Congregational church Bristol Town Meeting minutes report town officers election budgets and proposed fire district transfer and hall repairs plus July 4 celebration funding and tax policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Phenix
Jubilee Singers
Lane
Fisk University
Congregational Church
Europe
Bristol
Camilla ‘Urso
Daily Press
Theo
Thomas
Rubinstein
de Murska
Patti
Mario
Mendelssohn
Gilmore
Camilla Urso
Madame Urso
Ole Bull
Vieuxtemps Wieniawski
Listemann
Clara Doria
Rudolphen
Boston
Messrs
Fessenden and
Rudolphsen
M. Sauret
Old Town Hall
Town Hall
George H. Reynolds
Peter Gladding
William H. Spooner
Samuel D. Wardwell
James A. Miller
Samuel M. Lindsey
Thomas C. Church
Bennett J. Munro
James Lawless
Silas H. Munro
John B. Taylor
James Hoard, Jr
John H. Gladding
Benjamin M. Lincoln
General Assembly
Bristol Fire District
Hon
Lown Connell
Isaac
Williams, Solon
BH. Smith
William “P. Kimball
John B. Pearce
John Turner
Said
Edward “Wilsen
Mexsadore
T Bensett
Wil J. Miller
William. Garlay
Wes B. Herreshoff
William Bradford
N. Bangs Williams & CO
Imrorars
Ecksales
Westminster St
Providence
Corporation
United States
Iliam Ames
Internal Revenue
R. I
J. W. Douglass
Hydraulic Engine Ball Slated at Artillery Armory
The Hydraulic Engine and Hose Company plans a grand ball at the Artillery armory next Friday evening. It invites members and guests to an elegant social event with refreshments and dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hydraulic Engine & Hose Co
Artillery
Whimsical Verse on Spring’s Promise and April Icicles
The fragment ponders the transition from winter to spring and hints at a coming summer with flowers. It notes April sometimes seems able to shed icicles, conveying a vivid, poetic sense of seasonal unpredictability.
Violinist Camilla Urso Concert Next Week
The Camilla Urso Concert Company presents a concert Wednesday evening featuring the famed violinist. Tickets include reserved seats available at Geo. W. Easterbrook's News Store on Hope Street. secure the best seats before they sell out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camilla Urso
Geo. W. Easterbrook
Hope Street
Sammy Usher of Bristol A Remarkable Local Character
A memoir recalls Sammy Usher, a dwarf son of an early Episcopal clergyman in Bristol. Though blind and uneducated, he managed rented lands and lived cared for by a kind old lady. A summer meeting at Pardon Handy’s store ends with his sharp rebuke to Deacon Thrasher over a lease renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sammy
Gad
Saul
Kish
Mr. Usher
Usher
Browning
George DeWolf
Colt
Lafayette
Providence
Chappeau de Bras
John Chadwick
Market Square
Westminster Street
Bristol
Parker Borden
Parker
Asher
Sammy Usher
Pardon
Long Wharf
Deacon Thrasher
Sirrah
Good Templar Entertainment Court Actions Report
Proceedings in the Justices Court this week addressed several liquor-related cases. Florentina Schneider was tried on six complaints with two convictions, two acquittals, and two continuances. Thomas Connery was acquitted for selling, John Connery’s case was discontinued, and R R Magee was found not guilty. Richard F Joynes was found guilty on three complaints. Isaiah H Davis’s case was postponed due to absence of a witness. Five convictions were certified to the Supreme Court on constitutional questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justices Court
Jast
Florentina Schneider
Thomas Connery
John Connery
R. R. Magee
Richard F. Joynes
Isaiah H. Davis
Supreme Court
Gem steam yacht by Herreshoff in Bristol works
The steamship Cleopatra brought the Gem yacht to our waters. Built by M John B Herreshoff of Bristol RI for George L Appleton it is 30 feet long with a new safety coil boiler claiming explosion protection and efficient fuel use. It reached about ten knots, seating 25 aboard, with a compact engine and quick steam generation amid praise for the designer’s skill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleopatra
New York
M. John B. Herreshoff
Bristol R. I
Narragansett Bay
George L. Appleton
Ways Station
Boyan County
Claider
Herreshoff
Herreshoft
Anderson's Shoe Store Announces New Stock in State Street
A new large stock of ladies, gents, boys, and misses boots and shoes of all grades has just been received at Mr. Anderson's shop on State Street. Prices are described as cheap for cash and the store promotes cash discounts.
Centennial Edition of the Concord Free Man distribution
The eight page Centennial Edition published by Stillman B. Pratt features a Revolutionary era history of Concord by Dr. Ripley, with illustrations of Concord Lexington and Acton monuments. A reprint offers maps and portraits, with single copies priced at 25 cents from New England News Co and local news dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord Freeman
Stillman B. Pratt
Concord
Ripley
Lexington
Acton
New England News Co
Neva
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Bristol Phoenix
Phoenix
Myra Pitman
Anna Adams
Winthrop Munro
Worcester
Patterson
South Christian Church
Freeborn C. Dunbar
Annié Duffy
Susan M. Greene
H. M. Gibson
Colorado
Missouri
West
L. F. Mitchell
William R. Taylor
Henry Goff
Nehemiah Cole
Gideon Gifford
Charles W. Perry
John N. Miller
Henry R. Manchester
David A. Fish
Lyman B. Bosworth
William H. West, Jr
William C. Peckham
William H. Simmons
Charles H.R. Doringh
A. Winsor Gooding
Simon D.W . Liscomb
Charles H. Gooding
C. F. Herreshoff, Jr
Loring Coggeshall
James P. Lane
Howard M. Jones
Jonathan D. Waldron
William B. Kimball
Isaac F. Williams
LeBaron Bradford
John B. Munro
Lemuel A. Bishop
George L. Locke
Charles J. Rogers
William J. Miller
Robert S. Andrews
William Manchester
Seth W. Thayer
Edward M. Meiggs
Isaac Liscomb
William P. Monro
Eugene A. Fish
Isang Liscomb
William Hi. Spooner
Josephus Gooding
Williams P. Monro
Philip P.bourn
Culler
Robert J. Fitch
J. Howard
Manchester
Elnathan P
Liscomb
James A. Gifford
James D. Wardwell
Aefi
Thomas F
Joseph L. Gerdner
Parker Berden
John .W. Pearse
William Henry Manchester
James M. Gooding
Charles iV. Perry
Nathan N. Cole
Allen Jay Usher, Jr
James Connery
East Burial Ground
William
Bradford
Joseph.b. Sparks
North Burial Ground Fund
Great
Atlantic and ‘Pacific Tea Company
Horace Waters & Sons
Ze2aminer and Chronicle
A. B. Warner
Advent Chapel
Ee the
Good Templars
State Street
William H. Allyn
Bristol Phanix
Good Templar
Savannah Morning News
Gem
J. B. Herreshoff
Concord Centennial Freeman
Constantine
Wright Gillies & Bro
Gillies
Chysprep Coffermany
William H. Buffington
Boschee
Ag Geo. A
Pike
Hope and
Bradford Streets
WM. HI. Richards
Odd Fellows Building
Bradford Street
R.u
G. P. Barnes
Wardwell Streets
Wardwell Street
Oakland
Cal
Lth
Instant
Abbie W. Mauran
Sylvester Rt. Knight
Phoenix Marine Journal
Port of
Canonicus
Orswell
Fall River
Caroline
Dyer
Fred Brown
Wilson
Olive
Morris
James English
Barker
Weehawken
Richmond Manly
Wm. H. Bowen
Dill
Arswell
Annie May
Philadelphia
J. B. Cunningham
Elizabethport
Reynolds Mnng. Co
Oliver Chase
Kelly
New Bedford
Roe Minnie Chase
Border City
Brightman
Favorite
Fall Hive
Astraloil
Astral
Pratt
Pratt & CO
Fulton ST
Oliver Johnson & CO
Genes
Sele
Black Eyed Marrowfat
Dan O’rouke
Champion
E Early Kent
Tom Thom
C. Comstock
Ferre & Co
Bex Seeds
Johnson, Robbins & Co
J.A. Miller
F. G. Morley
Rhode Island
Brace & Co
Henry Peptor
Eliza Sundling
Blatchley’s
Bintchley
Trade Pope
Blatchley
Andy
Dearest van Fur
C. Blatculey
Hamufacturer
aps-Cmos
Commerce St
Bank of Love
Charles Fales
Wm.r. Taylor
GEO
Il. Reynolds
Wood Street
Samual Smith
Guardian
Geo. H Reynolds
Auet
George Street
Ay View Avenue
Reallura Lodge of Good Templars
Thursdday
U.5
Hyde Bristol
Rt. I
Camilla
ATS OroLock
W. I. Fessenden
J. F. Rudolphson
Auguste Laudret
G. W. Baaterbreokan
Yiojipigt
W. T. Thurston
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