Centennial of April 1875 Promotes American Progress
The Centennial celebrates a century of growth from Boston to Concord and Lexington. It highlights manufacturing, education, and liberty, noting Yale, Brown, and Roger Williams shaping culture. It links past prophetic ideas to present industrial reach and national unity through railways, ships, and schools.
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Concord
Lexington
New England
Boston
Christendom
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Yale College
Brown University
Harvard University
Soul Liberty
Roger Williams
Vencord
Paul Revere
Wealth and happiness beyond coins in simple living
The text argues happiness isn’t found in wealth. Many are miserable with riches, while others seek fortune despite risks. It condemns extravagance as a sign of weak taste and notes simple pleasures sustain wellbeing. A child's joy comes from a single toy, whereas abundance spoils and overwhelms.
The Life of Shoddy Reveals Moral Cloth of Life
A critique of pretence in society comparing it to shoddy fabric. It condemns the shoddy man and shoddy woman for artificial displays in art education leadership wealth and religion, arguing true value lies beyond flashy appearances and costly veneers.
Hope and law inspire Tweed with courage amid perils
A fragment recalls Boss Tweed facing dangers as the law moves against him. The taint of corruption and political peril loom, yet the era’s figures persist with resolve, framed by the era’s rhetoric on justice and power.
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Boss Tweed
Providence Election Signals Lippitt Victory Likely
The Journal of Saturday notes results from Providence elections suggest a reasonably certain win for Henry Lippitt as Governor and a prompt repeal of prohibitory and state constabulary laws.
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Journal of Saturday
Providence
Henry Lippitt
Governor Tilden Faces Canal Ring Critique
Governor Tilden of New York has earned broad sympathy from both parties by exposing the canal ring. His stand against corruption in the administration is praised, and the public is urged to see his reform through to completion.
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Tilden
New York
Ay Department
Where are the Cabinet Makers on strike and Henry’s silence
A reader questions cabinet makers strike status and asks how to prod President Grant about a possible third term. The query notes Washington hubbub and shifts to Henry’s quiet stance, urging someone to stir him up for action.
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Grant
Washington
Henry
Back Bay Church Growth Draws City Limits Push
The Back Bay lands of Boston see many new church edifices as denominations extend to the city outskirts. The move threatens the old centers of worship and the social influence of Christianity in crowded areas. Is this a mistake for the city’s spiritual life.
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Back Bay
Boston
Tea Exposed as Harmful By Boston Journal of Chemistry
A Boston Journal of Chemistry writer attacks tea as a harmful drink and extols coffee while warning that moral authorities may soon deny eating or drinking options. He laments milk and cold water as unhealthy and questions what remains for consumption.
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Boston Journal of Chemistry
Honesty as Key to Prosperity in Trade Say Mr Stewart
Mr A T Stewart of New York asserts honesty is essential to success in business. It must govern every mercantile house between staff, employers, merchants, and customers, or prosperity cannot be assured. He warns that employees are tempted to defraud employers when they are taught to defraud customers, noting money gained dishonestly can be lost through subsequent deceit.
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Ia. T. Stewart
New York
Lagle Coats See Sunshine And Flowers
A fragmentary line suggests a child’s remark about joy and life as worth more than gold. The text references sunshine and flowers as bright, lasting values.
Connecticut Verdict Defeats General Hawley
Amid a display of party strife, General Hawley is defeated in Connecticut, signaling Republican gains. The text notes discontent with administration while praising penmanship and political maneuvering that may unsettle the victors.
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Hawley
Connecticut
Texas editor laments village manners and cautions a young woman
A Texas editor notes he will speak out on behavior he dislikes and chides a young woman to hold her peace unless she can speak without seeming to overperform or gesture, arguing such displays undermine serious speech and appearance in town.
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Texas
Editorial Strains of a City’s Legal Pulse
The piece notes New York’s four thousand lawyers, yet five hundred handle most work, and asks how thirty-five hundred compete for a livelihood. It praises the editorial profession for teaching, rebuking, and guiding the people in the metropolis.
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New York
Gtorious Press
Evening of life proves poets and leaders endure
The piece notes that Bryant, Whittier, and Longfellow produce their best poetry in old age, while Vanderbilt, Astor, Stewart, and Drew excel in business. It praises Thurlow Weed as a keen contemporary politician and cites a local preacher who embodies wisdom in the golden sunset of honored age.
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Bryant
Butler's Adaptation Under Fire in New Orleans War Era
Rumor says B F Butler will face a legal challenge to some aspect of the military administration in New Orleans during the war. The anticipated action seems aimed at the government, not against Butler personally, reflecting ongoing criticism from Confederates and Northern sympathizers.
Lectures by Rev John Lord Draw Crowds in Boston
In Boston and vicinity this season the lectures of Rev John Lord on The Great Benefactors of mankind have begun. Dr Lord, a veteran historian, delivers clear engaging talks that distill a lifetime of study into vivid portraits urging broad culture and philosophy, earning high praise from active minds in our sister state.
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Boston
John Lord
LA. D
Lor
Fever of riches spreads from coast to coast
The piece reflects on gold fever and quick wealth schemes moving from California to Newburyport Massachusetts. It cautions that rapid riches bring curses rather than lasting gains and notes renewed openings feeding regional speculation and miner activity.
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California
Pacific Coast
Newburyport
Massachusetts
Record of a Year’s Losses in Business Fortunes
A reflective piece notes many leading businessmen fell to panic driven pressure, some ending in poverty age, while a few endure. It stresses that honesty yields more enduring value than wealth, as a name and memory outlast fortunes and define true victory.
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Gous
Improvement in Business Promised to All Trades
The text speaks of improvement in business enjoyed by Eby and a press note on the fear of stagnation. It notes better prospects for all trades, professions and every calling. It mentions winter cold at Senega and regular coal or wood needs and a Sabbath school lesson reference.
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Thé
Senega
Wealth and character in a changing republic
A reflective piece arguing that vast fortunes undermine society and shift power away from character and intelligence. It contrasts European estates with American moderate fortunes, condemns wealth worship, and asserts that brute force is no measure of true nobility. It calls for character and intellect to keep wealth in its proper sphere.
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William B. _Astor
Alexander T. Stewart
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Jay Gould
Appointments for Providence District by Providence Conference
A lengthy list of church appointments across Rhode Island towns and cities. Named ministers and supplied posts include D P Leavitt in Providence Chestnut Street, A J Church on Mathewson Street, J W Willett in Pawtucket First Church, J E Hawkins Woonsocket, H B Cady Pascong, W H Starr Phenis, and many others. Agents and officers cited include H W Congar as Rhode Island Temperance Union agent, Charles Nason as hospital chaplain, Edwin S Slantey as Bible Society agent, and S C Brown as church extension treasurer.
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Providence
M. EB. Church
George W. Brewster
Chestnut Street
D. P. Leavitt
Hope Street
A. J. Church
Mathewson Street
D. A. Whedon
Broadway
George W. Miller
Trinity Church
E. M. Smith
St. Paul's
W . J. Yates
Asbury Church
A. Anderson
Bristol
E. Edson
Warren
M. J. Talbot
Barrington
J. E. Risley
Pawtucket
J. W. Willett
Embury
S. T. Patterson
Thomson
B. Clark
Hebronville
Dodgeville
J. Q. Adams
Attleborough
J . C. Gowan
Lane
North Rehoboth
D. C. House
Mansfield
P. Townsend
Emanuel Church
W. H. Turkington
Cumberland
A. Palmer
Woonsocket
J. E. Hawkins
East Blackstone
Millville
E. G. Babcock
Glendale
Mapleville
Geo
W. Hunt
Pascong
H. B. Cady
Hope
South Scituate
William Kirkley
Greenwich
West Greenwich
N. Goodrich
Washington
Bhile Hawkes
Phenis
W. H. Starr
Centreville
W. P. Hyde
East Greenwich
Wickford
S. Q. Benton
Hope Valley
Westerly
F. A. Craft
Mystic Bridge
J. F. Sheffield
Mystic
William C. C. Bray
Eastford
West Woodstock
A. B. Wheeler
Mashapaug
William A. Taylor
East Woodstock
The General Assembly Adjourns After Thirteen Week Session
The General Assembly, in a thirteen week session, adjourned on Friday the 16th to reconvene in accordance with the act. The move marks the end of a lengthy meeting period as officials prepare for future legislative actions.
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General’ Assembly
Church Service by Eat Geran Overseer Sunday Tomorrow
Eat Geran will officiate at the church service scheduled for Sunday tomorrow. The event is expected to draw local attendees and worshippers seeking guidance and fellowship.
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Geran
Bishop Clarke to Preach at St Michael's Church
Rev Dr T M Clarke bishop of the diocese will preach at St Michael's Church tomorrow in the morning and evening Services. The rite of confirmation will be administered at the morning service.
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Car Bt
T. M. Clarke
St. Michael's Church
Special Meeting of Y M C A Board of Managers
A special meeting of the Board of Managers of the Y M C A will be held at their rooms on Monday evening next at eight o'clock. A full attendance desired, as business of importance is to be transacted.
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Y. M. C. Association
Camilla Urso Concert Company Presents Grand Town Hall Show
The Camilla Urso Concert Company offered a grand concert of vocal and instrumental music in Town Hall on Wednesday night, delivering first class entertainment that satisfied a large and appreciative audience.
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Camilla Urso
Town Hall
Bristol Train of Artillery Adjourned Meeting Noted
An adjourned meeting will be held at the Armory Monday evening at fifteen minutes before eight o'clock. Business of importance will be discussed and full attendance of officers and members is desirable.
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Bristol
National Rubber Co Treasurer Returns From South Trip
Major A. O Bourn, treasurer of the National Rubber Company, arrived home in good health on Saturday morning last after several weeks away on a trip that took him to Mexico Cuba New Orleans and other points south touching at Washington DC on the return journey.
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A. O| Bourn
National Rubber Company
Mexico
Cuba
New Orleans
Washington, D.C
Miss Sarah Ann Davis Dies After Apoplexy
Miss Sarah Ann Davis of Hope Street north of Franklin died around ten Sunday morning after a fit the previous evening. A Newport native, she was the daughter of the late Captain Simon Davis and aged sixty nine.
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Sarah Ann Davis
Hope Street
Franklin
Bristol County Officials Elected and Local Meetings Recap
In Grand Committee on 18th inst John H. Siiness of Providence was elected Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. On 16th inst William Binney and Samuel S. Spragee of Providence were made Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, and C. A. Greene of this town became Bristol County Sheriff. A spelling match at Town Hall Tuesday evening drew a modest crowd with prizes to Miss Anna Adams, Miss Susan M. Greene, and Miss Susie Hawley. The Bristol Cornet Band fair netted a handsome sum with prizes awarded to Wardwell, Waldron, and Hart. A Band social followed on Monday. Bristol Fire District adjourned meeting deferred transfer talks to May 2. School Committee named Locke as Chairman, Andrews as Secretary, and committee members Locke, Cane, Jones, Kimball, and Andrews. Morley resigns as High School Principal. reappointment of last year’s teachers confirmed. next committee meeting set for May 26.
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General Assembly
John H. Siiness
Providence
Supreme Court
William Binney
Samuel S. Spragee
C. A. Greene
Bristol County
First Baptist Sunday School
Town Hall
Anna Adams
Susan M. Greene
Susie Hawley
Bristol Cornet
William T. C
Wardwell
Charles A. Waldron
James Hart
Bristol Baseball Club
Bristol
Town
William H. Spooner
Sonoor
Byfield
George L. Locke
Robert S. Andrews
James P. Cane
Howard M. Jones
William B. Kimball
Robert &. Andrews
George ’ L. Tocke
Robert
Andrewg
Frank
Morley
Frank G. Morley
Great Republic Allegory and Tableaux at Academy of Music
A large production directed by Mr Jabl-Hager will stage over three hundred young participants in a benefit for Providence Y M C A. Military drills by a battalion from Messrs Mowry and Goff’s English School under Major J H Omabee, with Miss Alvina Schulz at Steinway pianos. Performances include revolutions and key events in American history with a Thursday six o’clock extra train to Providence at twenty five cents fare.
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Messrs
Mowry & Goff
J. H. Omabee
Alvina Schulz
Steinway & Son’s
Providence
Town Council adjourns juror list and town offices
The Town Council adjourned on Friday 16th to finish the juror list for the May term of the Court of Common Pleas with 256 in the jury box. Grand jurors named include Nathan N. Cole and John B. Munro, among others. petit jurors listed. Also named were census-taker nominees Bennett J. Munro and others. On Tuesday the 20th election results show officers: Sealer of Weights Alexander P. Baxter. Constables John B. Pearce and Bennett J. Munro. various other officials and committees. Health Officers Lyman B. Bosworth and James Hoard, Jr.. North Cemetery committee Henry Goff.
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Counci
Court of Common Pleas
Nathan N. Cole
John B. Munro
James Coggeshall 2d
George H. Peck
David A. Fish
Albert W. S. Davis
Martin L. Simmons
Petit
Benjamin Church
Frederic L. Warner
David A. Colt
Nehemiah Cole
Charles Sanford
Henry F. Munro
Census Board
Bennett J. Munro
Wm. C.G. Cushman
Robert N. Church
Benjamin F. Lindsey
Nathan G. West
Alexander P. Baxter
William H. Simmons
John B. Pearce
James Hoard, Jr
James Wilson
John S
Hymn Stanza on Faithful Guidance and Rest
A devotional verse frames faith as steadfast under wrong judgments. It proclaims hearts laid bare before Christ, protection from foes, and the promise of rest. The speaker seeks Christ as guide, guard, and reward amid trials.
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Christ
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