Family porch visit ends with hidden cousin prank
In a Philadelphia May evening, the Fenton family faces visitors as cousin Jerusha Hevington arrives unannounced. The scene unfolds with flirtations and jokes until a prank by Tom, in disguise, reveals Jerusha’s attraction to Mr. Vanderpool and lifts the mood with hearty laughter around the parlor.
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Philadelphia
Fenton
Nora
Mrs. Fenton
Kate
Phil
Emily
Mabel
Joe
Florence
John
Tom
Mr. Fenton
Jerusha
Vermont
Grandfather
Hevington
Jerusha Hevington
Erentleman
Poke
Jerusha Hovington
Samuel
Maria
Western Massachusetts Hermit Near Shelburne Falls Aged
A reclusive man near Shelburne Falls, about 600 years old in legend, rarely seen and hardly known even by locals. He lives alone on a public road, is reticent to strangers, and is famed as one of Franklin county’s best reads with a vast memory and knowledge of history and current affairs.
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Nicholas
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Baltimore
Winans Brothers
Massachusetts
Shelburne Falls
Franklin County
Thoreau
Acts and sections from 1877 public laws record
The passage records amendments to general statutes covering teachers certificates and court terms, harbor rules, and insurance company requirements. It includes provisions for school committee certificates, Westerly adjournments for Supreme Court, Harbor Commissioners powers, and the creation of guaranty surplus and special reserve funds for fire insurers with detailed funding, dividend limits, and disaster responses.
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General Assembly of Sotlows
Bernharst
Asiere Mater
Insurance Department
Insurance Commissioner
Special Reserve Fund
Insurance
Shaill
Sid
Shail
Speniag
Statute Amends Witness Disqualification Provisions
An act amends Chapter 203 General Statutes to allow testimony by an opponent when the original contract party is dead or insane or an executor is a party, with limits on offering testimony and exceptions for living competent testifiers. It does not apply to pending suits, repeats inconsistent acts, and sets the act to take effect.
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Board of Commissioners
General Assembly
Congress
Harbor Commission
Board of Harbor Commissioners
General Treasury
Newport
Washington
Special Reserve Fund
Insurance Commissioner
Joshua M. Addeman
Fertilizer Sale Act and Married Woman Property Provisions
Summary of an Act regulating commercial fertilizers requiring manufacturer details and an analysis of composition with specified nutrient percentages, exemptions for low price or non nitrogen/phosphorus/potash products, and penalties for misrepresentation. Also details protections for deserting or mentally incapacitated husbands and property rights for married women, enabling them to transact business and manage earnings. Additional chapters amend public laws on boards of sinking funds and harbor commissioners with authorities to regulate harbors, remove obstructions, and oversee deposits in public waters.
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General Assembly
Board of Harbor Commissioners
Providence
Offense Penalties and Effective Date Statement
The excerpt prescribes fines from five hundred to five thousand dollars for offences, with higher penalties for subsequent offences. It specifies the act takes effect July 1, 1877.
Barrington Town Authorized to Build River Bridge
The General Assembly enacts permission for Barrington to construct a bridge over the Barrington River in the northern part of the town. Approval depends on location materials width and construction method as approved by the Board of Harbor Commissioners.
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Barrington
Barrington River
General Assembly
Board of Harbor Commissioners
Prohibition on Justice Court Officials Acting in Civil or Criminal Cases
Policy bans trial justices and clerks from filling civil writs or acting as attorneys in cases before their justice court or on appeal. Violations lead to disqualification. Repeals section 2 of Chapter 545 of the Public Laws and inconsistent acts. Passe March 80 1877.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Westerly
Court of Common Pleas
General Assembly
Amendment to Chapter 80 Shows and Exhibitions Law
An act amending Chapter 80 of the General Statutes prohibits towns from granting licenses for theatrical performances or any show on the first day of the week and modifies penalties and wording in Section 4. The bill specifies changes to forfeiture language and sets its effective date.
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General Assembly
Survival of the Fir Ctest Dr Pierces Family Medicines
Dr Darwin argues that medicines must prove their merit or fail regardless of advertising. He cites Dr Pierce's Family Medicines as widely popular with growing sales and lists products like Golden Medical Discovery, Pleasant Purgative Pellets, Favorite Prescription, Extract of Smart-Weed, and Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy as trusted remedies sold by druggists.
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Darwin
Dr. Pierce
Golden
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