Redistricting report on Rhode Island house apportionment
The Rhode Island commission reported on a 100-member House of Representatives and new district boundaries following Article XIII amendments. It details apportionment by towns and cities using population ratios, lists proposed divisions for Providence Pawtucket Newport Warwick Westerly and Bristol among others, and notes districting challenges including ward boundaries and voting places.
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House of Representatives
Pothier
Senate
House
General Assembly
United States
Commission
Barrington
Charlestown
Exeter
East Greenwich
Foster
Glocester
Jamestown
Hopkinton
Little Compton
Middletown
Narragawnett
New Shoreham
North Kingstown
North Providence
North Smithfield
Portsmouth
Richmond
Scituate
Smithfield
South Kingstown
Tiverton
West Greenwich
Providence
Stforesaid
Gorman
Jillson
Hudson
City of
Littlefield
Easton
Pawtucket
Cennat Malls
Woonsocket
Cumberand
Hodgman
Metcalf
Warwick
Westerly
Lincoln
Cranston
Harvey, Gorman
Vincent
Newport
East Providence
Barrillville
Bristol
Cumberland
Howell and Powell clash over baseball admission
Howell asks if your wife cares about baseball. Powell replies she never did until she heard they would play two games for one admission, prompting renewed interest.
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Howell
Powell
Ben Calls Man an Epicure in Baseball Banter
Dialog frames a humorous exchange about a spectator who would rather eat than watch the game with Ben praising the epicurean attitude while Bess questions the depiction. The vignette captures playful character interplay at a sports event.
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Ben
Bess
Tommy Pop Luck Op Portent Boy Story
An eccentric speaker defines luck as the chance to brave something for a mere song though unable to sing. The speaker frames luck as a father son dialogue about opportunity and talent.
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Tommy
Paupers Paradise and Free Provisions in Samoa and Germany
The Samoa island authoritys offer free board and lodging in faletale guest houses for strangers unable to pay. In Klingenberg Bavaria officials provide free beds and meals plus annual begging puddings. The town profits from pottery clay pits and distributes surplus to charity. taxes are reportedly unknown.
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Samoa
Louis Stevenson
Klingenberg-on-the-Main
Bavaria
Klingenberg
Senator’s Campaign Tale About Fort Dodge Button Incident
A U S senator recounted a Fort Dodge anecdote to illustrate an opponent’s logic. A wife sewing a button on her husband's coat complains of repeated poor tailoring, highlighting perceived carelessness and accountability in a domestic scene.
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United States
Fort Dodge
Sparks and beans in talk at San Francisco Chronicle
In a humorous exchange, young Mr Stay asks why beans were called sparks. The maid, amid a staged yawn, suggests the name may have come from beans “going out,” a playful remark captured in the Chronicle’s page.
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Sparks
Mr. Staylate
San Francisco Chronicle
Lydia E. Pinkham's Remedy Vouched by Minneapolis Reader
A Minneapolis reader shares relief from female troubles after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter touts three months to full recovery and urges others to seek the remedy, noting Mrs Pinkham at Lynn, Mass offers confidential advice free of charge.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Joan G. McLean
North
Ly Pinkham
Time at the North Pole and global time paradox
A 19th century reflection explains that at the North Pole all time zones collapse into one moment, making a clock unnecessary as every meridian meets there. It notes the historical difficulty of syncing Norwegian time between Bergen and the North Cape and praises General Norwegian time as essential for coastal shipping.
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North Pole
Norway
Holland
Bergen
Crete
North Cape
Notice of moving sale and business relocation
Notice states removal to Providence on Oct 1 and disposal of Jewelry and Loy Store stock at below cost. Mark down sale starts tomorrow and runs until Oct 1. whole stock sale offered. after Oct 1 new location at 81 Benefit Street for watch repairing business only. It emphasizes 12 years in business and invites patrons to inspect goods.
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Providence
Benefit Street
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Assembly
High Street
Bay View Ave
Exster
Gloucester
Narragansett
Warren
Weat
Greenwich
Harbor Line
Bayview Avenue
Metacom Avenue
Hopeworth Sanatorium
Mount Hope Bay
Harbor
Francello Gillson
Frederic W. Easton
Samuel KE. Hudson
Dionis E.vincent
William R. Harvey
William L. Hodgman
Whiting Maotcalf
Charles E. Gorman
Nathan W.an Itlebeld
Ambrose Kennedy
London Mall
Menition Pawtuacket
Tere Woonsocket
Central Falls
BE. Providence
Burrillville
Johnston
Coventry
Oliver
Bay View Avenue
Lincoln Avenue
Burton
Walker’s Cove
Hopeworth
European Jewelry & Toy Store
Hope Street
G. A. R- Hall
L. F. Conen
Prop
Bristel, R. I
A.W. Orgelman
State Street
Market
Little
Necks & Lobste
Jon Shepard
Williams
Murphy
Edward
B. Munro
Duady
Woonsockel
N. Main St
Jffington
New York
Dorchester
Boston
E.L, Watson & Co
Trust Co
Pratt’s
Westminster Street
CLAFF
Westminster St
RE. I
Goodby’s
Washington St. Providence, R. I
Stanwix
Te Union
Charton
Mise &. Rosenblatt
R. 1. Electrical Equipment CO
South Matin St
Prov
BR. I
Senator
R. I. Rug Works
Nessminister St
A - Np
Etn Ak
R. I
Kelley-Springfield” Automobile
TIRES
C. H. Angell & CO
Ras
Kiers
Wwoley ‘Boiler Works
Whipple Street
Providence, R
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