Long Rhode Island 1908 legal act on witness rules and stenographic clerks
Public laws from the January 1908 session amend Chapter 244 to allow spouses to testify in civil cases with limits on communications during marriage and set pretrial and appeal steps for petitions in the common pleas division. The act also details compensation, duties, and reporting by stenographic clerks and extends to new trial procedures and appellate handling. It takes effect on the third Monday of July 1908.
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General Assembly
Supreme Court
Rhode Island
Bec
Common Pleas
Clerks Office
Appellate Division
Providence
Newport
South Kingstown
Washington County
Bouth Kingstown
Rhode Island Salaries and Clerical Aid Act Amendment
The act amends Chapter 294 to authorize the clerk of the common pleas division in Providence County to hire additional staff for recording indexing and file attendance at up to twenty five hundred dollars yearly with payments by the general treasurer upon approved vouchers. It allows designating assistants to administer oaths with court approval. The act takes effect upon passage.
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Rhode Island
General Assembly
Rhode Polar
Common Pleas Division
Supreme Court
Providence County
Common Pleas
Amendment to Public Laws on Dentistry Board Provisions
This act revises Chapter 470 to allow complaints in dentistry enforcement by any person with board member exemptions from costs. It requires dentists to display license certificates visibly and for dental business owners to show full names of individuals, firms, or corporate names. Violations carry fines up to twenty dollars and the act takes effect on passage.
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Board of Registration In Dentistry
General Assembly
Amendment to school certification and vessel ownership laws
The act amends Section 3, Chapter 644, to require teaching certificates for public school teachers and allows deduction of funds from state allocations to cities that hire uncertified teachers. It also repeals inconsistent acts and sets July 1, 1903 as the effective date, with further amendments to Chapter 627 governing vessel ownership, sales restrictions, and penalties for improper handling of labeled vessels and beverages, including seizure powers and fines.
Juvenile Offender Law Amended Provisions for Probation Officers
The act revises fees and travel allowances in juvenile cases as stated in sections 2 and 6 of Chapter 664 from the 1899 Public Laws. It sets court fee rules, limits costs against respondents, fixes travel reimbursements for officers, and clarifies truant officer entitlements. The act takes effect after passage and repeals inconsistent acts.
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General Assembly
Providence
Pawtucket
Central Falls
Woonsocket
Newport
Rhode Island Acts Validate Horton Notary Public and Justice
Chapter 1017 declares all acts of Leonard W Horton as notary public and justice of the peace in Providence valid, provided pending litigation is unaffected. Chapter 1118 entitles George S Tingley, quartermaster, RI Militia, to privileges in Chapter 26 as if continuously in service since 1883, with a break in 1901 02. Both Acts take effect upon passage. attested by Secretary of State Charles P Bennett.
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Leonard W Horton
General Assembly
Rhode Island
City of
Providence
George
Tingley
R. I
R I M
George S Tingley
Over-Work Weakens Your Kidneys Dramatic home remedy ad warns
An old advertisement extols kidney health linking overwork to heart issues and urges Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as the remedy. It promises cures for various pains and urges readers to request a free sample by mail from Dr Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York, stressing the product name on every bottle.
Paths In Africa Surprising Native Trail Networks
The article explains African exploration relies on a vast network of footpaths linking villages tribes states and neighbors. Explorers follow a general direction along straight routes avoiding obstacles by walking around stones rather than moving them.
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Africa
Substitutes for Tobacco Across Cultures
The article lists substitutes used by American Indians such as dried holly leaves, willow bark, and stag's horn sumac. It notes Swiss mountain tobacco, powdered for smoking, causing mental and physical wreckage. South African natives are affected by camphor plant leaves, while wild dagga poisons users slowly and harshly.
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Switzerland
South Africa
Selling Elephants by Measure in Moorish Trade
The Moors price elephants by size, measuring from fore foot nail to shoulder top. They charge per cubit of height, with largest African elephants about nine cubits tall worth around $4,500. For massive Ceylon elephants, sums of $20,000 are occasionally paid.
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Indies
Ceylon
Gossip as a street shootin’ match warning
An unnamed columnist quotes Uncle Eben likening gossip to a street shootin’ match where an innocent bystander can be hit just as easily as anyone else. The Washington Star note uses dialect to convey caution about spreading rumors and its social impact.
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Eben
Washington Star
Accessibility hollyhocks bloom by the fence
The hollyhocks bloom by the fence and are accessible to all. The speaker muses that if flowers were scarce they would fetch at least a dollar each, highlighting value and ease of reach.
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Washington Star
It Appealed. A Short Name for a New Auto
A playful exchange from the Chicago Record Herald notes a suggestion to name a new automobile a simple automb. The idea highlights early 20th century wordplay and branding during the auto era.
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Chicago Record Herald
No Longer Bent on Marriage Now He Seeks A Wife
A Philadelphia Press line notes a man once bent on marriage now pursuing it seriously as his life advances. It suggests his earlier condition and current resolve amid attrition of prospects. The remark frames marriage as a defining, evolving life step for him.
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Philadelphia Press
Considerate talk in Brooklyn Life column note
Mrs Clubman asks if Jack will be home early and Mr Clubman replies that he will but breakfast should not be waited. The item appears in Brooklyn Life as a brief social snippet featuring household dialogue.
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Clubman
Jack
Mr. Clubman
Brooklyn
The Political Job in City Hall
The Philadelphia Ledger comments on officeholders shirking duties yet demanding overpay, highlighting public frustration with politics and governance in city operations.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Not Worth Worrying About Quote from Cleveland Plain Dealer
A brief quoted exchange from the Cleveland Plain Dealer features a light remark about marriage and gratitude. The dialogue contrasts a man’s claim of owing everything to his wife with a witty retort about how little is owed. It reflects domestic humor rather than a news item.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
In Pleasant Paths in a Daisy Den
A poetic snippet from the Atlanta Constitution describes a brown bee sipping honey from a daisy in a den and a mockingbird singing sweetly, with nature imagery and gentle rural mood.
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Atlanta Constitution
Unnecessary Speed in a Life Moment
A brief quip notes the clash between urgency and promise as a woman delays a meeting with her husband to keep a 1 o’clock date, while the clock shows 2. The light exchange highlights everyday timing tensions in domestic life.
A Mistake That Paid
A New York merchant explains a profitable trick by intentionally creating a dispute over a $50 debt. He sent a $100 bill with a sharp letter, prompting the debtor to reply admitting $100 and sending a $100 check, creating proof for a potential suit.
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New York
Manpgm
Is Jones Still Raising the Devil, or Just Opinion
In the Atlanta Constitution, a sharp opinion argues that Jones is not stirring further trouble but that the devil has altered his associations. The piece frames the issue as a moral and social commentary on personal conduct and public perception.
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Atlanta Constitution
The Game Laws and the Fishing Trip Caper
A brief verses tale where a constable visits during a fishing trip and the speaker becomes the unintended focal point of attention, framing a lighthearted courtroom of manners and misadventure.
Hydrophobic Suspenders Demo Reimagines Water Crossing
A New York Times exchange features a buyer and drummer describing suspenders that shrink near water. The gimmick contracts to lift the wearer over puddles, delivering dry passage to the opposite bank.
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New York Times
Three-year-old Julia Writes Santa for Shooting Gun
A short note from the Little Chronicle recounts three-year-old Julia asking Santa Claus for a shoot gun. She explains she wants to shoot one of papa’s cattle to get the money, noting papa says there is money in cattle.
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Julia
Santa Claus
Papa
Little Chronicle
The great man keeps a child’s heart within
Quotation attributed to Mencius states that true greatness lies in retaining childlike innocence and wonder, suggesting moral height comes from maintaining compassion, curiosity, and purity of perspective.
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St. Helens
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Edward 8. Babbitt
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Pawtucket Mutual Fire Insurance Company
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Benjamin F. Smith
Philo KE. Thayer
George W.newell J. Milton Payne
Frederick W. Easton
A. A. Mann
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Foto Eee Seinner Jr
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