Slavery in Cuba to be Ended. Debts and Deaths Reported
The report notes Spain aims to free the remaining 26 000 slaves in Cuba as soon as possible. It records the death of Hon Samuel J Tilden in Greystone New York at age 72. Other items mention debt reduction, lodge meetings, population growth, and a prize for tobacco health essays in France.
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Cuba
Samuel J. Tilden
Greystone
New York
Danird
Darky
Sandford
Sanford
Change in Management at Para Rubber Shoe Works
John D. Thomas appointed superintendent at Para Rubber Shoe Company South Framingham replacing long time head Henry M. Burr who has held the post since the founding of the works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Para Rubber Shoe Company
South Framingham
John D. Thomas
Henry M. Burr
Curious claims on Africa animals and taming elephants
Sir Samuel Baker noted that pets are never seen in Africa and that a negro has never tamed an elephant or any wild animal. He adds that elephants used by ancient Carthaginians and Romans were trained by Arabs and Carthaginians, not by negroes.
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Sir Samuel Baker
Africa
Boy finds hidden gold coin cache in Richwoods house
A boy crawled under a log house in Richwoods Missouri to recover a marble and uncovered a tin pail filled with gold and silver coins worth about 1000 dollars. The coins had been hidden by an elderly local man in 1864 and presumed stolen after it was not found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richwoods
Mystery Tunnels Rumor as Bainbridge Lands Sink Hole
The Albany Argus reports local excitement over a hollow reverberating sound heard north of a hill. Residents suspect an old Indian cave beneath the surface and landowners have begun sinking a hole to locate the source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany Argus
Bainbridge
Twilight limits and atmospheric extent cited by Bravais and astronomers
Observations of sunset angle set Mons Bravais greatest twilight height at 78 000 feet about 71 miles. Lunar eclipse shadows imply atmosphere dense enough to produce twilight up to 240 000 feet above Earth.
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Bravais
Roscoe Conkling Praises Local Country Newspapers
Roscoe Conkling claims the smallest country newspaper is worth more to local subscribers in a month than its yearly price and benefits the town through support of local enterprises church and charity work. He notes many communities fail to credit newspapers for constant helpfulness and often pay subscriptions as if favoring publishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe Conkling
Eulachon Candle Fish Described As Bright Burning Food
The eulachon or candle fish of the northeastern Pacific is about fourteen inches long and resembles a smelt. Caught in large quantities in early spring, it is the fattest known fish and valued for its dried and smoked flesh as a warming winter food by Indians. Its oil is eaten, and when dried it burns with a bright flame like a candle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Animal Kingdom
Eulachon
Pacific
Novel method for flavoring watermelons proposed
Col Jeff Boynton of Arlington reports the Atlanta Constitution discovered a way to flavor watermelons. Before ripening, slit the stem an inch long two thirds through and drop in a small amount of extract each morning. After pouring, reseal with string. He has flavored many melons with this technique and enjoys ripe fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff Boynton
Arlington
Atlanta Constitution
Col Boynton
Whipple Home School for Deaf Opens at Mystic River
The Whipple Home School for Deaf Mates at Mystic River Connecticut will open September 1. Principal C P Whipple has secured N F Whipple as former teacher and Margaret Hammond as matron with Wylie Whipple as superintendent of the boys out of school. The school offers free access to all scholars through public generosity. For details contact O P Whipple, Principal.
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Whipple
Mystic River
Conn
C. P. Whipple
N. F. Whipple
Margaret
Humane care tips for animals and veteran militia officers named
The American Humane Association urges water access and shade for pets during heat. Provide fresh water, shade, and gentle grooming. remove harness to rest horses. At the National Veteran Militia Association annual meeting in New York, officers were elected including President General D. W. Wardrop and Vice Presidents Gates Tyler and Briggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swasmer
American Humane Association
National Veteran Militia Association
Veteran Corps of the Twenty-second Regiment
N. G
Union Square
New York City
D. W. Wardrop
Boston Light Infantry
Boston
Mass
Theodore B. Gates
Thirteenth Regiment
New York
H. A. Tyler
Putnam Phalanx
Hartford
Conn
Ellis Briggs
Twenty-second Regiment
Frank T. Robinson
Charlestown Cadets
Charlestown
Mase
James G. McMurray
Erastus W. Everson
Mass. Treasurer—Caaptain E. N. Pickering
C. W. Dustan
Seventy-first New York
John T. Pryor
Ninth New York
S. A. Hubbard
Hartford City Guard
Hartford, Conn
John P. Reynolds
Salem Light Infantry
Salem
E. O. Hotchkiss
Twenty-third
New York Military Committee
Charles F. Homer
Seventy-first
John Jeffries
Independent Corps Cadets
C. A. Greene
Bristol Train of Artillery Veterans
Bristol
B. I
J. G. Rathburn
Hartford City Guards
Twenty-second
W. Irwin
Twentythird
Franklin M. Danaher
Albany Burgesses Corps
Albany
N. Y
John Coonan
Sixty-ninth
E. J. Ensign
Detroit Light Guard
Stars and Photography Move Astronomer Proctor
English astronomer R. A. Proctor praises star photography and zincographic plates made by sunlight. He notes that the recorded light waves travel across space and centuries to imprint charts, suggesting the stars themselves forge the engraving without human hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Proctor
Earth
Universal Esperanto? Plan for a global language gains ground
The Volapuk project, begun five years ago by Herr Schleyer in Switzerland, gains favor. Thousands in Europe already speak Volapuk, fifty three societies promote it across Europe and Asia Minor, with grammars for Hottentots and Chinese in circulation. A Parisian class learned eight lessons and now corresponds with foreign students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vouarux
Herr Schleyer
Switzerland
England
Germany
Austria
Sweden
Holland
Asia Minor
Avern’s Sarsaparilla Promoted as Blood Purifier and Rejuvenator
The advertisement touts Avern’s Sarsaparilla as the medicine that purifies the blood builds the body increases appetite and rejuvenates the system. It claims a forty year record of constant triumph over disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avern
Ayer's Hair Vigor Promises Hair Restoration
Advert for Ayer's Hair Vigor claims soothing scalp influence, dandruff prevention, and restoration of faded hair color. It asserts growth stimulation and a glossy silken appearance, presenting the product as unequalled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
Leprosy not contagious says Dr Fitch after five years
Dr G L Fitch in charge of lepers in the Sandwich Islands for five years concludes leprosy is not contagious. A Boston harbor tug Glide tows a sailboat man dragged overboard by an anchor line. a crewman nearly drowns before rescue.
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G. L. Fitch
Sandwich Islands
Boston Harbor
Workers at Para Rubber Shoe plant walk out in mass protest
About 700 employees at the Para Rubber Shoe company in South Framingham Massachusetts left work Monday afternoon to protest the dismissal of superintendent Henry M Burr. They held a meeting at Elmwood hall where E J Slattery urged a return to work but the gates were closed. Some workers feared the strike was a mistake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Para Rubber Shoe Company
South Framingham
Mass
Henry M. Burr
Elmwood Hall
E. J. Slattery
L. A
Knights of Labor
River pitches of great streams by Humphreys Abbot and others
The text compares river gradients, noting Mississippi from Memphis and Cairo, Missouri from source to Fort Benton and St. Joseph, Amazon, Nile, Ganges, and Rhone. It gives inches per mile values, highlighting Mississippi around 4.82 to 6.94 inches and Rhone around 80 inches per mile.
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Prrox
Cascades
Humphreys
Abbot
Mississippi
Memphis
Cairo
Ohio
Missouri
Fort Bentor
St. Joseph
Dana
Amazon
Nile
Ganges
Rhone
Geneva
Lyons
Gold films reach ultra thin scientific milestone
In a lecture Mr O E Outerbridge Jr described gold sheets produced by electro plating on copper foil and dissolving the copper. He said sheets as thin as the millionth or ten millionth of an inch exist and compared thickness to a light wave and molecular pamphlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Thomson
Bristol
Ellen
Margaret Nixon
Michael Nixon
Warren
Rhode Island
Michael Quinne
S Street
James W. Brayton
Johanna Burny
Johanna Burts
Market Street
Michaele
Salwards
Ellen McCarty
Arren
Herbert F. Bennett
Eye Repair by Cornea Insertion Promises Sight Restorations
Dr E Martin of Marseille reports success in restoring sight for many blind patients by inserting a gold or platinum tube as an artificial cornea. In cases where corneal opacity causes blindness the rays reach the retina through this device, offering a practical path to eye grafting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siam
E. Martin
Marseilles
Martin
Local Notes Record July Deaths and Community Notices
Local items report July deaths totaling seven with ages from 7 days to 78, church services adjusted for Sunday, and a factory shutdown at Herreshoff Works until September. Also mentions excursions, a street accident injuring Dr Shipman, court rulings on trespass damages, and a standing engraving of the Standard Oil Building plus school and musical event notices.
Bristol Court and Town Meeting Proceedings Report
The Tax Court and Town Council met in Bristol with the Probate Judge presiding. Accounts of Samuel M. Lindsey and others were examined and recorded. Orrin L. Bosworth’s executor’s account continued. inventories for several estates approved. bonds and appraisers named. jurors for September Term listed. town offices acted on sidewalks drains and fire protection. bills totaling 2031.21 discussed and allocated. patrols and public notices noted. miscellaneous items include patents listed and a sermon excerpt on gossip and unrest in society.
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Tax Court of Prozars
William H. Spooner
Samuel M. Lindsey
Benjamin Franklin
Eliza Ferris
William Ferris
Esther B. Franklin
Julius Littlefield
Orrin L. Bosworth
Marin B. Wilcox
William Henderson
Mary M. Pearse
Edward Church
Jennie G. Haskins
Allen T. Usher
Herbert F. Bennett
Frederic A. Easterbrooks
Bennett J. Munro
Caroline K. Hyde
Charles H. R. Doringh
James Hoard
Seth W. Thayer
Leonard Wright
Christina Recch
Michael Nixon
Ellen
Margaret Nixon
Susan
Littlefield
Eliza D. Littlefield
Jane P. Fenner
Thomas Goff
M Herreshoff
Christie
Hope Street
Burton and
Burnside Streets
DeWolf Avenue
North Burial Ground
Fire Department
John B. Taylor
Bristol Gas Light Co
James F. Goff
Globe Gas Light Co
John
Ingrahamy
Benjamin T. Munro
John D. Dimonad
Nathan Warren
Ater
Supreme Court
Bristol County
William C. Peckham
H. Potter Dimond
Frank T. Remeires
Frederic A. Wright
John B. Newman
Terrence P. Morris
Augustus R. Paull
Richard B. Franklin
James D. Wardwell, Jr
Loring Coggeshall
William B. Peckham
Thomas L. Grant
Puantx Job Printing Rooms Elbowed By Quality and Price
For first class job printing in cards tickets tags circulars note heads Dill heads pamphlets dodgers labels hand bills posters or any printing needs the Puantx Job Printing Rooms at 41 Hope Street offers neat prompt work at low prices considering quality of stock used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puantx
Hope Street
French entomologist details largest tropical American bird spider
A French entomologist describes the tropical American bird spider as the largest of hundreds of species. It has a body about 4.25 inches long and a leg span of seven inches, with a nest that holds 1500 to 2000 eggs. The creature can kill young and adult hummingbirds, large lizards, and reptiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tropical
America
Hood's Sarsaparilia Ad Promising Health Cure
Early 20th century advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilia to purify the blood tone the nerves and regulate digestion. It claims widespread druggist availability and urging readers to buy as a health remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
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Cottage City
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Phoenix Marine Journal
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