Rhode Island Vital Records editor in town gathering material
Genealogist James N. Arnold, author of Vol 6 Vital Records of Rhode Island, visited to collect data for Vol 7 supplement. The new volume will cover Newport Bristol Washington and Kent Counties as space allows, preserving colonial era vital records for researchers and older families.
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James N. Arnold
Rhode Island
Bristol County
General Assembly
Newport
Bristol
Washington
Kent
Arnold
Medical booklet promises non surgical cures for tumors
Announcement by the World's Dispensary Medical Association offers a book claiming cures for fibroid and ovarian tumors without surgery. The publication, filled with references, is sent on receipt of 10 cents in stamps from Buffalo, New York.
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World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Buffallo
N. York
Cripple Creek
Colorado
Uuger
Cuyita
United States
H, H
Officeh, Co
Treags
R. Lounsbery
Broadway
New York
Forgiveness and Debt Story From the Lord's Prayer
A sermon recounts the Lord's Prayer line about forgiveness and a parable of a servant forgiven a large debt who fails to show mercy to a fellow servant owing a small sum. The piece notes a 1894 American Newspaper Directory listing 20,169 newspapers in the U S and Canadian provinces, with breakdowns of dailies weekly and monthly titles.
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United States
Methodist Campmeeting at Cottage City Mass
The Martha's Vineyard Campmeeting runs August 19 to 27 with Bishop R S Foster delivering the opening sermon and Rev John Krantz Jr of Jersey City preaching in the evening. Weekday services feature various preachers and lectures including Laymen’s Day and a grand closing sermon by Bishop Choburn of Calcutta.
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East Weymouth
P. M. Vinton
Pawtucket
R. I
Matt. S. Hughes
Portland
Maine
P. H. Buechler
Boston
Millburn
United States Senate
Great Iron Tabernacle
J. L. Pinter
Providence
RBL
C. E. Miller
New York City
Albany
J. F. Cooper
R I
M . Boswell
New
Philadelphia
Lalbut
Iglebert
Choburn
Calutta
India
Prince of Modern Missionaries
Trinity Church
Patents Granted to New England Inventors This Week
A list of patents issued to New England inventors reported by 24 Baer & Co. covers electric signalling gear for railways, dredging and pumping equipment, fasteners, locks, machinery parts, and a coin controlled phonograph. Includes inventors from Providence, Pawtucket, Bridgeport, New Haven, Meriden, Hartford, and Norw ich, with several items on wheels, belts, and clamping devices. Also contains an advertisement-esque anecdote promoting Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for female health and a note on breeding heifers not to exceed 48 months.
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New England
Baer BO
U. B. Patent Office
Washington
Washington Letter on Democratic Tariff Fight and Hawaii Policy
The Washington letter dated Aug 6 1894 reports Democratic disputes over the tariff bill and sugar trust backroom deals, with Lane and Populists pushing for a sugar bounty provision. It notes Republican resistance and Cleveland administration stumbles on recognizing the Hawaiian Republic, plus protests from G A R members over veterans’ treatment and concerns over Secretary Gresham amid ongoing Sino Japanese tensions.
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Washmerton
Carlisle
Cleveland
House
Senate
White House
Allen
Kyle
Rouss Committee On Foreign Affairs
Harrison
Cleary
Gil
Washington
Republic
Local Paper Gives Free Lines to Community
Gov Francis of Missouri praises the local newspaper noting it donates between 500 and 5000 dollars in free space annually. He argues editors support towns financially even if not always brilliant, claiming editors do the most for the least money compared with teachers or preachers.
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Francis
Missour
The Great Dividers Diary Excerpt Novice Debate
A fragment from February 1959 records a heated discussion led by Prof Slick Bill and Skinni Bill Smith about race and travel. The dialogue mixes dialect, superstition, and an argument over India versus Indiana, ending with a comical misreading of geography and a student’s suspension.
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Society of Ethyonll
Questshull
Shek Bill Arote
Bill Waz Bourne
Skinni Will Smith
India
Advertising in Ancient Rome and Trade Adverts Compared
The piece notes Latin inscriptions and tradesmen ads in ancient Rome, citing writers, inns, and hotels. It highlights subscription calls for marble work, bath notices, and lodging promises from Bologna to Lyons, with blunt declarations on clientele and pricing reflecting varied hospitality approaches.
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Macmillan
Mante
Rome
Bologna
Lyons
Mercury
Apoko
Septumanus
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H P. Ball
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F. P. Ferry
Danbury
L. H Foy
New Haven
J. A. Siblin
Chuck
J J. Kenyon
Suncook
N. H
E.F Lewis
Norwich
J. Linton
UH Macdonald
Mackay
Bell
W McGrath
Hartford
Read
F Y Pfieghar
JC. Potter
J Kush
D P Stanton
Warwick
RK. L
H S. Wedmore
Guilford Conn
T A Weston
Stamford, Conn
Friction
White
Nashua
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Cleveland Administration
Record and Pension Division
War Department
Agricultural Department
Interior Department
Government
Representative Stone
Pennsylvania
Senate Committee On Immigration
Congress
Ayer
Hall
Renower
Skinni Bill South
Slick Bill
Skinni Bil Smith
Thare Air Kroukadil
Thare
Indiana
Smith & Winchester CO
Wendell St
Hartford St
Masa
Dany
Kvery
A. Dunbar
Iis
Poip Brady
E A Dunbar
Fred Fist
Drs. Starkey & Palen
Arch Street
Sutter Street
San Francisco
Cal
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Ok Dales Mining Gasp
Geo. H. Peck
TOR Mutual Life Insurance Co
Hamburg-Bremen Fire Insurance Co
Casually Insurance Co
Americal
Hope Street
Ger
Low
Josiah F. Pecbham
Wamerlya
Dunwell
Walter Slice
H Spooner
Old Colony Yard
B. Wilson
Fleming, Texas
F. Sanford
Williams Street
P. O. Box
NEW Management
E. T. Wathaway
M ° Gann & CO
William H. and
Oliver G. Mogann
California
Chicago
Union Pacific
Northwestern Line
FE Shearer
Clara
Jusepit
Higur
Great Central
Aroas
WM. J. Smith
Ginaye
Bristol Narrowa
Pawtucket Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Main Street
R. 1
Mann
Edward A. Greene
Mumford
James L. Jenke
Edmund
Maron
Philo E. Thayer
Ben Amin ¥. Smith
J. Milton Payne
George W.neewell
Frederick Weaston
Robert Sherman
CHAS
P. Moses
Ly Ibaau
Fire Insurance Agency
Actna Insurance Company
Calital
On Ale Pohinnlk, JR
Avent
Atishptus County Savings Bank
Hopestreet
Union Mutual
Tabnet Assets
Edwin Barrows
Joseph T. A. Eddy
P. Shinner
Bristol County Savings Bank
Bristol Count Savings Bank Corporation
Tnst
William H. Spooner
Nmenry Goff
Algusetus O. Bourn
John G Watson
Skinner
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