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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1893
Page
1
A compilation of 1893 Rhode Island acts includes funding for militia camp ground acquisition in North Kingstown up to 17500 and for heating and lighting armories, plus various public statute amendments across court, education, and municipal ordinances. The measures authorize purchases, facilities upgrades, and schedule effective dates.
Chapter 1 22 passed May 28 1893 authorizes the assistant adjutant general of the Brigade Rhode Island Militia to hire clerical assistance in discharge of duties. Two hundred fifty dollars from annual militia appropriation is set aside and paid upon proper vouchers approved by the brigade commander.
The act amends earlier statutes to exempt a 1893 measure from sections 1 and 10 of Chapter 20 and repeals inconsistent acts. It takes effect on passage. It also references further amendments to conform and harmonize court procedure under public statutes and laws.
Sumner weakness and tired feeling with loss of appetite and prostration are said to be driven away by Hood's Sarsaparilla. The ad urges trial to join an army of admirers and promotes Hood's Pills as a portable, essential medicine for travelers and families, priced at 25c for 3 boxes.
Royal Baking Powder costs more to produce than rivals due to refined ingredients, yet offers purer leavening and greater value. The text argues price does not equate to strength, and cheaper powders leave impurities in food. It claims only Royal is safe for health and free from lime, ammonia, or alum according to official analyses.
The piece traces Florida orange trade history and land choices from 1870s booms to today, noting that most groves sit on unsuitable pine land. It highlights shrewd planters who chose water rich sites for frost protection and high quality fruit, earning premium prices.
In a French publication Rev. P. Cambene discusses spider silk. He notes silk yield rises after egg laying, with Madagascar orb weaving spiders producing nearly four thousand meters in twenty seven days. Silk described as golden yellow. He sketches a winding device but cites challenges in rearing many spiders.
A brief moral note contrasts two manly types in society. It argues that some people prefer fault finding over productive effort and that a community benefits from those who work rather than those who merely grow or complain.
Mrs Georgie S Judson of Hartford credits Ely's Cream Balm with rapid relief from acute nasal and head inflammation. Henry C Clark of New York reports a severe cold and temple pain cleared after six applications.
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