War Veterans in Congress Doomed By Dwindling Ranks
A historical note lists surviving veterans from the Civil War era in Congress, noting their numbers drop to the lowest since hostilities ended. It names Union and Confederate veterans in the Senate, including Bulkeley Connecticut and Bankhead Alabama, among others, totaling eighty Union vets and several Confederate senators.
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Congress
Senate
Union
Bulkeley
Connecticut
Barrows
Michigan
Duo Poot
Delaware
Nelson
Minnesota
Elkins and Scott
West Virginia
Warner
Missouri
Warren
Wyoming
Buncon
Georgia
Bankhead
Alabama
Daniel
Virginia
Johnson
McEnery
Louisiana
McLaurin
Mississippi
Martin
Money
Taliaferro
Florida
Civil War Veterans in Congress Decline Across Bodies
A historical tally shows forty veterans of the Civil War in the current Congress, with deaths reducing the count to three since the last session. Average ages run around late sixties, highlighting a aging cohort of Union and Confederate veterans in both Senate and House.
Vallaferro retirement shifts Confederate veteran count
Money and Vallaferro’s retirement will reduce Confederate veterans in Congress. The defeat of Representatives Hull of Iowa and Calderhead of Kansas threatens to lessen Union veterans’ representation. The likely election of Charles M. Stedman, Democratic candidate for North Carolina in the Fifth District, would shape the House balance.
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Vallaferro
Hull
Iowa
Calderhead
Kansas
Congress
Charles M. Stedman
North Carolina
Newliwed couple argues over curtains and cheap buys
A husband rebukes his wife for buying curtains he calls useless and cheap. She claims obedience, insisting the curtains were not inexpensive and that she has followed his prior orders to stop buying unnecessary items.
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Mr. Newliwed
Mrs
Escalating Duel of Nerves Between Lovers
A Philadelphia Record item portrays a tense scene where a beautiful girl, struggling against the inevitable, gasps I like your nerve while the young man, chuckling, replies I like your cheek as their escalating exchange unfolds.
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Philadelphia Record
Calendar quip notes ahead of time
A witty aside from the New York Press remarks on cutting off a calendar sheet before month’s end. It cheekily critiques premature calendar peeking and link to haste. The brief exchange centers on Mrs Benham and a perceptive remark about time management.
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Benham
New York Press
Probate Court Schedules Greene Estate Sale in Bristol
Jerome B. Greene Jr. petitions to sell parts of three parcels in Boston Neck Narragansett for estate debts. The parcels A B and C were granted to the deceased in 1898 and are described by old boundaries. Court ordered notice for fourteen days in Bristol Phoenix, September hearing set for 10:30 a.m. at Probate Court Room Bristol.
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Jerome B. Greene, Jr
Jerome B. Greene
Bristol
Boston Neck
Narraganse
South Kingstown
Washington
Narragansett
Joseph G. Johnson
Charles Storer
Sea View Railroad
Jerome
Greene, Jr
The
Bonnet Land Company
Boston Neck Road
Gardner
Atlantic Ocean
Elisha Browings
Jenks
Jerom B. Greene
A. D
Bristol Phoenix
Diary Note On A Sea Breeze Aboard An Ocean Liner
A passenger asks an officer aboard an ocean liner to classify the weather. The officer calls it a fresh nor'west breeze with a cross sea, reassuring the elderly lady that there is no danger. She thanks him, hoping to record an accurate diary entry. The exchange captures calm mots of maritime routine aboard a ship.
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Wadant
New York Times
Fengshui Beliefs Shape Town Fates Along Yangtze
A Chinese superstition links prosperity to proper fengshui placement. Peishih lost river trade after misplacing its pagoda, while Wanshein prospered with a perfect fengshui site and two pagodas. Despite fertile conditions nearby, locals credit site luck over natural resources.
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Yangtze
Peishih
Wanshein
The Body as a Manufactory Explain Digestion Start
A doctor compares the body to a factory, stressing that digestion begins in the mouth. Proper mastication and saliva mixing set the stage for the stomach liver and intestines to function, with health dependent on this initial step and teeth condition as noted by the New York Tribune.
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New York Tribune
How Letters Strike Our Eyes
An analysis of Roman letters used in eye tests notes T is hard to recognize and may be confused with Y. L may look like a reversed J, V is easiest to identify, and O poses little challenge. K beats H in recognizability, while N and Z are easy. A is guessable from form but hard to confirm, and E and F are among the most difficult letters to distinguish.
Pompous man visits drug store and ignores youth
A pompous man enters a drug store for a cigar to find only a soda water dispenser. The boy sweeping the floor quips that sweeping helped him start. The man leaves frowning as the encounter ends. The Denver Post notes the humbling moment.
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Denver Post
Music teacher with eleven noisy children
A corny exchange in Harper's Bazar notes a landlady describing a music teacher next door. The eleven children make so much noise that the piano is inaudible, turning a potential complaint into humorous relief.
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Harper’s Bazar
Woman Quits, Plans Home Visit for Help at House
A fragment from the New York Journal depicts a dialogue in which a woman announces a quitter, and another character suggests inviting her mother to visit to do housework until a replacement can be found. The remark reflects informal domestic calculations amid a household shortage.
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New York Journal
Smoking Pipe Burned By Nearsighted Jim
A Dublin humorous item recalls Jim quitting smoking after a misadventure. He, now near sighted, reportedly emptied his pipe into a gunpowder barrel, a feat that amused locals and sparked chatter about his misstep and sharper eyesight.
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Jim
Opo
Doan's Kidney Pills Promote Quick Kidney Strength
Is your back lame and painful with kidney region soreness after exercise These Bristol reader testimonials claim Doan's Kidney Pills quickly strengthen weak kidneys and deliver benefit when taken as directed Read the Bristol testimony from Misa Jane Fanning at 276 High St Bristol and note Doan's marketed by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sale agents for the United States Price 60 cents Remember the name Doan's and take no other
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Dean
Bristol
Misa Jane Fanning
High St
R. L
J. H. Young & Co
Foster-Milbaro Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Out of Her Reach Dialogue Clip
A newspaper style snippet notes Clara will not inherit until age thirty, prompting questions about her finances. Madge explains the delayed bequest while Clara remains short of money, referencing a family plot and a Boston Transcript quotation.
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Elsie
Clara
Madge
Boston Transcript
Opulence and happiness in expense accounts quoted
A Chicago Record-Herald excerpt cites Opulence and a question about happiness. The quote reflects a desire to spend money freely as if using an expense account. The piece mentions Rank hosts chores as well as pleasures at Beaconsfield.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Rank
Beaconsfield
Principal Rogers Praised For Pitmanic Shorthand Mastery
The principal, Mr. Rogers, is highlighted as an expert with 20 years leading shorthand departments at four colleges. He has authored three textbooks, revised another, and his works are used by top commercial schools nationwide. He also brings practical reporting and ten years office experience, offering strong credentials for prospective students.
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Rogers
United States
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