Chautauqua Movement at Bristol Headquarters Described
A Bristol correspondent visits Chautauqua at Lake Chautauqua in New York to recount its religious and secular education blend. He recalls lodging costs, lectures on Emerson, and a Lotus Glee Club reading, noting the C L S O circle's growth and the movement’s aim to broaden Bible study with science and literature.
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Longfellow
Whittier
Hawthorn Cottage
Martha’s Vineyard
Athenaum
Emerson
Shaakespereau
Lotus Glee Club
T Taal
Aeree Age
Fair Point
Lake Chautauqua
New York State
J. H. Vincent
Lewis Miller
Christain
Akron
Ohio
Edison
Electrican
Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle
Bristol
T. Quantanqua
Sixty New and Original Monuments Designs Offered
Advertises sixty new and original monument designs with orders to be left at D A Pirrick s Clothing Store State Street Bristol R I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Pirrck
State Stream
Bristol, R
A Man's Laugh Never Changes, Chicago Incident
An old Army veteran in Chicago recognized postmaster Fred Hartwick by a familiar laugh after 80 years, noting the unchanged sound despite age. The tale links laughter to identity, likening it to a near perfect phonographic record of criminals' laughs.
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Fred Hartwick
Chicago
Hartwick
Federal
New Orleans
Fred
Mr. Hartwick
Adam
The Tyranny of Etiquette
A Philadelphia Press commentary argues that strict etiquette rules for visiting cards invitations and phrases create an oppressive code. It questions whether nonconformists should be barred from society or welcomed on their own terms suggesting society could be a charming recreation rather than a costly obligation.
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Philadelphia Press
Electric candle lighting device gains popularity in England
An inventive electric candle setup lights tables by pads under the cloth feeding from candlestick pins. The candle extinguishes when removed and relights when replaced. The bulb and wax candle imitation detach for ordinary use, and colored silk shades enhance dining decor per a machinist.
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England
Editor Busy With Other Fish to Fry
A struggling author visits an editor who snaps to focus on other work. The author insists and offers to fry the editor’s fish while reading the manuscript. The editor finally must read the manuscript despite reluctance.
Memory and time on a London street car joke
A London Tit-Bita quip shows Mr Epsom Downes asking a stranger for the time and the stranger admitting he just checked his own watch to confirm it was still there. The snippet hints at memory as a mental power.
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Mr. Epsom Downes
Mr. Epsom
London
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