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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1899
Page
4
The document outlines ballot voting requirements for caucuses including who may vote, ballot handling, canvass lists, and counting procedures. It specifies ballot color coding, recount rules, and penalties for violations, with sections on canvass meetings, tallying, and notices for Pawtucket and Providence authorities.
A commentary asserting advertising functions as both a trade shaper and trade keeper. It argues ads influence market structure, brand presence, and consumer perceptions, underscoring printers and publishers as pivotal actors.
An 1899 act amends Chapter 41 to require town clerks to create and maintain a separate alphabetical general index of deeds mortgages and other instruments recorded in the clerk’s office The indices must reference the book and page of the records and the act takes effect upon passage.
An 1899 act covers juvenile court arraignments for minors under sixteen, probation officer appointment, travel allowances, and custody rules. It establishes a statewide board to appoint officers, limits fees, and authorizes provisional placement under supervision. The act also addresses abandonment of highways and compensating landowners, with notice and appeals provisions.
An 1890s style notice outlines amendments to Section 5 of Chapter 29 of the General Laws. It mandates biannual taxation of insurers with two percent of gross premiums payable to the general treasurer by April first for the prior year's insured property. It also limits city taxation of mutual insurers to surplus after unearned premiums and claims, and notes continuation of remaining acts.
The act places Caleb H Barney on the retired list of Rhode Island militia officers. Barney served as 1st Lieutenant adjutant of the First Light Infantry 1874 1878 and brigadier adjutant-general 1878 1881 totaling over eleven years of service. The act takes effect upon passage.
An act amends Chapter 66 of the General Laws for the Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. It retains location in South Kingstown and outlines funding from congress acts, annual appropriation of fifteen thousand dollars, and duties to publish bulletins and reports. It requires annual reporting to the general assembly and takes effect upon passage.
An act added to Chapter 167 of Rhode Island General Laws confers special constable powers on state and city or town sealers of weights and measures. They may prosecute violations of Chapter 167 and related acts, need not provide cost sureties, and may arrest on sight without warrant, detaining violators up to twelve hours.
The act amends Chapter 225 adding a section that allows stenographic transcripts of testimony from appellate and common pleas divisions of the Supreme Court to be admissible as evidence when certified by the stenographic clerk and approved by the court. The act takes effect upon passage. Attest: Charles P. Bennett. Secretary of State.
A discussion on publicity as essential for trade, advising modest firms to use striking yet tasteful methods. It argues that visible advertising need not offend decency, and that strong but truthful claims outperform quiet neglect. Excerpt attributed to Outtitter of London.
The article reviews the Alaskan boundary dispute between Britain and the United States and notes Canadian aims to gain harbors and interior access. It cites treaty history and misinterpretation claims, then shifts to advertising advice from the Chicago Apparel Gazette stressing clear, specific ads with strong product visibility.
A jurist questions a witness about execution papers and bankruptcy while a father tests his son with pennies for good behavior. The piece notes the public’s fondness for bright advertising quips and how merchants seek second readings from witty column lines.
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