Long list of 19th century notices and society notes in Bristol
A dense miscellany covers mail matters in Bristol. quarry closings at Middletown Connecticut. a saltwater salt strike in Fenceville Indiana. scarlet fever in Hartford and Windsor Locks. Mrs Gladstone’s 80th birthday and Hawarden Church routines. White House social history through various First Ladies. health patent products praised. obesity market chatter across Chicago Boston Philadelphia and New York. Columbian year themes. Chicago world fair opening. Cleveland as a political figure. Venezuela revolution by Crespo. cholera in 19th century times. Vienna religious oppression against Methodists. a pastor’s legal battle over Methodist worship.
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Harrison
White House
Adiunms
Washington
New Lranklin Street
New York
Philadelphia
Adsus
Jeferson
Mrs Tops
Mes
Hirdelph
Dunia
Staelecane
Costa
Sidasa
Bey Obos
Uq Adams
Abn
van Det
Die Horrson
DaAmuts
Tyler
Wiate House
Polk
Taylor
Bass
Fillmore
Fierce
Harret Lane
Buchanan
Lincoln
Wathe
Johnson
Lasband
Chiles
Patterson
Ginunt
Christopher Columbus
Chicago
Cleveland
Carnegie Mills
Venezuela
Gen. Crespo
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The passage argues that wealth worship leads to cynicism and harsh manners. It claims competition for money fosters a belief that success equals having more than others and a desire to look down on peers, hindering the promotion of others' happiness.
Mother finds missing baby with horse in stable
A Pennsylvania mother found her baby boy in a stable near a family horse. The child cried loudly as the horse stood still, seeming afraid to stir or eat. After the infant was removed, the horse relaxed and resumed its meal.
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Pennsylvania
Balancing Wives and Wallets in Matrimonial Balance
A newspaper blurb notes shifting motives in marriage and finance. It cites a man keeping peace via inexpensive devices, a wife who remarried after deeming her first husband too thin, and another wife seeking divorce claiming her husband was too fat.
Reoffending Rates: Prison Recidivism Trends Cited
Authorities report that twenty percent of men released from prison return for a second sentence. Half of those who reoffend a second time are sent back a third time. Beyond that point, the percentages become uncertain, but a third-time offender is likely to spend much of his life in prison.
Death Water Describes Odd Animal Gallery in Col
A note extols Death Water as home to strange creatures in a small U S colony area. It highlights a rare kangaroo rat as one of the oldest inhabitants and curiosities in the collection.
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Death Water
Col
United States
Attorneys urge suit to recover state exhibit funds in Kentucky fair case
Kentucky world’s fair commission lawyers press the state auditor to pay a hundred thousand dollars for a state exhibit, contending the appropriation was illegally obtained. In Kansas City Kansas suburbs, treasure-hunters dig for gold once buried by outlaws, protected by armed guards after a skirmish with two masked men. The city is stirred by the suburban treasure hunt and security tensions.
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Kentucky World’s Fair Commission
Tey
Kansas City
Kan
Law Firms and Women in American Legal Practice
The United States now has twenty one law firms composed of husband and wife teams. In addition there are at least one hundred and eight American women practicing law in courts or publishing legal documents.
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United States
How We Live in America Says Americans Surpass Europe
The article argues Americans eat more and dress better, citing caloric intake of about 8,500 daily for the American workingman versus 1,790 to 1,900 for Europeans. It lauds bread's divine mission, warns against gluttony and starvation, and claims American dress superiority based on European visitors' impressions.
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Earth
Atwater
Goshen
Americans
Europe
Cardinal death reduces Sacred College to fifty one
Following the death, the College of Cardinals stands at fifty one, with ten created by Pius IX and forty-one by Leo XIII. Twenty four reside in Rome, and the rest are spread across Italian, French, Austrian, Spanish, Portuguese, Belgian, Canadian, Australian, and American sees. Ages range from forty to ninety with counts in each bracket. Since Leo XIII’s accession eighty six cardinals have died, the college is unusually small for its history.
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Howard
Pius IX
Rome
Leo XIII
Sacred College
Daniel Boone’s St Charles House a Pioneer Landmark
The article notes Daniel Boone’s remains lie in Kentucky, while his home near St. Charles Missouri remains well preserved. Boone spent his final years in the attic serving as a workshop and kept a cherrywood coffin he made himself. He even tried the coffin fit in life. The house was among the first built in St. Charles County, attracting Indian observers.
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Daniel Boone
Kentucky
St. Charles
St. Charles County
Divorce Trends and Cautious Night Time Habits
Over twenty years 28000 divorces granted in U S courts spark concern yet many marriages endure. A Chicago woman known for checking under beds helps catch a burglar without a scream by quietly alerting police. The note implies crime prevention linked to cautious habits.
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Chicago
Circus owner bets elephant on Harrison reelection
A Chattanooga circus proprietor wagered five hundred dollars that Harrison would be reelected. The elephant was won by a young Democrat and later marched in the Democratic procession.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Harrison
Bristol Town Notices And Public Meetings Report
Local Bristol items note the Court of Probate monthly meeting, Council session, and notices of resignations and visits by notable residents. The Providence Warren Bristol Railroad results show earnings, expenditures, and directors reelected, with remarks on improved service and road conditions.
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Court of Probate
Bristol
William H Dunbar
Saul c
Ambrose Waldron
Turkey gift note from 1892 tugs at hearts
A turkey bought in Providence hides a letter dated November 10 1892 from a child named Tunpaeiwasg Vr asking for a guitar to help care for a sick mother Marion L. Durkee The note seeks a gift to bring joy and a bit of income through playing a guitar.
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Byron K. Fish
Providence
Warren
Bristol
Fall River
Old Colony
Tunpaeiwasg
Marion L. Durkee
Two Johns Comedy Company at Town Hall Friday Evening
J C Stewarts Two Johns Comedy Company under Frank C Stewart and Matt Smith appears at Town Hall Friday. The fat trio Hart Rush and McDonald total 1200 pounds and the Elf English Rose drama follows at Providence Opera House Monday December.
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J.C Stewart
Two Johns
Frank C. Stewart
Matt Smith
Town Hall
J. C. Stewart
Fatty Stewart
Philadelphia
Old Burton
John Hart
J C Stewart
Johns
Stewart
Frank Rush
Hart
Rush
McDonald
Mill increases wages seven percent for all workers
The Nam quit Mill of thiatown received notice from the Richmond Manufacturing Company that wages would rise seven percent in all departments, effective Monday December 5. Only two operatives agreed to abandon the half holiday and start at 7 a.m. instead of 6:30.
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Gam
Thiatown
Richmond Mannufacturing Company
Deaths and memorial notices from a November town census
The town recorded fourteen total deaths in November: six males and eight females, with thirteen adults and one child. Ages ranged from 28 years 10 months to 89 years 7 months 6 days. Causes included asthma, cancer, old age, tuberculosis, and fear of pneumonia. Burial sites listed include North Cemetery and St Mary’s Bristol. A separate 25 dollar reward offer seeks criminal evidence for land on Metacom avenue with a vandalized house and stolen fruit. Additional items cover fashion history, period styles, and fashion journals available from New York publishers.
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North Cemetery
Juniper Hill
St. Mary's, Bristol
St. Mary's, Warren
Metacom Avenue
Marriages Reported in Local Notices
In this town on November 23 at the brides residence Rev I A Stevene united Robert K Weeke of Malden Massachusetts with Elizabeth A Hayes formerly of Bristol. On December 1 at St Michael's Rectory Rev G L Locke joined Milton Eddy Barney of Warren with Anne Maud, daughter of the late Thomas W Davis of Bristol. In Barrington at Convocation Church October 26 Rev J W Solwel married Walter T Anthony and Abbie E Holmes, both of Barrington.
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Anthony
Harper's Weekly price list and notices
The fragment lists prices for Harper's Weekly and related publications, including Harper's Magazine and Bazar, with scattered unreadable text referencing Dustayge Poata and obiles in Canada and Mero. The readable items indicate pricing and periodical names without clear dates or context.
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Harper's Magazine
Harper's Weekly
Harper's Bazar
Crital Obiles
Canada
Mero
Bristol Phanix: Notices of Probate and Public Records
Fragmented OCR shows Bristol probate items and public notices. Readers are informed of estate administration actions, appointments, and official proceedings. The text references a Bristol clerk, date December, and archival notices.
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Charles F. Choate
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Frederick L. Ames
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George A. Pike
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Bristol Phenix
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Parmenas Shinper, Jr
Alice L BK. Wyatt
Herbert F. Bennett
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Temple Quartette
Frep S Ganpiver
Eppy
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East Greenwich
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Woman’s Exchange
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Corner Dorrance
Westminster Lis
Providence, R. 1
Sthmar Taft
Rie Ae
Angel of Mercy
Tee
OT Taft Brees
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