Public Laws on Public Finance and Bank Commissioner Roles
The text outlines officers and duties of corporate boards, trustees, and bank related bodies, detailing appointment methods, term rules, bond requirements, reporting, auditing, and publication mandates. It includes sections on the bank commissioner’s powers, examinations, and authority to intervene in insolvent banks, as well as liquidation procedures and final distribution of assets to the state treasury.
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Board of Trustees
Board of Investment
Byers
Bank Commissioner
Saf
Spd
Senate
State House
Board of State House Commissioners
Treasury
Trust Company
Ag Mat
Bank Savings Bank
Orust Company
Board of Bank Incorporation
Superior Court
General Assembly
Savings Bank
City of
Providence
General Treasury
Genera
General provisions on unclaimed dividends and bank powers
The document outlines duties to publish lists of unclaimed dividends for three years in Providence newspapers. It defines general powers for banks savings banks and trust companies including deposits, trust custody, safekeeping, and investment authority. It details bond requirements for court appointments and specifies conditions for administration and guardianship roles, with sections on deposits, safe deposits, and fiduciary responsibilities.
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Eral
General Treasury
General Treasurer
Providence
Savings Banks
Savings Bank, and Trust Company
United States
Charles P. Bennett
Merry Widow Stationery Popular Among Young Ladies
The Phoenix Office promotes Merry Widow stationery as a fashionable choice for young women. The advertisement encourages trying the stylish paper goods amid social trends.
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Merry Widow
Phoenix
Financial Poetry and an Autograph Album Verse
Willis Clark, brother of poet Lewis Gaylord Clark, visits a farmer's house where a nans daughter has turned an old account book into an autograph album. He writes a verse reading in part of this world is a scene as dark as Styx where hope is scarce and joys are fleeting, reflecting on stay and worth amid the figures and inscriptions found there.
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Willis Clark
Lewis Gaylord Clark
Styx
Pepys and May dew rituals in the 1660s diary
In Pepys time May dew from grass was prized for linen bleaching and complexion. A 1667 entry notes his wife and Jane gathering dew at Woolwich with Mrs Turner teaching the practice. A 1669 note recounts morning worry as his wife rose early with her maid to gather May dew then returned by six.
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Pepys
Jane
Woolwich
Mayden
Very Sagacious Dog Counts Sheep Added Lamb
A farmer praised his sagacious dog trained to count sheep as they passed a gate with a stone pit. The dog removed stones for each sheep. One day the farmer discovered the dog attempting to break a stone and counted a lamb added to the flock overnight.
The First English Bookmaker in Derby and Oaks History
A compact history notes the Derby and Oaks naming after the Earl of Derby and the Oaks hunt box. It recalls early bookmaker Vauxhall Clarke, hanged for highway robbery, and observes the era’s low jockey salaries with only a guinea fee, contrasted with King James I.’s court rewards, in a footnote from the Westminster Gazette.
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Earl of Derby
Epsom
Charles Greville
Vauxhall Clarke
Simplify English vowels for clear pronunciation.
Country Life argues that vowels are the major hurdle in English speech and advocates standardized vowel sounds with correct intonation, presented in an intelligible, easily understood form.
The Genius Twain Quote At New York Banquet
Mark Twain quip on genius lists a colorful dining room analogy from a New York banquet. The remark frames genius as a man who knows more than he can learn and spills vittels on his clothes.
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Mark Twain
New York
Hannibal
Handel's Philosophy on Empty Halls
Handel believed calm words could calm performers as the curtain rose on a near empty house. He told colleagues not to fret, saying the music would sound better in the quiet.
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Handel
Two Ways of Meeting a Trouble Noted by Atchison Globe
A quote from the Atchison Globe contrasts ignoring trouble with addressing it quickly, urging prompt action as a prudent approach. The saying reflects editorial tone on practical resilience and timely response.
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Atchison Globe
Advertised Letters for Week Ending December 1908
List of letters advertised this week includes James Clark Carlo Melerbo Andre from Bristol High School men’s basketball team Mrs J Hillaster Mrs Bernard Reilly Mrs W Wright Sarah QO Sullivan Miss M J Hazard foreign Manoel de Mello Larnnca Joao avares de Mideiros Manoel Moniz Tavares Melmira da Concaeicao Cotto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Clark
Carlo Melerbo Andre
Bristol High School
J. Hillaster
Bernard Reilly
W. Wright
Sarah QO. Suullivan
M. J. Hazard
Manoel de Mello Larnnca
Joao Avares de Mideiros
Manoel Moniz Tavares
Melmira da
DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills Ad
Warning about backache and kidney troubles urges use of DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills. Claims antiseptic action and rapid relief. Promotes regular size 50c bottles sold here by W. H. Buffington.
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DeWitt
W. H. Buffington
Kodol for Dyspepsia Promises Quick Stomach Relief
An advertisement touts Kodol as a natural digestive aid combining stomach juices and acids to fully digest foods under any conditions. It guarantees prompt relief from stomach trouble and claims it will cure dyspepsia, with W. B. Buffington selling it.
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W. B. Buffington
Baby Thrive Depends on Nourishing Food and Emulsion
If the baby is not nourished by mother's milk or artificial food, Scott's Emulsion provides the elements of fat needed for growth. The ad implies reliance on this emulsion when natural nutrition is insufficient.
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Scott
Scott's Emulsion advertisement and town notices
An 1890s newspaper item includes an advertisement for Scott's Emulsion claiming a half teaspoonful doses as effective for babies and children, offering a 50 cent bottle and a world atlas in exchange for mailing details. Also brief death notices in this town list Emma Russell Chesebrough, Dorothy Shirley Minsher, and Andrew P. Anderstrom with ages and dates.
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Chesebrough
Emma Russell
Albert
Emma W
J. Russell Bullock
Minsher
Dorothy Shirley Minsher
Harry Hales
Anderstrom
Andrew P. Anderstrom
Coming Events for Bristol Area in December 1983
This timetable lists December social events at Bristol venues including Smith's Moving Pictures at Bristol Opera House December 9 and New England Entertainers also at the Opera House. Additional items include a dancing party by Edward F Dolan's class at G A K Hall December 9, a Congregational Club turkey supper on December 10 in the church chapel, a Moemburs Dinner in Rockwell Hall December 16, matinee dances on December 25 at G A R Hall, and a New Year's Eve dance December 31 at the Armory hosted by Division One KK LN B.
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Smith
Moving Pictures
Bristol Opera House
New England
G .A. K. Hall
Edward F. Dolan
R Ausphea
Congregational Club
Chapel of Church
Rockwell Hall
Y. M
G. A. R. Hall
Fort Adams Band
Armory
Division One
Kk. LN. B
The Little Madam Poem by R L Bristo
A reflective piece laments time’s passing and the desire to revert life’s pages. It contemplates choosing again, facing briars, and asks whether earthly losses matter as the Master’s plan gathers souls. The speaker envisions redemption and purified renewal in time’s trial.
Doan's Kidney Pills Prove Cure Claims in Bristol
Samuel Lindsey of 314 Church St Bristol Rhode Island reports chronic kidney pains dizziness headaches and backache. After using Doan's Kidney Pills from J H Young Co the symptoms eased and kidney secretions improved. FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY markets Doan's Kidney Pills nationwide. Remember the name Doan's.
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Bristol
Samuel Lindsey
Church St
R. I
J. H. Young & Co
Dean
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
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Electhykoots Innnual
Board of Nvestment
Athens
Uanhks Savings Borhse Cor Trust
Amy Stam
Faerpee
Aytteen
Tuk
Fas
Tonk Cotmroissaenert
Tts
Oor Trust
Leon Isseendens
Walstli Gs
Lendon Graphic
Scott & Bowne
Pearl St
the Little
Madam
Bristo, R. L
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