Holiday Giftshop Old-Fashioned Candy and Toy Offerings
Sole agent for Huyler's chocolates bon bons and novelty goods with weekly fresh stock. Includes broken candy 15c per lb, ribbon candy 30c per box, cream mixture 20c per lb, 40c chocolates on sale at 30c per lb, cornucopias 10c per dozen, Christmas stockings toys 10c, kisses 5c each, Hildreth's velvet kisses 75c per lb. Fountain pen $1, safety razors $1, perfumes, soaps, powders, colgates line, hats brushes, box paper and Xmas tags 3c to 2.00 per box.
Christmas Cigar Packages and Accessories Sale
Advertises cigars by the box and assorted smoking goods. Mentions 25 count Christmas cigar packages, various brands like Robt. Bruce Jr and Parker House, prices from 65 cents to 1.80 dollars, plus amber pipes in cases and cigar accessories such as match boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robt
Bruce
Parker House
Marguerite
Continental
Arthur
Maine Creamery Christmas Ice Cream Packed in Assorted Flavors
An advertisement for Dry Pack ice cream from Maine Creamery Providence offers pints quarts and gallons in assorted flavors for Christmas dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Creamery
Providence
Interchange of compliments between Grant and Lee
The article recounts a wartime anecdote about Grant and Lee, noting their well organized scout service and daily updates on enemy lines. It includes a remark from General Lee about breakfast and dinner details and a satirical aside from Youth's Companion about autographs from celebrities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Lee
General Gordon
Sleep Habits of Animals Described by Trainer
A trainer explains how different animals sleep. Monkeys perch high to fear the king of beasts, while in the zoo they lie high due to fear. Monkeys rest on backs when free, dogs-like moves appear in bears and wolves, seals may sleep upright or underwater to hear threats.
Rain Insect Oil Debunked as Medicine Claim
In parts of India the oil from a rain insect is said to aid external cures. The mite weighs about half an inch and exudes a red oil when pressed. Found only at the start of the rainy season, it is dismissed as medicine by Hil in a note to the Asiatic Society Proceedings, deeming the virtues imaginary and tied to color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Hil
Asiatic Society
Bedside Bet: Harlan and McCreary Claim Next Kentucky Governor
In a joint governor campaign across Kentucky, Judge James Harlan and Senator James B McCreary shared living quarters in mountain towns. An intimate moment led to humor as Harlan quipped the next governor sits in this bed, prompting a fall when the bed slats broke and both men recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Harlan
James B. McCreary
Kentucky
Mr. Harlan
Senator McCreary
Judge Yarlan
Seadragons and Pipefishes Across Oceans
The description notes sea horses found in the Atlantic near Spain and France, the Mediterranean, and the Indian Ocean. They are tiny, curled in oyster shells, with beadlike bodies and ringed tails. They swim with a waving motion, often winding tails around weeds, and use fins to stay afloat. They feed on worms, small fish, eggs, and bottom debris.
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Atlantic Ocean
Spain
France
Mediterranean
Indian Ocean
Unusual Marriage Proposal Painted as Gift
The celebrated painter William Hunt was commissioned to paint a portrait in kneeling pose with an open scroll bearing a marriage proposal. The recipient, Phetady-tosvhom, replied by drawing herself with a paper bearing a laconic Yes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hunt
Phetady
Tosvhom
Observation of Clean European Streets Contrast
The narrator notes in a thousand miles of Europe only one rubbish heap at Carlsruhe, praising widespread cleanliness and absence of roadside filth. He contrasts this with American towns, where four vacant lots and dirty dumps are common, reflecting differing urban care and regard for waste.
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Europe
Carlsruhe
Running as Heart Exercise Says Run to Half Mile Pace
G Elliot Flint writes in Outing Magazine that vigorous running best strengthens the heart. He cautions against relying on walking or light calisthenics and advises starting with short jogs to a half mile, then increasing gradually to a reasonable fast pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Elliot Flint
Outing Magazine
Ocean's Bottom Features Vast Sub Atlantic Valleys
Scientific American describes two immense parallel sub Atlantic valleys forming the ocean floor. One valley lies near Europe and the British Isles, the other extends along South America toward Newfoundland and Greenland, with Azores as a land bridge. It notes depths near four miles and a shallow northern region between Greenland and the continent.
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Atlantic Ocean
Cape Verde Islands
Azores
Europe
British Isles
North Sea
Confrere
South America
Bermudas
Newfoundland and Labrador
Greenland
Continent
Seclané
Channel Islands
England
Scientific American
Snails in Wedlock: Gentle Courtship Observed by Naturalist
A nature student describes snails in wedlock as tranquil and affectionate. They avoid fuss, meet by drawing in their horns to share tender glances, and a snail husband is seen bringing greens to his wife. When approached by a third, they retreat under a dead leaf.
Marriage Lottery in Rama Country India
Each October in Rama country India a marriage lottery is held. Names of eligible girls and suitors are written on slips and drawn from pots by a local wise man. The drawing pairs a Rumal girl with a suitable youth who then receives a letter of introduction to pursue marriage.
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Rama
India
Feminine Finance in a Sad Tale of Failures
A poor widow laments her family’s setback comparing it to Mr Brown’s collapse. She notes their loss was five cents on the dollar while Brown’s failure hit fifty five cents, highlighting contrasting impacts of two economic misfortunes.
Baker Keeps Best Bread Customer Complains About Quality
A dialogue shows a customer chastising a baker for selling inferior bread. The customer argues the baker should sell the best and keep the bad loaf for themselves, while the baker asserts he keeps the best bread available.
High Charge and Atmospheric Electricity Quip
A doctor warns that electricity in the atmosphere can affect the system and a patient who paid 2 guineas for two visits quips about feeling overcharged in a London Tit-Bits style humor item.
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London
Lightning safety rule about distance from insulated conductor
A general statement explains that being within twenty feet of a properly insulated lightning conductor is considered safe from lightning, implying a protective range around such installations.
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Huyler
Hildreth
Colgate
Roger & Gallet
Philadelphia
Crescent
B. E. Cigars
Cremo Old Coon
Bruce Jr
Buck
S&s
Rtd
W. Sparks
Bristol
Ruth A. Maxfield
George H Peck
Bosto
Ruth Hall ‘Peel
Bost
Napoat Setaflad
Henry & Teel
Henry Dreyer D'Wolf
Sophe Jo D' Wolf
Henry Dreyer D' Wolf
Bristol Phoenix
Herbert F. Bennett
Drobate Court
Down
James Francis D'Wolf
Sophie J D’ Wolf
Peron
James Francis D’ Wolf
Low Hollister
Rocky Mountain Tea
W. H. Buffington
W. L. Douglas
W.l.douglas
Sceplel Ois
Gatatop
Aien
Milseee
Brockton
Mass
W.L. Douglas
Douglas, Breckten
KONE
The
Sea Horse
Atlantic
Warren Monumental Works
Cornelius Harrington
Crode St
Railroad Ave
Warren
R. I
Franklin Street
Chiropodist
Mars. Williams
St. House
COR. Wood & Bradford Sts
A. W. Noll, Prop
TED
Main Street
Oliver
Hope Street
G. A. BR
John Shepard
Eugene LeClair, Sr
Constitution Street
Charles A. Glancy
Rhode Island Hospital
Wood Street
Cor. Congregational St
Bradford Street
Vaccaro Bros
Mandolin
Custar
Barton
Buffinton
A.W. Orgelman
Atate Street
G. W. Simmons
Emma E. Carey
Hasterbrooks
Ma Pate
8. B. Paull
E. G. Spooner
Smith
R. P. Smith
William Street
Glendale
Edward C. Morrissey
Trinity Arith Hous
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