Arresting Old Age and the Youthful Spirit in Modern Times
A.E. Gibson in Medical Brief argues modern life keeps age at bay through outdoor sports and a freer, less constrained mindset. He notes veterans of Napoleonic days aged early and few lasting beyond thirty five, while today middle age blends vigor and buoyancy. The piece links youthfulness to exercise and mental freedom, suggesting sports liberate primal strength across sexes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Army
Thackeray
A. E Gibson
Hatton’s rise from dancer to Lord Chancellor in Elizabethan court
Sir Christopher Hatton rose through court favor by dancing before Queen Elizabeth I. He became gentle man of the privy chamber, captain of the guard, vice chamberlain, and a privy council member. Upon Bromley’s death the queen offered him the great seal, while he continued to perform as a dancer at royal events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Hatton
Ford
Elizabeth
Queen's Privy Chamber
Privy Council
Earl of Lincoln
Tatton
Bromley
Hatton
Sir Christopher
St. James
Tongue Twisting Lines Emphasize Elocution Practice
A reader is urged to slow down and recite a tricky sentence to improve enunciation. The passage compares speech drills to piano or organ finger exercises and notes the extensive practice needed to coordinate the brain with the vocal organs for clear speech.
Elasticity of Spiders Webs on a Windy Bus
A reader notes the remarkable elasticity of a spider’s web, which adapts to swaying twigs and wind. The web’s resilience keeps it intact against breeze, while its stickiness traps insects, explaining the spider’s successful hunting and the need to repair worn silk.
The Polite Man Politely Passes In Hasty Collision
In a Chicago Journal tale a courteous passerby, rushing along, bumps into a furious stranger. He removes his hat and offers an apology for any blame, then hurries away with renewed speed, embodying exceptional politeness amid a street collision.
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Chicago
Nerve as the great requisite for playing ards or the horses
In a Washington Post quote Mr Everwise says nerve is essential for betting. Miss Torkins replies it takes nerve to keep asking family for more economy. The exchange highlights humor about frugality and risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Everwise
Fragmented Quote on Fear and Purpose in Man
Fragmentary OCR text discusses fear as the only failure a man should dread and emphasizes aligning actions with a defined purpose. The incomplete fragment hints at a moral or inspirational stance on personal conduct and goal orientation.
A Man of Letters and Lincoln's Lasting Voice
Helen Nicolay reflects on Abraham Lincoln as a master of concise clear expression. The piece praises his brevity and beauty of language from Gettysburg to his second inaugural, noting training from poverty, moral purpose, and a poet's vision that made him one of the era's greatest writers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Lincoln
Gettysburg
Europe
Helen Nicolay
St. Nicholas
Duel on the Border: Frenchman vs Yale Cadet Ends in KO
A French challenger and an American, a Yale graduate, agreed to a duel with pistols at twenty paces. The American fired three shots at close range, hitting the Frenchman first in the shoulder, then the stomach, then the chin. The Frenchman fell, never to challenge another American citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
Elf
Fikhely
Belle France
No Place For Grumblers In Macksville Kansas
The Macksville Kansas Enterprise argues that a constant street corner complainer who vents about government, merchants, lawyers, and newspaper men harms town life. It condemns nuisances who threaten civic harmony and warns outsiders not to tolerate chronic grumbling or a wide shared discontent.
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Macksville
Kan
Orange blossom as wedding emblem linked to fruitfulness
The text notes uncertainty over why brides wear orange blossoms and cites that the emblem represents fruitfulness. Some authorities trace the practice to Saracens who viewed the orange blossom as symbolizing a prosperous marriage, tied to the orange tree bearing fruit and blossoms simultaneously in the East.
Sleep Timing Sparks Jocular Exchange at Philadelphia Press
A lighthearted exchange centers on when sleep is most beneficial the pre midnight rest versus the after morning wake up, as staff discuss their routines and morning calls in the Philadelphia Press room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fogey—Scientists
Philadelphia Press
Mrs Getthere's Clever Stop Smoking Plan
A Baltimore American item notes Mrs Getthere forced her husband to quit smoking by restricting cigars to those she bought. He had to smoke them to spare her feelings, a quick cure by domestic control.
Father and Son Exchange Quip About Searching
A father, after a long search for a book, declares he has found it at last in the final place one looks. The son replies that perhaps people stop hunting once the goal is found. The exchange humorous and reflective on pursuit and discovery.
Chance For a Laugh. Aspirint Poem Read to Break a Smile
A short humorous verse titled fe Always Refused to Smile explores a poet’s attempt to spark a grin. The editor notes that presenting the poem would break the spell and elicit laughter.
Election Returns for Rhode Island 1906 Senate and Governor
State returns count votes across districts for U S Representatives Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State Attorney General General Treasurer and a Metropolitan Park Loan. Results name Daniel L D Granger James H Higgins Frederick H Jackson Charles P Bennett Walter A Read and others with Adams Adams? claims and multiple Providence, Smithfield, Pawtucket, and Warwick cities listed as voting districts. Governor elect James H Higgins. Metropolitan Park Loan approved.
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A. D
Congress
General Assembly
United States
Daniel L. D Granger
Providence
Elisha Dyer
Willis H White
Joseph B. Arnold
Adin B. Capron
Smithfield
Lucius F C Garvin
Cumberland
Burlington M Briggs
Woonsocket
Stanley Curtis
East Providence
James H Higgins
Pawtucket
George H Utter
Westerly
Bernon
Helme
South Kingston
Warren A. Carpenter
David J Moran
Frederick I Jackson
Charles Sisson
John T Fletcher
Johnston
John W Leach
Charles P Bennett
Whlliam Palmer
Frederic T. Jencks
Barrington
James B Allien
Thomas I. Herrick
Pawtnucket
Greenough
Edward M Sulji,an
Cranston
Thomas H Peabody
Israel Precourt
James McGuigan
Walter A Lead
Glocester
John B Archambault
Warwick
Elisha Alead
Henry F Thomas
Everett I Bowers
Advn B. Chapron
Smith- Meld
James H. Higgins
Frederick H Jackson
A. S
William B. Greenough
Walter A. Read
Rhode Island General Assembly Elects Representatives 1906
The document lists numerous Rhode Island residents by town as elected Representatives for one year from January 1907. Names include Rathbone Gardner Providence, Whiting Metcalf Richmond, Henry Potter Scituate, Arthur Steere Smithfield, Sumner Mowry So. Kingstown, and many others from Newport, Cranston, Pawtucket, Providence, Warwick, and more. The Returning Board signs and seals the attestation on December 12, 1906.
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John F. Richmond
Barrington
William I Red Williams
Bristol
Francis Fagan
Burrillville
John A Remington
Central Falls
John G. Wilcox
Charlestown
Ambrose H. Nichols
Coventry
Henry A. Palmer
Cranston
Thomas McKenna
Cumberland
Stephen T. Arnold
East_Greenwich
Henry F. Anthony
East Providence
Frank ©. Dutemple
Exeter
Olney P. Cole
Foster
Charles Potter
Glocester
John 8. Cale
Hopkinton
William I Cas
George L. Smith
Ezra Dixon
John J Lace, Jr
James F. Murphy
James J. Foy
Pawtucket
Frank Cullen
Sylvanus Mason
Louis H. Beaudry
Francis P McChrystal
Joseph McDonald
Henry C Anthony
Portsmouth
Lewis A Waterman
Providence
Thomas F. Kearney
John W Hogan
H Clinton Crocker
Richard Hayward
Thomas A. Carroll
Timothy J. Myers
George F Troy
Prov
IL. S&s
Arthur S. Fitz
Thos J. Dorney
Geo R. Lawton
Charles H. Handy
C Clarence Maxson
State Returning Board
Mortgagees' Sale of Bristol Lot Lands Dec 1906
Public auction will occur on December 2, 1906 at 2 PM at the premises in Bristol. The sale covers a Juniper Lane property once mortgaged by Jeremiah Bosworth dating May 13, 1888, now in breach of mortgage conditions, with specific bounds and a prior deed of Nov 19, 1881. An excluded portion released by mortgagees on September 30, 1908 remains. Attorney William O'Donell represents the mortgagees.
Mortgage Sale Notice for Bristol Property of Mack and Mack
On Saturday December 29 1906 at 12 o clock by sale under a mortgage dated February 28 1880 and recorded in Bristol Land Evidence records the property described as Lot 15 and half of Lot 14 on Aaron Easterbrooks plat of sixteen lots on Mott's Lane Bristol will be sold. The lot measures fifty feet by one hundred fifty feet with boundary notes and is the estate conveyed to Honora Mack by John J Christie deed dated July 16 1879. Mortgagees intend to bid at sale or adjournment. Bristol December 4 1906 Willpass O Donnell Attorney for Mortgagees. 2 7 1 14 8 21 26 28.
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Jeremiah Bosworth
Bristol
Juniper Lane
Sollows
Lyman
Bosworth
Charles Marum
Henry H.bosworth
William ‘Ty, Opodonnell
R. I
James Mack
Honora Mack
Mott
Odonneltl
Martengees
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Lincoln
State OF
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Providence Plantations
Bradford Street
Tee
Warren Monumental Works
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Crode St
Railroad Ave
Warren
Chiropodist
Mrs. Williams
Church St
COR
Wood & Bradford
A. W. Noll
Franklin Street
Main Street
Oliver G. M.gann
Hope Street
G. A
Barton
AD Buffinton
A. W. Orgelman
State Street
Smith
R. P. Smith
William Street
Charles A. Glancy
Rhode Island Hospital
Wood Street
Congregational St
Eugene LeClair, Sr
Mason
Constitution Street
Prest &Dixon Old Sugar House
G. W. Simmons
Emma EB. Carey
Easterbrooks Block
Paull
E. G. Spooner
G M. Wilbur
Waodron-Brownell CO
Bradford St
John Shepard
Fall River
New York
Frank Jones & Kennebec
East River
N. Y
Wall St
Glendale
Edward C. Morrissey
Flope Street
Trinity Pariah House
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