The Bristol Bbenie February 5 1881 Notes
The public debt fell in January by 7 382 167 71 dollars. Coconut fibre is being produced for shoe heels and may replace leather due to superior wear and lower cost. Glass cloth weaving grows profitable in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania with colored thread from melted glass drawn at 2000 yards per minute on silk-like looms.
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Pitteburg
Bristol
Rhode Island
Richard
Peters
John Connery
John Street
Hope
Thames Streets
Inverted rainbow sighted at Innsbruck
A rare inverted rainbow was seen in Innsbruck on November 25. For about thirty minutes the rainbow’s endpoints drifted westward with the sun before vanishing. No satisfactory theory explains the phenomenon yet.
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Innsbruck
Johns Hopkins Zoological Lab Proves Useful at Beaufort
The Johns Hopkins Zoological investigations lab at Beaufort North Carolina, established about three years ago, has yielded valuable crustacea findings. Four hundred eight species have been identified in the area, deemed an excellent site for scientific study.
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Johns Hopkins Zoological Investigations
Beaufort
North Carolina
Hen Convention and the egg laying dispute
A fable set in a neighboring state describes a hen who daily lays seven eggs until a stranger hen invites a convention to reduce to four. The meeting argues workers deserve fair pay while owners benefit. In the end the hens beg to return to laying, and the old hen urges mutual fair compensation between workers and owners for a stable relationship.
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Rooster
The Almacantar time and latitude instrument in one
An Almacantar time and latitude instrument is praised for its simplicity and accuracy, combining both functions. A new edition of Decisive Barriers of the World from Creasy is highlighted, along with Harper's standard books at reduced prices. American Book Exchange lists Acme Library of History volumes and other titles with catalogues available on request.
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Harper's
American Book Exchange
New York
Acme Library of History
Macaulay
England
Gibbon
Rome
Rollin
Froissart
Grote
Greece
Green
Mommesen
Masson
Guizot
France
Carlyle
Schiller
Tribune Building
Adam
R. Hume
John Wycliffe
John Purvey
Oxford
Clarendon Press
Robert
John Wood Walter
Marpers
Kean
Austria
Hungary
Bohemia
Danube
London
Chapman, & Fiull
Houtmues
Oliver Wendell
Boston
Houghton Ainf. 1 & Co
Avernack
Berthold
Brigitta
Lira Bell
Leisure Hour
Nw York
Henry Holt
Ranp
Girard A
Kearsarg
Lathrop
Wargr
Susan
Anna
Putnams
Bourtrworks
Tommy Cooby
Mount Parnassus
Fates & Lauriat
Brown's Fund
Gurney Samuel
Thomas (Ildart
Philadelphia
Longstreth
Brown’s Fund
Penn
William
James M. Brown
Virginia
Paladelphia
Monopolies and prices in free trade debate
The article defends free trade against monopolies and combinations. It cites ancient and modern examples, argues monopolies raise prices and burden consumers, and compares protectionism to limited monopoly. It explains how cheapness benefits laborers and consumers, and discusses nature versus labor in value.
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Kent
Elizabeth
England
West
Iowa
Kitchen Economy Acain Later Tests Made by the Government Chemist
Indian Department chemist Dr Edward G Love reports further analysis of baking powders bought in open market. He lists available carbonic acid gas per ounce for Cleveland's Superior and Royal powders, noting Royal sample supplied by Royal Baking Powder Company.
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Acain
Edward G. Love
Love
Cleveland
Royal
Petsawesciens Sasee Aoe
Royal Baking Powder Company
WJ. Y. Tribuné
Behold the Paschal Lamb and a troubled soul
A devotional verse invokes divine guidance and the Paschal Lamb sacrifice. The speaker seeks spiritual calm, obedience to Christ, and salvation, noting the blood on the door as shield against death and sin’s stain for now and forever.
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Christ
Fire Damages St. Marks Church in Warren and Town Reports
The week records fire damage to St. Mark's Church in Warren last Sunday night. Town business includes council and probate court sessions next Monday at 2 PM and public notices on sidewalks, accidents, and local worship services. Also noted are a barber's fall, a damaged pane incident, and a large donation of debris cleanup advice.
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Warren
State Street
M. E
Bizra Tinker
William H. Richards
Congregational Church
S. P. Chapin
New York
Advent Chapel
William C. Stuart
Exeter
Bristol
Peter Gladding
R.J
Providence
Otis Munro
Death of Prof J Lewis Diman Looms Over Town
Deep sorrow grips the community after the sudden death of Prof J Lewis Diman son of the late Gov Byra Diman born March 1881 in the town. His illness lasted three days and was caused by indignant erysipelas. Also reported: Mr James Bowler fell on ice near Franklin and High, breaking his right leg. doctors G P Barnes and Sweet treated and set the limb. Bristol High School quarterly exams showed creditable progress with high marks and praise for teachers, pupils, and concerted efforts. The term’s enrollment stood at 37 with top students listed and a note of memorial.
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High
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Abel) Munro
Munro & Gifford
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General Assembly
National Eagle Bank
James E. French
J. Lewis Diman
Prof. Diman
Byra Diman
Mar Ist
Providence Journal
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Sap
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High Street
G. P. Barnes
Sweet
New Bedford
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