France in crisis warned by era of religious doubt
A writer laments France's unsettled religious life and political turmoil. While Prussia finds faith in battle, France faces moral decay, civic triviality, and shifting loyalties. The letter also condemns dishonest social maneuvers and praises Mary Livermore and other reform voices, urging moral renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Bismarck
Prussian
William
Prussia
Bismark
German Empire
Where the Shoe Pinches
A social commentary on changing associations and the betrayal felt when a friend or leader departs a group. It argues that new convictions reveal true character and that those left behind accept the sting of abandonment as inevitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawmaker
Boanerges
Honest discourse on woman’s rights in 1872 Boston and Rhode Island
The letter reflects on honesty and implies social critique of common dishonesty. It discusses women’s suffrage debates, noting lectures by Mrs. E Ex Churchill and the influence of conventions in New York and Boston. It highlights figures like Lucy Stone and mentions Congress, conventions, and press reception shaping the movement.
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Tlaw
Quilting Bee
Zulig Ward Howe
the Republic
J. Freeman Clarke
D. D
Boston
F. A. Hinckley
Celia Burleigh
Unitarian Church
Brooklyn
A. G. Riddle
M. C
Ohio
Col. Higginson
Mary A. Livermore
Woman's Journal
Masonic Temple
New York
Pennsylvania
Geo. F. Sloar
Worcester
Massachusetts
United States
Congress
Canonchet
Bristol Phoenix
Wasmington
D. C
Cot. Greene
E. Ex. Churchill
Providence
Col. Sligginson
Rhode Island
Fulton
Judiciary Committees
E. Cady Stanton
Lucy Stone
General Hancock Declines Leading Democratic Host
The piece praises General Hancock for refusing the risky bid to lead the Democrats to victory. It asserts Republicans act wisely while Democratic magnates may be forced to acknowledge defeat, echoing the line We have met the enemy and we are theirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock
Louisiana Politics Clouds Peace After War
In Louisiana the author laments unrest amid postwar recovery and decries two rival leaders Gov Warmouth and Carter. The piece predicts renewed conflict, urges voters to remove both from office, and argues too much war talk harms prosperity.
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Louisiana
Gov
Warmouth
Carter
Capital seeks Clyde shipyards as U S loses shipbuilding lead
The writer argues American capital funds Clyde shipbuilding, producing ships with foreign register. He laments U S government indifference to domestic craft, Congress overburdened, and warns against letting foreign interests profit from American capital. He urges action to protect national shipbuilding before loss becomes permanent.
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Clyde
Congress
Atlantic
Mint Drops and Mirth from a Chicago Page
A collection of quips and brief sayings from a Chicago feature notes the pet of the nation and reflections on time money and wisdom. Jokes about whiskey brains and laughter mix with pithy lines on politics and daily life in a playful local tone.
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Chicago
Local Tints and Town News From Warren
Reports from Warren cover church services and sermons by Mr RB E Barrows and Rev Ela, social events at YMCAs, a funeral sermon for Gideon Gray, a Bristol Train of Artillery ball with G L Herrick Band, and a temperance discussion at Metacom Debating Club. A fatal shooting in Warren involves Lewis Johnson and George Arnold with a coroner and magistrate handling the case. The High School examinations end with strong class performance. An oncoming grave-digging joke turns real when a clerk survives. An accident on the railroad kills Joseph Hargraves, a Grocer and saloon keeper, aged 28.
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Warren
Lewis Johnson
George Arnold
Arnold
Johnson
R. Kinnicutt, Esq
B. M. Bosworth, Jr
Hope Street
Joseph T. Hargraves
Nayatt
Barrington
Hargraves
Thames Street
Drury
Barnes
Deaths and Probate Actions Mark Town Notices
A death notice for Captain Williams P. Bradford a former ship master and U S inspector at this port follows by obituary items for Lemuel Bunn and Timothy Crowley. The Town Council and Court of Probate agenda records wills guardianships appraisers administrators and accounts with multiple named executors guardians and bonds listed. Trials in the Justices' Court include liquor law violations with several convictions and fines plus an appeal.
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Williams P. Brapford
Byfield Street
Bradford
United States
Lemuel Bunn
William W. Mason
Bristol Neck
Mr. Bunn
Dighton
Mass
Timothy Crowley
Frances Crowley
Thames Street
Manchester
England
Gideon Gray
William B. Gray
Gustavus T. Gray
James M. Gooding
Seth W. Thayer
Alfred W. Gooding
Harriet N. Frederick
Matthias Frederick Bond
Samuel Sparks
George W. Simmons
Leonard W. Kendall
Merekiah M. Bunn
Luther Handy
Bond
J. T. Childs
J. M. Merchant
William Y. Easterbrooks
Henry W. Clarke
Jefferson A. Bennett
Albert Davis
N.S Greene
Charles I. Spooner
Norwalk
Connecticut
Carrington , Munro
William H. Allyn
James M.ioading
Samuel Martin
Robert Keating
John Getty
Nathaniel Manchester
Joseph Coit
Jonathan Alger, Jr
Munro, Esq
IL. R. Manchester, Jr
R. R. Magee
N. C. Bedell
Court of Common Pleas
John Brown, Jr
Frank Manchester
William Leary
Barney Keenan
Thomas Clifford
Clifford
Hursday
I H. Davis
C. A. Peltz
Peltz
J. Turner, Esq
C. E. Gorman, Esq
Installation of Officers at Reallura Lodge No 32 I O G T
At the regular meeting held in Odd Fellows Hall on the 1st inst officers for the ensuing quarter were installed by County Deputy O G Barrayes with Silas H Munro as G S Miss Annie Peckham G A S Eugenie A Warner as G M and Miss Ella Luther as G D M The lodge instituted March 31 1868 reports a flourishing condition with about one hundred members and sixty weekly attendees.
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Reallura Lodge
I. O. of Good Templars
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Barrayes
Silas H.munro
G. S
Annie Peckham
Eugenie A. Warner
Silver Spring Lodge
Providence
G. M
L. D
O. C. Barrows
Discharges From the Ear Warns Against Self Help
A pamphlet urges adults and children to seek medical treatment for ear discharges. It warns the source may be near the brain and can cause epilepsy, paralysis, or deafness. The ad promotes a mild home treatment claiming to restore ear health and mental sharpness without interrupting daily life.
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Doe Bustal Mbeniz
Col. Shoddy
Eaek
RB. E. Barrows
First Baptist Church
Metacom Debating” Club
Old Folks Concert Chorus
Y. M. C. Association
QO. C. Barrows
Augustus Durtee
Advent
Bristol
Ela
Providence Conference Seminary
East Greenwich
State Street
M. E
Drownville
James Hoard, Jr
John S. Newman
Reuben Coffin
Fire Department
John H. Lake
Slade & West
Wm. R. Taylor
J. Howard Manchester
Oliver C. Pearse
Richard R. Magee
Benjamin T. Munro
Hiram Frisbie
William M. Coit
Overseers OF the Poor Board of State Charities
Butler Hospital
William H. Morse
Nehemiah Cole
Thomas Norris
Asylum
John W. Pearse
John B. Pearce
John M. Stowe
William H. West, Jr
A. T
T. J. Usher
Stephn T. Church
George W. Peckham
Hiram B. Munro
Obadiah B. Devol
William Holmes
Gideon Sherman
M. T. Bennett
Samuel Lindsey
C. A. Greene
James A. Miller
Wm. H. Pitman
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Amos D. Smith
Henry Allen
Richard A. McCurpy
Monroe Taylor
Pratt
Hibbard & Hawkins
Westminster Street
Pee Ieee Anessen
DR. Walkeer
DR. Lighthill
Cataran
A. P. Lighthill
M. D
Literary Notices
Merry’s Museum
Whittier
Horace B Fuller
Bromfeld Street
Harry Castleman
J.W Daughnny & Co
Phiadelphia
George Lowell Austin
Rossini
Madame Patey
Edwin Booth
Joseph Heire
White
Smith & Perry
Jor Moses
Sil
James Charks
Clarke
Sor Moses
Job Moses
Cortlandt St
Ladies’ Magazine
Certs’ Magasin
Novelty Publishing CO
Mirss
Covercot Hope
Wardwell
Parker
Newport
Phoenix Marine Journal
Port of
Bo Durfee
Durfee
Pall Rive
Fall Hives
Bo Derfee
Darfee
Ball Rives
Fall River
G. H. Reynolds
Josie
WM. Fred
John 1 Fisn
Episcopal Church
Hog Island
Island of
George T. Gladding
High Street
Town of
Martha Daggett
Mason W. Pierce, Bennett J. Munro
William Bradford
Comminsioner
Jonathan Alger
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