Faroe Lamp Use and Bibliographic Notes From 19th Century Observers
The fragment cites use of oil from a bird as a lamp in the Faroe Islands and notes a writer’s remark on smoky atmospheres potentially reducing disease risk. It records obituaries in Pawtucket for Sayles and mentions Harper’s and The London Daily News reporting Gordon’s death amid Khartoum combat. It also notes upcoming Harper's pieces on The House of Orange and portraits of Dutch rulers.
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Brounnich
Faroe Tolanda
House of Orange
Harper's
W. T. Hewett
Holland
William the Silent
London Daily News
Gordon
Gakdul
Khartoum
Congress Deliberations Spark Tense Yet Nonviolent Sparks
La Congress has been captious recently with lively tilts over disputed opinions. Slanders and reflections were resented as proceedings grew animated. No serious violence occurred as charges of falsehood were met with denials, the Chair rapping for order before business proceeded amid personal disputes.
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la Congress
Rubber Trade Monopoly Ends After London Prices
A Baltimore Sun report describes a wholesale rubber dealer noting a surge in demand this season due to snows and rain. The piece recounts how a London syndicate controlled prices, a Rhode Island firm investigated, and an undercover American observer exposed the collusion, ending the Para rubber monopoly.
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Baltimore Sun
London
Rhode Island
Encke's comet and March 7 perihelion noted
The article discusses Encke's comet with a three and a half year orbit and a four day retardation since 1819 suggesting a resisting medium in space. It cites March 7 as this year's perihelion and December 13 as the first observed return and notes visibility only through a telescope.
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Encke
A Trip Memoir From Martinique And Caribbean Notes
A traveler writes from Martinique describing climate showers and rainbows, island scenery near St Pierre, and volcanic landscapes. The account includes humorous anecdotes about breakfast orders, fruit quality, and remarks from passengers aboard the Barracutta, with sketches of local flora and native engin.
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St. Pomnt
Aple
Dlord
Hich
Prietor
Martinique
Sumit
Table Mountain
South Africa
Montrouge
St. Pierre
Cuba
Santo Domingo
St. Kitt’s
Antigua
St. Kitt's
Floridas
Barracuta
Evans
Dr. Holmes
John
Gar
Local notices and town news from 1885
The item lists travel plans of Col. Colt and others departing for New Orleans and Germany, mentions boat building orders at Herreshoff, Dr. Shipman joining Gov. Bourn at the World’s Exposition, upcoming library additions, and several community meetings. It also includes a letter about Roger Williams and a brief obituary note on Dr. Nicholas F. Cooke, a Providence descendant.
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T. H. Shipman
Bourn
New Orleans
St. Charles
Roger Willuraits
Col
George T. French
William J. Miller
RB. W
Providence
Scott
Bristo
Boston
Roger
Grance T. Frenox
Pioneer Physician Appointed Professor in Chicago 1859
A historical notice reviews Dr. C. L. Nemann of Chicago who, in 1859, became Professor of Chemistry and later of Theory and Practice at medical institutions. He faced residence pressures but declined, joined Pulte Homeopathic College Cincinnati in 1872 as Professor of Special Pathology, and wrote notable works including Satan in Society. The Bristol Phoenix compilation then lists Marriages from 1747 to 1850 in Bristol and surrounding towns, with names such as Bosworth, Bourne, Bowen, and Bradford among many entries.
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Nicvonas F. Cooke
Chicago
Providence
Rhode Island
Nicholas Cooke
Thomas Shepard
Brown University
University of Pennsylvania
Jefferson Medical College
Homéopathic College of Penn
Laura Wheston Abbott
Warren
Sata Gointhodors Joal
Lnemann
Schosen
Pulte Homeopathic College of
Cincinnati
Hoé
Bristol Phoenix
Manerme
Bristow
BR. L
James N. Arnold
Narraganset Historical Register
B. Bosworth
Benjamin
Westport
Mary Church
Bristol
John Burt
Bosworth
Mary
Thomas Lawton
William
Elizabeth Roffey
Solomon
Althea
William Wilson
Elizabeth
Thomas Swan
Thomas Wilson
Amos Thurber
Wiliam Arnold
Mary Bradford
Aston Usher
Ann
Peter Church
Ebenezer
Ruth B. Townsend
Joel Mann
Samuel, Jr
Ann Bourne
John W
Nancy
Ann Potter
Thomas Richmond
Sarah
Scott Greene
Hiram B. Munro
Anne Elizabeth
Henry Waring
Bourne
Shearjashub
Ruth Qchurch
Job Coggeshall
Aaron
Ruth Carr
J. Townsend
Rachel Kent
Barrington
Samuel Allen
Bourne, Allen
Bath
Elizabeth Smith
Josiah
Henry Wight
Thomas Fales
John Chadwick
Samuel Bosworth, Jr
Mary Ann
Penuel Corbett
Ruth
John DeWolf
Phillip B
Adeline D. Tailman
Chester W. Turner
Bowen
John Munro
Shearjashub, Jr
Ruth Waldron
Bowen, Champlain
Betsey Meigs
Thomas W. Tucker
Francis G
Paul
Mary C. Peirce
Mason W
John Howe
Abby
Edward M. Luther
James M
Charlotte M. Jones
Henry Sullings
Julia Ann
Jonathan Peckham
Betsey M
Charles H. Jones
Maria R
Edward Goff
Bowerman
Tristam
Ann Hooper
Hannah
Thomas Kinneaut
Samuel
Elizabeth Gallup
John Dyer
Samuel Toogood
Bowers
Wanton
Sarah Pierce
Bowler
Alice
Rufus B. Drown
Maria E
Thomas F. Lindsey
Boyce
Sarah Dyer
Boyle
Michael
Ireland
Oatherine’ McDonald
Pictou
Spidaford
Daniel
John But
Bradford
Afra
Hopestill
Joseph ‘Nash
Bradfon
Wigan
Susannah, Jarvis
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