Annual Meeting Officers Named for Incoming Year
At the weekly Monday gathering Brisal Gounty Sanings Seni announced the officers for the coming year. President William A Spoone leads a slate with vice presidents Henry Goo Liguette O Bourn and John G Watson. Trustees include Charles H. R. Dorieth George TT Parrington Thomas G Pleluessmit Colt JB Pearce I F Wituans Taonk Herreshoff Ezra Dixon Alfred Tather Waium Hodgkinsen.
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Toe MO Teatter
William A Spoone
Vica
Henry Goo
Liguette O Bourn
John G Watson
Charles H. R. Dorieth
George TT Parrington
Thomas G Pleluessmit Colt
JB Pearce
I F Wituans
Taonk Herreshoff
Ezra Dixon
Alfred Tather Waium Hodgkinsen
Sheldon and Binney Store Address Noted
A fragment notes the address Sheldon and Binney at 28 Westminster Street in Providence Rhode Island. The text provides no further context or details beyond the storefront location.
Superstitions About Pins Salt and Friday Beliefs
A reflection on common superstitions such as pin handling for luck, salt spillage for protection, and Friday travel avoidance. The piece notes mixed belief in these customs, the habit of avoiding disliked actions, and a casual anecdote of a boy and a mother, ending with a promotion for Dr. Kaufmann’s medical information booklet.
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Llarpers Bazar
Fragmentary Thought on Will and Destiny
A brief, unreadable fragment contemplates fate and personal choice guiding the plot of life. It hints at the idea that our lot may be drawn or shaped by our own will, leaving interpretation open.
Britain lacking purpose struggles to seize opportunities
A clipped opinion notes that individuals with no clear aim fail to seize opportunity and make an impact when chances arise. It argues motivation and direction determine readiness to act in pivotal moments.
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Ritain
Ely's Cream Balm Brings Relief From Chronic Catarrh
A Joliet Illinois druggist and a postmaster report long time catarrh relief after using Ely's Cream Balm. They describe trying many remedies with no relief until the Balm provided noticeable help for cold in the head.
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Ely
Twilight gallery visit teaches contentment and ambition
In a Philadelphia Press feature, Regina Vassler recounts a tale of a weary villager guided by a twilight spirit through the Twilight gallery. The visit shows contrasts between wealth and poverty, fame and fulfillment, ending with a resolve to value small joys and patient effort.
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Ava
Regina Vassler
Philadelphia
Facing a Lion and a Sailor's Delusions Memoir
A Chicago Times piece recounts a side show with a Numidian lion promising a thousand dollars to enter the cage as a crowd watches. A bow-legged old man slips in, wrestles the lion by the tail, then exits with bravado and a bargain for ten dollars, while panels note an unrelated tale of Captain Welton’s shift to a sea voyage fantasy before his death.
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TI Rayther
Numidia
Chicago Times
Ranna Oscar Welton
Williamsburg
N. Y
Roebling Street
Falls to Beaton and Sexton Clash in Street Fight
A six foot spectator intervened as two youths fought, threatening to settle the dispute in a football game instead. He pulled them apart and warned that he would break their bones if they did not stop. The bruised youth vowed to settle it later on the gridiron.
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T.ders
Opie
Vivine Ag
Chicago Tribune
Insult Rumors Mirror Post Reconstruction Era Tensions
In a Chicago Tribune excerpt a colored man recalls how a Peterson counterpart allegedly insulted him through persistent hints. He cites stepping on toes slaps to the mouth and being kicked out, arguing the latest actions prove the intent to insult despite protests of misreading cues.
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Peterson
Peterson Negro
Chicago Tribune
The Cockroach Plague in The Household Post
A thrift minded reader article condemns cockroaches as a hated intruder on meals. It stresses they have no rightful place on the plate and urges vigilance against pest intrusion in homes.
Albino swallow shot and saved from bird thieves at Westgate
A white swallow seen near Birchington was shot and later recovered alive by a gardener. Though saved from a birdseller, its wing was shattered and it cannot fly. The bird, prized for its rarity, faced theft by unlicensed collectors, but two boys found and cared for it.
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London Times
Westgate-on-Sea
Birchington
CATCHER Reveals Danger and Method of Capturing Wild Snakes
A man who traps reptiles for a menagerie describes a six by sixty foot labyrinth of matting rising eighty feet high where a live pig lures a boa constrictor. The snake, driven by hunger, is entrapped as keepers open the maze and seize it after hours of struggle.
Abundant Child Rearing Views Stirreds by Babyscare
A physician criticizes overattentive parenting of poor families telling how constant care makes babies tyrants. A woman pleads for her infant at a station while others scramble for a baby carriage and check. An Erie railroad letter and jokes illustrate everyday life and a cautioned cough remedy closes the feature.
Free Society and Social Classes by George William Curtis
A quotation asserts that free society should not exclude yet loses what is not inherent, noting peasants remain among us despite pretensions of nobility. Curtis laments imitation of foreign arts and wealth, warning elite haste raises labor costs that threaten the very social ideal.
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George William Curtis
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Promoted as Cures
A pamphlet urging readers to trust Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills for health. Advertisers claim testimonials in the paper prove unique merit and cure constipation by restoring peristaltic action, branding them as the best family cathartics.
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Hood
Patsos Pato to Praven Bishop Coxe at YMCA Lecture
In a YMCA talk, Bishop Coxe recounted a rector story from Baltimore about a warder’s claim that a preacher is paid for his sermons. The exchange highlighted a conflict over remuneration in church duties and audience reactions.
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Praven
Coxe
Y.M.C. A
Chuvell
Baltimore
AccuMULATION Of Money In A Sawwee Bash
A New York man Edwin Lord forgot a bank balance of 69 dollars from twenty years ago. A letter rekindled the account, later grown to about 400 dollars with interest, while Lord remains wealthy at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Plus notes on bank money risks and a school incident over a mispronounced massacre word.
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New York
Erie Road
Elis
Lam
Annie Rooney
Maggie Murphy
Edwin Lord
New York City
Mae
Broadway
Tiasing
Myr Lord
Wtf
Nore
Ife
Nts Athea
Tdid
Thad
Lord
Viaelor
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Contempt for Endless Sighing Over Happiness
A quotation from the Washington Post condemns endless sighing for happiness. It argues true joy comes from earnest duty and contemplation of the sublime realities of the universe, aligning heart and mind with the Creator. Leisure may look pleasant but harms if pursued as a lifestyle.
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Washington Post
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City Savings
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Brisal Gounty Sanings Seni
Pp. Skinner, Jr
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Sheldon & Binney
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Providence, R
Charles H. Sheldon, JR
WH. Binney, JE
Dr. Kaufmann
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Twilight Gallery
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the Household Post
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U. S. Gov’t
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