Obituary Mary Ann Simmons Dies After Illness
Mrs Mary Ann Simmons widow of Leopard G Simmons died from cancer at 76 years of age. Born in this town to Abram and Deborah Peckham she lived here most of life. Funeral Thursday at 1 PM from 102 Church Street with Rev John McVay officiating. burial in North Cemetery.
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Mary Ann Simmons
Leopard G. Simmons
Providence
William O. Dyer
Doyle Avenue
Mrs. Simmons
Abram
Deborah Peckham
Leonard G. Simmons
State Street M
Church Street
John McVay
North Cemetery
Lost Money in Thames Street Barber Shop Incident
John LaSalle a Fall River barber visited friends in town and lost 22 after a night’s events. Police reported the cash vanished during a nap above a Thames street shop where the group had earlier trashed a growler. Capt Morrissey and Officers Dwyer Goff and Serbst led a thorough search but found no trace. Prosecution promised if funds are not returned within 24 hours.
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John LaSalle
Fall River
Ram
Thames Street
LaSalle
John H. Morrissey
Man
Dwyer
Goff
Serbst
Volice
Roman Roses Grow Beautiful by Eating Meat
A Chicago Chronicle feature reports that Roman roses are notably hardy and abundant because gardeners water them with a decoction of fresh beef thrice weekly. The anecdote centers on an old gardener near the Via Sistina claiming meat extract feeds the roots, yielding large, velvety blooms.
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Rome
Via Sistina
Lucullus
Chicago Chronicle
Dunkirk Lantern Festival Hails St. Martin Legacy
In Dunkirk the annual fete of lanterns honors St. Martin who died in 896. As dusk falls, children flood the main streets with paper lanterns shaped like ships or flowers, parading with singing and blowing toy horns in a quaint old tradition chronicled by the London News.
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Dunkirk
St. Martin
Tours
lLiondon
Elizabethan Exchange Sparks Family Debate over Wine
In a terse household exchange, Elizabeth asks about a man’s expectations as a mother names wine, prompting lingering curiosity about future plans and social status within the family. The dialogue hints at generational contrasts and implicit pressures shaping marriage prospects.
That which is seen at a distance is most respected
Tacitus aphorism reflects caution in judging distant phenomena, highlighting the value of measured perception and restraint in forming opinions about events or people beyond immediate view. The quote invites readers to consider how proximity shapes respect and understanding.
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Tacitus
The Ocean Liner and Its Global Safety System
A description from St Nicholas by Francis Arnold Collins explains how ocean liners are equipped with centralized safety measures. The bridge controls all machinery via levers and push buttons, with locking indicators and many instruments monitoring weather and fire risk. Thermostats and sensors relay danger signals to the wheelhouse, where a bell and red light mark any hotspot of danger.
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Francis Arnold Collins
St. Nicholas
Parmentier's Wily Plan to Promote Potatoes in France
In Napoleon era France Parmentier used deception to spark a potato boom. He leased land near Paris and warned peasants that stealing tubers would be punished, claiming the crop was for kings and nobles. Night thefts let the peasants taste the potato and demand more, fulfilling his plan.
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Amentier
Parmentier
France
Paris
The Gulf of Mexico as a Western Mediterranean Promise
The gulf spans about 1000 miles north to south and 800 miles east to west, bordered by the United States Mexico and Caribbean states. It is described as a fertile, mineral rich sea region with republican governments surrounding it. The article predicts the Gulf will become richer and more influential than the ancient eastern Mediterranean, led by the United States and Mexico and framed by Cuba and other West Indies islands.
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Gulf of Mexico
Straits of Florida
Tampico
Mississippi River
Coatzatoalcos
Republic
United States
North America
Mexico
West Indies
Cuba
Globe
Mediterranean
Hemisphere
Egypt
Grece
Rome
New Orleans
Letter From Edinburgh Describes Old World Charm
A correspondent to the Phenix extols Edinburgh as a city of aged grandeur and serene progress. The piece compares American youth to centuries of European history, praises Princes Street and Scott Monument, and notes rail facilities, hotels, and the view toward the Castle hill. It reflects on national identity, patriotism, and the quiet beauty of a city in stone.
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Edinburgh
London
Scott
Stevenson
Whittier
Princes Street
Caledonian
North British
Vvery
Britain
Castle Fall
Noble Scott
Princes ' Street Gardens
Walter Scott
Steele
Sir Walter Scott
Maida
Tadd
Lord Jeffrey
Shakespeare
Walton Hill
Nelson
Dugald Stewart
Playfair
Promanade
Greece
Calton
Waterloo Square
John Steele
Duke of Wellington
Castle Hill
Nor’ Loob
North Bridge
Waterloos Square
Old and New Towns United by Mound and Promenade
A nostalgic panorama describes the linking of Edinburgh’s old and new towns via the Mound, with the Royal Institution and a major art gallery facing Princess Street. It recalls drains, lawns, and gardens, plus the bustling shops and publishers near the North Bridge, the Boulevardlike promenade, and views across the ravine to the Old Town ridge crowned by St. Giles. Lydia Kendall Foster.
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Nor’ Loch
Princess Street
Pericles
Queen Victoria
H Royal Institution
School of Art
Board of Manufactures
Fine National
van Dyke
Raphael
Murillo
Gainsborough
Creuze
Raeburn
George Reid
Constable Show
North Bridge
Edinburgh
William Blackwood
Lydia Kendall
Foster
Gospel According to the Enemy by Rev J Newton Owen
E B Treat & Co. of New York issued a bound volume titled The Gospel According to the Enemy by Rev J Newton Owen of this town. The seven chapter work presents Christ through foes' view, written concisely and strikingly. Price 50 cents, available at the Phonizoffice.
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E. B. Treat & Co
New York
J. Newton Owen
Bristol Notice of Apothecary and Drug Store Office
To the People of Bristol formerly resident Apothecary at Rhode Island Hospital. Drug Store and Office 390 Wood Street corner Congregational Bristol. I.
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Rhode Island Hospital
Wood Street
Cor
Congregational St
Bristol
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