Public Laws 1908 Chapter 1096 State Sanatorium for Consumptives
The act authorizes the Rhode Island state sanatorium commission to erect a campus on land acquired for the state, hire architects and staff, and contract construction and grounds work while limiting certain payments by contract. It provides salaries for officials, prohibits conflicts of interest, and mandates annual progress reports plus a $75,000 appropriation. The act takes effect upon passage.
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General Assembly
Rhode Island
Senate
Sec
Ita
Chapter 1097 and 1098 Acts Amending License and Bird Laws
The document outlines two 1903 amendments. Chapter 1097 limits junk shop licenses to properties with nearby landowners' consent within 200 feet. Chapter 1098 authorizes state commissioners and deputies to enforce bird laws, grant commissions, arrest violators without warrant, and set a twelve hour detention limit with immediate effect.
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General Assembly
Board Town Council
Sterson
Rhode Island Consent to Federal Land Purchases for Public Works
Chapter 1099 Act amends Rhode Island General Laws to allow the United States government to purchase land within the state for post offices, lighthouses, forts, coast defenses, weather stations, naval facilities, and related structures. It specifies permissible sites and facilities including cable lines, landing places, terminal stations, and coal depots, with deeds and title transfers governed accordingly.
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General Assembly
Rhode Island
United States
Weather Bureau
First English pantomime and Grimaldi’s rise in London
The piece traces the origin of English pantomime to a 1720 Lincoln's Inn Fields show titled Harle quin Executed and credits Grimaldi with transforming the form in the mid eighteenth century. Grimaldi, a long serving clown, appeared at Sadler's Wells as a monkey, then benefited at Drury Lane for nearly £700 in 1828, died 1837, and was buried near St James' chapel Pentonville hill.
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Lincoln’s Inn Fields
Grimaldi
Sadler's Wells Theater
Drury Lane Theater
Drury Lane Fund
St. James’ Chapel
Pentonville Hill
London Standard
Book Chat Mentions A Yong Girls Fleart and A Young Man's Purse
In a brief exchange, A asks about a book titled A Yong Girls Fleart and B confirms it followed A Young Man's Purse. The dialogue suggests sequential publishing of these works.
The Fool's Way and The Barber in Yonkers Statesman
The Yonkers Statesman notes a dialogue between The Fool's Way and The Barber. The exchange references mortality with The Broker replying that many die daily, highlighting ongoing hardship and fatality themes.
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Yonkers Statesman
Beecham's Pills Claim Health Boosting Power
An ad-style claim asserts Beecham's Pills help digestion and overall vitality by ensuring digestive organs function smoothly. It likens the effect to oil in machinery to restore snap and vigor associated with perfect health.
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Beecham
Beechams Pills and Animal Poisons Warned
A Family Doctor note explains that substances deadly to humans vary in effect on animals. Arsenic, mercury, tobacco, hemlock, belladonna injure animals differently, and chloroform is more lethal to dogs and cats than to humans. The piece argues animal testing cannot reliably predict human outcomes.
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Belladonna
Catarrh of the Stomach Remedies and Hay Yield Notes
An advertisement cites a cure for catarrh of the stomach with a testimonial from J. K. Rhea of Coppell Texas. It includes a moral on misrepresentation in ads and reports hay yields from experiment plots at the R I College of Agriculture, showing clover's effect and nitrogen source comparisons, plus farm production gains and livestock feeding.
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R. I. College of Agriculture
College Farm
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Claims Heart Health Benefit
A vintage advertisement argues indigestion causes most nonorganic heart disease and promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. Testimonial from D Kauble of Nevada Ohio credits relief after four months of use. Product claims to digest what you eat and ease stomach and heart pressure. Bottles cost 1.00, larger size offered, distributed by W H Buffington.
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J. KR. Rhea
Coppell
W H. Buffington
D. Kauble
Nevada
B. 0. Dewitt & CO
Chicago
W. H. Buffington
D. D. Company
Dearborn Street
Cook County Hospital
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Charles P. Bennett
Mose Hartman
Rhode Island Drug Company
Felin
Fillmore Street
W. J. Footner, Bt. Paul
Great Northern Express Co
D . Woodward
Cairo
Guare
John D. Baggot
Geo. Gebert
West
Irving Park Boulevard
Rhode Island Drug CO
Morris
Westminster Street
Providence
R. I
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