Ferry Slip Nearing Completion For Newport Line
Work on the Newport and Providence Railway Company ferry slip south of the current passenger wharf is advancing with completion expected in about a week. The structure will carry passengers automobiles and teams between this place and Newport, or provide a short line to Providence. A runway to the float is a key feature but a large double ended ferry boat is still being sought to service the new dock. The Sagamore may be reassigned to the smaller wharf during winter when demand shifts.
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Newport and Providence Railway Company
Newport
Providence
H. E. Bradford
Sagamore
Mixed doubles tennis begins at Ferry Hall Golf Club
The tournament opened yesterday on the Golf Club courts at Ferry Hall with Sterling silver caps as prizes. In first round results Emerson and Wardwell had a bye, DeWolf and Howe defeated Colt and Wheelwright by default, Clarke and Rockwell beat Searr and Reynolds 6-4 6-4, Tucker and Taocker beat Perkins and Howe 6-0 6-1, Howe and Chace defeated Wheelwright and Chapin 6-1 6-1, Bradshaw and Baker of Barrington beat DeWolf and Tucker 6-4 3-6 6-2.
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Ferry Hall
Emerson
Elizabeth A. Wardwell
Jack DeWolf
WE. Howe
Roswell Colt
Mauss
Mollie Wheelwright
Oscar Clarke
Pattie Rockwell
F. Searr
Moss Elizabeth Reynolds
F. R. Tucker
Katherine Taocker
F. Perkins
Alice Howe
W. E. Howe
F. Chace
Mans Wheelwright
Mus
Chapin
L. C Bradshaw
Miss Baker
Barrington
Harold DeWolf
Miss C Tucker
Muster at Crescent Park Sets New State Fire Record
The firemen's muster at Crescent Park produced a state record of 289 feet 715 inches set by the Fire King of Pawtuxet amid a cross wind. Hydraulions of the town faced wind drawbacks earlier as matches continued, with $325 in prizes awarded for bursts and top finishes. Spectator Thomas Davis of Chicago, once a Hydraulion, watched judges including Chief Engineer C. Wilson.
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Crescent Park
Pawtuxet
Thomas Davis
Chicago
Bristol
Hydraulion Company
C. Wilson
Swiftsure Taken to New York for Auto Boat Races
Capt Nat Herreshoff’s racing steam launch Swiftsure completed speed trials near 24 mph under natural draught with steam below 270 lbs. He intends to race at Gravesend tomorrow with Roamer towing the boat. Nat will steer and James Robertson is engineer. Standard looms as major rival.
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Nat’’ Herreshoff
New York
Herreshoff
Roamer
Nat Herreshoff
James T. Robertson
Swiftsure
Seven Barks Remedy Promoted By Local Merchant
A vegetable tonic from Dr. Franz Gauswein of Wiesbaden is touted as easy to assimilate and beneficial for digestion liver function and blood. The ad promises a 50 cent bottle with money back if unsatisfied and invites customers to try the remedy to spread its use locally.
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Franz Gauswein
Weisbaden
Germany
Seven Days Feast Describes Tudor Marriage Banquet
Chicago News outlines a grand seven day wedding feast for Henry VIII era royalty. The eldest daughter of the night, description includes lavish provisions like two hogsheads of wine and hundreds of dishes. Entertainment featured a play a mask and a banquet with 110 meat dishes followed by dancing from Sunday to Saturday. The wedding outfit and groom’s apparel cost 135 dollars.
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Henry VIII
Chicago News
When Koi Floats In Japan
A poetic sketch links a paper koi to Japanese tradition and omen. It notes a koi on a bamboo pole signaling birth at home and war or trouble when displayed during conflict, comparing Eastern symbolism to Western hunting and troops departing for war. The piece emphasizes the koi as a vivid emblem of predominance and fate.
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Japan
Mongolian Sheep Killers Tale About Camp Rituals
A traveler recalls arriving at a Mongolian camp where a sheep is slain for guests. The report notes the unique mutton, praises its flavor, and describes the method as disturbing, with the butcher cutting the belly to sever an artery and ladling blood into a side receptacle, no blood spilt.
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Mongolia
Three kinds of memory described in Cosmo Paris article
An extended Cosmo Paris piece outlines memory types as visual, auditory, and motor. Some children recall after a few readings, others need recitation, while a third group benefits from aloud repetition. Auditive and motor memory combine for those who recite to themselves. Copying the text links motor and visual memory.
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Cosmos
Paris
Alphonse Karr Dagger Display In Study
The dagger once hung above Alphonse Karr’s desk after he mocked a woman named Colet in his writings. Mme Colet, angered by the jibe, stabbed him. On recovery he placed the dagger with the inscription Presented to Alphonse Itarr by Mme. Colet in the back.
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Alphonse Karr
Karr
Colet
Mme. Colet
Alphonse Itarr
Deep Sea Flower Kills Fish With Deadly Poison
A sea flower resembling an aster grows at great ocean depths and appears harmless yet carries a poison so potent that a tiny fish brushing a petal dies instantly. The lifeless body is drawn toward the plant’s movement and consumed.
A austere father and blunt citizen clash on punishment
A Washington Star quote reveals a stern father who says punishment hurts him more than his son, while a practical neighbor rejects the sentiment and asserts Johnny is headstrong yet sensible enough not to be misled.
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Johnny
Washington Star
Abbreviate as a lesson from Baltimore American tale
The story centers on a teacher and pupil discussing the word abbreviate and how it relates to taking out letters. It mentions a letter carrier and the mailbox at the corner as an example.
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Tommy
Tommy Figgram
Baltimore American
Safety In Numbers Editorial Tone Reflected
A clipped quotation from the Philadelphia Ledger questions the origin of the editorial we and suggests it began when an editor needed a strong man to fear more than one opponent. The remark hints at collective persona crafting in newspaper culture.
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Philadelphia Ledger
De Foe on England Marsh Wives in 1722
The piece recounts Daniel Defoe’s travels through eastern English marshes in 1722. He notes men taking multiple wives, with some boasting about twenty. A merry informer claims marsh dwellers flourish in damp air yet lose health for wives taken in the marshes, while the men’s first wives stay healthy in fresh air.
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de Fesc
England
de Foe
Remarkable West African mud dwelling fish with rolling eyes
Zoologists note a peculiar coastal fish that leaves water for extended periods and climbs mangrove roots. It possesses long prehensile fingers, elbow joints, and mud dwelling adaptations. Its eyes rotate in all directions, earning the Greek name meaning rolling eyes.
Wellington as a Scout and the Duke of Wellington
In G R Gileig’s reminiscences the Wellington lake is shown as ignorant yet a scout. The tale recalls Arbuthnot advising on turnips and a carted drive where the duke’s hill country guesses prove accurate. Croker asks why, and the duke explains his life’s work is deducing shapes of unseen land.
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Wellington
Lake of Wellington
G .R. Gileig
Arbuthnot
Croker
Great Sunken Lake in Cascade Mountains Near Jacksonville
In the Cascade mountains about seventy five miles east of Jacksonville Oregon lies the Great Sunken lake described as the deepest lake in the world for its location. It reportedly averages 2000 feet deep around its perimeters with an unknown water depth and a surface untroubled by winds. The lake stretches about fifteen miles long and four and a half wide, existing for ages in silence within the mountains as if scooped by a giant genie.
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Cascade Mountains
Jacksonville
Where Woman Is Heroic in Modern Society
The piece praises the modern society woman for dutifully performing her daily duties with grim resolve. It likens her to Trafalgar defenders and notes she endures fatigue and boredom to fulfill her planned engagements, driven by a sense of duty.
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Trafalgar
Charcoal Dressings Aid Wounded Soldiers
Japanese doctors treat 500 wounded men with burn straw charcoal dressings costing about 25 cents per application. Finely powdered charcoal from straw is applied in sachets to wounds, its antiseptic absorbent properties aiding rapid recovery.
Carlyle on Thackeray in Private Letter Tone
In a private note Carlyle remarks on Thackeray and his two girls, noting unexpected vitality and talent. He praises Thackeray as highly capable and sensitive yet irritable and vain, with little of mere sentimentality or stage-play acting guiding him.
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Carlyle
Thackeray
Usual Thing: Wilkins Train of Suitors Sparks Trouble
In a breezy chat, Tom notes Miss Wilkins attracts many eligible men. Jack warns a crash is imminent to the train of suitors, predicting disaster with only one survivor.
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Tom
Keith's New Theatre to Stage The Unforeseen Tonight
The Albee Stock Company at Keith's presents The Unforeseen an American drama by Captain Robert Marshall first produced in New York 1903. Plot centers on Margaret Fielding and Henry Traquair whose engagement is broken after a Paris hotel encounter and a bank failure leading to tragedy. The cast features Rev Walter Maxwell Margaret Fielding Henry Traquair Capt Richard Haynes and others with a rich mix of love, betrayal and revelation.
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Albee Stock Company
Keith
New York
Robert Marshall
Empire Theatre
Margaret Anglin
Charles Richman
Paris
Margaret
Cant
Richard Haynes
Traquair
Walter Maxwell
Haynes
Walter
Mr. Craig
Margaret Fielding
Miss Lawrence
Henry Traquair
Losee
Richard Hayns
Byrne
Rober Fielding
Nicander
Beatrice Fielding
Miss Ingram
Fielding
Mr. Owen
Campion Parr
Miss Reimer
Mr Winter
Weary Walker Refuses Soap Testimony Request
Conscientious witness Weary Walker explains he did not sign a testimonial for a soap maker because the company failed about five years ago. Mrs Housekeep questions the loyalty and asks why he does not use their product. He replies he is bound by honor to avoid that brand.
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Weary Walker
Safeguard the Children with Cham berlaine Remedy
Notwithstanding health boards and charitable effort, child mortality rises in hot city summers. The ad claims Cham berlaina’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy can cure most bowel complaints with timely use. For sale by W. H. Buffington, druggist.
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Boards of Health
Chamberlaina
W. H
Buffington
Mortgagee's Sale of One Fifth Interest in Bristol Property
Public auction set for Tuesday August 9 1904 at noon on the premises. The sale by mortgagee follows a deed dated August 31 1899 and recorded in Bristol land records. It covers an undivided one fifth interest in a lot with buildings on the east side of the main road from Bristol to Warren, bounded by Perry Street and a creek, part of lands of Ray Perry and heirs, after a release dated May 9 1900. The mortgagee intends to bid or arrange postponements or adjournments.
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Raymond H. Perry
Bristol
Warren
Perry Street
Ray
Perry
James DeWolf Perry
Julia
Raymond H.perry
Daisy and Dally Exchange Silly Bit Over Calls
A brief comedic exchange notes a brother who often gets asked to call back and a friend remarks he is popular because he is a bill collector. Daisy and Dally react with light banter about the caller’s notoriety.
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Daisy
Dally
Daitsy
Breaking Loose On Dueling Wedding Trip Banter
A humorous item from Harpers Bazar notes a witty exchange about cigars during a wedding trip. The quip contrasts counting ten cigars on the trip with counting ten on the last day, highlighting light social banter of the period.
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Harper’s Bazar
How He Saved Him Hewitt and a Bride’s Choice
A brief tale within a single page note. Hewitt explains the rescue from financial ruin by marrying the narrator’s fiancée, the woman he had been engaged to. The exchange hints at motive and consequence, with a sharp, ironic twist on loyalty and romance.
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Hewitt
Indigestion Linked to Weak Hearts Warns Health Advice
Advert says overeating or indigestion crowds the heart as the stomach expands leading to rapid heartbeat and disease. It promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure that digests foods, relieves indigestion, sour stomach, and nourishes the body. Sold by W. E. Buffington.
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W. HE. Buffington
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