Pretty Kitty Ryan rides to run a riding school
Kitty Ryan a sixteen year old Irish immigrant arrives in New York with her widowed mother and twenty dollars. She struggles through unhelpful ads before catching a break at a riding school run by Mr Gower. Kitty proves a natural rider, earns a high salary, wins Phillips heart, and eventually becomes mistress of the school and reunites with Elgin the horse, now his star pupil. The tale ends with Kitty’s success and Elgin at her side during later years.
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Kitty Ryan
Kitty
Dublin
New York
England
Tom Hunt
Melton
Barrowsbrook
Nitty
Gower
Witty
Mr. Gower
Lord Fitzmorris
London
Mr.Gower
Ireland
Elain
Elgin
Lord Fitsmorris
Phillips
Didn't Know His Own Language. Village Ignorance Exposed
A village shopkeeper boasts his daughter speaks many tongues after sending her to finishing schools. A French visitor cannot understand her speech, revealing his ignorance of his own language. Grandmother recalls old remedy of sulphur and molasses, now used for grandchildren.
Miscellany on life death and truth in parting
A compact meditation on life and death noting that life’s sunshine is composed of small bright beams and fame comes from doing well what one does not for glory. It argues knowledge is comparative and human error shapes truth, while unkind words leave scars on love and repentance heals little.
No Sleep Market Amid Health Mantra And Wealth
A reflective snippet contrasts perfect health with wealth seeking, quoting a French financier who asks if sleep can be sold, noting sleep has no market value. The passage underscores the value of wellbeing over monetary gain.
Religion That Promotes Gospel Power in Daily Life
A description of a practical religion that loves daily duties and honest living. It emphasizes that consistent moral and intellectual growth under all conditions strengthens the gospel's influence and broadens opportunities for spiritual progress.
A Thought For Self From Sunday School Times
A reflection on personal fault and selfish thought. The piece argues most troubles arise from our own flaws rather than others and urges self-improvement before expecting harmony with the world. It stresses lifting ourselves above self-centered views to reduce conflict.
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Sunday School Times
Little Things Define True Happiness and Social Duty
In this reflection from Small Times, the author argues life hinges on small acts and gentle habits. It highlights how tiny deeds and words nurture friendship, soothe hearts, and keep households calm. Women are praised for quietly tending small duties that sustain peace and order.
The Linchpin Lesson From a Boys’ Prank
Three well meaning boys in our circle pulled a linchpin from a farmer’s wagon wheel. Their joke caused the wheel to fail, the farmer to fall injuring his arm, a horse to be killed, and property damage. The incident serves as a caution to think through consequences before acting on impulse.
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Fen
Letters of dismission and plain counsel from a bygone church drama
A church grants a letter of dismission to a member amid unproven faults, arguing for mercy over discipline. The piece then offers homely anecdotes on weighing actions, a sharp rebuke to hasty judgment, and a moral about trust and character in community life. It closes with practical tips for young girls on self-reliance,针n dressmaking, mending, and independent housekeeping.
Dr Bull's Cough Syrup Promises Quick Relief
The text promotes Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as the fastest and most effective remedy for removing phlegm and diseased mucus during colds or throat ailments, warning that waste in the system causes injury and urging prompt use of the product.
Rhode Island Public Laws 1882 Appropriations Budget
The January 1882 Rhode Island session passes CHAPTER 264 providing the state's annual appropriations for the fiscal year ending December 31 1882. It details salaries for governors and officials, judicial and legislative expenses, education funding including public schools and the Rhode Island State Normal School, support for the insane and dependent persons, printing, militia, court houses and jails, fuel rents libraries and state buildings, care of public properties, and miscellaneous expenses with payments directed by the State Auditor upon proper vouchers.
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General Assembly
Secretary of State
Supreme Court
Law Library
State Auditor
Newport
Bristol
Kent
Washington
Providence County
County of
Providence
County of Providence
Court of Common Pleas
County of Newport
County of Kent
County of Washington
Justice Court
City of
Town of
Pawtucket
Woonsocket
Adjutant General
Quartermaster General
House of Representatives
Senate
Supreme Courts
Courts of Common Pleas
Courts of Common i
Rhode Island State Normal School
Commissioner of Public Schools
Butler Hospital
Insurance Commissioner
Elizabeth
State Library
Rhode Island Historical Society
State Board OF Health
Providence County Court House
Elizabeth HU eDg
Sanford's Radical Cure Endorsed for Consumption Decline
The bright, fair fall victim to consumption is linked to neglect of catarrh, with Sanford's Radical Cure advertised as a pure, balsamic remedy.
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Sanford’s
Sanford
Vermin Killer Ad and Odd Animal Fact
An advertisement touts Parsons Exterminator clearing barns granaries and homes in a single night with no bad smells and claims to be the best and cheapest vermin killer. It also notes a bizarre aside about the giraffe as the only animal that never utters a sound, described as a veritable dumb animal.
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Parsons
How Ragbag Was Swindled by a Street Swindler
Ragbag returns home in anger after a stranger hotly demands five dollars over imagined damages. The offender later swindles nearly every neighbor by feigning a fall on icy sidewalks and seeking compensation, leaving Ragbag with a hard lesson and the town abuzz about the scam. The Boston Post notes the cautionary tale and regional reaction.
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Mr. Ragbag
Ragbag
Mr. Ragling
Boston Post
Hop Bitters Promoted By Nunda News As Health Aid
The Nunda News promotes Hop Bitters as a popular medicine among the American public. It claims the remedy builds up the body and is widely used though not as palatable as whisky bitters. Readers are urged to try Hop Bitters if feeling unwell.
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Ely
Cyrus Lawa L. & Son
Easton
Christine & Bovine
Trenton
N. J
Nunda News
Getlemen
Hoop
Coburn Shuttle Co
C. C. Pickering
Little Ohio Girl Wins Dollar for Spelling Sapapalagane
A seven year old girl in Ohio earned a dollar from her dotin uncle after spelling Sapapalagane, then sent the money to Cleveland to aid in building a monument for Mr. Garfield, her beloved president, to show he lived and died.
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Ohio
Cleveland
Arfield
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Mich
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R Jackson
Wm Taylor
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Mass
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Vyta
Hoge
Sanfort
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Tutader
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Toi Young & CO
Nickson & Col Pure Franklin Coal
Mar Charles
PERRY
Court of Probate
Isristol
Frederic P. Pearse
Benjamin AL Wilson
Pest
Mary Rds Wolf
William IG
William Rodewolf
Joln Turner
William K. Taylor
John Turner
Peter Gladding
A. Sidney Dewolf
Clara D. DeWolf
A. Sidney RwWall
Bristol Phoenix
Alarah Q
Nathaniel Lawless
Katward
Bablatt
Gard
Bristoll
Puda&nNtx
Mil-2
Pretty Kitty Ryan
Ont
Hiegu StTanpinc
Star and Weigh
Mr. M
John
Rhode Island
Board OF State Charities
Joshua M. Addeman
Nealth
Hoon
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Vitales
Hood
Nature
C. I. Hood — CO
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State Street
Freeman’s Bank
R. Arnold Gladding
Waldron & Spencer
George Tilley
Lewis B. Waldron
Frank E. Spencer Bristol
R. J
J. H. Young G&co
Goke
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