A Persian Vision of Paradise Sees Deceivers and Virtues
Abou Ben Adhem recounts a dream in which a gatekeeper judges souls by their deeds not pretenses. The list of figures from history and poetry illustrates how true virtue outlasts reputation and posthumous fame, while hypocrisy earns a lower place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abou Ben Adhem
Abou
Paradise
Persian Gulf
Ebn Becar
Ispahan
Erin
Ihafiz
Hafiz
Selim
Abdalla
Kahkani
Saadi
Firdusi
Jelal-ed-din
Wassaf
Wassut
Agha
Vassar
Jami
New Jersey
Persia
Nate
Miscellany and moral reflections from a 19th century page
A curated block of prose and anecdotes on virtue, grief, and daily conduct. It includes cautions about associating with vice, warnings against scolding children, notes on time and memory, a practical legal-brief on contracts, a horse tale of patience, a success story of the Crossley fortune, and long passages urging regular sleep, outdoor air, and caution about companions. The tone imitates civic magazine miscellany with moral and practical snippets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Threep
New Yorki
Ning
Wose
Politician At Danbury Caucus Faces Streetwise Challenge
An incident at a Danbury political caucus shows a boy tugging a speaker by the coat and warning of consequences at home. The orator, undeterred, vows to mingle with voters then heads home with the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danbury
Pranes
Determination Fires Resolve Despite Dark Prospects
A motivational note urges steadfast effort and unwavering will. It counsels to kindle a flame of resolve within the soul, so that nothing can extinguish it, even when the outlook is dark.
Mind and knowledge shape the thinking mind
David Masson argues that the mind is a composite of all learning and experience up to any moment. Each new fact or emotion alters thinking and the instrument of ink and thought itself, making mind change across generations as science grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Masson
Public Laws Passed at the January Session 1875 Chapter 3
An act amending Chapter 181 of the General Statutes. The spore pene county may levy orders for and in aid of services. county boards may levy and transmit filings to the court to have the same effect as in other counties. Immediate effect stated. Also an amendment adding to Chapter 230 Offences against private property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgie
Father
Dave
Dove
Rueben
Sis
Alan Dake
Ernest HiGa
Board of Commissioners of Sinking Funds Established
The General Assembly enacts a Board of Commissioners of Sinking Funds to include the Governor and state officers plus two elected members. They manage state sinking funds, invest funds in state or US bonds, regulate investments by majority vote, and report to the General Assembly. The act details vacancy rules, quorum, records, and duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners of Sinking Funds
General Assembly
Board of Commissioners of
Senate
House of Representatives
Grand Committee
Secon
Sil
United States
New England
Uecabs
Fondsi
Amendment to 1875 act creates Providence Court clerks salaries
An 1875 amendment provides each Assistant Clerk in the Supreme Court and Court of Common Pleas in Providence County with a twelve hundred dollar yearly salary payable quarterly. It repeals inconsistent acts and sets sinking fund provisions for bond redemption with specific totals for 1894 and 189? and directs funds to future sinking funds. The act takes effect on passage.
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Supreme Court
Secretary of State
Newport
Providence County
Bristol
Court of Common Pleas
County of
County of Providence
County of Providenc
Providence
Justice Court
City of
Justice ‘Court
Pawtucket
Woonsocket
Woornsocket
Justice Courts
Courts of Common Pleas
Euro
Supreme Courts
Act Amending Chapter 119 Medicines and Poisons
An 1876 act amends the General Statutes to allow secretaries of the State Board of Pharmacy to certify records as evidence in court with a fee of twenty five cents per certificate and specifies the cost allocation. The act takes effect as stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
State Board of Pharmacy
Registrar of Pharmacists
Advertising Rates And Notices In The Local Paper
Public notices outline advertising charges for legal and personal items including deaths and commercial ads. Rules require insertion timelines, payment terms, and limits on advertisers to their immediate business, with Thursday noon as the deadline for the next issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Christ
David
Bethlehem
Simeon
Jésus
Jie
AgBy Dewolf
Svalking
Reabon
Greene
Hildreth
George
Poppet
John Crossley
Halifax
Crossley
Tarman Aho
Laws OF
Rhode Island
Yea Coe Jn Gree
Board of Education
Commissioner of Public Schools
Supee Court
Bristol County
Washington County
Law
Newport State Loase
THE
FOR Education
Rhode Island State Normal School
State Normal School
Reform School
Providence Reform School
Butler Hospital
Public Printing
Insurance Commissioner
Elizabeth
Fuel and Gas
Narragansett
Marri
State House
College Street
Elizabeth Building
Joshua M. Addeman
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