Not a Drop More Daniel Akin Finds Home Again
Daniel Akin, once a confirmed drunkard, vows not a drop more and, with the help of Quaker friend Edgerton, reforms. He leaves town to seek sobriety, later returns to reclaim a farm bought for his wife Mary, and the home reunion ends in prayerful restoration as he remains faithful to his pledge.
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Miscellany aphorism on pleasing others
A reflection noting that he who can please nobody is not to be pitied as much as one whom nobody can please. The line points to social doubt and the universal challenge of meeting diverse tastes in human judgment.
Fidelity Lifts Life To A Higher Plane In Duty
The text asserts that permanent worldly success requires an honest equivalent and that a single act of true fidelity elevates a person to a nobler measure, with moments of opportunity passing like sand in the stream of life. It emphasizes recognizing angels only after they pass and the lasting impact of sincere loyalty.
No man ever sank under the burden of the day
A reflective aphorism on endurance and truth. It contrasts today with tomorrow’s burden, argues that truth binds union, and asserts that without truth there is no reliance in language, friendship, or promises, highlighting the loss of security and happiness.
No Life Too Humble to Share a Light from God
A compact reflection on humility and humanity from Phillips Brooks. It asserts that every life, no matter how humble, can reflect divine light and merits respect from the wise. The quote invites ongoing reverence for ordinary people and moments of grace.
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The Laws of Life Temperance and Virtues
The piece outlines a code of life emphasizing temperance, justice, gentleness, truth, charity, almsgiving, self sacrifice, measured defense of rights, industry, and universal love. It enjoins acting with compassion and restraint to benefit others and uphold moral conduct across physical mental and religious domains.
Believe In Yourself and Forge Your Own Path
A Yale anecdote about John C. Calhoun urges self reliance and personal initiative. It counsels young men to trust their own abilities, discard crutches, and become creators rather than inheritors, striving to develop usefulness and honor through action.
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Congress
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Horace Greeley
The Delectable Cigarette's Dark Side Exposed
A Philadelphia Times piece condemns cigarette use among boys, describing youths smoking on Madison Avenue and at Niblo's Garden. It condemns opium-soaked, cheap papers, poor influence from parents, and urges public exposure of the habit to end the cigarette trade.
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Niblo
Philadelphia Times
The Year Without a Summer 1816 Recalls Frost and Fading Harvests
Hartford Times recounts the 1816 season known as the year without a summer. January to December endured frost, ice, and snow nearly every month, crippling crops. Corn and fruit were destroyed, seeds costly, and farmers paid high prices for 1815 seed for 1817 planting.
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Fear Nor Kidney Cure Promises in Home Proof
Fear Nor All kidney and urinary complaints especially Brights disease diabetes and liver troubles Hop Bitters will in and lastingly cure. Cases exactly like your own have been cured in your own neighborhood and you can find reliable proof at home of what Hop Bitters has and can do.
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Business 18 Business
Brown asks a doctor why Henderson should be put on a strict diet. The doctor concedes benefits but jokes that losing the patient would be bad for business, preferring to lose him in the usual way.
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Capra CourTNEr Declares Sulphur Bitters Cures Fever
Sailor aboard the Nautilaus from Baltimore reports three men aboard Africa coast were sick with malarial fever. He credits Sulphur Bitters as the greatest blood purifier and says he always keeps them in his medicine chest.
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The Old Maid's Quip on Marriage Etiquette
A satirical remark argues that women should not imitate men by marrying hastily. The old maid notes it is bad enough for men to wed without foolish women copying them, reflecting social norms on marriage and propriety.
Terrible itching cured by Caticura skin cures
Advertisement notes severe itching and scaly humor sores with scrofulous swelling cured by Caticura and Caticura Soap externally and Caticura Resolvent internally. Encourages inquiry at druggists.
Sanford's Radical Cure Promises Complete Catarrh Treatment
CLEAR HEAD and voice easy breathing and sweet breath described as achieved by Sanford's Radical Cure. Claims include perfect smell taste and hearing with no cough or distress. Complete treatment offered for $1. a historic advertising claim for a remedy.
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Hood's Sarsaparilla Boosts Wife’s Appetite Says Investor
A prominent business man recalls spring illness in his wife. He bought Hood's Sarsaparilla after seeing it in a store window and reports she regained appetite after a week. She finished three bottles, calling it the best three dollars ever spent. C I Hood & Co Lowell Mass.
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Public Laws Amending Rhode Island Probate and Voter Statutes
The 16882 January session laws adopt changes to Chapter 184 of the Public Statutes governing administration of estates. The act extends the period of notice and posting before proving wills and granting letters of administration, detailing notices' content and timing. It also amends Chapter 7 on voter listings, canvassing, and registry taxes, including procedures for town and Providence city clerks, ward clerks, and canvass boards, with specific filing and designation requirements for voters and military voters.
Act on guardians mortgage bond requirements 1882
An 1882 act amends Chapter 179 to require guardians who mortgage real estate to post a satisfactory bond with surety. The bond must ensure proceeds are applied to approved purposes and be recorded in the Court of Probate records. The act takes effect on passage.
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General Assembly
Court of Probate
Oyster Fisheries Watchmen and Voter Canvassing Act Amended
The act adds watchmen to major oyster beds Great Bed Pawtuxet Plats Sabin's Point Bullock's Nayatt Points and Commicut Point with commissions up to one year and oversight by Commissioners funded by a bed tax. It also amends Chapter 8 to require annual canvass meetings by town boards on the last Monday in January or February and to produce detailed voter lists distinguishing eligible voters and tax-paying requirements.
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General Assembly
Shell Fisheries
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Oyster Fisheries Tax Assessment Notice Summary
Commissioners require notices for a per acre oyster tax not exceeding one dollar daily. Affected lessees get three weeks’ public notice of assessment amount due and payment dates. Failure to pay may lead to lease termination and disposal of the lot under Chapter 146 provisions.
Post lists of electors in public places after late January
Section 4 requires Boards of Canvassers to post electors lists in three or more public places in each town or ward after the last Monday in January each year. Providence posts after the last Monday in February in three or more public places plus in the City Clerk's office. The lists are open for examination by any elector during reasonable hours.
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Public Statute Amendment on Coroner Inquest Fees 1862
An act amends Chapter 257 to address fees and costs for coroner inquests. It specifies allowances for post mortem expenses and outlines fees for the coroner, jurors, and officials. The act takes effect upon passage.
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General Assembly
State Farm
General Treasury
Arbitration in wills act to settle disputes among heirs
The act allows the Supreme Court to authorize executors named in wills to arbitrate or compromise disputes between heirs and those entitled to the estate before probate finality. Representation for minors or guardians ad litem is provided, with court supervision ensuring fairness. Contingent future interests and charitable gifts are considered in awards, and the act repeals conflicting sections. The act takes effect as certified by Secretary of State Josaua M. Addeman.
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Supreme Court
Equity
Josaua M. Addeman
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