Deacon Barker's Conversion at Pawkin Center Church
The long tale follows Deacon Barker a pillar of Pawkin Center church whose zeal and shrewd dealings with money clash with working class parishioners. A tense meeting leads to a deed of generosity to carpenter George Hay, sparking a revival feel and Barker's own conversion to dual faith of mercy and works.
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Pankin Center
Deacon Barker
Pawkin Center
Missionary Cause
Bible Cause
The
Brethren
Brother Graves
Deacon Struggs
Ponder
Barker
Flite
Moggs
Stubb
Hay
George
Christian Union
Emancipation and Self-Love in Life’s Supreme Hour
Goethe warns that emancipation without self-command is poisonous while self-love remains keenly fragile. The excerpt celebrates the climactic life hour and credits past training for preparing one to meet that moment with readiness.
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Goethe
Immortality and Moderation Quote by Z J Socrates
A reflective line urging the reader to cherish immortality while savoring Heaven’s temporary blessings with moderation. The source presents a classical inscription attributed to Z J Socrates urging balance.
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Zjsocrates
A Neat Clean House Sets Peaceful Family Tone
A clean fresh aired cheerful home exerts moral influence, making family members peaceful and considerate of each other’s happiness and feelings.
Profanity and the dangers of youth swearing
A dated exhortation on profanity condemning street swearing by all ages, noting youths as most adept and urging self control. It then offers business conduct advice: be present, avoid storytelling, keep order, pay as you go, honor your word, help within means, say no firmly, think independently, and stay ahead.
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C. &C. Cee P S
Hope Street
B. M. Lincoln
Hay
George
Pola
Flite
Deac’n
Cross
Brother Grave
Deacon Staggs
Pawkin Center
Grand Old Man Faces Death with Faith and Laughter
Rev. Robert Collyer recalls a Methodist elder who, near death, asked for humor before dying. Despite pain he declared his faith settled, trunk packed and ticket ready, feet planted on the premises. He chose laughter over fear as faith and courage carried him to the angels.
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Robert Collyer
Watery Potatoes Cure with Lime Size of Walnut
If potatoes are watery, place a small lump of lime in the pot to be used for boiling. This makes them dry and mealy. A common sized family should use lime about the size of a walnut.
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O. A. Hold
Fortiami, Me
Electric Fishes and Their Shocking Power Across Rivers
An 18th century account compares electric eels to lightning, noting their independent shocks and paralyzing effects on animals and humans. Humboldt, Faraday, and indigenous practices describe capturing eels with harpoons, using them to treat paralysis, and the fish delivering painful, varying discharges through water. Water conductivity spreads the electric current to nearby beings.
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Alexander Humboldt
Faraday
A Farmer's Mistake and the Music Oath
A farmer berates Ponto for muskrat mischief after noticing a music odor on a schoolma am's clothes. The embarrassed teacher blushes as students and father realize the error. The affair is kept quiet and music is omitted thereafter.
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Farmer A
Ponto
Imer A
North Providence lands annexed to Providence under public act
The General Assembly enacts that land within North Burying Ground and Swan Point Cemetery is annexed from North Providence to Providence and residents gain Providence rights and duties. The act also repeals two prior acts amending Pawtucket incorporation in North Providence from the January 1872 session.
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Pawtucket
North Providence
General Assembly
Public School Powers Merged in Woonsocket Officials
An act transfers all school powers in Woonsocket to the town School Committee while preserving district corporate authority for current year business. Districts may avoid taxed school-house duties if they provide their own approved building. In addition, a separate act authorizes Warren Barrington and Bristol to manage bridges over Palmer's and Barrington Rivers with state funding and inter-town covenants.
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Woonsocket
General Assembly
Subh
Palmer's
Barrington Rivers
Warren
Palmer's River
Barrington
Barrington River
Bristol
Joshua M. Addeman
Providence Athol Street District Public School Levy
An act authorizes the district trustees to levy funds for a new or altered school building with school committee approval. It preserves trustee powers and outlines reallocation within town school committees. Also outlines a Providence street alteration act allowing contested property awards to be settled by a three person valuation panel with final, binding results.
Annexation of Cranston area to Providence noted by act
The General Assembly enacts the transfer of a portion of Cranston to Providence under Betsey Williams will terms. The annexed area becomes part of Providence Ninth Ward until ward divisions later. residents gain full city rights and duties as Providence inhabitants.
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Cranston
City of
Providence
General Assembly
Town of
Betsey Williams
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