Deserter Pierre Pitois and the Emperors Mercy at Strasburg
In 1809 Pierre Pitois, a sergeant in the twelfth regiment, deserts on the eve of battle to visit his dying mother. Convicted of desertion, he faces death but is reprieved by the Emperor who urges him to serve France. Years later a Waterloo captain recalls Pierre’s pledge to France and his mother.
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Pierre Pitois
Strasburg
Burgundy
Morvan
Pierre
Ferry Vitois
Pitois
Austria
Vienna
Germany
Darmes
Pierre Pituis
Pierre P
Austerlitz
Goaler
France
Old Guards
Waterloo
Emperor
The Early History of Glass Discovery and Origins
The origin of glass is uncertain and likely accidental. Ancient authors credit Phoenicians, Egyptians, and Sidonians with early glassworks and even mirrors. Pliny recounts a trade tale near Mount Carmel leading to glass formation. Sidon’s sand and proximity to the Belus river fostered early glass production and export.
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Josephus
Herodotus
Theophrastus
Egypt
Phoenicia
India
Pliny
Belus
Mount Carmel
Palestine
Sidon
Repetition Tires Audiences in Speech
A reflection on speakers who echo their prior remarks. It argues that retelling a tale twice bores listeners just as repeating a sentence does. The piece condemns boring habits that fail to engage and risks social avoidance.
A Ship And Life Depend On More Than One Anchor
Miscellany quotes warn against relying on a single anchor or hope. The snail with eyes on its horns is used to illustrate extreme slowness. Wisdom is described as olive from the heart that blossoms on the tongue and bears fruit in action. A well‑founded head endures fortune's changes.
Honey and Vinegar Sayings on Marriage and Households
A proverb about wives coping with husbands neglect and a spoonful of honey attracting more bees than ten measures of vinegar. The tone suggests moral guidance for managing domestic relationships.
It Takes Two to Make a Quarrel
A proverb warns that quarrels start with two and urges restraint when a conflict brews so as to avoid discord and maintain peace.
Personal merit over pedigree in true nobility
A reflection asserting that true nobility comes from individual character, excellence from personal effort, and glory from intellect and morals rather than wealth, status, or material symbols.
Parental Discipline Emphasizes Reform Over Severity
The text argues discipline that blends gentleness with firmness best serves parental love. It asserts that measured chastisement can educate and reform children, convincing them of the goal of modification and better behavior.
The World’s Blessings Wither at the Wrong Moment
The passage reflects on worldly blessings failing when most needed and contrasts unexpected misfortune with timing. It suggests spiritual resilience over reliance on temporal comfort in life’s heats and trials.
Moon and Weather Influence Declared a Superstition
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine argues against any real link between the moon and weather. It cites lack of physical mechanism through reflection attraction or emanation and notes meteorological data show no correlation with moon phases.
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Switzerland
A Hartford reminiscence of 1851 May governor election
The Hartford Times recalls the tense 1851 Connecticut race when the evenly divided legislature chose Governor Seymour by one vote. An Ashford indecision and a window observer in Governor Street sparked cheers as Seymour, garden work paused, learned of victory. Years later he sent a ring to the devoted attic observer.
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Hartford Times
Connecticut
Lafayette S. Foster
Seymour
Free
Times
Governor Street
Wommn
Drésult
Conscientiousness of a Physician in Chamounix
A grateful bishop recalls Dr Charles Duprez who stayed by a typhus patient in Chamounix despite a new post opening. Trained in Turin with Cavour, Duprez chose duty over opportunity, ultimately sacrificing a hopedfor career to care for the ill man.
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Chamounix
Mount Blanc
Geneva
Turin
Cavour
Italy
Charles Duprez
Bishop Bedell
Ohio
Ammonia Remedy Eases Toothache Quickly
A Scientific American correspondent notes that applying a small piece of cotton saturated with ammonia solution to a diseased tooth can end severe toothache or neuralgia rapidly and often brings a momentary laugh as the pain vanishes.
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Scientific American
Public Laws Amended Fees Seekonk River Protection Act
The 1876 enactments repeal inconsistent laws and set new limits on writ copy fees for justices courts fifty cents per copy. The Seekonk Blackstone rivers are protected from materials injuring navigation with fines up to twenty dollars per offence. Manufacturing corporation liability is limited to paid up shares with revisions to chapter 142 and repeal of section 20, 21 amendments.
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General Assembly
Seekonk River
Blackstone
Seekonk Rivers
Seekonk
Chapter on Bills of Exchange Draft Acceptance Provisions
The act requires acceptance decisions by two PM on the business day after first presentation. Also, drafts held over one day date from presentation when accepted. The law takes effect May 1, 1876.
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Genrral Assembly
Amendment to Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes
The act amends Chapter 129 of the General Statutes to allow three days grace for sight drafts unless otherwise provided. It repeals Section 4 of Chapter 129 and states the act takes effect on June 1 AD.
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Gakses
General Assembly
An Act Amending Statutes on Arrests and Writs
The act allows a court or justice to release a defendant arrested under the third clause of Section 8 upon application and for cause shown, without abating the writ. The measure allows continued prosecution to final judgment despite release and discharge and includes penalties up to five hundred dollars for shallow nonviable gas or water meters. It takes effect upon passage.
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General Assembly
Act amending Justice Courts jurisdiction and Trial Justices
The act amends Chapter 185 General Statutes to allow Trial Justices from adjoining towns to perform trial jurisdiction if a town lacks a Trial Justice. It repeals conflicting sections including Section 80 of Chapter 185 and Chapter 861 of Public Laws, effective after passage.
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General Assembly
Chapter 542 Fraud prevention in gas and water services
An act outlines penalties for tampering with meters pipes or fittings of gas light and water works. It defines crimes for willful damage or obstruction of meters and for fraudulent use of gas or water and imposes fines and up to thirty days imprisonment. It covers connections to main service pipes and overcharging based on meter readings.
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General Assembly
Bird Protection Act Amends Statutes on Wild Birds
An amendment to Chapter 84 of the General Statutes governs hunting and possession of wild birds. It sets fines for taking nest destruction and lists seasonal limits and penalties for various species. Provisions address possession, proof of violation, and fines split between prosecutors and the State.
Harbor Commission Board Establishment Act Provisions
An act creates a three member harbor commissioners board with staggered initial terms and vacancy appointments. The board may establish harbor lines in public tide waters, hold hearings, and report lines for governor and senate approval. It shall oversee all state harbors, remove obstructions, survey waters, regulate mud disposal, and authorize wharf and bridge construction under its direction.
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Senate
Harbor Commission
Board of Harbor Commissioners
Board of ‘Commissioners
General Assembly
Board of Harbor-Commissioners
General Treasury
Attorney General
Newport
Washington
Ship Channel
Harbor Commission Powers and Enforcement Provisions
The text outlines harbor commission authority to regulate wharf construction within harbor lines and says orders may be issued without harming riparian grants. It sets daily pay for commissioners, requires annual reporting, and designates public nuisance for unauthorized encroachments. It also mentions water areas near Newport and Washington counties as exempt.
Amendment to General Statutes on Tax Collector Duties
Chapter 657 amends Title I Chapter VI Section 24 altering figures from three and nine to twelve and seven. It specifies tax collector office hours in Newport and Providence and the period before elections with agent proxy and proof requirements for registry tax payments.
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General Assembly
Newport
Providence
Board of Canvassers
Bond Requirement for Executors and Administrators in Real Estate Sales
An act adding to Chapter 178 the duty for executors or administrators to post bond before selling real estate under a will. The bond must account to the Probate Court for the real estate involved, with wording insertions to reflect the real estate authorized to be sold. Signed and certified by Secretary of State JosHua M. Addeman.
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General Assembly
JosHua M. Addeman
Secretary of State
A Happy Testimonial for Golden Medical Discovery
A 1874 letter from Flemington praises Dr. Pierce Golden Medical Discovery and Purgative Pellets as healing ulcers and improving health. The writer James O Bellis credits the medicines with curing extensive skin ulcers and blood disorders, while noting the product is not claimed to cure cancer. The letter extols the remedies as life saving and thanks the doctor.
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Flemington, Hunterdon Co
N. J
R. V. Prerog
Buffalo
N. Y
James O. Bellis
Pierce
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