Rhode Island Board Takes Land For Warren Main Street Project
The Rhode Island State Board of Public Roads votes to take land in Warren for highway improvement under Chapter 97 and files plat No. 263. The description covers land along Main Street between Sta. 13 00 and 31 00 with rights and easements for the highway and adjacent fence lines, recorded April 26, 1929.
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State Board of Public
Rhode Island
Warren
Uccoming
Recorder of Deeds
Warren Main Street
State Board of Public Roads
Sta
Sta. Center
Town of
Main Street
Sta. 13
Mill Street
Brown Street
Sta. 22
John J
Margaret L. Conway
Isaac and
Eugenie Garceau
Rhode Island State Board OF Public Roads
Abram Ll. Atwood
B. F. Robinson
J. W. Hanley
R. Wellington
The Bird Dog's Keen Nose and Tracking Feats
A century old article extols the bird dog's senses noting a pointer detects quail presence solo or with others. It describes scent distinctions windward tracking and the dog’s actions from locating to retrieving whether wounded or live.
Unwise People Lose Zest of Living and Paths to Joy
A reflective piece warns that many lose zest for life due to indulgence and unwise choices. It suggests two preventives: disciplined self denial like an athlete and pursuing meaningful, useful activities. The aim is happiness as a by-product of purposeful living rather than pursuit itself.
Genoa Celebrated as Global Gem For Palaces And History
The passage extols Genoa as one of the world’s most magnificent cities with palatial streets and sapphire shores. It notes famous visitors such as Dickens Chaucer Flaubert Rembrandt Van Dyck Sand and Chopin who have been hosted there, linking the city to historic splendor and cultural heritage.
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Genoa
Venice
Saluzzo
Leigh Hunt
Dickens
Chaucer
Flaubert Rembrandt
van Dyck
Rembrandt
George Sand
Chopin
New York Times
Relics Claim Exclusive Josiah Henson Memorial Pieces
England asserts ownership of the only relics of Rev. Josiah Henson known as Uncle Tom. Plaster busts sit at Windsor Castle and with A Josland Lobb, who hosted Henson and met Queen Victoria. An oil painting also belongs to Lobb. Henson’s Canadian years and England speaking tour are recounted.
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England
Josiah Henson
Uncle Tom
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Henson
Windsor Castle
A. Josland Lobb
Queen Victoria
Lobb
Tenson
Uncle Toms Cabin
Canada
Lobh
Christian Age
Hartford Courant
Church Services at Sea on Ocean Liners
The article notes that ship clergy freely conduct religious services aboard ocean liners. When no priest is available the master or senior officers run the service, with altars lit by candles and flowers. Over five years the largest transatlantic steamers held 1.65 masses by 21 priests and 2,556 passenger communions.
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Great Ocean Iners
Horn books and the criss cross row of early schooling
A Colonial era horn book with a thin yellow horn page mounted on wood illustrates early reading tools. The prayer text Lord's prayer appeared on every page, and readers read with crosses at the top corners, a practice Mrs. Earle notes as reading a criss cross row. The item is now rare and its disappearance puzzles historians.
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Earle
Da Vinci Vision of Air Conquest Described
Washington Star recounts Leonardo da Vinci as an early inventor who sketched the first parachute concept and designed wings with batlike structure. His aerial device aimed to balance horizontal flight using arm and leg motion via pulley ropes to move wing sections.
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da Vinci
Leotarda da Vinci
Ha Vimei
Tle
Wnso
Ayer
di Vinci
Washington Star
Women in Parliament Thronged in Early Days
A Detroit News note recalls that even in 18th century London women attended Parliament in large numbers and caused laughter when the speaker jokingly claimed to see petticoats. The piece contrasts earlier protests with later limits on ladies in sacred precincts.
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London
Lord Shaftesbury
Detroit News
Rose as Queen of Flowers Across Ancient Lands and Mount Vernon
The rose spans epochs and nations from ancient Athens to modern United States gardens. It is the universal favorite, with no single race owning its crown, and Washington's Mount Vernon famously nurtured a Mary Washington hybrid from Rosa setigera seed, sparking a national rose lineage.
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Athens
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Mary Washington
Leap Year Privilege in 1606 London Courtship Law
In 1606 London a pamphlet notes courtship rights during leap years. It claims women gain exclusive privilege to express love during the bissextile year and men lose benefit of clergy if they treat proposals with slight or contumely.
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London
Albert Thas
Five Pauls and the Balkan Naming Trail
A Balkan anecdote traces Pavel whose five sons adopt local forms of the name Paul. One to Athens as Pavto poulo, Belgrade as Pavlovich, Sofia as Pavloff, Bucharest as Paviescu, and Constantinople as Pavlioglu, illustrating linguistic adaptations across regions.
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Hlere
Balkans
Pavel
Paul
Athens
Pavto Poulo
Foulson
Belgrade
Pavlovich
Sofia
Pavloff
Bucharest
Paviescu
Constantinople
Pavlioglu
Dietetic Principles and Digestibility in Diet
The article states that the body burns carbon and hydrogen for energy but cannot use raw forms. only certain digestible substances are usable daily. It notes petroleum as a fuel for engines is unused by the body and passes through, while a well balanced diet yields a balanced body, per the Kansas City Star.
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Kansas City Star
Edison’s Quadruplex Telegraph Invented in 1874
A summary of the Edison quadruplex telegraph system, an electrical instrument set enabling four messages to be sent and received simultaneously over a single wire, two in each direction, developed by Thomas A. Edison in 1874.
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Thomas A. Edison
Cave Creature Attacks Left Unnamed Victim
Readable text describes a cave dwelling creature striking with fangs and causing pain from stinging hairs on the skin. The account mentions a person near the cave and the animal gripping with its jaws as the scene unfolds.
Explorer Dr Rice Seeks More Mapped World
Dr Hamilton Rice, a South American explorer, says five sevenths of the world remains unmapped and air transportation will aid the task. He cites use of a hydroplane and radio gear to map 500000 square miles in Brazil and Colombia. He advocates expedition courses at colleges.
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Hamilton Rice
Brazil
Colombia
Doctor Rice
Two Classic Gardens In Poet Pope S Guardian Note
Pope cites Virgil and Anomee as masters who portray ideal gardens focusing on useful horticulture. He describes how their works present gardens built from fruit trees herbs water and practical features rather than ornament, illustrating their view of what is excellent in gardening.
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Virgil
Anomee
Alcinous
Pope
the Guardian
Fourplex Under Construction Across Street From Bobby
Bobby observes a four apartment building rising across the street and remarks that the fourplex looks nearly ready for occupants.
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Bobby
Air Removal From Water by Boiling Under Vacuum
The Bureau of Standards states air can be removed from water by boiling, with vacuum boiling cited as a simple effective method.
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Bureau of Standards
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