Memorial Day Proclamation by Rhode Island G A R
General Orders from the Rhode Island G A R urge Memorial Day observances statewide. Posts, veterans, and auxiliary groups are asked to unite, avoid conflicting activities, and report Memorial Day services to the Department Chaplain. A ceremony is planned at Park Place church Pawtucket with 7 15 p m service and cross state participation.
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Department of
Rhode Island
G A. R
Washington Street
Providence
N&tion
Grand Army of
The
Republic
Salor
the Republic
Thomas F. Norris
Riverside
Winfield Scott
Scottsdale
Arizona
Joseph J. Woolley
Philip S. Chase
Pawned wives and daughters in Indian debt system
The article notes a practice in parts of India where wives and daughters are pawned to lenders for money. In Mellore the Vercalls pledge daughters who may be married or given away. In North Arcot unmarried daughters are mortgaged and become the holder’s property until debt is paid.
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India
Mellore
North
Arcot
Sunlit plan to blast stone to reach arcana tale
A quoted extract from a child's fairy book describes a proposal by a man with his father and brother to blast a stone in daylight to access a guarded place. The aim is to counter a supposed protective barrier guarding a favorite haunt, portraying darkness and night as the target.
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Fromhild
Three kinds of men and one kind of woman
The narrator states there are three sorts of men in the world and only one kind of woman. He divides men into happy men knaves and fools and asserts hybrids do not exist, claiming knaves and fools are very alike.
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Love
Mr W Lewisham
Iridescent bands in a soap bubble explained
The passage describes how gravity makes a soap bubble wall thinner at the top and thicker at the bottom, leading to a glow of colors before bursting. Newton observed a black spot atop the thin region, followed by red and blue bands that deepen with wall thickness, including the blue of the first order, noted as similar to the sky tint.
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Nevrion
Newton
Atlantic
Inquisitive Jays Chase Cat Amid Street Noise
Birds, notably blue jays, create a loud uproar near a lawn as they discover a cat walking by. More than a dozen birds dart into an evergreen tree while neighbors from several houses come out curious to observe the commotion and hear the jay chatter.
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St. Nicholas
To Restore Leather Bindings From An Old Book
Instructions to restore leather bindings by washing with warm water and soda to remove grease then rinsing. Prepare a glair from gum arabic and egg white, apply lightly with a sponge, and let dry. If froth forms from tool work, dab gently until settled.
Her Husband's Male Friends Warns About Social Circles
The Ladies' Field notes wives face a delicate duty sorting a husband’s bachelor friends. About half are deemed unsuitable for polite society due to manners or attire, ten percent disliked by the wife, and the remainder only grudgingly tolerated, often fading away over time.
The Lion Didnt Roar and Bismarck's Corns Joke
A tale shows Prince Bismarck's valet Pinnow stepping on his gouty foot. Instead of anger Bismarck consoles him saying he is honored for such boldness and that no one else, not even the Kaiser, would be allowed to tread on his corns.
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Pinnow
Prince Bismarck
Bismarck
Rivers Smokes Cigar Touching Shirt Sleeve
In a brief Chicago Tribune moment, Rivers lights a cheap cigar and, after Brooks comments on a cloth smell, touches the burning end to his shirt sleeve. He notes the burned spot with a wry remark, showcasing a tense, rueful exchange.
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Rivers
Brooks
Chicago Tribune
You Think a Great Deal of Your Husband Don't You
A visiting relative asks a wife if she values her husband, prompting her icy reply that she thinks for him, as reported by the Washington Star.
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Mr. Meekton
Washington Star
Robbery Talk Between Hicks and Wicks
In a brisk exchange Hicks reveals a house robbery. Wicks confirms the thieves ransacked the place and nearly beggared him, underscoring the extent of the loss in a terse, period voice exchange.
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Hicks
Wicks
Wasps Do Jinks In Argument as Catholic Standard Mocked
A humorous dialogue fragment features Jinks and Winks debating zealously. Jinks proclaims not to argue with him again, while Winks notes he always carries his point, and a line from the Catholic Standard adds comic tone.
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Jinks
Blones Stops Gambling Bet Turns Out True
Yonkers Herald reports Blones has stopped gambling after a challenge by Blunt and Fronti. Blunt offered $100 that he could not quit, and Blones accepted the wager and then quit.
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Blunt
Blones
Yonkers Herald
The Yankee of the East: a humorous portrait of Japan
In this PHOENIX feature the author mocks the Japanese as a nimble, diplomatic, fighting minded “Yankee of the East.” The piece extols his vigor, readiness for battle, and growing prominence while hinting at looming conflict with a distant czar, ending on a speculative note.
When Two Rainbows Are Seen
The primary rainbow is brighter with the red band on the outside while the secondary bow is fainter with red on the inner. The two bows result from sunrays reflecting once versus twice in raindrops, producing inverted colors and different entry points to the eye.
Persian veils seen as privilege, lecturer says
J. 1D. Rees argues Persian ladies wear veils as privilege not punishment. A woman can move freely, even without her husband’s scrutiny. He notes Persians avoid wine though poetry lauds it, and sometimes remorse leads to destroying Armenian neighbors' wine.
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Rees
Persia
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