Franco Prussian War analysis and a child’s work ethic
An 1872 Bristol paper reviews Marshal Bazaine’s critique of French failures in the Franco Prussian conflict noting unprepared troops, weak discipline, and weapon shortages. It contrasts German and French performance and discusses political figures like Mr. Voorhes. It also includes a moral reflection on childhood industry by Clarence Fairfield.
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Marshal Bazaine
France
Austria
Prussia
Bazaine
Metz
Europe
Bismark
Moltke
Germany
The City Editor’s Rise to Power and Prestige
A city editor gains influence by perceived intellect and urban status. The Daily Bugle’s conductor is seen as an oracle, celebrated for his facility with public opinion, city life, and visible symbols like a gold headed cane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Bugle
Methodist Bishops E G Andrews Peck and Haven Elected
The Methodist General Conference completed bishop elections selecting E G Andrews Jesse T Peck and Gilbert Haven on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist General Conference
E. G. Andrews
Jesse T.peck
Gilbert Haven
Naples Feared Prophecy As Vesuvian Eruption Advances
The Milan Courier reports a deadly eruption event with a crater opening near the observatory on the 26th and up to two hundred victims. Neapolitans fear Saint Janvier procession rituals may influence the lava flow while a prophecy about Naples looms over the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Italy
Lanza
Naples
Saint Janvier
Francois de Paule
Emigration from Ireland Rapidly Accelerates
A Dublin correspondent reports Ireland is losing about 4000 people weekly to emigration, with Queenstown alone sending 2000 weekly. Hamlets abandon farming, cities like Limerick decay, and the writer urges American action to discourage outflow though admits self-regulation may be the only outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Cee Ito
Green Isle
Queenstown
Limerick
United States
Spanish Insurrections and Plans Uncertain Power Struggles
The Republicans repudiate Don Carlos and King Amadeus and seek an independent bid for power, signaling a possible triangular struggle in Spain. Meanwhile Madrid plans an international art and industry exhibition in a grand new building before year's end, a venture risky given the unsettled country.
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Don Carlos
Amadeus
Madrid
Engagements announced for Mme. Peschka Leutner and bands
Cable telegrams report the engagement of Mme. Peschka Leutner of Leipsic, the Irish Constabulary Band secured, and President Thiers granting permission for the Garde Republicaire band to visit Boston. Strauss and his orchestra depart Vienna Friday and may arrive by June 10.
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International Jubilee Committee
Mme. Peschka-Leutner
Leipsic
Thiers
Garde Republicaire
Imperial Guard
Boston
Strauss
Vienna
Avoca Man Loses Homestead in Woods Fire Blaze
In Avoca New York on Saturday F A Shultz attended his daughter’s funeral when word came that his homestead and barns were on fire from nearby woods. The congregation gathered to help but the property was destroyed.
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Avoca
N. Y
F. A. Shultz
Tornado Destroys Farms Near Cincinnati
A violent tornado swept through areas north and east of Cincinnati at about three o clock Thursday afternoon. It demolished several houses and barns and carried the home of farmer George McCullen several rods with most of his family aboard, all injured but not fatally. The tornado measured about a quarter of a mile in width.
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Cincinnati
George McCullen
Spary Imposes Broad Tax on Goods and Services
A broad levy targets almost every item and activity, excluding only the air people breathe, drawing scrutiny over its reach and fairness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spary
Newport Section Day Set for Next Tuesday
Local lines announce next Tuesday as section day at Newport with events and activities highlighted for residents. The notice emphasizes community participation and schedules for the Newport area.
Progress on New School Building and Sermon in Advent Chapel
The article notes steady progress on the new school building and reports that Elder A B Warner of Providence preached at the Advent Chapel last Sunday.
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A. B. Warner
Providence
Advent Chapel
Drs Lighthill and Sweny to hold notice at Bristol Hotel
Drs Lighthill and Sweny publish a notice that they will be at the Bristol Hotel during the day and evening on Friday next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lighthill & Sweny
Bristol
Drs. Lighthill & Sweny
Bristol Hotel
Grape Vines Killed by Severe Cold Hit Local Vines
Reports indicate a large number of choice grape vines in the vicinity were killed by the severe cold weather of last winter. Local growers assess damage and consider replanting and protective measures for upcoming seasons.
Steamers Ospray Kingfisher to Leave for Eastern Grounds
Steamers Ospray and Kingfisher of the Narragansett Fishing Company will depart here for the Eastern fishing ground around June 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ospray and
Kingfisher
Narragansett Fishing Company
Clergy Exchange Produces Pulpit Swap at Two Churches
The Rev. E. M. Smith of State Street M. E. Church and Rev. J. P. Lane of the Congregational Church exchanged pulpits last Sunday afternoon in a joint service reflecting ecumenical cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Smith
State Street M. E. Church
J. P. Lane
Congregational Church
Social Meeting Held by Christian Association
A social meeting will be held in the rooms of the Christian Association this Saturday evening beginning at 7 45 o'clock. All are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Association
Debate Set on Eloquence Pulpit or Bar
The Metacom Debating Club will discuss which affords the better field of eloquence the pulpit or the bar next Tuesday evening. The lively exchange invites members and guests to attend and hear contrasting views from speakers.
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Metacom
Decoration Day Observance Set For June 1 In Town
The event will be held under Babbitt Post No.4 G.A.R. with F. G. Bourn serving as Post Commander. The observance takes place Saturday next, June 1st, in this town.
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Babbitt
G.A.R
F. G. Bourn
Exchange of pulpits between Providence ministers
Rev Mr Coan of Broad Street Christian Church Providence preached at South Christian Church last Sunday in exchange with Rev Mr Miller. The swap highlights ongoing ministerial cooperation between city congregations.
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Mr. Coan
Broad Street Christian Church
Providence
South Christian Church
Mr. Miller
Uniforms for Bristol Train of Artillery Miss Decoration Day
The Bristol Train of Artillery uniforms, being made by David A. Pierce, will not be ready in time for the company to parade on Decoration Day.
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Bristol Train of Artillery
David A. Pierce
Bristol
Samuel Kinder
Bristo
Thames Street
O. B Devol
Jacob Babbitt
Geo
O. Ashworth
Mildw Geo
Reynolds
Sailboat Hire Available At Mr Stowe Market Foot Church
Parties wishing to sail the Bay or nearby towns or hire good sailboats may apply to Mr Stowe at his market foot of Church Street for accommodations.
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Stowe
Church Street
Bradford Durfee Steamer Resumes Service After Overhaul
The steamer Bradford Durfee, fully overhauled and repainted, resumes trips between Fall River and Providence via this port on Monday.
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Bradford Durfee
Fall River
Providence
Canonicus
Oswell
Sarah Ann
Collamore
Bangor
National Rubber Co
William Newton
Chace
Hyannis
William H. Mount
Hawkins
Elizabethport
Reynolds Marg
Hamilton
Wells
Portsmouth
Chief
Sherman
B. Durfee
Durfee
Olive
Morris
Newport
Purfee
Schr
Pointer
Baker
New York
W. B. Spooner & Son
Sear Chief
Ellen Barnes
Wilcox
Mary
Perry
Nantucket
YMCA to Hold Meeting at Hall of Steamer No 1
The Young Men's Christian Association will hold a meeting at Hall of Steamer No 1 tomorrow evening at six o'clock. Mr J C Haddock of Fall River is expected to attend and preside.
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Young Men's Christian Association
Steamer No. 1
J.C. Haddock
Fall River
Burglary Report From Bristol Neck Cemetery Lot
A woman who owns a burial lot in the Bristol Neck Cemetery reports the theft of rose bushes plants and flowers from her plot. She laments the depredation and calls for punishment of the offender.
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Tar
Bristol Neck
Cooey's Utility Cooking Apparatus Promises Easy Summer Use
The Cooey's Utility Cooking Apparatus will revolutionize summer cooking with less effort, greater efficiency, and minimal room heat. Alfred M. Pierce serves as agent for the town.
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Kr Cooey
Alfred M. Pierce
Surveyors begin Bradford Street road work
Messrs. David A. Fish and L. B. Bosworth, surveyors of highways, have commenced work on Bradford Street between High and Wood. The area had been a mud hole for weeks, and their approach suggests a first rate paving result for town residents.
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David A. Fish
L. B. Bosworth
Bradford Street
High and
Wood
Rain Brings Needed Relief and Bonnet Display
Last Sunday witnessed a welcome rainstorm that pleased all. It quenched dust in the streets, revived garden vegetation, and filled cisterns while even ladies planned another day to show off new bonnets.
Gardens Bloom as June Peas Promise Bumper Harvest
The country beside the Kicka muet is full of bloom and sweetness with green crops springing. Mr. Manchester, a gardener on Crane's Lane, will bring June peas before the celebrated thoroughfare votes to leave the union, barring canker worms action.
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Manchester
Crane's Lane
Wakefield Patent Furnace Sold in Bristol County
Mr. W. H. Davis has taken the sole agency for Bristol county for the Wakefield Patent Furnace. The device costs three dollars and is claimed to save fuel and heat over ordinary stoves. It is promoted as invaluable for heating irons and cooking with a small family able to cook for about five cents a day in fuel.
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Ter
W. H. Davis
Bristol County
Wakefield Patent
Evening sermon at State Street M E Church
The regular monthly sermon before the Young Men's Christian Association will be delivered tomorrow evening at eight by Rev. E. M. Smith at the State Street M E Church. Collection for the Association will be taken as usual.
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Young Men's Christian Association
State Street
M. E
E. M. Smith
Notable Lyceum Speakers Listed by American Lecture Bureau
Boston promoter B W Williams announces a pamphlet from the American Lecture Bureau detailing distinguished lyceum figures. The agency handles lecturer routes and correspondence, charging commissions to lecturers, not committees, and also offers readers musicians and course materials without advertising.
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B. W. Williams
American Lecture Bureau
Washington Street
Boston
Lyceum
Williams
Death of Mrs Freelove McIntyre Widow of Captain McIntyre
Mrs Freelove McIntyre widow of the late Captain James McIntyre died suddenly at her High street residence last Saturday morning. She had recently recovered from a brief illness and appeared well Friday. A young lady found her ill in the morning and she died before help could reach her. She was in her eightieth year.
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Suppen Deratu
Freelove McIntyre
James McIntyre
High Street
Coggeshall
Taunton
Jane Coggeshall
Norman
Newport
Sarah
Moses Norman
Descent and War Hopes Echo in Bristol Figures
The fragment reflects debate over R Smith of the old Bristol Cemetery as ancestor to local Smith lines, with musings on loyalty and a future clash with northern neighbors. It then presents the Sixth Annual Report of the Bristol Home for Destitute Children detailing 20 children cared for, growing influence of moral training, and yearly expenditures totaling 900.00.
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R. Smith
Bristol
Smith
Richard
Coeur de Lion
Ascalon
Mercutio
Smithsonian
Berwick
Norham
Earl of
March
Roger Mortimer
Edward
Warren
Philip’s Maccasins
G. H. Co
Ohio
Theriea
Mississippi
Department of Labor
C. Maria Shepard
The Paradise of Progress and Temperance Echoes
A fragmented Victorian-style quip page contrasts utopian progress with intemperance notes. It cites dead drunk as folly, mocks excess with six glasses per diem, and questions Beecher’s method for filling the Christian Union.
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Beecher
Christian Union
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D. V Voorhes
Indiana
Voorhes
Greeley
PHG
Clarence Fairfield
Johnny
Sophia
Elijah Gray
Kickamuet
Mount Hope Bay
Narragansett
the Home For
Cong
Episcopal
Baptist
Methodist
Board of Children
Charles Dabney
John Norris, Jr
London
Samuel Norris
Paris
Norge
A. H. Ricu
H. Greeley
H. G
Connecticut
Congress
Waltham
Gray's
Westminster Street
Jamaica
Messrs. Hibbard & Hawkins
Walker
California
Fisch
Literary Notices
John L. Shorey
Brominfeld Street
Tracy
Zelda Seguin
Delamarre
Garandiere & Dupont
Rue Lombard
Price
America
Joe Moses
CorrLanDr Sr
Jezi-Lyeow
Bryan
Lyeow
Cortlandt Street
Drs. Lighthill
Sweny
DRS
Mary A. Bickford
Ear and Eye
Joan C Bienrorn
John C Bi Kford
Nat’l Rubber Coga Works
R. 1
Chas I Cooke
Bear
Bay St
DR. Lighthill
Richmond—Hawes
North Providence
W. Kellen
Ephraim Richmond Esq
Sarah J. Hawes
Perry—Thompson
Middleboro
Mags
H. L. Edwards
Adelbert J. Perry
Minnie S. Thompson
James G. Thompson
Straight—Moore
Shady Lee
North Kingstown
George H. Straight
Carrie C. Moore
Morse—Brown
Voluntown
R. H. Maine
Stamford
Cyrus W. Moine
Lucy
A. W. Brown
Danielsonville
Phoenix I Marine
Journal
Wee —Port
R. I
John A Rich
John A. Rich
Franklin
W. B
Spooner 2R & Son
Wilson
Warren River
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N. Demars
J A. Miller
John Wing Monro
B. Monro
J. A. Miller
AD Irons
M25
RB Munro
J B .Munrro’s
United States Internal Revenue
Rhode Island
City of
East Providence
William Ames
U 5 Post Office
St I
Smithfield
North Smithfield
Lincoln
Woonsocket
Cumberland
Arlen Mowry
Woonpocket
Tiverton
Lize de Compton
W.J.H. Ailman
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