Robert Treat Paine signer of the Declaration
The Massachusetts signer Robert Treat Paine born 1731 in Boston led a legal career in Taunton opposing Timothy Ruggles. He helped prosecute the Boston Massacre defendants, supported a Continental Congress, served in the General Congress, voted for Independence on July 4 1776, held major Massachusetts offices, and died in 1814 at age 84.
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Robert Treat Paine
Massachusetts
Philadelphia
Boston
Harvard College
Taunton
Timothy Ruggles
Thomas Preston
Paine
Continental Congress
General Congress
Supreme Court
Napoleon Invented Billiards in Parisian Tale
A Paris guide claims Napoleon not only as a great soldier and statesman but as an inventor. While showing Malmaison to an American traveler, a white ornament on the throne arm is described as proof that Napoleon invented billiards, prompting curiosity about overlooked history.
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Paris
Malmaison
Napoleon
Designating Red Indian Amerind Term Takes Hold
The word Amerind suggested in 1899 by an American lexicographer as a substitute for offensive terms for indigenous peoples of the New World. The proposal sparked debate with supporters and opponents, yet the name has entered scientific and popular literature.
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New World
Forest fires burn thirty million acres last year
Big Timber reports that consumer forest fires scorched more than 30 million acres in the previous year, an expanse larger than New England, highlighting the widespread impact on land and resources.
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New England
Doan's Pills Endorsement in Bristol Back Pain Ad
Bristol resident John A. West testifies that Doan's Pills relieved his backache and kidney issues after using several boxes. The ad urges readers with back pain or kidney trouble to ask for Doan's Pills, noting Foster Milburn Co and 60 cents at dealers.
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Doan
Bristol
John A. West
Thames St
Dean
Mr West
How to Make Tortillas and Rice Filling
Step by step guide to making tortillas with lard salt and water dough. Fry and dip in hot gravy then fill and roll. Rice filling cooks in shortening onion garlic tomato sauce and water with careful simmering and no stirring until done.
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Kate Brew Vaughn
Kate Home
Eco- Brew Vaughn
Los Angeles
Vaughn
Erie
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New York
Broadway
Perfection Oil
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Cleveland
Ohio
Famous Cooks
Dunbar Brothers
Constitution Street
Rasan and Dunette
Wm. W. Franklin. & Co
Wood Street
Charles M. Connery
Burton St
Freeborn
R. Cole
G. M. Wilbur
Constitution ST
Warren and Bristol
Railroad Ave
Warren
R. I
G. H. Spencer Rookng Co
F. M. Gifford
Usher Place
Neck
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co
E. L. Watson &O
Weyboeset Street
Providence
Thomas F. Bretsford & Son
Hope Street
B. L
E W. Weaver
Archie H. Rounds
Tel
Union Street
George Smith
Isaac B. Munro
Garfield Avenue
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