Bristol News Roundup: Health, Yachts, Arts and Trade
Mrs. Bernard Farley shows daily improvement after a week of illness. The schooner yacht Betty now owned by Mr. Chace of Fall River was overhauled and ready to launch. The Bristol Train of Artillery plans a garden fete and bazaar on their Armory lawn with a social hop each evening and guests from abroad and local groups. Bristol gains a new jewelry store Stevens opened Thursday with a fine stock reducing need to shop in Providence. Piranix coupon Watches for a dollar feature for the boys.
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Betty
Providence
Bristol Train of Artillery to Celebrate 100th Charter Anniversary
Bristol Train of Artillery marks its 100th charter anniversary on June 18, 1894. A 100 gun salute opens the day, followed by a grand street parade with invited units from Providence Newport East Greenwich and other veteran groups. A banquet in Town Hall and a complimentary ball at the Armory on State Street complete the program.
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Bristol Train of Artillery
United Train of Artillery of
Providence
Newport Artillery
Kentish Guards
East Greenwich
Bristol
State Street
Artillery Veteran Association
The Country Editor A Vital Local Newspaper Role
The country editor must master all departments, read broadly, and judge public sentiment across politics religion and society. A good country paper provides essential local news and world coverage when city papers cannot. its value merits respect and retention.
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Ati
City Journal
Country Newspaper
Value differences for lions and birds in historical note
The passage notes a male Senegal lion valued around 1000 pounds in London with females at half that price. It mentions the American common blackbird and British cuckoo as nestless birds and states rats' teeth grow continually while alive. It ends with an erroneous claim about an animal gnawing constantly to keep the ground endy.
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London
Printing Industry Across the United States in 1890
The census bulletin shows printing ranked third in wages with $104,924,475 paid to workers across 16,539 establishments employing 104,935 people. Two thirds of output comes from newspapers and periodicals, with a total product value of $275,083,914 and $179,859,750 for publishing houses. Families spend about $12 yearly on newspapers and magazines.
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United States
Mortgage Lifters How a Connecticut Man Lifts Mortgage via Truck Farming
A Connecticut farmer recounts paying off an $8 500 debt by careful labor and selective hiring. From 1891 to 1898 he reports yearly sales totals and key produce profits, noting fertilizer use, greenhouse lettuce, rhubarb, asparagus and other crops. He stresses frugal management, self-reliance, and his wife’s support, with final payment on May 15, 1898.
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Connecticut
New England
Warren News Briefs Highlight Local Events And Obituaries
Depot project anticipated within a year. Notables in town include Harry Thayer and Capt Caleb Carr. Local teams Warren and Riverside to meet on Decoration Day and the Warren Artillery holds drills. Births, deaths, and obituaries of Joseph Cocks and Benjamin W. Bosworth noted with funeral details.
Beasts and Birds in Rural Life Stir Readers
Fred Grundy relates a blood curdling tale of a farmer leaving a broken fence board, a mare stepping on it, and blood poisoning leading to death. Poultry prices rise after holidays while fresh eggs sell for five cents. The Horseman urges calm, kind treatment for frightened horses.
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Fred Grundy
New Yorker
United States
The Cruise of the Santiago de Cuba
A narrator praises the Santiago de Cuba as a formidable Union warship. The poem recounts a four month cruise from November 1861 to March 1862 with multiple captures of Confederate and Rebel vessels near the Atlantic seaboard. It lauds the captain and crew for their discipline, daring actions, and loyalty to the Union cause.
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Santiago
Britain
Subdued phylloxera via grafting in France and fruit growth hopes
The vine congress in Montpelier France announces the phylloxera has been subdued in France through grafting French vines on American rootstock. Wisconsin horticultural leader M A Thayer says berries can be packed at 8 cents a quart, urging farms and homes to plant. Concordia fruit grows rapidly, contradicting the belief that cake fruit is slow. The era of women’s suffrage grows inevitable with advocates like Mrs Kate Gannett Wells urging laws to allow married women to teach.
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Montpeliier
France
M. A. Thayer
Wisconsin State Horticultural Society
Concordia
United States
Kate Gannett Wells
Boston
Salem
Maas
Salem Normal School
Primrose Varieties and Care for Home Gardens
The article explains growing primroses from cuttings slips or seed and distinguishes forms by leaf shapes and blossom colors. It names varieties Alba magnifica Meteora Snowflake Queen Chelsea Rose Chelsea Blue and notes care needs including light, drainage, soil, and watering. It also notes double flowers last longer when cut and to discard old plants in favor of young stock. It then reports on American Cranberries Abroad and shipments from New Jersey to Liverpool and London markets with profits per crate.
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Alba Magnifica
Chelsea Rose
Philadelphia
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Bernard Farley
Warren
Harry Thayer
Caleb Carr
Riverside
Warren Artillery
Clara Hull
Mary Merchant
William Swift
North Attleboro
Mass
Ernest G. Jones
Black Bros., Grocers
Mary T. Walsh
Harry Rovinson
East Greenwich Academy
Tobin Post
Warren Institution For Savings
M. E. Church
Maurice Cathcart
Armory Hall
A. Louise Child
British American Athletic Club
Layfayette Guards
R. L. Reed
Childs Street
Warren Furniture Co
Richard Tobin
G. A. R. and
Relief Corps
Baptist Church
Res. W. Warren
Flynn Bros
Fall River
Flynn Brothers
Thomas Bibby
Joseph Cocks
Market Street
A. E. Carpenter
Martin C. Bosworth
Benj. W. Bosworth
Santiago DE Cuba
BYG L. EB
Abaco
Charleston
Charleston Bay
Schoorrer
Meraey
Merwey
Lucy Holmer
New York
England
Secesh
Lavinia
Nassra
Rex West
Magnolia
Creta
Mobile
Queen Primroses
Waterbury
Bristol Phoenix
Stevens & Company
Hope ST
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