Thanksgiving Proclamation and Washington Letter Chronicle
The issue reproduces President Cleveland's Proclamation designating November 26 as a day of public thanksgiving and prayer with calls for national unity, prosperity, charity, and remembrance. It follows with Our Washington Letter detailing appointments, diplomatic positions, social life in Washington, and upcoming events, reflecting 1885 political and societal scene.
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Washington
United States
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T. F. Bayard
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D. C
Smith
New York
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Empire State
Navy Department
Curry
Spain
Madrid
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Gold fever and a world of small town facts
A scatter of notes mentions Haystown Wisconsin gold fever and snowy days in Chester Virginia. Reports include profits for Fall River mills and a $100000 book advance for General Logan. Also items on Queen Victoria, Newburyport conference, and race into San Francisco by rail.
Triple plated silver ware sale and patents listed
An 1885 advertisement promotes low prices on triple plated silver ware including tea sets pitchers and berry dishes with colored glass. It touts vast stock and delivery across New England and cites Rhode Island patent grants with names and numbers from Providence. The piece lists several patent filings and notes 423 total U S patents granted to citizens that year.
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Tour- Ber & Co
Ruovg
United States Patent Office
Rhode Island
Paanrr
Franklin H. Hough
Streat
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Washington, D. C
J. A. Miller, Jr
Providence
S. Nicholson
H. A. Bowen
L. Schmitt
Bristol Notices Highlight Baptism Plans and Local Charities
Local briefs cover Rev. Thomas Sunrise’s Advent Chapel sermon slots, Bible Day events at First Baptist Church, and October deaths. An appeal for a Home for Aged Women notes funds and governance, while a large-town charity opera of H M Pinafore draws praise and crowds.
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Advent Chapel
Ilosre
Acro
Charles Foles Esq
General Assembly
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Bristol
Home For Aged Women
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