Meeting for Men: Bible Study Club Planned in Bristol
Prof James McCannaughy of Mount Hermon School Mount Hermon Mass will address senior Association members and guests on the Land of the Bible using stereopticons from a recent trip. The gathering aims to organize a Men's Bible Study Club in Bristol open to any man who commits to regular Bible study with monthly social meetings.
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James McCanaughy
Mount Hermon
Moody’s
Mass
Association
McCannaughy
Land of the Bible
Bristol
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup for Children
Mothers are advised to use Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup for coughs and colds in babies and children. It tastes nearly maple sugar, contains no opiates, and acts laxatively to move the bowels and drive the cold out of the system, sold by W. H. Baftington.
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Kennedy
W. H. Baftington
Old Time Drink Switches From a Stone Jug
A Utica Observer memory recalls a rural treat called switches made from vinegar ginger molasses and water in a stone jug kept cool under a butternut tree. Children would climb hillside corn plots to steal slugs from the jug and drink from it, savoring the tang and sweetness before returning to chores.
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Utica
She Was a Stayer in the South for Twenty Five Years
A refined woman wanderer without a home stayed twenty five years with a southern family, outliving the parents and becoming beloved in the household by performing loving services that could not be hired.
Sam Houston on Education Will Provisions Cited
Fort Worth Telegram reports General Sam Houston’s will directs his sons receive solid useful education avoiding abstract science. He desires no thorough English knowledge, but strong Latin, instruction in Holy Scriptures, geography and history, and contempt for novels and light reading.
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Sam Houston
Fort Worth
Miss Passay and Miss Newcombe Age Difference Questioned
A Philadelphia Press note quotes a speaker saying there is no age difference between Miss Passay and Miss Newcombe. The speaker asserts Miss Passay has remained twenty one for the past ten years and cannot confirm Miss Newcombe’s age.
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Miss Passay
Miss Newcombe
Philadelphia Press
It was going to ask you to subscribe for Jibbles widow
A Cleveland Leader item quotes a remark about subscribing to a purse for Jibbles widow and noting the irony that it would vex his worst enemy. The exchange ends with a jest that the subscriber will be delighted and imagine the impact on the dead man.
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Cleveland
Barnaby’s
Return of the Prodigal With Money and a Large Check
Old home week gathers returning kin as Jameson recalls leaving with one dollar and a ride on a freight car. He says after boasting of wealth that he has just four cents besides a trunk check and asks for small work to stay in town.
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Mr. Jameson
Boston
Ozzy Boggs
Names lose color in modern history says Nation
The Nation laments that beyond noble lines most proper names no longer reveal paternity occupation or habitat. It contrasts eras where Lacertides, Peter son of Paul, or Gastons de Foix carried strong identity with today’s colorless names like John Jones.
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Ulysses
Lacrtides
Peter
Paul
Gastons de Foix
John Jones
London Chronicle
Which Is Preferable Country or City Life Debate
A suburban school opens for the season with eight boys chosen to debate the topic Which Is Preferable, Country or City Life Country Hugh interrupts The discussion noting city boys lack practical knowledge of going to town and expressing his own view based on experience This anecdote from Ladies Home Journal captures a humorous clash between rural and urban perspectives.
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Hugh
Ladies’ Home Journal
The Old Romans in Mortar and Caesar Romance
A London Captain muses on ancient Roman mortar’s strength and the Romans’ eye for position. He laments modern inability to craft similar mortar and wishes a novelist would make Julius Caesar central to a Shakespearean style romance.
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Julius Caesar
Shakespeare
London
Cold Comfort: a joke turns on humor and envy
A brief quip frames a man lacking money who is told by Jupiter that he has a sense of humor to enjoy watching others who have. The exchange mockingly contrasts wealth and amusement, ending with an editor’s wry note.
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Jupiter
Wedding March Preference Sparks Budget Debate
A church organist and the father of the bride debate wedding music choices. Asked which march to play as the bridal procession moves, they compare Mendelssohn and Lohengrin. The organizer insists on the longer, more expensive option, finding value in duration over cost.
Odol and Witch Hazel Salve Advertisements
An old newspaper blot advertises Kodol for stomach troubles and heartburn with a guaranteed relief plan. It also promotes DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve for cleansing pores and healing piles, both sold by W. H. Buffington.
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W. H. Buffington
DeWitt
W. H. Boffington
Relief Corps Receives Gold Loving Cup in Prescott
Babbitt Woman's Relief Corps No 19 hosts a meeting where Mrs Emma E Cary presents the gold loving cup awarded by Mrs Annie Pender. A bazaar for relief corps booths features prizes including a shirt waist box and a sofa pillow. The Babbitt display won with a Christmas scene design.
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Babbit Woman's Relief Corps
Emma E. Cary
Babbitt Woman's Relief Corps
Annie Pender
Relief Corps
Prescott Post
Providence
Prescott Post Hall
Washington
Mathewson
Providence, and Mrs. Pender Offered A Prize To the Different Relief Corps
Phoenix
William J. Munro
Babbitt Woman Resist Corps
Elizabeth LF. Garey
Babbitt Relief Corps
Fire Companies Hold Monthly Meeting and Fairs Plan
The Hy draulion Engine and Hose Co No 1 reports progress for a Town Hall minstrel show on Nov 25 and 26. Five new members are approved and trips to Bay View fair on Nov 23 and Rhode Island Company fair are accepted. King Philip Steam Fire Engine Co No 1 votes to attend Riverpoint and Bay View fairs plus Uniform Bank K of P event on Nov 26. Proceeds aimed at red shirts belts and hats as a Veteran Association is formed and joined to the New England League. one member elected.
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Hydraulion Engine and Hose Co. No
Town Hall
Bay View
K. of P
Grand Army Hall
King Philip Steam Fire Engine Co
Riverpoint Fire Department
Bay View Fire Company
East Providence
Uniform Bank K. of P
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