Bristol Post Office Second Class Mail Ad
Taz Bristoln Puantx is entered at the Bristol Post Office as second class mail setter. Postage is paid by the Publisher with no extra charge to subscribers in the United States and Canada.
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Ofice
Bristol
United States
Canada
Republican Caucus
Joshua Wilbour
Court House
Winthrop G. Thurston
Republican Town Committee
Orin L. Bosworth Esq
Joseph B. Burgess
Bosworth
Samuel Norris Jr
L F. Williams
Geo. A. Pike
James C. Salisbury
John B. Pearse
Chandler H. Coggeshall
Henry W. Hayes Esq
Charles F. Chace
Thanksgiving Proclamation and Rhode Island political tides
Rhode Island Governor D Russell Brown proclaims Thanksgiving Thursday Nov 30 1893 and urges gratitude and charity. The piece then shifts to a Phenix analysis of national and New York state politics, praising Republican gains, condemning Tammany Hall, and noting Rhode Island and local election issues including majority rule and Providence city politics.
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D. Russell Brown
Rhode Island
Providence Plantations
United States
Providence
DL. Russell Brown
Geo. Y. Utter
Phenix
New York State
Tammany Hall
New York City
Congress
White House
Tammany
Massachusetts
Greenhalgh
Ohio
McKinley
General Assembly
Bristol Town Notes and Local Political Moves in 1893
Bristol town reports a busy November with mention of the November 28 election, potential BristoI Assembly representation by Chandler Coggeshall, and a Thanksgiving proclamation by the President. It lists local licenses, police activity, taxes, and town expenditures across wards.
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Brooklyn
McLaughlin
Boody
Boss McLaughlin
Bzistow
Joshua Wilbour
Poach
Paani
Chandler H. Coggeshall
House of Representatives
State Agricultural School
Bristol
Treetown Covsci
Council Chamber
James Peters
Oliver W. Cole
Henri Lemecourt
Laforest Thelsfort
Fowls
Josiah W. Potter
Herreshoff Mafg Co
Asylum
Union Street
Warren
William 11
Simmons
Phiip Brady
George W. Warren
William Hodgkinson
Winthrop G. Whatston
Bristol Gas Light Co
Wardwell Lumber Co
George H Peck
Abyssinian Marriage Customs Described In Detail
The account explains Abyssinian marriage as a swift transfer from groom to bride with a dower of livestock and cloth, followed by a festive procession, canopy protection, and days of visiting between families. A later church ceremony can render the union indissoluble by mutual consent.
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Abyssinia
Brice
D O R Chapter Growth and Revolutionary Interest
At the Bristol Chapter D.O.R. annual meeting on October 11, members exceed fifty after organizing December 14, 1891. The group hosted Tea receptions, fought to preserve Revolutionary era artifacts, and adopted bylaws on March 13, 1898, while promoting genealogical research and memorials to heroes of the American Revolution.
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Bristol
D.O. R
B. O. Wilbour
R. I
W. T. C. Wardwell
Metacom Avenue
Wilbour
Europe
Burnside Memorial
Harrison
White House
Washington D.C
J. Russell Bullock
General LaFayette
Reynold
Bristol Neck
Bullock
Mildred L. Williams
Sayles
Pawtucket
Providence
Emily L. H. Durfee
Cnaspee
Rhode Island
B O Wilbour
Gaspee
A B Manchester
C Maria Shepard
Paul Revere
Miss Manchester
Abgail Adams
Lexington
Miriam W Skinner
Boston
S. P. Hasbrouck
Goodwife Wait
Fashion Notes From Hackett Carhart Co Advice Mini Wardrobe
A detailed survey of seasonal dress trends for all ages. It highlights hats coats gloves and fabrics for men women and children and promotes a guide titled How to Dress From Bath To Bed by Hackett Carhart Co New York, signed Sidney Easwe.
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Hackett, Carhart & Co
Broadway
Canal Street
New York
Bath
Srdney Easwe
Beecnax's Prurs With a Drink of Water
Beecnax's Prurs delivers a quirky note on hydration and thirst as a comic aside. The blurb hints at humor about drinking water and daily routines in a lighthearted, journalistic style.
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Beecnax
Hood's Sarsaparilla praised by users for cures
Consumers report Hood's Sarsaparilla helps indigestion headaches biliousness and provides relief for scrofula catarrh rheumatism and salt rheum. Company asserts Hood's Prs are purely vegetable and effective in many ailments based on user testimonials.
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Hood
Catarrh Treatment Debate and Hood's Sarsaparilla Endorsement
Dr. Dio Lewis argues catarrh is constitutional, not local, criticizing snuff and topical remedies. Leading authorities support a blood purifying approach. Hood's Sarsaparilla is promoted as a cure by reaching the body through the blood.
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Dio Lewis
Boston
Lewis
Lynching Debate Echoes in New York Weekly Dialogue
A quoted exchange questions whether lynch law lowers murders or merely reduces the number of murderers. The Native speaker argues it decreases murderers, while the traveler doubts the broader impact, reflecting controversial views on vigilante justice.
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New York Weekly
Small working model locomotive shows rare mechanical genius
A 1/32 scale locomotive by F. Van Fleet of Williamsport Pa is showcased at the American Institute Fair. Built over two and a half years with hand tools the model features precise brass, copper, and steel parts, a steam injector, Westinghouse brake, and a 15 pound weight.
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F. van Fleet
Williamsport
van Fleet
Cornell University
Russia
Westinghouse
Earning and Saving Money from a Boston Budget Tale
A Boston salesman once earning 18 000 a year fell on hard times while his brother, a porter at 1 000 yearly, supported a large family and grew wealthy. The frugal brother lent 1 000 to the spendthrift, illustrating the hare and tortoise fable in practical terms.
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Boston
Doll sent to entertain girl after theater act
A Kentucky planter praised a little girl's acting in a Louisville pity and sent a large doll to amuse her. The reply thanked him, noting the doll as handsome and sure to provide amusement for the girl and her husband. Also included is a recipe for crullers using sugar, sour milk, butter, egg, soda, and flour.
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Louisville
Cranks Target Washington as White House Warnings Surge
The era of cranks has surged since Carter Harrison's assassination with threats and disturbing notices to public figures. Authorities warn that suspicious strangers near the Executive Mansion will face arrest and confinement.
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Washington
Executive Mansion
Carter Harrison
White House
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New York Democratic Organization
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Empire State
Puonix
Tax Post Office Department
Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Local Affairs
Thomas H. Warner
Rochester, N. Y
This Place
Hydraulion
King Philip
Tobin
Kings Daughters
State Street M. E
Herreshoff Manufacturing Co
Hydraulion Fire Company
John A. Thompson
Central Falls
Advent Church
John M. Swan
Bloomfield
California
Thomas Swan
Epworth League
Wm. H. Bowler
J. F Cooper
State Street Methodist Episcopal Church
G. B. Thatcher
Providence County
Morrisey
Commercial Club
Fred F. Gladding
John P. Reynolds
Harry F Minsher
Chas. A. Johnson
Herbert F. Bennett
Daniel J. Neylan
William Fred Williams
Charles A. Barbour
Orrin L. Bosworth
John J. Christie
Hattie
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J.B Pollock
Staar L. Booth
High Street
Coggeshall
Messrs
H. M. Thompson
W. G. Thurston
Sam’ Norris Jr
Republican Party
Ayer
Primrose and Weat
Merry Minstrels
Providence Opera House
Geo. H. Primrose
Wm. H. West
Hoon
Hood’s
Wade Lowell
Mass
Igan
Gures
Wade
Merrimack
Lowell
Bes
Dex Hase
Scientific Americar
N. Y. Sun
Beecham’s
TV Orme
J. B. Wiliams Co
Glastonbury, Ct
James Pyle
D.C. Wood Leading Fur and Cloak
Lass City
D. C. Wood
Westminster ST
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Shepard & Company, Scence
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Providence Journal
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