Long Bristol to Philadelphia letter from 1832 with family news
Postmarked Bristol February 1 1832 addressed to Mrs Ann D W Tyng care of Rev Stephen H Tyng in Philadelphia. The writer laments silence while describing illnesses deaths pregnancies and travels of relatives, reports on Erastus O Wolf ordination and Capt Batt’s return, school affairs, and a plan to send a pudding boiler and potatoes. References to Caroline Betsey Peck and local deaths and sermons accompany notes on health weather and cooking methods.
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Bristol
Ann D’w. Tyng
Stephen H. Tyng
Philadelphia
Sister
Mr. Tyng
Henry
Griswold
Alex
Tacré
SDAA
Fredtictt
Matanzas
Capt. Batt
Alexander
Jan
Harriet
Elizabeth
Salem
Betsey Peck
Caroline
Sarah Brown
New York
D'W
Mr. O'Wolf
Rebecca Bourn
Burnside Lodge Honors Late Fred E Suzman
Kirk P. Burnsides Lodge Knights of Pythian adopted a sympathy resolution for civic leader and merchant Fred E. Suzman who died suddenly Sunday. The charter was draped, members stood in silence, and plans were set for attendances at Grand Chancellor visits to Eureka Lodge Pawtucket and Narragansett Lodge Phenix with a Burnside Social Club event scheduled Saturday.
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Charles E. Gillen
Eureka Lodge
Pawtucket
Narragansett Lodge
Phenix
Burnside Social Club
Turkey Shoot At East Warren Rod And Gun Club
The East Warren Rod and Gun Club hosts its annual Thanksgiving Turkey Shoot at the indoor range on Market Street Warren. Novembers dates include Friday Nov 19 Sunday Nov 22 and Wednesday Nov 24 with novices aiming for lucky targets and experts seeking tougher turkey targets. Committee members are James Bryden James McDonald George Pare George Mogayzel A W Nicholson and H I Martin.
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East Warren
Rod and Gun Club
Market Street
Warren
Breen
James Bryden
James McDonald
George Pare
George Mogayzel
A W. Nicholson
H. I. Martin
Deeds of Transfer Filed At Town Clerk’s Office
Transfers recorded include Wilcox and related parties exchanging interests in multiple lots east of Metacom Avenue. Other conveyances cover tract and buildings on Beach Road, Ferry Farm Plat parcels, East State Street, Gooding Manor, Butterworth Avenue, Catherine Street, and Bourn and Wood Streets.
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Wilcox
William ‘G
James J. Wilcox
Metacom’avenue
James J
William G .Wilcox
Metacom Avenue
Dubuc
J. Clifford
Laura D. Simmons
South Side Beach Road
Howe
Bourn and
Wood Streets
Coggeshall
Walter H.etux
Jennie M Paton
Constitution Street
Place Music Company Offers Wide Range of Instruments
Located at 120 Empire Street Providence Rhode Island the Place Music Company is an established authority in musical instruments. Dexter 1050 the store gives expert advice on suitable instruments for beginners and experienced players and offers trade-ins to help customers upgrade while maintaining up to date stock of string and wind instruments.
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Empire Street
Providence
Rhode Island
Place
Place -Mausic Company
Lee
Wind
Sherba Beverage Co. Promotes Pure Bottled Drinks
Located at 32 Spring Avenue in West Barrington the Sherba Beverage Co. boasts a modern plant and sterilized bottles. Products are described as the purest under the Pure Food and Drug Act and inspected by the State Board of Health. Their management emphasizes quality and sanitary conditions, urging readers to drink Sherba for the best beverages.
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Spring Avenue
West Barrington
Warren
State Board of Health
Sherba Beverage Co
Sherba
Frances Waterman
Automatic heating equipment ad touts Cooper Anthracite Stoker
A Providence Rhode Island readers notice promotes the Cooper Anthracite Stoker at City Coal Company showrooms. The stoker saves fuel costs burning coal and provides safe even heat, priced at 198 dollars and 50 cents as the lowest priced quality option. The City Coal Company, Healey Island distributor of American Hi-Test and Any Thracite Coal, claims to carry Rhode Island's largest stock and offers expert heating guidance.
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Broad Street
Providence
Rhode Island
Hopkins 1420
Cooper
City Coal Company
Andae Island
Physical Therapy Health System Offers Mineral Baths in Providence
The Physical Therapy Health System at 209 Broadway Providence Rhode Island provides sulphur carlsbad vishe and other mineral baths. Baths are physician supervised with an attendant present ensuring professional treatment. The facility promises relief for rheumatism arthritis and digestive and uric acid conditions saving time and money.
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Broadway
Providence
Rhode Island
Gaspee
Carlsbad
Elizabeth's Unique Gift Shop in Providence
Gift shop at 139 Mathewson Street Providence since 1923 offers year round unique gifts. Miss Hirons travels Europe to select items for The Medici Society of London and Boston, including old jewelry Sheffield plate and Italian silver. Shop highlights include Christmas cards calendars and online gift guidance to save money.
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Mathewson Street
Providence
Rhode Island
Gaspee
Elizabeth
Prata Undertaking Co Aiding Rhode Island Families
Pawtucket and West Warwick undertakers promote honest pricing and dignified funeral services. The firm stresses transparent costs to help families choose within budget and offers luxurious funeral homes with ample space for large services.
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Pawtucket
West Warwick
Rhode Island
The
Prata Undertaking Co
Prata
Scout Honor Departed Committeeman Remembered by Troop
Scouts of the First Brigade paid tribute to Fred E. Suzman a longtime scout committeeman with a memorial at Scout Hall Monday. Scoutmaster Fish led a brief service praising his support for Scouting in the community and state as taps echoed and a candle marked his memory.
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Fcoop
Boy Scouts of America
Frodo
Fred E. Suzman
Scout Hall
Suzman
George R. Fish
Fish
Albert Vasconcellos
Flying Eagle Patrol
Arthur Conlon
Panthers
Daniel Freitas
Flying Horeses
Francis Perry
Mystery Patrol
S. P.L. Henry Arouca
Acousticon Institute of Providence Hearing Aid Service
The Acousticon Institute in Providence at 510 Hospital Trust Building offers discreet hearing instruments including amplifiers for severe cases. Manager Herbert S. Evans and the Providence staff consult with prospective buyers, stressing proven results and worldwide use of their devices.
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Acousticon Institute OF Providence
Hospital + Trust
Providence
Rhode Island
Telephobe Gaspee
Herbert S. Evans
Frances Waterman Incorporated Women’s Wear at the Biltmore
Frances Waterman Incorporated Women’s Wear operates from the Biltmore Hotel in Providence Rhode Island offering latest Paris models coats with fur trims and luxury gowns. The shop emphasizes personalized service truthfulness in fit and color and urges purchases for the upcoming holiday season.
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Frances Waterman
Women’s Wear
Greer's Hairdressing and Muscle Strapping Facials
Providence shop at 44 Washington St Suite 32 303 promotes hairdressing and body sculpture services. Margaret Greer hires Mrs Dorothy Gray of Boston for reducing courses with evening classes and emphasizes handmade creams from Catherine Greer's laboratory for muscle strapping facials.
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Greer
Dorothy Gray
Boston
Gray
Greer’s
Catherine Greer
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Anthony R. Parshley
James Batt
Providence Journal
Columbus
Norfolk
Newport
William Batt
Jacob Babbitt, Jr
Nfe
Fredericksburg
Rhode Island Volunteers
Bosworth
Scot Greene
George Munro
Ephraim
Ann
Episcopal Recorder
Kony Banos UV
Physical Therapy
Biltmore
Paris
Mer
Washington Street
Margaret Greer
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