Admiral John R Bartlett Buried With Naval Honors in Lonsdale
The funeral of Rear-Admiral John R Bartlett was held in Christchurch, Lonsdale, with naval guard honors from the Newport Training Station. Clergy included Bishop W N McVickar and Rev James V Chalmers. Interment was at Swan Point cemetery as troops fired volleys and taps followed. Bartlett died in St Louis of pneumonia while aiding steamboat inspection efforts on the Mississippi. Born in New York September 26 1843, he entered the Naval Academy at 15 and served since 1861 aboard the Mississippi and other ships.
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Lonsdale
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Jeffrey Hazard
Henry R Davis
W N. McVickar
James V Chalmers
New York
A M. Hallicker
William M Chapin
Barrington
St. Andrew's Industrial School
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Mississippi
Month's Medicine on Trial Offers Refund Promise
A J Jasmin offers Miopa remedy with a guaranteed bond promising to refund money if after a month’s use the product fails to satisfy. The deal targets readers with weak digestion or stomach troubles, inviting all to try the medicine with assurance of a full refund.
Guarantee Bond for Miona Refund on Return of Empty Box
A guarantee offers a refund of money paid for Miona if the purchaser reports the product failed to cure dyspepsia or stomach troubles. The guarantee covers two boxes or half a month's treatment at 50 cents per box, signed by the seller.
Mi o ng Offered For Digestive Trouble Relief
Individuals with meals causing trouble should try Mi o ng from A J Jasmin. The ad claims Mi o ng cures indigestion and dyspepsia, improves blood, increases weight, and restores health with a money back if it fails. The offer promises eight months of use at no cost if no help is seen.
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Life of Rear Admiral Bartlett in Civil War to Spanish War
The record traces Bartlett’s naval career from assisting Dewey in the Civil War blockade at Mobile and service with Farragut at Vicksburg and New Orleans, to rising to lieutenant commander, commanding survey vessels, leading the hydrographic office reorganization, and serving as chief intelligence officer and head of the coast signal service during the Spanish American War before retiring as rear admiral in 1908. He married Jennie R. Jenckes and was survived by two daughters and a widow.
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Kossuth Learns English Amid Imprisoned Years in Hungary
The article recounts Lajos Kossuth learning English during imprisonment in 1838 3 years with limited contact and no political books He asks what you say when a man tears his coat Emerson suggests rent He gradually reads The Tempest with Walker's pronouncing dictionary and Shakespeare beginning from scratch
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The Iron Crown King Mystery in Paris Experiments
A royal intrigue unfolds as Dr Bachrach uses magnetism and hypnotism to revive a king believed dead. Prince Carl schemes to seize the throne while Fritz is propped as king via an iron crown. The ruse collapses when Fritz imitates his brother, revealing the deception and sparking a palace guard response. Ellen T Parker reports the tale.
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Rome and Beards Reflect Shifting Clerical Customs
A St James Gazette summary notes how beard policies shifted in Rome and the Greek church. It cites ninth century Rome censure for unshaved priests and Julius II in 1503 allowing a beard to gain respect among the faithful.
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Julius II
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St. James’ Gazette
Genuine Imitation Salesman Argument
The Philadelphia Press reports a dispute where a new salesman claims he made the sale while the proprietor argues the customer was misled. The seller insists the customer asked for genuine Irish faces and rejects the notion of bogus imitations.
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Philadelphia Press
Raphael Confesses Fame Fueled by Cherubs Claim
Raphael says fame came easy as he admits telling every woman on the block he painted their Cherubs. He regrets wasting talent on art instead of politics.
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Killing and Curing: A Thought on Invention Fates
The Montgomery Advertiser reflects on the contrast between the inventor of rapid Bre gun who gained fame and the creator of anaesthesia who died neglected, noting it is more profitable to kill than to cure.
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Montgomery Advertiser
Suburban Railway Electric Car Schedule Revealed
Regular service between Providence and Bristol detailed with start times from City Hall and Bristol terminus. Weekday and Sunday patterns specify 80 minute and hourly intervals, with late evening runs to Riverside car house and a note on Franklin Street connections.
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Constitution Street
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Fox Point
City Hall
Riverside
Franklin Street
Steady advertisers in the Bristol Pon nix
Steady advertisers in the Bristol Pon nix will find that it pays them. The note highlights ongoing value of consistent advertising support for the publication's local reach and business clientele.
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Bristol Pon@nix
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