Bristol High School corner stone dedication address
Judge Colt lauds Bristol public school expansion as a memorial to a devoted mother. He links secondary education to national progress, cites German and French systems, and calls for universal access, urging support for the new building and its role in civic advancement. The event includes a town gathering, ceremonies, and a grand lunch for 1000 guests.
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Bristol
Pablo
Brown University
America
England
Germany
Republic
Europe
Prussia
Humboldt
Napoleon
Sadowa
Sedan
von Moltke
German Empire
France
Italy
Colt Memorial High School plans described in stone and marble
The design calls for a two and a half story white Georgia marble building with 84 foot frontage on Hope street and 69 feet on Bradford, plus an 87 by 62 feet rear ell. It features massive marble steps, two white marble Corinthian columns, a wide hall, central corridor, and first floor recitation rooms amid a formal front entry and rear ell. An unrelated excerpt recounts a story from A People at School about perception of war and a general named Symons.
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Wardwell Street
Cooper & Bailey
Boston
Norcrgss Brothers Co
Worcester
Hope and
Wardwell
Herbert Bennett
Constitution Streets
Col. Colt
State House
Providence
Hope Street
Bradford Street
Colt Memorial High School
Symons
Notable Rhode Island officials attend governor’s party event
A gathering in Warren featured numerous dignitaries including Warfield, Herbert Lull, Supt. of Schools, principal Cumberland High School Louis Whitney, Warren figures Joseph Martin and John Sanbouhr, Brown University professor Wilfred Manro, Providence’s J M Addeman, and Education Commissioner Walter Ranger. Attending staff included Colsa Webb Manning Wetherell Bliss Clark and others. four page programs were printed in brown on half paper.
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Col A. Warfield
Herbert W. Lull
Newport
Louis L. Whitney
Cumberland High School
Joseph W. Martin
Warren
John P.sanbouhr
Newport Mercury
Charles B. Mason
Wilfred H. Manro
Brown University
J. M. Addeman
Providence
Walter A. Ranger
Charles Dew. Brownell
W.F. Williams
Pearson
William F. Miner
Charm Against Epilepsy with Village Penny Charm
A Devonshire village tale reports a woman with epilepsy said to be cured by a ritual in which twenty nine married men enter the church, each dropping a penny on her lap as the money is minted into a silver half crown. A ring was forged to be worn as charm. speaking after leaving the house would undo the cure.
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Servia
Natal
Devonshire
T. P.'s Weekly
Varying Weight of the Body Debunks Common Beliefs
A Milwaukee citizen summary notes a physician warns many overestimate steady body weight. The investigator says people misjudge their own weight, as body mass fluctuates with influences like temperature and hydration. He cites daily losses and gains of small amounts, stressing that a pound or two can be unreliable.
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Milwaukee
Golden Horseshoes Among Roman Dignitaries
Writers report that gilded horseshoes and gold adornments covered Nero and other Roman elites horses. Nero rode white mules with gold fore feet and silver hind feet during short journeys. Chariots of Poppaea and several dignitaries also featured gold shoeing and gear.
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Gota
Aden
Commodus
Nero
Poppae
The Life Line on the Foot Describes Longevity
The Life Line starts at the base of the big toe and curves toward the instep. Its path signals longevity with variations indicating midlife illness or shorter life. Experiments claim this line almost unfailingly predicts lifespan.
Simon Grevy billiards tale of tariff concession
Jules Simon recalled the peak moment of his career when seeking a tariff concession from a foreign diplomat while President Grevy played billiards. He whispered to lose, but Grevy urged a win, relenting only as the minister showed visible anguish.
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Jules Simon
Grevy
Language of the Heart Quote Reflection Card
A compact excerpt reflects on the heart's simple powerful language. It contrasts ease with difficulty, noting it comes from genuine feeling rather than rhetoric. the essence lies in a heart that speaks plainly and harmoniously.
Measure For Measure Name Prompted By Minister
In London Tit-Bits a suave minister questions a font bearing an armful of fabric and calls for more water as a playful scene unfolds. The scene centers on a lengthy aristocratic name Augustus Philip Ferdinand Codrington Chesterfield Livingstone Snooks and a light humorous exchange about drawing water.
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Augustus Philip Ferdinand Codrinton Chesterfield Livingstone Snooks
Teasing Teatime Test of Affection in Pittsburg Post
A witty exchange in the Pittsburg Post imagines a young couple debating absence and sentiment. The man asks if absence makes the heart grow fonder, while the woman replies she has given the idea little thought and playfully proposes a five or six year wait to test the theory.
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Pittsburg Post
Wisdom and Honor Toward Immortality
A brief meditation on virtue cites wisdom and honor as key paths to a blessed immortality, echoing Plato's assertion that character determines lasting greatness.
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Plato
Caterpillar Fever Warns of Hairy Insects Dangers
London Mail reports on caterpillar rash or caterpillar fever caused by contact with hairy caterpillars nicknamed palmer worm. It causes intense irritation on palms and sometimes face with blisterlike swellings near eyes that may impair vision. Prevention is to avoid handling hairy caterpillars like the gold tail moth larva and its urticating hairs.
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London Mail
The Benefit of Exercise as a Mountain Stream
A Good Health piece compares exercise to water from a mountain side, contrasting lively, pure flow with stagnant pools in the valley. It argues that a body in bad shape becomes dull and foul like stagnant water, and urges a radical life change to inject vital blood into all cells and tissues.
Jackson In Triumph After New Orleans Victory
In Thomas E. Watsons magazine account, after Jackson’s victory and acclaim in the cathedral, he tells officers disbanding their work would displease his mother who could not witness the day. The narrative notes his pride, faults, and the deep ache that his mother missing the glory inspires in him.
Sweetheart of Robin Adair Story Song Origin
The article describes the origin of the song Robin Adair. It says Robin Adair was a young Irish doctor who fled Ireland after a scandalous affair and met Lady Caroline Repper in England. Her parents opposed them, she left, and during her absence she wrote the song.
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Robin Adair
Robint Adair
Caroline Repper
Earl
England's youngest bride and lasting union tale
The London Chronicle recalls Catherine Apsley as England's youngest bride, wed to the Earl Bathurst when she was four summers old. The couple's marriage endured long, with Bathurst living to eighty three years married and Catherine remaining his wife for seventy six years, leaving a tiny preserved ring as a memento.
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England
Catherine Apsley
Earl Bathurst
Catherine
Lord Bathurst
London Chronicle
Objection Removed In Classified Social Clash
Cleveland Leader records a social debate where a mother objects to Jack’s status as working class. The exchange reveals the stigma of class in the community as Jack loses his job and seeks to call, amid questions about a fortune.
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Jack
Cleveland
Wanted Some of the Same Plate a Child Seeks Dessert Treasures
A father and son dine in a cafe. After dessert the waiter presents the bill. The cashier returns with change on a silver plate. The boy Robby brightens and asks for a plate of that same treat. Herald story presents a quaint father son moment.
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Robby
New York Herald
Gounod on Progress in Music and Poetry Style
Gounod counsels a young poet to study past greats as he did. He recalls shifting his view from I to Mozart, then Mozart and I, emphasizing ongoing growth in art. The anecdote traces his changing self perception with age and artistic insight.
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Gounod
Mozart
Familiar With His Habits Disconsolate Widows Ask Medium
A Somerville Journal excerpt records two widows discussing visiting a medium. The first asks if a message from a husband can be obtained tonight, while the second notes Saturday nights were when he spent his salary. The dialogue captures local grief and humor.
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Somerville Journal
Pigs Fear Water Noted In Rain on Train Car
A commuter report describes pigs aboard a car reacting to rain by rising from seats. The observer notes the scene as unusual and mentions Yonkers as the source region.
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Charcch
Gotham
Yonkers
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George D Colt
New York
Colt
Samuel P. Nicholson
Edward A. Barrows
LeBaron
Wallis E. Howe
Primrose Colt
Mary
Harold J. Gross
Joseph E Fletcher
A.H. Watson
Walter H. Small
United States
Daniel R. Ballou
Albert A. Baker
Edward Aborn Greene
Thomas W. Bicknell
Prof. Wheeler
Rhode Island College
Ool
C. W. Abbot
Charles #. Peckbanry
Osi
M. P Bowen
Elmer J. Rathbun
Russell Colt
Arthur WW. Dennis
Francello G. Jillson
R Easton
Edward P. Metcalf
Nathan M. Wright
Palmer
Cranston
Leffertso
Hoffman
Michael F. Dooley
Gov. Bourn
H. Shepard
W. de F. Brown
John P. Reynolds
Orrin L. Bosworth
Samuel Norris
J. Howard Manchester
Moses J. Barker
Charles G Hill
East Greenwich
William A. Morgan
Colt F. W. Tillinghast
Francis Gallagher
Bliss
East Providence
Ed. Tirrell
Warwick High School
Col Merton A Cheesman
John Post Reynolds
John C Davis
Herbert FP Bennett
Sineeh
Santee Site
George Ulric Arnold
Simon and Grevy
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