Multiple brief 19th century items mix in a newspaper page
A collection of short items noting events such as a blockaded railroad area in Northern Michigan, a New York Bowery show, expected postal deficits, Henry B Matterson named postmaster in Appenaug, the death of Mrs Lucinda S Howard aged 102, Gen George B McClellan’s death in Orange New Jersey, a Berlin Mass church pastor call, a rise in church burnings, wheat export surpluses for California and Oregon, 351 French spoliation claims, scarlet fever in Fall River mills, a French finding on dough to bread transformation, London apothecaries medal winners, and ex Bank President James D Fish testifying in Ferdinand Ward’s trial.
Forest Loss Tied to Rising Lightning Strokes in Saxony
Since 1859 researchers note a steady rise in annual lightning strokes in Saxony from 67 to 189 over three years. The increase is linked to widespread forest destruction, highlighting ecological risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saxony
Calf Disease Risk Questioned in Munich and Augsburg
Statistics from Munich and Augsburg abattoirs show not more than one calf in 100 000 is consumptive. The danger of conveying consumption via vaccines from these animals is questioned. The coroner assigns fault to the New York Providence and Boston Railroad for Henry G Sheffield’s boiler explosion death in Stonington harbor, noting the boiler was never inspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Augsburg
Strauss
Henry G. Sheffield
Stonington Harbor
New York
Providence
Boston
Gas stoves outperforming in heat efficiency
Tests by Dr. Fischer, a German chemist, show domestic stoves use only about twenty percent of fuel to heat rooms. Gas-burning stoves deliver eighty percent or more of the potential heating effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fischer
J. C. Gallup
Stalactites Rapidly Form in Quebec Church Wall
An example from St John’s Cate in Quebec shows stalactite growth within a city wall rebuilt in 1867. Water dripping through crevices has produced deposits up to a foot and a half long and three quarters of an inch wide in grey limestone.
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Quebec
St. John's
Cate
The Cause of Volcanic Action by Prestwich
Prof Joseph Prestwich of Oxford argues geology divides earth into a core nucleus a molten stratum and a crust under twenty miles thick He says water expansion is not the primary volcanic cause aqueous vapor comes from water encountered by lava The cooling contraction of the earth supplies the force for lava eruption Cordier’s calculation cites five eruptions per year shortening earth’s radius by about one twenty fifth inch per century
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Prestwich
University of Oxford
Cordier
Misfortunes Beset Frank Brightman of Niantic
Frank Brightman a member of the 5th Rhode Island Regiment reenlisted for service and lost a leg in a Bristol accident. He received an artificial limb from the State Soldiers Aid Commission in Newark. While tending a stationary engine the remaining leg was mangled in gear and amputated, with survival feared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Brightman
Niantic
Rhode Island Regiment
Bristol
State Soldiers Aid Commission
Newark
Providence Journal
Washington Letter on Civil Service changes and Senate reforms
Our Washington correspondent reports on the fall of Assistant Secretary Coon and how Cleveland era politics affect Civil Service reform. The piece notes Rosecrans, Manning, and other officials, Senate Finance questions, and Capitol renovations including new carpets and silver desk plates for the House and Senate.
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Washington
Washiertor
D. C
Coon
Treasury Department
Manning
Mr. Coon
Civil Service
Cleveland
General Rosecrans
the Treasury
Tennessee
Rosecrans
Senator Sherman
Virginia
Ebbitt House
Wisconsin
Whitney
New York
Bayard
Curry
Spain
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Capitol
Senate
House
Harvard Class Day Elections and Civic Events in Boston
Boston reports senior Harvard class day elections as the era’s key event. The Massachusetts State Reform League held its convention at Temple Street Church with President S R McCready presiding. A Garrison Lyceum meeting marked the 50th anniversary of William Lloyd Garrison's 1835 mob incident.
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Boston
Harvard
Massachusetts State Reform League
Temple Street Methodist Church
S R. McCready
Cambridge
William Lloyd Garrison
Charles Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Garrison Lyceum
Boston Young Men's Christian Association
Boston University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harvard Medical College
Berkeley and
Boylston Streets
Peck
Turbulent Boston parade ends as cyclists face dangerous missiles
A crowded Boston street parade halted after assailants fire sticks stones and other projectiles at cyclists and lanterns. The melee follows months of unrest while observers note brutal behavior and governing authorities take action. The weather remains cold as residents discuss regional wildlife and local harvests. Southerners boast of buckwheat pancakes and persimmon crops in a reflective column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Howe
New Solar Spectrum Map by Thollon at Nice Observatory
After four years of labor at the Observatory of Nice Thollon completes a new map of the solar spectrum. The chart spans about one third of the prismatic spectrum is roughly forty feet long and contains 3200 lines doubling the prior best. Changes in spectrum lines may indicate solar changes and the work aims to record the current state for future comparison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thollon
Observatory of
Nice
Boy’s quip on knives prompts ad remark in Norristown Herald
A humorous exchange in a Norristown Herald item shows the editor’s son asking a store if they keep knives, the shopkeeper replying they have them for years, and the boy quipping that advertising would move inventory.
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Norristown Herald
Druggist Promotes Athlophoros Cure in West Cornwall
Charles M. Hall of West Cornwall Connecticut writes of selling Athlophoros as a popular rheumatic remedy. His customers, he says, show good sense by patronizing the admirable cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Hall
West Cornwall
Conn
All Hallow's Eve and Upcoming Local Events
A mix of town notices includes theater and concert plans at Town Hall, a new Assistant Trial Justice elected, church service time change, presale tickets for BT A entertainments, and local personal moves. Also reported are a vagrancy sentence, beekeeping health notes, a Home for Aged Women meeting, a California return, and a remarkable eleven and a half inch corn stalk from Franklin Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic A. Warner
Home For Aged Women
the Congregational Church
John H. Pitman
Franklin Street
Barnaby & Co Advertise Unprecedented Clothing Prices
Ge Messrs J B Barnaby and Co of Providence announce in our advertising columns that never before in the history of the clothing business have prices been so low. The firm is described as extensive manufacturers jobbers and retail dealers with branches in other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ge Messrs. J. B. Barnaby & Co
Providence
First Baptist Church Revises Afternoon Service Schedule
The church announces a shift in Sunday services with Sunday school at 10:30, preaching at 2:30, and evening worship at 7. A Tuesday evening young people's meeting at 7:30 and a Friday prayer meeting at 7:30 complete the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Beg The Bristol Train of Artillery Veteran Association Forming
Beg The Bristol Train of Artillery Veteran Association formed in June last now has about eighty members including ex officers and past members. Regular meetings are held every Monday evening. The group has adopted a uniform featuring a neat chapeau and sword belt of original design, with uniforms being made by Raymond & Whitlock of 39 West 14th Street New York City.
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Bristol Train of Artillery Veteran Association
B. T. of A
Ihs
Messrs
Raymond & Whitlock
West 14Th Street
New York City
Premium Engraving in Petersons Magazine 1886 Feature
The Premium Engraving issued by Petersons Magazine for 1886 is a first class line and stipple work by the Diman Brothers. The 21 by 27 inch plate titled The Angel of Paradise accompanies Not Lost But Gone Before and other premiums offered to club builders. Specimens and full particulars are sent gratis on request to Charles J. Peterson 306 Chestnut Street Philadelphia Pa.
Pinafore and Court Terms Highlight Bristol Week
The Bristol town hall hosts two evenings of Gilbert and Sullivan's Pinafore under the BTA V Association with a large local cast and orchestra led by H. O. Farnum. The October Court of Common Pleas session opens with juries, cases of trespass and road layout, and several verdicts or continuances.
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B. T. A. V. Association
Town Hall
Nona Taylor
Nee Gooding
Josephine
Belle Weeden
Little Buttercup
Julia Boyd
Hebe
Fred S. Gardiner
Ralph Rockstraw
Fred. Williaims
Joseph Porter
K.C. B
Albert A. Walker
Captain Corcoran
Henry W. Hayes
Dick Deadeye
Clayton Brunsen
Boatswain
H. O. Farnum
Covgr
Court of Common Pleas
Bastol
R. Arnold Gladding
Lewis T. Fisher
Joseph Gifford
Sheriff Fisher
State Street
Lou
W. H Hayes
O. L. Bosworth
BT A.V Association
Gilbert & Sullivan
Nitro glycerine as alcohol substitute urged by doctor
Dr J B Burroughs recommends nitro glycerine to stimulate the heart arguing it requires a minute quantity has little taste or odor acts immediately and may curb craving for alcohol Langley notes air’s immense weight presses near a ton per square foot though it seems almost intangible, the mass surpasses the buildings beneath it
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Burroughs
S. P. Langley
London
Gould Challenged to Newport to Sands Point Yacht Race
Mr John B Herreshoff challenges Jay Gould to a $500 champion cup race between the steam yachts Atalanta and Stiletto. The course runs from Fort Adams Wharf Newport to Sands Point head of Long Island Sound, about 150 miles. The challenge remains open thirty days.
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Heemsport Challenars
Jay Gould
John B. Herreshoff
Barstow
B. L
Fort Adams
Newport
Fisher's Island
Sands Point
Long Island Sound
Ocean and Sound
Jonny B. Hernesnorr
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Say
Empress of
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Congress of‘ ‘Old Maids
Henry B. Matterson
Appenaug
Lucinda 8. Howard
North Reading
Mass
George B. McClellan
Orange
N. J
Berlin
C. B H. Washburn
Saugus
America
California
Oregon
Europe
Aime Girard
London Society of Apothecaries
James D. Fish
Auburn
N. Y
Ferdinand Ward
Southern
Pennsylvania
Abe Buzzard
Keystone State
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Charleston
North Carolina
Scotland
New Jersey
North
Southern Pines
Local Affairs
State Street M. E
Philip Phillips
Pianix
Richard §. Pearse, Jr
R. 5
Pearse & Bon
Boots, Shoes &c
Minneapolis
Minnesota
G. P. Barnes
Dresden
Germany
Chicopee
Burnside Memorial Building
Geo W. Easterbrooks
Hope Street
S P. Colt
T. T Allan
Ba Awan
George Williams
Fall River
Tle
Edwin Jerauld, Jr
Californian
Mark A Heath
John H. Martin
Tral
Silvanus M Lewis
Barrington
John C Pegram
Seavey & Co
Marcus A. Franklin
Supreme Court
Sarah M Dunbar
Joseph Goulet
Frank L Adams
Petit Jury
Charles W. Kerstin
I. Arnold Gladding
L. Bosworth
H. W Hayes
Ais
R. L
James N. Arnold
Narragansett Historical Register
Munro
Simeon
Rebecca Wardwelk
John Usher
Bennett
Sarah Bosworth
Nathaniel
Mary Jolls
Mary
Oliver Mil
John Ingraham
Hezekiah
Mary Hue
Swansey
Charles
Priscilla Smith
Barnabus Taylor
Thomas
Mercy Marks
Joseph
Catharine Wilson
Hannah
William James
Susannah
Jeremiah Wilson
Katharine
William Eldridge
Jeremiah
Wannah Lindsey
Mercy
Samuel West
Hagar
Casco Bosworth
Richard Patrick
Nathan
Hannah Allen
Rehoboth
John Burt
Warren
Elizabeth Kinnecut
Catherine Bragg
Jane
Stephen Munro
Stephen
Jane Munro
Machel Walker
Abigail Gallup
William
Samuals Carey
George
Abigail Lindsey
John Hurt
Archibald
Rebecca Smith
Richard
Gardiner Mason
Hopestill Potter
Hopestill
Bennett, Jr
Abiah Clark
Meredah Shaw
Maxfield
Martha Taylor
Sanford
Mary Wardwell
James
Patience Munro
Patience
James Munro
Lydia
Moses van Doorn
Mary Eddy
Solomon Townsend
Anna
William Diman
Monro
Abigail
Daniel Ingraham
Sarah
Ruth Hail
Amos
Ruth
Henry Wight
Mauro
Alethea Ingraham
Wiliam and Mary
Ephraim
Sarah Peck
Betsey
Eliza Bradford Fales
Nathaniel, Jr
Elizabeth
Maria Rodman
Rebecca
Martha Lindsey
William and
Catherine
Ryope
United States Patent Office
Rhode Island
Franklin H. Hough
Fatreet
N. W
Washington, D. C
O. P. Batchelder
Pawtucket
Ay T. S. Shipman
Ilomeopathia
Hope
High Streets
W.S. Sherman
Ofice
Joseph Wardwell
C.B. Munro
Hope and
Bradford Streets
Y Samuel Norris, Jr
Offces
Hmuouase
Lope and
State Streets
Nulla No
Jlope Street
Houtes
P. M
Clark
Phoenix Marine Journal
Port of
R.I
Smiurday
Canonicus
Orswell
Lwile
Keilogy
Canonicna
Orewell
Fall Rim Scir
Freddie Eaton
Aylward
Calais
Wardwell Lumber Co
Sehr Hero
Nickerson
Port Johnson
Sehr
Sarah Jane
Stake
Ganouicus
Urawell
Pull River
BT. A
VLA
Entertainments
Ralph Rackstraw
Hebe, Little Buttercup
Mr Joe Porter
My. WO
Barnum
Fred. $. Gardner
Fred. Williams
Curcoran
Meary W. Hayes
Earl Boatswain
Ncil Artista
B. H.gladding & CO
Alaska
Daseee
B. H. Gladding & Co., Providencer, R. I
Premier
Brilliant
Warvard
Redwood
Dot
Municator
Dew Drop
Elmwood
Stockland
Premium
Dover
Model
Model Franklin
Argand
Great House Furnishing Company
United States
Prov. Furniture Company
COR. Broad & Mathewson Sts
Providence, R. I
Sar
Great Houe
United State
New England
Tiird
Salvation Army
John G. Sparks
Boston & Bristol Clothing House
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