Poll Tax 1904 Notice for Bristol Rhode Island
Assessors levy a poll tax of 1.00 for 1904 on every person eligible to vote. Tax due September 1 to October 1, collectors offices open daily 9 to 12 and 2 to 8 in Bristol. Town Clerk may receive taxes and recount. Geo H Peck, Collector of Taxes, Bristol. July 29, 1904.
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Bristol
Mary McGrath
Patrick Golden
Edward cGrath
Bristol Phenix
Herbert F Bennett
Mary E. Holmes
Charles H. Manchester
Bristol Proenix
Herbert F. Bennett
Geo. H. Peck
R. I
Burnside Memorial Building
George Peck
R I
Seven Barks remedy ad invites trial bottles
An advertisement invites friends and customers to try a new remedy called Seven Barks. It offers a 50 cent deposit as proof of good faith and promises a full refund if unsatisfied. If the deposit is unavailable, the seller will still take the risk to introduce the product.
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Franz Gauswein
Weissbaden
Germany
A. J. Jasmin
Hope Street
Sex in Eating and the Double Standard
A dated discussion contrasts male and female appetites and social norms. It asserts men endure hunger, while women’s happiness hinges more on food, labeling male famine as a physical ailment and noting women sacrifice meals for status and fashion. The piece cites anecdotes of men overeating and women skimping on meals for luxury.
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Ayain
Jean Libbey
Ambergris Lump Teaches Odor Science of Musk
A Seattle Post-Intelligencer note describes a druggist in possession of a gray ambergris lump worth about 500 dollars. The item has no odor until warmed or rubbed, after which a strong musk-like scent fills the air. The druggist notes the odor lingers on skin and clothing for days.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Crystallized Flower Baskets Make Long-Lasting Ornaments
Artesian craft instruction explains crystallizing flowers using copper wire baskets gauze and a cool alum solution one pound per gallon. Tie violets ferns and leaves into baskets, submerge, allow crystals to form as the solution cools, then dry twelve hours. The result preserves color and freshness for decorative use.
Rameau Tosses Dog From Window Over Barking
A tale recalls the famed composer Rameau venting wrath on a dog in a lady's drawing room. He glared sternly at the animal then seized it and flung it out the window, declaring we barked false with dignified indifference.
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Rameau
Question from a pupil in a mud brick tale
A boy asks a teacher a hypothetical about dodging a brick while stuck neck deep in soft mud. The scene suggests a thoughtful, humorous classroom moment, with the teacher inviting questions and the boy delivering a cautious, puzzling query. No answer is recorded.
Quite Different. A mother scolds in a conservatory scene
A mother rebukes her daughter for spending time with young Charlie Brown, contrasting the two notions of propriety. The daughter deflects with a mention of Lord Copperburge, prompting the mother to remark that “Girls will be girls.”
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Charlie Brown
Lord Copperburge
Rainy Day Savings Sentiment in Married Conversation
Smith newly married suggests saving for a rainy day. Young wife Charley agrees and reveals purchases of two silk umbrellas bought during morning shopping, one for each. The exchange shows prudent budgeting and domestic harmony reflected in a simple thrift-minded moment.
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Smith
Charley
Public address before creditors ends in surprise
Mrs Littlewit boasts that Charles will speak to a public gathering while a confidant learns he has been asked to address a meeting of his creditors.
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Mrs. Littlewit
Charles
Hatred Poet Song Line Turns On Jove Heat
The fragment mentions a singing performance titled Hatred Poet. A line about there being no breeze to cool Jove’s heat appears. Benedict and a reference to a marriage refrigerator are noted. The New Orleans Picayune is listed as a source or tag in the fragment.
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Benedict—Hver
New Orleans Picayune
No Love Lost Between the Arnolds
John Denison Champlin tells a story about Matthew Arnold and Sir Edwin Arnold near Romsey abbey. He recalls asking Matthew if they were related. Matthew jokes about Jewish descent and kinship. Sir Edwin denies relation and calls Matthew an intellectual dyspeptic with a troubled stomach.
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Arnolds
John Denison Champlin
Matthew Arnold
Sir Edwin Arnold
Little River Test
Romsey Abbey
Asia
Mr. Arnold
Sir Edwin
Arnold
London
Maarifsh River Tale As Arabic Word Explained
Maxwell Sommerville of the University of Pennsylvania recalls a French explorer who mapped Kairwan with many features named Maarifsh. The name, he explains, means Dont know in Arabic, prompting amusement at the repeated labeling of rivers mountains villages lakes and valleys.
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Maxwell Sommerville
University of Pennsylvania
Sommerville
Kairwan
Maarifsh
Ape Threatens Infant During Madeira Voyage
Sir Harry Johnston the English explorer saved a baby when a pet ape aboard a ship bound for Madeira attempted to throw the infant overboard. The ape pounced on the cradle but dropped the child when Johnston arrived, then was confined in a strong iron cage for the remainder of the voyage.
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Sir Harry Johnston
Madeira
Harry
Medical Use of Whisky in Medicine
Whisky may be used medically as an alternative to wine in specific cases for both men and women. However doctors do not treat whisky as a universal cure and are far more cautious than in the past, with many refraining from advising alcohol at all. Hospital.
Queer Nest of the Tontobane Songster
A South African bird tale describes the tontobane. The female builds the nest from cotton inside the tree while the male remains outside. He constructs a sentinel box for his use and watches, singing, as danger approaches but never enters the main nest.
Letter Writing Then and Now Quip Sparks College Aid Clash
A Washington Star exchange contrasts refined letter writing with practical finance as a father jokes his son at college is pushing for a higher allowance. The banter highlights generational views on education and money.
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Washington Star
Nothing is Not Original in river column names
Mrs Smith asks if you named your twin girls Lucy and Lucy responds yes. They joke they named them Flopsm and Jepsm from a river columnist joke in the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
Jumping at a Conclusion Bragg-About a Month Ago
A reader recalls landing a promising assistant manager post after a manager hinted at a raise for good performance. The exchange hints at workplace expectations and earnings tied to merit, reflecting attitudes captured by the Catholic Standard.
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Newitt
Blind beggar keeps eyes open amid hard times
A passerby jokes about blindness and the mendicant explains that the economic climate is harsh and competitive, forcing even a blind man to watch for business opportunities to survive.
Dog without a tail evokes deaf and dumb class joke
A Plano Illinois News item notes a dog missing its tail and compares the situation to a student in the deaf and dumb class, reflecting a humorous or critical regional quip from the period.
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Plano
Ill
Newport and Bristol to Newport boat schedule notice
A dated timetable lists Newport to Providence and Bristol to Newport departures and arrivals with multiple morning and evening times. It notes Sundays no service and that the boat will connect with all cars, waiting ten minutes if late.
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Bristol
Newport
Suburban Railway Electric Car Service Schedule
The notice outlines the Providence Bristol electric car timetable with City Hall and Bristol terminus departures from early morning to late night every 30 minutes to hourly. Sunday service adjusts times and adds late evening runs to Riverside car house. Franklin Street cars depart six minutes after Bristol departures.
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Providence
Bristol
City Hall
Riverside
Franklin Street
Electric Car Schedule On N Y N H Hartford Line 1904
The notice lists May 29 1904 as the start date for electric car service between Bristol and Providence Fox Point. Weekday northbound trains depart Bristol Constitution Street for Providence Fox Point with multiple morning and afternoon times. southbound departures from Fox Point for Bristol mirror the schedule. Providence arrival times at Bristol and Sunday timings for both directions are provided with numerous specific times.
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N.Y
N.H. & Hartford Railroad
Bristol
Constitution Street
Providence
Fox Point
Bristol Constitution Street
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New York
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Commissioner of Public Schools
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