Historic House Marked for Revolutionary War Tablet
A tablet marking the house on West Main road in Middletown recalls the capture of British General Prescott by Lieutenant Colonel Barton on the night of July 9, 1777. Rhode Island Historical Society committee members led dedicatory exercises with Prof. Wilfred H. Monro as chair and William P. Shetfield delivering an oration. The inscription states Prescott was taken prisoner in his headquarters by Barton.
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Colonsl Barton
Wilfred H. Monro
Rhode Island Historical Society
William P.shetfied
Newport
W. H. Monro
Clarence 38. Brigham
Amasa M. Eaton
David W. Hoyt
Norman M. Isham
William M. MacDonald
Walter E. Ranger
William B. Weeden
George F. Weston
Charles P. Bennett
Annie Branston
Belle Chbase
Barton
Rhode Island
McCaughey and Anderson Are Married in Warren Home
William J. McCaughey of this town wed Miss Fanny B. Anderson of Warren formerly Philadelphia Tuesday afternoon at the bride’s Warren home. Rev I Newton Owen officiated in a simple ceremony attended by close relatives. The groom, a conductor with the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad, plans to reside in Warren with his bride.
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Fanny B. Anderson
Warren
Philadephhia
I. Newton Owen
First Congregational Church
Margaret McCaughey
Irving McCaughey
McCaughey
New York,New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Rosett A. McCanaghey
Birthday Fishing Shower at Waypoiset Pond
About fifty guests gathered at Henry Carpenter's summer home in Providence for a fishing themed birthday party on the eve of his birth anniversary. Gifts wrapped in paper, verses by Miss Jennie Paine read aloud, flowers for the host, and cream and cake followed by burning red fire as the affair was arranged by Mrs. Clarence Chase and the Paine sisters.
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Littte’s Narrows
Waypoiset
Henry Carpenter
Providence
Jennie Paine
Charles Childs
Carpenter
Clarence Chase
Paine
Onilds
Odd Uses for Fish From a Wartime Era Speculation
A Minnesota Journal item notes odd fish roles. A shark in a rear torpedo tube would receive electric shocks to steer it toward targets. Leech kept in aquaria acts as a living barometer, signaling upcoming weather shifts. In Russia, the dead miller’s thumb fish body hung as a weathercock points wind direction.
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War Department
Russia
Cottus Gobio
Minneapolis Journal
Odd Question on Benevolence Bump Notions
A Chicago brief ponders the oddity of a benevolence bump located atop a man's head, noting the contrast with its distance from the pocketbook and suggesting the curiosity of public perception.
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Gyer
Myer
Chicago News
Happiness Consists of Thinking So and Sticking to It
A concise Manchester Union quotation emphasizes happiness as steady conviction and adherence to one's chosen mindset. The remark highlights the value of consistent thinking as a personal philosophy.
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Manchester Union
Buckboard origins traced to Dr Buck in 1820 era
The San Francisco Chronicle explains the buckboard name began with Dr Buck a military storekeeper in Washington who improved wagon transport by placing long boards on axles. Rough east Tennessee roads caused overturns, prompting Buck to load stores directly on boards and later shift loads quickly. The idea spread to carriages and autos.
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Washington
East
Tennessee
Testimony Stuns Court as Witness Names Penitentiary Visits
In a District of Columbia criminal court a gray haired witness, John Williams, denies being the Albany or Baltimore convicts. The district attorney, probing likens prior sentences, learns Williams twice went to a Baltimore penitentiary but only for brief stays paid as a whitewashing joke for a defense case. Spectators laugh as the attorney ends his questioning.
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Criminal Court of the District of Columbia
John Williams
Albany Penitentiary
John
Baltimore
The Effort of His Life a Failure
W S Gilbert, a barrister awaiting his first brief, attempted to prosecute an Irish woman for stealing a coat. He delivers his prepared speech but is heckled by the defendant with Irish phrases and the recorder laughs, leading to the realization that the effort of his life was not a success.
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W. S. Gilbert
Gilbert
Present Giving Worse Than Tipping
London Tatler laments the modern flood of presents as a ruinous drain on finances. The piece contrasts past simple tokens from grandmothers with today’s up to date riot of gifts, suggesting the tipping tax is only part of the burden on bank balances.
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London Tatler
In a Bad Way
London answer shows Markie loudly scolding his family as a child causes a blaze and his wife helps put out the fire with beer in a pot while the household faces financial strain the curate intervenes during the scene
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Markie
London
A More Advantageous Time Kiss Before The Make Up
A pithy quote from Chicago News notes that kissing before reconciliation is more satisfactory than after. The quip contrasts social rituals, implying preemptive affection avoids prolonged disputes and posturing.
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Chicago News
A Simple Remedy from Harper's Weekly
A gruff elder tells a waitress to cover up by putting on her hat as cocoa sits cold, in a brief Harper's Weekly vignette highlighting courteous street sense and social manners.
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Harper’s Weekly
Do you subscribe to Mars inhabited theory joke
The line plays on belief and commerce, with a speaker joking about subscribing to a theory rather than a magazine. Set in Washington State, the exchange highlights a light, wry attitude toward speculative ideas sold as monthly installments.
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Mars
Washington Stat
North Kingstown forms brass band in RI
A brass band is being organized in North Kingstown. Other items include a fox hunt in South Scituate, a Rhode Island National Guard drill resumption, and various local notices from Newport to Pawtucket detailing civic events, accidents, and state activities.
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North Kingstown
Rhode Island
South Scituate
Coming Events This Week Whist Night in Edgehill Temple
September 24 Thursday evening progressive whist in G A R Hall under Edgehill Temple Pythian Sisters. September 19 Saturday evening whist at Hotel Belvedere for the Children's Home benefit.
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G. A. R. Hall
Edgehill Temple
Pythian Sisters
Hotel Belvedere
Defiant remark sparks awkward kiss debate
A quarrel erupts over a kiss as a suitor argues with a chaperone. The chaperone responds obliquely, remarking she sees no objection to such kissing if avoided under her nose. The exchange reveals tensions in a social setting.
Probate Court Appoints Temporary Guardian in DeWolf Case
In Probate Court Judge Wardwell presided as Marion L DeWolf was deposed as guardian for her minor children Marion L Mary R and Mark A DeWolf amid removal claims by her daughter Gertrude DeWolf. Attorney Benjamin W Grim named temporary guardian with $200 bond. hearing extended. hearing on estate accounts moved to next week with John P Reynolda William Williams and George H Peck as appraisers.
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Hezekiah M. Wardwell
Marion L DeWolf
William B. DeWolf
Marion L
Mary R
Mark A. DeWolf
Thomas Dwyer
Bristol
Oronine
Warren
Davis
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McCaughey and Anderson Wed in Warren
William J. McCaughey of Bristol and Miss Fanny B. Anderson of Warren, formerly of Philadelphia, were married in Warren on September 8 by Rev. T. Newton Owen of this town.
Kodol Promise: Rapid Relief From Indigestion
A local advertiser claims Kodol strengthens the stomach and instantly relieves indigestion by digesting food like the stomach. The product is sold here by W. H. Baftington.
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W. H. Baftington
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