Public Laws Passed at the January Session 1908
Legislative text shows amendments to General Laws including funding for the Abraham Touro Fund in Newport, board powers for city councils, and care provisions for insane patients. Other statutes cover child welfare and support, including custody provisions, probation and charities oversight, and related remedies. The document includes administrative details and effective dates.
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Abraham Toure
General Assembly
Oral Dawsons
Newport
Powish
Seo
Sife
Tsun
Stite Hospital For
Board of Stite Charities and Corrections
Max
Max Whotver
Tad Euardian
District Court
Rhode Island Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Children’s Friend Society
Rhode Island Catholic Orphan Asylum
St Mary's Orphanage
Childrens Home
St Vincent de Paul Infant Asylum Association For the Benefit
Home For
Rhode Island Society For
Society For
State Board of Charities and Corrections
Rhode Island Sociaty
Rhode Island
Sccnts
Charles P Bennett
House Work and the Silent Burden of Pain
A historical notice advocates recognition of women’s health struggles in the home, noting many women suffer aches and pains daily while keeping households neat and children dressed. It urges support and help for these faithful homemakers who bear burdens in silence.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ailing Women Find Aid
Testimonials from Mrs F Ellsworth of Mayville New York and Mrs W P Boyd of Beaver Falls Pennsylvania praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female troubles. The notice claims the treatment has cured many issues including displacements inflammation and irregularities and invites sick women to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Giant Redwoods of the Pacific Coast Rise to 400 Feet
Humboldt and Oregon forests hold gigantean redwoods, with trunks 26 feet wide and canopies visible from miles away. The vast belt stretches from Del Norte to Humboldt, large enough to dwarf city blocks and sightlines, illustrating the Pacific coast’s redwood dominance as described by the Humboldt Standard. The piece contrasts this with a separate note on the Deceased Wife's Sister law tracing to 1541.
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Humboldt
United States
California
Boston
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
England
London
Shaving Question Sparks Witty City Clerk Exchange
A youthful city clerk asks whether to shave up or down and the barber replies with a grin that he always shaves down when shaving him. The line ends with a remark about the silent mouth being melodious, attributed to an Irish Proverb.
Town Tax for 1908 Notice by Bristol Collector
The Bristol tax collector George H. Peck announces the 1908 tax schedule. Office in Burnside Memorial Building August through September daily 9 am to 12 and 2 to 5 pm. evenings Sept 23 to Oct 1 from 7 to 9 pm. A 1 percent discount is offered if paid by Oct 1 1908. Taxes paid after Oct 1 and before Nov 1 bear 6 percent interest from Oct 1. Tax bills issued on request. Tax books ready about Aug 20. Bristol Rhode Island Aug 14 1908.
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Nereby
Burnside Memorial Building
George H. Peck
Hartford Electric Car Service in Eiffel June 15, 1908
Travelers Guide N Y announces weekday operations for the N H and Hartford Railroad electric car service in Eiffel on June 15, 1908.
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N, Y
New Port and Providence Railway Company Time Table
The readable lines indicate a timetable feature for the New Port and Providence Railway Company. Details present are limited to schedule references, with no additional context on routes, stations, or prices in the accessible text.
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Port & Providence Railway Company
Change in Schedules for Rhode Island Suburban Rail
Rhode Island Suburban Railway announces schedule changes effective July 1 1908 for the Barrington Warren and Bristol line. Weekdays show City Hall Providence departures at 6:45 PM and later hourly, Bristol departures from 6:15 AM with extended evening runs, plus late night trains to Riverside. Sundays add morning departures from Providence and Bristol with hourly to evening and late night services including 11.15 PM and 12.15 AM to Riverside.
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Warrep
Lv. Bristo
Ar Prov
Ly. Frov
Bristo
TVA
Bristol
Newport
Sarpor
Rhode Island Suburban Railway
Barrington, Warren & Bristol
City Hall
Providence
Riverside Oar
Riverside Oar House
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Csrteral Assembly
Torlow
Godlerk
Teovans Justi
DeWitt
W H. Baffington
Kennedy
W. H. Buthogton
Bristol, R
Rhode Island Normal School
Walter E. Ranger
John L. Aiger
Ling Gansett Special
Narragansett Brewing CO
Rf. I
IV Agen
T. M. Morris
Warrex
Briatol
Travelers Guide
Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
Great Cave
Merchants & Miners Transportation Company
Bige
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