Concord celebrates 250th anniversary today
The Bristol Phenix notes Concord Massachusetts will mark its 250th anniversary today. The item presents a collage of short notices on varied topics from bonds and exhibitions to notable deaths and antiquarian gifts.
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Providence Assessors Report City Valuation and Taxes
The Providence assessors report city valuation at 124 million 202 thousand dollars with real estate 92.887 million. Net gain since last year is 1.705 million dollars. Tax rate is 14.50 percent, producing total taxes of 1.8009 million dollars.
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Wealth and deprivation said to add ten years to life
Josef Korosi, director of the Budapest Bureau of Statistics, uses mortality tables to claim that possession of wealth and exemption from deprivation extend the average life by nearly ten years.
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Tiverton clambake features oxen wagon from Dr Clarke farm
A Tiverton church clambake included a wagon drawn by two oxen from Dr Clarke's Little Compton farm with a merry party aboard. The event passed off pleasantly and was thoroughly enjoyed by all.
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Vessels Built in the United States 1846 47 Totals by Type
During the year from July 1 1846 to June 30 1847 the United States built 1419 vessels including 100 ships 164 brigs 576 schooners 354 sloops and canal boats and 225 steamers with a combined tonnage of 188 204.
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Cleeze Formula and Aurora Zone Theory
K TM Cleeze is cited as a cure disguiser with oils lavender cloves cinnamon thyme citron mace orange flowers three parts balsam of Peru and 240 parts spirits. TM Tromholt supports Weyprecht’s view that aurora borealis zone shifts seasonally being farthest south at equinoxes and farthest north at solstices based on multiple observations.
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Roman water purity debated by Prof Corfield
Prof W H Corfield argues against purifying water already fouled and praises Roman practice of sourcing water from clearly pure origins. The British Association for the Advancement of Science started in 1831, the American in 1848, the French in 1872, with many leading scientists. A forthcoming Harper's piece by W Hamilton Gibson, Back yard Studies, counts 64 plant species in a 25 by 12 foot city garden and features his delicate drawings.
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The Age of Romance in Science Declines
Prof J Presley cautions in his AAAS presidential address that science has grown gray and practical. He argues modernity favors hard facts, causes and consequences, and exact laws, diminishing poetry, faith, and wonder in research.
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Washington Letter on Cabinet Talks and Society Plans
Washington Letter dated Sept 7 1885 reports resumed Cabinet meetings with reports from Navy and Treasury. Bayard may name a new minister to Austria, Justice Department to handle Richmond’s ex mayor, and Miss Cleveland’s White House plans. Manning returns from Watch Hill and prepares winter arrangements at Arlington. Society leaders announce winter housing and entertainment for New York and Chicago circles. Southern Budget discusses peanut farming methods in North Carolina and Virginia with detailed harvest and processing steps.
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Our New York Letter Fashions
Streets and stores of the great city show fall textiles and vibrant colors. Imported velvets and plushes dominate outfits with brocades and silk chenille in bright shades. Lord & Taylor displays exquisite laces and rainbow hued accessories for all attire. Cord de la Reine is a new fabric for tailor made toilets and Parisian fashion reports will be issued monthly at 5 cents per copy or 50 cents per year.
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Rheumatism Remedy Athlophoros Endorsed by Branford Man
Jarvis A. Pond of Branford Connecticut reports relief from rheumatism after using Athlophoros about a year ago and recommends it to others suffering from rheumatism.
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Town Notes and Notices From Bristol County
Partial lunar eclipse forecast and school term start mark town life. reports on local events include a yacht return to witness a regatta, undertaker elects vice president, sloop Evelyn joining fishing, accidents and injuries, clergy visiting pulpits, a memorial service, arrests for idle poor, court terms and probate affairs, new restaurant opening, library additions, robberies at boarding house, and a growing list of town records and marriages.
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