A Pioneer Wooing of Margritta von Schlechtenhorst
An old tale from Albany memory recounts Philip Schuyler meeting and wooing Margritta von Schlechtenhorst after a skirmish with her father near Rensselaerwyck around 1650. The account, linked by James Fenimore Cooper, notes the couple’s later marriage and the Dutch Hudson Mohawk frontier era.
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Hudson
Mohawk Valley
James Fenimore Cooper
Margritta von Schlechtenhorst
Philip Schuyler
Philip
Margritta
Rengselaerwyck
Albany
Solitude and a Thousand Worlds in Keats’s Verse
The excerpt shows Keats stating that solitude surpasses earthly comforts and that returning home brings a sublime loneliness. He compares the wind to a wife and the stars to children, expressing belief in living in many worlds beyond this one as his imagination grows stronger.
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Wlinandermere
Keats
Lonely Christmas Island Described as Queer and Beautiful
A National Geographic bulletin notes Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean as one of the loneliest yet loveliest places. It features tree-climbing crabs and a strong scent from its famed tree, with geography that suggests a 15 000 foot pyramid exposed if oceans drained, the island forming the top 1000 feet of the slope.
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Lonely Island
Christmas Island
Indian Ocean
National Geographic Society
Early Census Records and A 7th Century English Census
The 1790 U S census marks the first national count in the United States with prior colonial censuses noted. An English nationwide census in 656 is cited from the Tribal Hidage, listing 32 districts and 156000 families totaling about 1.5 million people.
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United States
England
Birch
London Fog Explained as Soup by Stephen Leacock
Harpers Magazine quotes Stephen Leacock describing London’s climate as Gulf Stream aided soup rather than fog. He explains how warm air rising near Ireland condenses into mist or thick potage like fog as it reaches London.
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London
England
British Isles
Ireland
St.Germain
Stephen Leacock
Harpers Magazine
English Statesman Nicknames and a Failing Health
The article notes Lord John Russell's nicknames including the Widow's Mite derived from his marriage to the widow of the second Lord Ribblesdale. It describes him as a frail child, weakened by harsh Westminster days and poor meals, recalling a Sunbury private school where he endured punishment for muton fat while the master forced him to eat it.
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Lord John Russell
Johnney
Creevey
Ribblesdale
John Russell
Westminster
Sunbury
Easter and the Rabbit Folklore Ties to Moon Myth
The article notes widespread folklore linking the hare with the moon and Easter. It discusses long-standing dispute about the moon connection, cites the rabbit’s nocturnal nature, and mentions the belief that a graveyard rabbit’s left hind foot, killed during a new moon, symbolizes the moon’s last quarter and brings luck.
Whose Speech Is Song In Poetry Theory
Carlyle argues that true poems are those whose inner thought and passion rise into melody. Prose dressed as verse harms grammar and harms reader understanding. Only when emotion and mind align does speech become song and a poet deserve that title.
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Coleridge
Carlyle
Probate Court Seeks Authority to Sell Estate Real Property
In Bristol 1922 probate filing, administrator Greago Carrington Munro seeks permission to sell the late Hope Grego estate land to cover debts and funeral costs. The parcel lies in Bristol bounded by Beaur Street William McCaw Benjamin Tilley and William Henderson and wife, with sale to cover deficiencies in the personal estate. Publication ordered for fourteen days in the Bristol Phoenix starting Sept 18 1922.
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Bristol
Hope
Greago Carrington P. Munro
Greago
Beaur Street
William McCaw
Benjamin Tilley
William Henderson
Charlotte Grego
Edmund Grego
Hope S
Grego
Annaretta A. Scott
Annaretta
Acott
Probate Court
Bristol Phoenix
John W Church
Will executor seeks sale of Bristol estate to pay debts
In Bristol on August 30 1922 George H Manchester as executor of Harriet D Waldron's will petitions that the deceased’s personal estate cannot cover debts funeral expenses and lawful settlement. The Bristol real estate on Union Street Lot 3 Assessors Plat 20 is described and a probate court notice for fourteen days is ordered with a September 18 1922 hearing.
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Bristol
Harriet D. Waldron
George H Manchester
Harriet D Waldron
Union Street
Benjamin T Munro
Charles H Carey
Sharonton H
Bristol Phanx
John W Church
United States
Probate Court Seeks Guardian for Elizabeth Coit Minor
Probate court in Bristol on August 2 1922 records a petition by Andrew W Anthews requesting Industrial Trust Company Providence be named guardian of Elizabeth Coit a minor daughter of Roswell and Dorothy Coit. Hearing set for September 18 1922 at 7 30 PM with fourteen days notice to public. Clerk John W Church officiates.
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Andrew W Anthews
Kristol
Industrial Trust Company of Providence Act
Mas
Elizabeth Colt
Roswell Colt
Dorothy BB Colt
Bristol
Prabaté Court Room
Hristo Phanx
John W Church
Guardian of Madre Pollok Named by Bristol Probate Court
Guardian George T Pollock of Bristol is appointed guardian of Madre Pollock and her estate. Creditors must file claims with the Clerk of Faith Court within six months from the first advertisement. The report also notes a will for Thomas Henry Mowry presented for probate in Bristol with a September 8 1922 consideration date.
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Town of
Bristol
Madre
Pollok
Faith Court
George T Pollock
Franklin A
Ward
Edith L. Blanchard
Probate of Mary Ann Gladding Will in Bristol
Notice of admission to probate of the last will and testament of Mary Ann Gladding late of Bristol deceased. Executor qualified by bond. All claims must be filed with the Bristol Probate Court clerk within six months from first advertisement.
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Mary Ann Gladding
Bristol
John W Church
Guardian's Notice of Edith Blanchard Appointment
The Pro bate Court of Bristol Franklin A Steere Bristol appoints Edith L Blanchard as guardian in a referenced advertisement. The notice records the court action and designation of the clerk's office for the Bristol town probate proceeding.
Community Events Schedule for Mt. Carmel Area
Sept 15 Friday evening dance at G A R Hall under Mt Carmel Circle D of I for Church of Our Lady of Mt Carmel. Sept 20 21 Wednesday and Thursday Allied Bazaar at G A R Hall for American Legion Auxiliary funds.
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G. A. R. Hall
Mener
Mt. Carmel
Church of Our Day of
Allied Bazaar
Benefit of
American Legion Auxiliary
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Zes
High Street Garage
Franklin St. Garage Co
Franklin and Thames Streets
The
Waldron Company
Bradford Street
Brista
Elizabeth Coit
Guardian
Thomas Henry Mowry
Thomas Henry Mowrs
Pristal de Eased
Tohn W Church
E. W. Weaver
Pierce Avenue
Isaac B. Munro
Garfield Avenue
Raymond P. Smith
Burton Street
Freeborn
R. Cole
Cooke Street
Archie H. Rounds
Union SF
Guardian's
Amos S. Gorham
G. H. Spencer Roofing CO
F. M. Gifford
Hope Street
R. I
Drury Block
John Lake
Robert J. McKay
G.W. Simmons
William Street
G. M. Wilbur
Constitution ST
Dorchester Mutual
Boston
E. L. Watson & CO
Weybosset Street
Providence
Earl A. Derett
Providence, Warren
Bristol Express
M E
Ingram’s Express
Tel. Suzman
William W. Franklin & Co
Wood St
Sam the Shoeman
Hope St. G. A. R. Block
Everett West
Wood Street
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