Potatoes and Polls in Early 20th Century Data
Data snippets show Georgia annual sweet potato production at 15 million bushels and Britain’s income figures. Voter totals across 38 states split by North and South. House size 325 with 163 majority and 121 Southern reps. Carmen Sylva elected to Academy of Science. Niagara Falls question raised as a women’s preservation cause.
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Georgia State Agricultural Department
House of Representatives
Queen Elizabeth of
Roumania
Carmen Sylva
Academy of Science
A Day Trip Over Switchback Gravity Road in Pennsylvania
A Philadelphia excursion train travels via the Pennsylvania K R to Trenton then along the Delaware River to Phillipsburg Easton and the Lehigh Valley. In Mauch Chunk the group rides the Switchback gravity road to Summit Hill then Mt Jefferson and Summit Hill again, witnessing coal towns, burning mines, ice caves, and the fire-lit foundries before returning at dusk. The article notes Gov Asa Packer’s memorial altar at St Mark Church in Mauch Chunk.
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Bristol
Switzerland
America
Pennsylvania
Iron Horse
Penn’s Woods
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania K. R
Trenton
Delaware River
Phillipsburg
Easton
Lafayette College
Lehigh Valley
R. A
Lehigh River
Mauch Chunk
Mt. Jefferaon
Summit Hill
St. Mark
Asa Packer
L. MO
Twin Comets Discovered By Barnard And Swift In 1877
Prof E E Barnard of Nashville Tenn reports a new comet near Lambda in Gemini. Telegraphs to Warner Observatory Rochester N Y announce the find while simultaneously Prof Lewis Swift learns of a large naked eye comet seen in Rio Janeiro. Barnard earns the Warner prize of 200 dollars, marking a rare simultaneous appearance.
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E. E. Barnard
Nashville
Tenn
H. H. Warner
Warner Observatory
Rochester
N. Y
Lewis Swift
Rio Janeiro
South America
Barnard
Warner
New York Letter Details War News and Local Oddities
Our Own Correspondent reports on British victory over Egypt, Crewdmoor team discord, and public squabbles. He notes a levée at City Hall for Hero Melville and companions, a raid on a dirty Dr Danner residence, a funeral for a crow at Coney Island, and a mass call in NYC for 10,000 would Pete soldiers to Egypt. The Horticultural Exhibition shines with a Victoria Regia display and a Brooklyn orchid famed by the Journal of Commerce editor.
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New York
New
Creedmoor
Melville
Noros
Nindermann
Parthia
Perry
Rodgers
Sullivan
Land League
Ireland
Milla
Board of Health
Danner
Coney Island
Shine
Egypt
Arabi Pasha
John O'Neil
O’neil
Brazil
Brooklyn
Journal of Commerce
Local notices of arrivals and events in town
In Hon Isaac F Williams and family arrive home from a Catskill trip last Saturday morning Rev William J Tilley rector of St Stephen s Church Middlebury Vt has spent part of his vacation here BG Mr James Duffy was badly bruised by a fall into a foundation trench at Rubber Works Sunday morning Dr Canfield rendered aid Mr Hezekiah W Church and family returned Tuesday after two to three weeks away on pleasure trips to Niagara Falls Saratoga Montreal and other points A mother s prayer will be the subject at State Street M E Church tomorrow afternoon An evening Union Temperance meeting features Rev Dr M J Talbot of Providence and Messrs Stevens Preston and Jones All are invited Howarth s double show Grand Hibernia Comedy Company and Mirror of Ireland will appear at Town Hall Friday October 6 Reserved seats at G W Easterbrook s Hope Street Sp Advent Christian Church services Sunday Prayer and exhortation 1015 am Sermon 8 pm Union temperance services at M E Church 7 pm Experience and prayer Wednesday 745 pm General prayer and conference Friday evening All are invited
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Rubber Works
Canfield
Hezekiah W. Church
Niagara Falls
Saratoga
Montreal
State Street M. E
Union Temperance
M. J. Talbot
Providence
Messrs. Stevens, Preston and Jones
Howarth
Grand Hibernica Comedy Company
Mirror of Ireland
Ireland
Town Hall
G. W. Easterbrook
Hope Street
Advent Christian Church
M. E
Newport Artillery Company
George H. Vaughn
Newport
William Mathews
Warren
Bristol Artillery Veteran Association
Moore
Franklin Street
Moore’s Brass Band
J. Allyn
B. T. A. Veteran Association
C. A Greene
W. Mathews
Newport Artillery
J. W. Horton
Alvin A. Barker
George A. Brown
Hope
Union
State
State Street
Artillery
James Lawless
Bristol
High
Bradford
Oliver
Constitution
Bristol Hotel
Frank Dixon
Lawton
North Main Street
Dixon
Hunt
Stephen G. Mason
South Main Street
Mason
William KE. Clarke
Munt’s Remedy
Clarke
Mr. Mason
Mr. Clarke
Slunt
Nathaniel Grant
Grant
C. A. P. Mason
High Street
George F. Clark
Ladd, Davis & Drummond
Augustus A Wei
City Police Department
Ayer
Goodspeed
Bright
Ivan Fenner
Northern Bank
Weyboaser Street
Fenner
Providence Evening Press
Bunch Tomatoes Exhibit At Church Central Market
The new Bunch tomato variety is shown at Church's Central Market. A prime specimen weighed six and a half pounds in a cluster of ten or eleven. Flavor is good, not very seedy, and meaty. Grown east of Central Street by William H. Bosworth. Taxpayers must pay the five percent discount for prompt tax payment by Saturday the 30th. after October 1 interest accrues at one percent per month.
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Church
Central Street
William H. Bosworth
Glacial wonder and peril from Pontresina letters
Rev Geo L Locxs reports from Pontresina Switzerland and Milan Italy in August 1882. He describes snow covered peaks and the Engadine valley at 5000 feet, the Mer de Glace, crevasses and rope travel. A party member fell 30 feet but was saved. He notes Catholic churches, alpine villages, and hard working Swiss and Italian women in hay harvest.
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Geo. L. Locxs
St Michael’s Church
Europe
Pontresina
Switzerland
Engadine
Mount Blanc
Mer de Glace
Italy
Bristol
New York
Milan
Swanzey Man Drowned In Mount Hope Bay
William G. Brown of Swanzey drowned in Mount Hope bay on Friday the 15th after his yawl swamped.
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William G. Brown
Swanzey
Mount Hope Bay
Adjourned Supreme Court Session and Book Ads
An adjourned session of the September term of the Supreme Court opens Monday at 9 o'clock. Advertisements promote Our Lost Ex-Loners about the Jeannette Arctic Expedition, Huxley lectures, and a Centenarian Mr. Manchester’s 100th birthday. New books for racers and library additions are listed with authors and prices.
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Supreme Court
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