Town of Bristol Probate Notice and Estate Sale
The Town of Bristol issues a probate notice involving the estate of James T. Collins. Joan Pentling, an heir, seeks a court order for sale of estate assets and creditors’ claims, with additional appointments as needed. A hearing is set for October 2 at 2 PM in the Town Clerk’s office to consider the request, with fourteen days of published notice.
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Bristol
Eliza Howland
James Buelo-Swi
Sarah Pece
Sfrancis
Courr
COLT
Joan Pentling
James T. Collins
Advertising Rates and Rules for the Paper
The notice lists ad rates at 1 009 per square for one week and 25 cents per square for each further insertion. Twelve lines or less count as a quarter of a square. Special notices for marriages and deaths double the rates. Transients paid in advance. Yearly contracts offered on reasonable terms. Privilege limited to the advertiser’s own business. Ads due by noon Monday for Tuesday insertion. Religious obituary and political notices charged as advertisements.
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John R. Bartlett
The Tunnel Vision and a Murder in the Night
A London rail journey yields a terrifying tunnel vision. A man sees in the carriage a pale stranger and a murderous woman with jewel hoarded eyes. Years later in a countryside inn the same woman reappears, and the narrator flees to safety, while a mangled train victim is found near the tunnel mouth.
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London
Religion of Labor Elevates Daily Work Over Pleasures
The article argues religion is not confined to prayers and church, but thrives in daily labor and common vocations. It praises Jesus at the carpenter's bench, rejects disdain for mechanics, and condemns social snobbery that favors wealth over honest industry. Work is work. man is man regardless of occupation.
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Lasor
Jesus
Nazareth
Pilate
Overcome Evil with Goop
The piece urges Christians to boldly repurpose pagan traditions for Christ and urges full consecration to God. It emphasizes transforming evil by universal righteousness and making every aspect of life a service to the Master. It questions contemporary courage and calls for cultivation of mind and heart to replace sin with good.
Debt and Dignity in Payment Frictions
A moral guidance piece urges debtors to face creditors honestly when payment is late. It warns against avoidance or deception and advocates direct contact, apology, and a firm promise to pay as fast as possible, emphasizing manly conduct and accountability.
Enduring mandate of willing sacrifice in faith practice
The passage argues that offerings without personal sacrifice are worthless and that true devotion requires free will giving. It stresses that one should not give to God what costs nothing, urging genuine effort and commitment in religious offerings.
Preserve the Union and its founding ideals amid peril
A composite excerpt contrasts a Civil War era speech urging the Union's endurance with a farmer health anecdote. It stresses preserving the Union for liberty and history, then pivots to a domestic health caution from William Lawson. The piece blends patriotic prose with a practical moral about health over wealth.
Better Than Money A Young Farmer Builds A Modern Home
Old farmer Thriftless and his neighbor discuss value beyond money as the young farmer explains his new barn and house provide happiness and efficiency. He argues modern conveniences save labor and time, improve family life, and will cost less in the long run.
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Lawson
Jacob
Wife
New England
Taking a Stand Against the Treating Habit
A commentator rails against the social custom of offering to treat in public spaces. He contrasts practices in Germany Italy and France with American habits, arguing treating fuels drunkenness and should be abolished. The piece labels it the most ridiculous and pestilent custom among civilized people.
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George
Europe
Asia
Africa
Italy
America
Good Templars
Germany
France
Mistakes in Medicine Across Fifty Years
A critique of historical medical practice from Lippincott's Magazine notes that earlier reliance on calomel and mercury gave way to modern methods. It argues both eras had respected, skilled doctors and that outcomes varied regardless of prevailing theories.
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Caromel
Samson
Jeoner
Lippincott’s Magazine
The Widow's Son Finds Work Through Kindness
In a suburb a Sabbath school teacher noted a poor widow's son who bowed to him and the merchant. The Boston merchant praised the boy and provided opportunity. The act of kindness leads to the boy becoming a partner in a thriving business.
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Tom Hood
Boston
Important Hint On Foot Care From Daily Reader
A health note urges thorough nightly washing and rubbing of the feet to remove impurities from confined perspiration. The guidance emphasizes washing feet every night despite inconvenience to maintain cleanliness and prevent buildup.
Great or eccentric minister sought by urban church
A city church seeks a pastor who is either great or eccentric to fill a yearlong vacancy. The elder wants a preacher who will draw crowds and fill pews, even if odd, while warning against church growth built on novelty. The faithful pastor, by contrast, earns respect through steady duty and godly fear.
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Dr Dulldrum
N. Y
Pacific Coast Gold and Silver Production Surges
The Pacific coast yields about 80 million dollars in gold and silver yearly with expectations of growth in two to three years. In twenty years mining has produced over 1.2 billion dollars in wealth, though many have faced losses and sacrifice. Industry pioneers faced hardship and costs, while tensions between prospectors and capitalists arose. Overland Monthly notes these dynamics as understandable in a young, large-scale enterprise.
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Pacific Coast
Overland Monthly
NEWSPAPER Critics of Norfolk County Gazette Essayist
The Norfolk County Gazette essayist S B Noyes notes many readers access a newspaper without subscribing. He suggests readers seek animalversions and other items of interest, ensuring writers gain attention. Non subscribers often spot objections first via borrowing or informal access.
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Norfolk County Gazette
S. B. Noyes
Personal Habits of Jefferson Recited as Chronical Routine
The article outlines Thomas Jefferson's daily regimen. He rose at dawn and read until breakfast, ate early, dined around three to four, and retired by nine, often in bed by ten. He lit his own fire, drank water only once daily, and favored hearty vegetable meals with a taste for French cooking.
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Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Selecting seed improves crop through careful selection
The piece argues that seed selection yields better crops, citing corn as a example. It urges farmers to pick standing ears with perfect shape and early ripening to produce double ears, claiming a 10 percent gain could add fifty million dollars to agricultural income.
How Handshakes Began in Ancient Customs
The custom arose from a primitive need to show peaceful intent when meeting another. Two people offered their empty right hands to signal no weapon and no treachery, proving willingness to engage without hostility. The gesture, akin to a tacit agreement of goodwill, persists across civilized nations.
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Hano Shakine
Portrait sketch of Otto von Bismarck in 19th century tone
The description portrays Bismarck as an enormous, imposing figure. He towers through doors, stoops to pass, and exudes strong presence with broad shoulders and a full chest. His head is large, bald on top, with gray hair at the sides and a thick white mustache, giving a vigorous, pale, intense expression.
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Bismarck
Fifteen Great Mistakes in Judging and Living
A reflective piece argues against imposing personal standards on others and seeking perfect uniformity in opinion. It cautions against overestimating youth’s judgment, demanding impossibilities, and ignoring others’ infirmities. The writer urges embracing imperfections and valuing each moment as potentially eternal.
Rich Without Money and the Value of Innate Qualities
The piece argues that true wealth comes from a strong constitution, stamina, health, and intellect rather than money. It stresses the primacy of good heredity, parental stock, and natural faculties, claiming education can shape character but cannot replace inherent traits. It emphasizes bones, muscles, nerve, and energy as superior assets to land or money.
Not To Be Read By Newspaper Borrowers
A reprinted admonition rails against readers who enjoy a paper at neighbors' expense and dismiss editors with lazy contempt. The writer laments carriers stolen copies and wasteful reading habits, calling it a strange world for devoted subscribers.
Woman’s rights remark leads to marriage for old maid
A group of women in the West discussed marriage vows at a social afternoon. One bold speaker declared women’s rights hinge on a man proposing. She soon proved the point by marrying last week, ending the others’ chatter.
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