Rhode Island Origins and Statehood Tale
A concise historical sketch explains Rhode Island's name from Aquidneck Island and Providence, tracing early settlements by Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson, the adoption of charters, Dorr's rebellion, and Rhode Island joining the Union in 1790 as the smallest state with five electoral votes.
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Hode Island
Rhode Island
Providence Plantations
Roger Williams
Lee
Salem
England
Narragansett
Providence
Anne Hutchinson
Massachusetts
Aquidneck
Isle of
Rhodes
Rthode Island
Charles H
Dorr
Uniox
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Salvation Army Children Homes Worldwide Nurture Orphans
The Salvation Army runs 87 children homes globally serving about 4000 orphans and dependents. In the United States five exist, with one in Maryland, focusing on nourishment, shelter, education, and moral training without regard to race or creed. A New York City home reports that among 120 babies under a year, five were foundlings, rescued and cared for with dignity, while a model home at Lytton Springs in Sonoma County emphasizes public schooling, vocational training, farming, dairy, domestic science, and music alongside moral education.
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Salvator Army
United States
Maryland
New York City
John McDonald
Salvation Army
Lytton Springs
Sonoma County
California
English views on musical amateurs and public taste
Speaking in London, Lo de Walden said the sad amateur is everyone, praising 85 percent of the population as sympathetic regardless of skill. He argued amateurs shape audiences for pros, warned that taste varies with offering, and claimed England is musical while France is not, urging broader concert spread beyond London's West End.
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London
Lo de Walden
England
Lord de Walden
West End
Scene Not in the Picture Yet a Soldier Seeks His Love
A soldier, Dick Reynolds, learns his fiancée Marcia may be in Hollywood films after watching a movie that mirrors her face. He pursues acting in Chicago and Hollywood to find her, facing auditions, danger, and a staged kidnapping plot while doubting whether Elizabeth Jayne is his Marcia.
In Our Picture Dick Reunites With His Girl
A girl asks to be set down as they pause under a tree. Dick grins and announces he has found his girl after five years. The megaphone interrupts and the director orders them off set while promising to shoot something else.
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Pinding
Obedient stamp clerk and misread postage tale
A New York Sun anecdote recounts a Grand Central post office stamp clerk with 15 years on duty helping a foreign man understand two cent postage. After multiple misunderstandings the man finally affixes stamps, placing one atop the other as the clerk directs.
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Grand Central Post Office
New York Sun
Breaking It Gently In A Saltspill Lesson
In a playful exchange Charlie asks why spilled salt causes quarrels. His mother explains the superstition is about luck, not conflict, then Charlie reveals he spotted ink instead of salt. The lighthearted scene ends with a gentle moral about mischief and perception.
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Charlie
Mother
Chaene
Teco
Chariie
Chateau Thierry and a Town Rebuilds After War
George F. Kearney reports Chateau Thierry largely forgets the war as villagers return to old trades. Beets and cabbage replace military life. the Marne bridge bears a temporary wood span with limited passage. The town shows few war scars while billeting officer stencils remain on doors.
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Chateau Thierry
Marne
Iauds
Belleau Wood
Cafe Des Muriniers
Finigloed
Fielh
George F. Kearney
American Legion Weekly
China’s Change Amidst Timeless Traditions
The article contrasts China’s enduring cultural roots with rapid modernization. It notes Western dress in treaty ports, telegraph lines, foreign post offices, steamers on rivers, locomotives, iron works, schools, new buildings, newspapers, and growing public opinion, signaling a sweeping transformation alongside tradition.
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China
Ching
Wakeful revival at church sparks snoring cure
In a church service two young women who had stayed up late tried to stay awake. One whispered she would doze off but asked her companion to watch. The choir then sang Arise awake and put fresh vigor on, and both women sat up straight as the song began.
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Indianapolis News
Proposal Shocks Janet as Henry Asks for Marriage
Janet recalls Henry as a brotherly figure and is surprised when he asks her to be his wife. She jokes about mistaking his plea for a loan, revealing the shift from friendship to romantic intention. The scene captures a pivotal moment in their evolving relationship.
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Janet
Henry
Early American Blue Laws Recalled in Hartford Record
Historical notes reveal Hartford town meeting of October 24 1648 ordered morning bell at one hour before daybreak with watchmen to march from the bridge. Household lights required within a quarter hour after bell and penalties set as fines for noncompliance.
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America
Hartford
Conn
Unartford
Moody
John Pretts
Frayed Gossip Echoes Through Market Talk
A Detroit Free Press snippet captures a butcher complimenting a customer on rumors about clothing prices falling, while noting the sausage of humor as the butcher adds a small meat surcharge. The exchange reflects local chatter and brisk market wit amid daily commerce.
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Detroit Free Presn
Rush Medical College: origin and Dr. Brainard founder
Rush Medical College in Chicago, founded 1837 by Dr. Daniel Brainard born 1812 in Whitesborough. The college honors Dr. Benjamin Rush of Philadelphia, signer of the Declaration and early antislavery advocate who treated yellow fever patients in 1793.
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United States
Rush Medical College
Chicago
Daniel Brainard
Whitesborough
Rush College
Benjamin Rush
Philadelphia
Indianapolis News
Rush
Edinburgh
London
Paris
Earth's Surface in Unrest Revealed by Tremor Studies
A historical report notes continuous underground tremors linked to earthquakes. J J Shaw explains wave trains on crust, with periods 4 to 8 seconds and tiny amplitudes. Recording instruments show tremors travel independently of wind, weather, shedding light on subsurface dynamics.
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J. J. Shaw
Tourmaline Stones Exhibit Electrifying Attracting Power
The crystal tourmaline attracts small paper bits like amber due to an electrostatic charge. Exposed to light at low temperatures it loses charge, then regains it when heated. If initially negative, reheating yields a positive charge. Several stones show similar effects, with tourmaline the most striking.
Generous Camden tailor and a costly suit dispute
Joseph Coan tuno, of Fourth and Clinton streets, tells how Vincent Clecarelli on South Third Street failed to deliver Coauntwin's suit to another customer. The missed engagement with his Nancee led to a heated dispute, and Coauntwin sought $200 for salt and mental anguish.
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Vincent Clecarelli
South Third Street
Camden
N. J
Joseph Coantuno
Fourth
Clinton Streets
Coauntwin
Expressive chat about dear wife and new flat
A playful exchange praises a wife as dear and sweet and happily notes a new flat described as a fine, quaint, cherished space. The dialogue is light, affectionate, and focuses on domestic contentment and home improvement.
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Denton Journal
Howard Melvin Benj
Johnson
Melvin & Johnson, Public
MERS
Jonathan‘ Brace Xhi
Children’s Homes
Marcia
Loplus
Marcela
Marein
Oae Tan
Hollywood
Ames
Fégsten
Arnold
Antil
Hilzabeth Jayne
Jin
The
Goldsboro Bank
Goldsbord Bank
Lowe Brothers
Jess
S. E. Douglas
Preston, Md
Ere
Potep
J. Virgil Moore
Greensboro
First Medical College
Uting
Gladding’s Express Co
Baltimore
Denton
G. Hignutt & CO
Wesley Collegiate Institute
Henry G. Budd
Dover
Delaware
Washington College
Register of Wills
Denton, Md
Caroline County
the Register of Wills
Orphans’ Court of
C. J. Gould
Chestertown
Mad
J. Howard Pastorfield
Lucas Taint
Thomas & Messer CO
Jersey
S. Scott
Felton
Fellon
Del
Calvert" C. Merriken
Luke
Fte
Cincinnati Enquirer
Goldsboro, Md
Robert Jarrell, JR
Denton Vulcanizing Co
North Third Street
Den-Mar Mobile Co
Walter Sparks
New York
Life Man
Home Insurance CO
N. Y
American Eagle Fire Insurance Company
the Grangers’ Mutual OF
Middletown
Nuttle
Hughes Lumber and Coal Co
Danton
Inqurance
James J. Ross
WM. Denny
Y Trens
Kent County Mutual Insurance Co
Orla Warke
Uns
D--aent
L. Irving Jones
Agt
W. Paynu
Cooper, Wright & Cooper
Denton, Ma
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