Terms to Subscribers and Postage Rates
Terms to subscribers state two dollars per annum or one dollar for six months if paid in advance Two Dollars and twenty five cents if payment is delayed to year end Single copies cost four cents No paper discontinued until arrearages are cleared Postage rates list 13 cents in Bristol county Rhode Island 20 cents elsewhere in the United States
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Bristol County
Rhode Island
Providence Plantations
Providence
United States
Gentral
Edward C. Mauran
Afsatant
War Call and Doves in A Glen
Poem evokes soldiers leaving safe homeland for war with trumpet calls. Describes danger, death, and brave men facing battlefield thunder. Highlights the contrast between peaceful refuge and sacrifice for glory.
Then and Then a Life in Verse of Growth and Time
A reflective poem tracing life from birth through infancy childhood and youth to manhood and old age. The speaker contemplates birth growth desire learning mischief love fame work and finally death as a perpetual cycle. The piece surveys changing stages and the fleeting gleam of youth.
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Joe Bens
How Women Criticise Each Other on Fashion and Speech
A satirical reflection on how women judge each other in detail over dress, lace, and status while men assess people as a whole. The piece notes that critics notice frayed sleeves, worn boots, and fake adornments within minutes, then questions fashion obsessions and the value of lace and age claims in society.
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Wen
Gatloon
America
Paris
Heroism of John Maynard in the Shipboard Fire
John Maynard, a Lake District pilot on a Detroit to Buffalo steamer, steadied the burning ship as flames and smoke filled the deck. He held the helm despite injuries, steering for shore while passengers evacuated. His sacrifice saved all aboard as the vessel ran aground and he perished.
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John B Gough
John Maynard
Lake District
Detroit
Buffalo
Simpson
Bufialo 2
John
Royal Wedding Banquet Valued At Over Ten Million Dollars
A late English paper reports the Prince of Wales marriage feast featured a gold service chef’s table with a value exceeding ten million dollars. It highlights the lavish variety of edibles and potables from markets and vineyards worldwide laid out for the royal reception.
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Prince of Wales
Plain Style Guide for Word Choice
A note advises using plain common words over fancy terms. It urges simple grammar and natural phrasing to convey meaning clearly and gracefully, avoiding ornate vocabulary.
London Wife of England Described as Pattern English Woman
The London correspondent praises a prominent West End lady as a model English wife who manages home life, schooling, gardening, and entertaining with modesty. She is described as fat yet forty, fair, and beloved, while her husband remains her obedient subject and their family bears the names of Albert Whitikind and the Queen in a lighter, satirical tone.
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London
The
Pennsylvania Inquirer
England
St. James’ Park
Indy
Leing
West-End
Chestnut Street
Westender
Philadelphia
Mra
Albert Whitikind
House of Guelph
Albert
Thought Essential to Health and Mental Occupation
The essay argues that healthy bodies require disciplined brain use and that Greek vigor linked physical strength with mental activity. It warns that chasing light literature without substantial work drains spirit and emphasizes that proper brain engagement is essential to human life and nervous system balance.
Colenso and the Ventriloquist Tale at the Theater
An amused bystander recounts a ventriloquist joke about Bishop Colenso and his two voices. The ventriloquist hints the African bishop is in the house, while a bystander notes the bishop speaks both in church and outside. The anecdote plays on Colenso’s contentious views.
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Moses
Exclish Parer
Little girl debates star size with cousin
A four year old explains that a star is bigger than the world and asks why it does not keep the rain off, prompting a playful exchange about the sky and weather. The remark captures a child’s innocent curiosity about stars and rain.
Reflections on friendship and selfless affection
Caaklotte Bronne discusses how true friendship rests on loving friends for their sake not ours. She argues that overestimating others’ fondness for us breeds mistrust and misanthropy, urging scrupulous caution, generous giving, and accepting asymmetry in affection to sustain constancy.
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Caaklotte Bronre
Heavenly Visitants in Earthly Affairs
The passage asserts that angels from heaven visit earth and influence human dealings. It suggests that if admitted to heaven, individuals may return to Earth or witness God at work in distant realms and serve as ministers in other worlds.
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Heaven
Earth
Longevity Costs Challenge Ancient Notions
The text argues that people are not degenerating but modern life is unaffordable for long lifespans. It notes people cannot afford to live much longer due to high prices, contrasting with Methuselah era lifespans.
Ne-gwa-gon and the Flag of the Chemo-ke-mun
In 1812 Chippewa chief Negwagon refuses to yield the emblem of liberty. He welcomes the American flag aboard his canoe and, at Mackinac, defies a British captain by brandishing the banner and defying orders, sparking a tense standoff with a loyal defense of the flag.
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United States
Great Britain
Detroit
Ne-gwa-gon
Little Wing
Michigan Territory
Negwagon
Mackinao
Slere
Fort Mackinac
Gwagon
George Ia
Sigiash
Lachey
Ile
Ne-gwa-gou
The War Hero Visits Detroit With Family and Flag
A gallant defender of the stripes visits Detroit with his family and his flag flying over his canoe. General Casa aids his people with supplies and a flag that came to symbolize triumph, later marking the warrior’s grave until time and seasons wore it away.
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Detroit
General Casa
That Blessed Baby's Shirt Wedding Tale in Rural Voice
Mrs Jones recalls a wedding trip spoiled by the missing baby shirt then resolved when a new shirt saved the day. The tale mixes family banter, a mislaid garment, and humorous moments during the ceremony with Mary Ann and Stephen. A scientific aside about dry land and plant growth follows the anecdote.
Rhode Island War Volunteer Call Orders 1863
The Adjutant General urges Rhode Island citizens to volunteer for six month service to repel invasion. Three infantry regiments and one cavalry regiment will be raised with recruiting by chartered companies. A camp at Dexter Training Ground will organize and muster units, with officers elected and approved. Specific regiments and commanders are named, and volunteers receive draft exemption.
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Providence
United States
Free States
Dexter
Rendezvous
Chag
I. Tobbins. Y
3D Regiment of Cavalry
Nelson Viall
Nathan Goff, Jr
George L. Cooke
Willard Sayles
Congress
Edward C. Mauran
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Bradford Street
R. I. C. A. Greene
Listening Angels
Adelaide Proctor
Talso
Forge
Wheel
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Gaim
Colenso
Ventriloquist
8. Compton Smith
Mrs Jones
Mary Ann
Sophrony
Sha
Sho
Stephen
Steve
Mne
Mar Ann
Jones
Alia
Mrs. Jones
Bob
Bill
State OF
Mpmaip Jaugerys
Price
Culverwell
Chas. J. Cine & CO
Bowery
New York
Rich
Wright
Janes Gardner & Son
Warren
Stonyland
PeaceeLoes
Hoyt’s
Foster’s
Christodora’s
Smith’s Medical
Westminster Street
Yer
Kennedy
Sterling
Smiths Medical Depot
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