Census and county administration acts of 1865 amendment
An act amends the 1865 census law setting June 1 1865 as the census date and August returns to the Secretary of State, appoints town and city agents, requires statistics on manufacture business and agriculture, and outlines penalties for noncompliance and budget provisions. It includes sections on reports to General Assembly and officer compensation.
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General Assembly
Secretary of State
Board of Aldermen
Caase
Pawtucket
Linis
North Providence
Smithfield
Anid Court
Justice of the Peace
North Provaidence
John R Bartlett
Remembered Youth Poem on Transience and Love
The verse recalls tottering forms of life and youths once filled with radiant hopes. It contrasts tender poems to sylvan shades with modern love and fading beauty, asking why youth's bright visions fade as time moves on. The narrator notes hearts once pure romance and confides how trust and passion decayed, leaving beauty transformed by time.
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Hfe
Earth
I Wore the Blue A Widow's Long Civil War Love Tale
A widow recalls four years of love and loss from a rural Virginia home after her husband Frank dies in the war and a son grows to resemble him. She cherishes memories of their courtship and wedding, endures his imprisonment and deathbed, and honors his gift of liberty as Richmond falls and Lee surrenders. The tale ends with his final words I wore the blue and a vow to teach their son the meaning of freedom.
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Carlo
Kate
Bess
Duke
Philip
Frank
Ile
Ao Stern
Moreton Heights
Squire Moreton
bin Tha
Sle
Atuirs
Mary
Sam
Richmond
Jeff
Davis
Lee
Grant
Death in the New Cyclopaedia Reflections on End of Life
The article cites scholars and writers noting calm, even pleasant, sensations near death. It quotes Win Hunter's last words on dying and Montaigne’s near death, plus a drowning rescuer who felt no suffocation and a sleeper-like mood as he approached death by water.
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Frank
Fair Oaks
Richmond
Jung
Carlo
Mr. Moreton
Mary
Angela
Dr .C Thomas
New Cyclopaedia
Win Hunter
Montaigne
Quarterly Review
Love Letter Mischief in a Humorous Library Tale
A housemaid Molly discovers a suggestive love letter in a library. To hide the scandal she offers to read it aloud but plugs the reader's ear with cotton to keep the secret. The comic scene ends with ongoing laughter at the mishap.
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Molly
Soaprudia
Liberman
Paddy O'Reily
Ireland
The Carnation That Bloomed Again in Memory
A childhood memory recounts a kind woodcutter gifting a carnation to a neighbor boy on a Sunday morning. Decades later the writer writes of enduring gratitude, noting the flower’s symbolic renewal despite time and distance.
Early reference to Lincoln assassination and ancient Diana of Ephesus fire
In a Cleveland article after Lincoln's assassination the writer recalls Booth predicting fame for killers and cites Rollin's tale of Horostratus who burned the temple of Diana of Ephesus to immortalize his name. The piece notes authorities tried to suppress his name but only fueled curiosity.
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Cleveland
Booth
Lincoln
Ephesian Dome
Diana
Rollin
Horostratus
States General of
Asia
Anecdotes of Beards From Historical Courts and Towns
The piece recounts curious beard tales from history including John Mayo the painter of Charles V whose beard was so long he stood on it and tied it to his buttons. It also mentions a Bavarian merchant whose beard was kept in a velvet bag and Hardenburgh residents who allegedly elected a burgo master by longest beard and largest foot.
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John Mayo
Charles V
Hardenburgh
Arbitration of probate disputes in Rhode Island May Session act
An act adds to Title XXIV a provision allowing the majority of executors named in a will with Court of Probate consent to arbitrate or compromise disputes among residuary legatees devisees and intestate heirs. Guardians may be appointed for minors or disabled parties, and written awards must be filed in the court.
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Walls ' Jt
General Assembly
Court of Probate
Uch
Infamous bachelor recalls public execution remark about marriage
An noted old bachelor, asked if he ever witnessed a public execution, replied no but it once saw marriage. The remark captures a dry, ironic wit and reflects views on marriage in a bygone era.
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