Bold Rhode Island raid captures British general in 1777
Major Barton leading Rhode Island volunteers seized General Prescott at his Warwick Neck headquarters in July 1777. After a night landing and stealthy approach across Narragansett Bay, Barton’s party surprised Prescott's house, captured the general, and safely returned to Providence amid alarm signals misunderstood by ship crews. The exchange for General Lee followed later, boosting American morale.
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Rhode Island Farms and Soils in National Report of 1868
The National Department of Agriculture notes Rhode Island farm values barely offset currency depreciation. Newport county shows 83 percent, Bristol 25, Kent 10, Washington 7 percent. Land values vary from swamp lands at $10 an acre to woodlands in Kent at $15. Newport soil is fertile with seaweed and fish fertilizers. mixed farming supports milk, butter, beef, and mutton. Onions and carrots are grown for the West India market, with April onion planting and June carrot interplanting. onion harvest follows in early autumn.
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National Department of Agriculture
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Narragansett Bay
Massachusetts
Death of King William at dawn after long service
The dying king thanks Auverquerque for thirty years of loyalty and assigns gifts to Albe marle as he weakly breathes. Bantinck leans to hear his final words but hears nothing as the monarch dies near seven to eight in the morning. Bishops recite prayers and the body is laid out with a black silk ribbon bearing a gold ring and Mary’s hair.
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Moss and Faith in Desolate Wilderness at Mungo Park
In a harsh rainforest solitude Mungo Park recalls a moment of solace found in a tiny moss plant. He reflects on the divine care of beings and the urge to act, enduring hunger and danger as he presses toward relief in a vast, hostile landscape.
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The Art of Easy Happiness in Humble Children
The piece argues that true happiness comes from simple pleasures and adaptive cheer. It contrasts the contentment of a poor child with the artificial desires of the rich, praising modest sustenance and kindness as key to felicity.
A Susuina Face and A Kind Hear
A moral admonition urges choosing a smiling face and kind words to brighten a household and spread happiness. It claims a pleasant demeanor yields immeasurable joy felt throughout day and night, contrasting with crabbed conduct that darkens spirits.
Horsehair Snakes Created in Salt Water Experiments
A Scientific American correspondent recalls making artificial snake figures from bundles of horse hairs tied into knots and dipped in warm water. They claim to raise hair snakes with eyes and mouths on the root end and dissolve flesh with alkaline solution, noting they only form in free stone or salt water, not limestone.
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Scientific American
Pennsylvania
Daniel Wesster Reflects on Early Scriptural Teaching
Wesster recalls learning to read at his mothers feet and his fathers knee and credits his parents for instilling a lifelong love of the Scriptures. He says daily study and contemplation of the Sacred Writings shaped his style and thoughts.
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Dead Sea Buoyancy Impresses Observers On Brief Swim
A British reader describes sea-like buoyancy in the Dead Sea from shores of flint and bitumen drift. He notes tepid waters and easy buoyancy that lets half the body float, but feet rise like a bladder when attempting to walk ashore and the salty water causes a choking, bitter burn before he reaches land.
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Prussian King William Ironclad Ship Claims Global Supremacy
The King William ironclad, built by Thames Iron Works, was bought by Prussia after barter with Britain faltered. At 65 by 60 feet and 6 000 tons, it carries 26 guns and 700 crew, with armor of six to eight inches backed by teak and iron. Cost reached two million dollars.
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Diffidence in Speech Warned Against by Ancient Voices
The Ledger argues that modesty aided by Phiny and ancient writers once benefited lawyers and speakers. It laments that today bold, loud voices dominate courts, business, politics, and even church, while diffident speakers struggle to gain approval and success.
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Tea and fish nutrition in early science review
The Boston Journal of Chemistry argues tea aids brain work, calms irritability, and may boost longevity, while suggesting tea saves food by reducing waste and aiding digestion. It notes young people prefer coffee and older adults may need tea for digestion and vitality. It also highlights fish as highly nourishing with iodine content and asserts fishermen families show strong health and robust offspring.
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Boston Journal of Chemistry
Mindful Pause Often Guides Better Decisions
A reflection compares direct impulse with deliberate delay, noting that seeking guidance or taking a circuitous path can yield a clearer aim and more accurate outcome than rushing forward. It emphasizes patience and counsel over impulsive action.
Grafting Advice for Farmers from Germantown Telegraph
The Germantown Telegraph advises farmers to perform their own grafting with simple tools and wax. It recommends using one or two eyes on buds, one year wood, and a wax mix of four parts resin, one part beeswax, and one part beef tallow. It also describes joining stalk and scion with care and heating wax on site for efficiency.
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Small coal sizes optimize heating efficiency and economy
The American Agriculturist argues against the belief that large coal burns longer and cheaper. It claims a given coal weight yields the same heat whether large or small, with smaller pieces delivering quicker, steadier heat for cooking and warming. It recommends using pea and nut coal for daily needs, with stove coal for stronger heat, and notes practical layering methods for furnaces and night fires.
Pig Fattening Hints From Contemporary Observer
A pig fattening correspondent urges supplying pigs with cinders or brick rubble to aid digestion and prevent rooting. He favors a single box crate system with movable partitions, lengthwise troughs, and individual doors for cleanliness, plus light confinement and quiet. He notes more rapid fattening under these conditions and ends with a penny saved is a penny earned.
A Paria letter writer recalls Achille Fould turkey gag
A French minister Achille Fould is the butt of a prank in which a letter stuffed in a turkey at the Ministry of Finance is discovered during carving. The missive, from a rejected officer hoping for a post, leads to the officer’s eventual appointment.
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Ministry of Finance
Fortune and Wise Use Shape Sufficiency
A pithy maxim on money and prudence. It argues that fortune’s value depends on how it is managed, noting that small sums suffice when wisely applied while excess harms when misused.
State Act Powers Foreign Executors to Sell Estates
The act allows an administrator or foreign executor to sell a deceased resident’s personal estate within the state after six months, with bond, notice, and creditor objections required. It also authorizes towns and cities to offer rewards up to five hundred dollars for catching criminals within their jurisdiction.
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Amendments to Statutes Cover Executions Tax and Town Clerks
A collection of acts amends execution procedures for personal estate in the hands of agents and debtors, requires notices and deeds, and secures rights for purchasers. It also outlines assessment of the East Greenwich Registry Tax for 1868, timelines for town clerks and assessors, and adds penalties for public disturbances involving alarms. The document ends with a signature by Secretary of State John R. Heel.
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