25 May 1867
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1867
Page
1
The speaker recalls a father singing a familiar melody from childhood, rocking on his knee during a carefree spring. The remembered tune evokes memory and tears as the speaker revisits those early, joyful days.
A plain, shy woman named Susan Smith recalls her solitary youth and a dramatic season at Mrs. Burton’s where Captain Sunderland courted her with literary pretensions. The narrative traces a cascade of flirtations, social intrigue, and a mystery that unfolds as letters fade and a public figure fades from memory.
The narrator recalls Captain Sunderland and Edward Ryder joking about a bold plan to woo a wealthy heiress. Frank laughs at the scene as the women and men mingle, and Sunderland seemingly admires the narrator. The account ends with the narrator pleased by a playful romance experience.
Washington arrived in Newport aboard from the ferry and landed at Long Wharf to review French forces under Count Rochambeau. The 7,000-strong French army paraded to the State House as salutes roared from ships, and Washington, calm and unmoved, wore his insignia and received grand honors.
A correspondent shares concise guidance for farm life noting thorough culture beats mortgage risk, weed control saves money, fences reduce disputes, summer buying costs less than winter, a sharp-eyed horse can be vicious, underfeeding hogs wastes grain, overfed fowls stop laying, and cows must be milked regularly and cleanly.
A camp child learns from newspapers as names and familiar things spark progress. A year’s newspaper to a child equals a quarter of schooling. Mothers should be educated too, for a mind occupied braces against life’s ills and aids in guiding children away from vice.
The piece discusses sleeplessness caused by thought and modern life. It notes that exertion, green tea, late reading, exciting conversation or music hinder sleep. It mentions light literature, monotony tricks, counting tasks, and even Franklin’s air bath as remedies, while sermons are cited as effective but impractical at bedtime.
Inland waters of Lake Esura in Beira Portugal are dark and calm or rough with ocean movement. Reports describe wreck fragments surfacing, stirring belief in a hidden subterranean link to the sea. A distant Swiss spring shows forced water columns as further evidence of underground outlets.
The Western Rural notes rising interest in orchards and fruit gardens as fruit prices stay strong. New varieties and shorter bearing times attract growers, with currants berries raspberries grapes and dwarf pears coming into production earlier. Planting standards like Bartletts and Louse Bonne de Jerseys among dwarfs helps extend bearing years.
A speculative discussion notes tannin in tea reacting with iron to form black compounds and leatherlike effects on skin and blood. It cites models of iron tannate with iron filings and red blood, then ponders skin changes from long tea consumption and compares populations.
A Chattanooga crowd heard a black speaker denounce vote buying by whiskey and tobacco, recalling Selma election day where whites traded votes for liquor. He warned against leaders who pressure voters and cautioned against taking guidance from people who label others by race or hair.
Instructions emphasize avoiding feeding or watering during or immediately after heavy exercise. Test warmth by feeling the chest, provide water after meals, and never drive fast after feeding. Do not overwork in storms, keep horses moving, groom regularly, and ensure comfort and trust between horse and handler.
A Minneapolis correspondent describes a dinner hour incident where a family hides in terror as a feared intruder with weapons looms inside. A man bursts in to rescue his wife and sister, finding a scene of panic with children crying, a mo go unconscious, and the house engulfed in fear.
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