26 May 1866
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1866
Page
1
A mournful verse laments the death of Gilbert R. Gladding and hopes to reunite in heaven. The speaker recalls parting sorrow, death, and the belief in an afterlife where illness and pain cease. The prophecy of meeting again in Canaan’s shore frames the ode.
Poetic meditation urges the reader to abandon doubt and fear and wait calmly for divine guidance. The speaker asserts that trusted patience and submission align with a higher plan and that personal effort cannot command outcomes.
A narrator recounts a covert entry into a house to reach a sleeping woman, but a dropped plank, barking dogs, a loud chair fall, and startled awakening of an old maid, a little girl, and a mockingbird create a chaotic scene as the plan unravels.
A first person tale recounts a midnight escape from guards and a governor as a thief eludes capture. The mine of chaos includes barking dogs, a brick nearly hitting the narrator, a neighbor Tompkins, and a crowd arming with guns and sticks. Two pies and a silver thimble vanish. the narrator is kept as sentinel.
A young clerk Joseph Clark, praised for health, falls ill under his master Mr Abbott suggesting evenings shape a boy’s future. The piece contrasts industrial danger with moral guidance and includes essays on death, wealth, temper, and the perils of chasing money.
Private bankers issued notes in Fuhchau representing copper cash or taels. A dollar equaled about a thousand cash, a tael about one and a third. The government issued no coins. precious metal value is weight based. Bank notes show stamps and a diagonal caution phrase. aging Chinese coins feature square holes and dynasty marks.
A passenger train stops at a village and a couple elopes to wed with a minister's aid. The bridegroom compels the minister to speed the ceremony, talent shows, and a piano tune ashore. The woman later jokes about the ring and the clergyman receives a dollar.
Advice on cucumber seed age and germination. Use two to three year old seed dried near a stove if needed. Old seed yields earlier fruit while fresh seed delays germination. Pinch the main shoot end to strengthen growth and encourage earlier lateral branches and more fruit before frost.
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