07 Jun 1859
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Newspaper
Newport Daily News
Location
Newport, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1859
Page
1
Fragments describe a social scene with Miss Rae Slarken and Miss Hazelhurst among aristocratic peers, detailing a tense salon atmosphere, delicate flirtations, and implications of courtship amid European fashion, with extended notices on crops and local civic education debates interwoven.
A noisy Tuesday night at Aquiduce Hall draws a large audience for Faxowass of Ug KANB s Angra Vor Aces, with strong auxiliary attractions and Mrs Somebiy s singing. Details on schedule disruptions and upcoming events mix with curious notes on exhibits, air, and a lengthy parade of odd curiosities and local curiosities.
A reader praises a devotional quatrain about Old Hundred and Unity in a church service. The text blends praise for hymnody with fragmented praise and names a long list of congregants, speakers, and performers, reflecting a lively, if garbled, church page.
An accident on the line ends with oxen halting a train after a driver orders use of the brakes. A bystander named the English ox fails to stop, causing a fatality. The report also notes Joan Underwood, once a Virginia resident, faced state removal over involvement with a peculiar institution and had Virginian supporters during the last election for the legislature.
A fragmented shipping list from Torabay and Newburgh details numerous ships, tonnages, cargos, and destinations. Vessels including sloops, brigs, and steamers convey coal, cement, and general merchandise to ports such as Providence, Albany, and New York, with multiple firms and captains named in the bearings and orders.
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