13 Jun 1867
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Newspaper
Summerside Journal
Location
Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Date
Jun 13, 1867
Page
1
A narrator confesses conflicted love for Beatrice, a younger Italian woman, amid tension with Leonce and Naveissa. He recalls a morning conversation by a garden fountain, where Beatrice responses reveal warmth yet caution, while the plot hints at a planned proposal and looming consequences.
The Spectator and The Economist discuss the Luxembourg dispute and the chance for a general disarmament in Europe. They warn that while the London Conference hints at peace, armed disruption persists and real disarmament faces daunting obstacles amid new weapons and rival powers.
Discussion of a contrivance termed the bullet pump aimed at war use, detailing centrifugal mechanism to shoot bullets at high velocity. Historical notes cite M. Steinhell experiments in 1835 and 1848 with steam powered versions, judged for navy or fortress defense rather than field battle.
Two rural women entering a hardware store asking for cradles spark confusion as the clerk notes late hour and sold stock. They exchange puzzled whispers and one comments glibly about there being none left.
A foundation stone lay for the Tower of Arts and Colleges at Keneburyton in memory of Prince Albert. Queen Victoria attended briefly with Lord Derby reporting U S arbitration progress on the Alabama claims. Ireland faces Fenian trials as Franco Prussian tensions ease and Italy eyes church reform and crown politics. In Paris a grand yet intimate Tuileries ball impressed observers. Prussian drug laws tighten to curb poison sales under doctor oversight.
A Springfield letter notes luxuriant wheat fells and a cool season not harming growth. Winter wheat looks promising while some flat low lands appear poor. The spitting variety advances, a large land area is sown to corn, and prospects suggest bountiful harvests if the season stays favorable. The author doubts a cold late spring harms crops, citing 1857 1860 and 1865 springs yielding strong wheat.
The Summerside Journal states no notice can be taken of attorney communications and that names and addresses of correspondents cannot be guaranteed. It also notes it cannot undertake return communications that are not directed.
The excerpt argues the 1867 union of Canada with Nova Scotia and New Brunswick will be a prosperous start, while warning that American interference, Atlantic provincial distrust, and sectarian tensions could threaten the new Dominion. It stresses mutual dependence of maritime and inland interests and cautions Nova Scotia Islanders to weigh union carefully.
The piece argues that Imperial Authorities seek payment of five thousand pounds for troops stationed on Prince Edward Island. It compares payments by other North American colonies and questions the justice of taxing PEI while Nova Scotia pays nothing. The tone notes PEI's history of step-child treatment and mild pettiness.
The delay of the ship Tun Princess of Wales arriving at two on Wednesday morning triggers heavy grumbling. Locals note Latimerside sends far more freight to Shediac than Charlottetown, criticizing the Steam Navigation Company for the imbalance and delay.
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