10 Mar 1859
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Newspaper
Weekly Times
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1859
Page
1
An extended, fragmented excerpt portrays a tutor’s decline through starvation and wasting, with medical, literary, and emotional details. The dying man recalls Latin phrases and a loyal daughter tends him, while observers note the slow, eroding process and the grim toll on health and dignity.
A 27 year veteran captain recalls a nighttime sighting of a Portuguese brigantine flying a death head and crossbones. Pirates board with threats and demand surrender, offering launch and demanding captives. The pirate leader, calling Americans heretics, seeks water and bread while the crew resists. The captain spares the crew and shares water as the pirate departs.
A detailed discussion explains the queen bee as the mother of the hive and central to colony survival. It covers her size, role, how she lays eggs in drone and worker cells, mating biology, movement within the hive, and dangers if she is prevented from leaving. It notes the conflict when two queens exist and mentions Dr. Leidy's studies without full explanation.
The piece argues flowers and especially books reveal taste and refinement in settlers’ houses. It praises books over costly furniture, warns against barren wealth, and urges surrounding children with reading material to foster knowledge and virtue. It laments rich homes lacking literary selections while noting cheap books and growing private libraries as humane luxuries.
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