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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1892
Page
7
A physician endorsed tonic promises to cure functional irregularities and weaknesses in women. It is described as a vegetable nerve-soothing remedy that strengthens and invigorates. The ad claims to address female complaints including ulcerations and bearing-down sensations and guarantees satisfaction or nothing.
A club man recalls stories of marriage proposals from men who asked women to marry amid varying fortunes. He notes seven refusals before one accepted and cites others who proposed after wealth, travel, or wartime signals, asking for more tales from the audience.
A Senate complaint reports nobles in several districts barred newly made nobles from entering their councils by ballot. The Senate rules that admission to nobility makes one a de facto noble in the district assembly and requires name entry on rolls. A story follows about a poor boy helping a rich man on a city car and a dead boy leaving debts that his family will inherit.
An anecdote from Detroit’s Sun frames a Mexican judge’s reaction to an American man kissing a Mexican woman. It contrasts American flirtation with Mexican restraint, then shifts to a Burma fire scene illustrating cultural indifference to conflagrations and rapid village rebirth.
Mrs Betsey Mather Lockwood of Darien Conn died recently aged 7 years 9 months 3% days. Her father Deacon Joseph Mather fought at Ticonderoga and Montreal, and her grandfather Dr Moses Mather was seized by British troops and imprisoned in New York. Congress granted her a pension recognizing her father’s service and related losses.
The Bahamas to United States cable laid rapidly by expert hands 230 miles long costing 150000 dollars about 650 per mile It will increase value yearly for the Bahamas and honor Sir Ambrose Shea The piece also notes a dermatology discovery by John H Woodbury offering a home remedy to permanently remove superfluous hair via an electric needle with a 125 page book available for 10 cents
A fragment discusses why eating snow worsens thirst while melted snow yields clean water. It notes ice and snow use by travelers and references medical explanations. Other items mention Ely's Dream Balm for catarrh, a rare orchid auction, and various patent remedies and curiosities of the era.
An old advertisement touts Aero's German Couch and Kipney Cure as a universal remedy for colds, influenza, bronchitis, asthma, and consumption in early stages. It urges doses for children, claiming safety and rapid relief, and cites Sylvian Remedy Co. of Peoria, IL as the supplier.
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