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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1890
Page
3
A jungle note describes how a monkey lures land crabs. The animal feigns death, then dashes from mud to seize crabs amid a gathering of red and yellow shells. The monkey snatches a big crab, scuttling toward the jungle with its prize for a silent feast.
Catarrh is described as a blood or constitutional disease and local applications are deemed ineffective. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is promoted as an internal remedy acting on blood and mucus surfaces. The firm F J Cheney & Co advertises testimonials from doctors and offers the product through druggists at ten cents.
In Terre Haute a boy invites Miss Sweete to Sabbath school after asking about a red headed boy named Jimmy Brown. The exchange shows youth interest in religious schooling with a note of preteen conflict or rivalry. The brief dialogue captures local social outreach and school recruitment.
An old London tale offers 2500 in English money for a lost cat, while notes warn against cranky women and promote Dr. Pierce remedies for female complaints. The piece also touts Siamese board prices and a remark on Siam wages, then cites a $34 million rise in state railway values in Hal y over two years.
A New York policeman calmly handles a stabbing victim while a physician confirms the wound. He ignores a boy’s alert about another shooting, keeping routine pace as an ambulance is called and a second man lies nearby.
A guidance piece stresses neat dress and gentle manners for marriage prospects. It contrasts careful presentation with slovenliness, and favors restraint and civility over vivacity, citing the Duchess on choosing a tender, sympathetic partner for daily life.
A Hopkinsville Kentucky report debunks hoary quail eating superstitions after Col S M Starling, 84, eats quail for 125 days without ailment. Elsewhere a Bedford style note mentions a chicken egg in a dropped egg, a glass jar tip against cracking by using a spoon, and a temperance-minded wife discovering her husband drank before marriage.
A humorous Albany Argus item describes a bemused trainman mishearing a passenger as he guides a curious maid with repeated mispronunciations. After a final station, the man earns a grateful look and can now be understood by travelers. The anecdote ends with the maid reforming him. The piece segues into praise for Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a remedy for rheumatism and digestive ailments, contrasting it with harsher tonics.
The article jokes about women uniting to oppose bachelors. It notes married women sympathize with their sisters and single women seek to reduce spinster numbers. It claims married life ends bachelor troubles and elevates him, making him more complete as a man and citizen though he becomes mostly compared to only one woman.
In Fort Wayne Indiana on August 23 1899 L C Zollinger reports severe rheumatism kept him from work. After one bottle of Hibband's Rheumatic Syrup he was entirely cured and has recommended the remedy to friends. Dreier & Bro druggists endorse the claim.
A shuffled mix of anecdotes and ads from a 19th century newspaper fragment. It references a Chicago man making shoes from human skin, Kemp's Balsam, ancient remedies, a partially blind man regaining sight, a gold find in California, penny postage anniversary, and various product pitches. The tone imitates period journalism with disparate items and notices.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch fragment mocks social vanity as a young woman boasted of keeping visitors waiting twenty minutes. A caller later notes the delay by tallying thirteen minutes on the card. The note hints at high bred affectation and social rituals of the era.
Ad asserts scientifically compounded pills relieve Sick Headache Constipation Dyspepsia Biliousness and serve as a safe appetizer for adults and children. It adds a territorial quip about Long Island ladies adopting gun shooting and concludes with a jab about coroners and Vanderbilts.
A lavish catalogue from Bryant & Stratton Chicago Business College announces a 112 page volume with 924x12 inch engravings, distributed free at the college office or mailed for stamps. The piece urges students to obtain a copy and notes postage cost. Also mentions unrelated trade items and local ads for Nellis accessories and Piso's Cure.
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