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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1875
Page
1
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A moral tale contrasts hypocritical critics who beam at others while ignoring their own flaws with Belle Browning's flawed romance. Belle flirts with Captain De Vaux while engaged to Ralph Loring, provoking jealousy and social gossip. Ralph challenges her to cease flirtation. she refuses, the couple part, and Belle's scheme collapses when Ralph marries Miss Brayton, leaving Belle to face social humiliation.
A letter to the Mercille from a transient resident in a San Francisco hotel details a vertical shaft with a cage for guests to move between levels. The writer notes residents on first and third levels, planned shafts to lower levels, peculiar access corridors, and frequent bell-wire repairs as rooms offer hot and cold water gas and servant bells. Maria is said to be riding between cellar and garret, and the proprietor has installed new bell wires three times since his stay.
Boston Herald notes Grant could secure a commanding plurality at a convention if held soon. It estimates 369 total votes with Southern states offering 138 and 48 more needed for a majority, rating Grant as the strongest early candidate on the first ballot.
In a playful exchange Tom and Rob debate word length and distance between letters. Tom cites varying examples from humor column whimsy, including valetudinarianism and beleaguered, each provoking comic mispronunciation and length-based riddle. The dialogue appears in Jack in the Pulpit from St. Nicholas for April.
In Detroit a newly married couple from Lansing road ride in a Grand River car. The groom tries to hold the bride's hand and threatens to defend her with a strong arm as fellow passengers avert their eyes, the scene likened to a funeral procession.
A column discusses medically dubious claims about hard boiled eggs and digestion. It cites dyspeptic sufferers who improve on egg whites boiled long in water, criticizes Dr Blank and other doctors, and mocks fashionable medical advice while warning against blind trust. The piece also lampoons a self styled expert on women’s behavior and domestic rituals amid observations of mid 19th century gender norms.
A comic anecdote follows Squire Johnson, a model lawyer, as a hot tempered client tries to stiff a cobbler. Johnson trades legal help for cash by pressuring the shoemaker to withdraw, keeping the fee, and the client later congratulates the result as a clever win.
A humorous sketch attributed to Josh Billings extols bees as a model nation. It likens hive life to human society, praises the queen over a king, and ribbingly urges harsh justice for laziness, ending with the speaker’s affectionate regard for busy bees.
A country woman recounts a grand party with two generals one judge a popular author and a playwriter. Her son adds a deputy sheriff wanted to see his father and they left before supper. the father has not yet returned. The boy later claims a dreadful toothache at school.
A quoted Irish reporter described a shooting in which two shots were fired at the victim. The first shot proved fatal while the second was not. The incident is framed with contemporary eyewitness commentary.
A brief, partial snippet shows items titled Original greenbacks Frogs and Cool for a hot day by Shadinos. The readable text hints at a catalog or feature on these subjects but lacks fuller context or details.
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