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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1878
Page
1
A speaker recalls a wild rose by the roadside, its beauty and scent, then the flower dies. An old harp awakens a failed moment, a wild bird’s song fades with its death, and memory lingers on the price of what might have been. The poem portrays longing, art, and the cost of lost chance.
A delegate platform from Indiana Democrats advocates retiring national bank notes and issuing treasury notes with full legal tender. They push US notes as legal tender, government control of money, state taxation of US notes, and repeal of the resumption act, plus salaries cuts and labor protections. They demand pensions for Mexican War veterans and oppose subsidies and court overreach. They denounce returning boards and Tilden Hendricks.
Frederick Putnam, foreman and bookkeeper at William Winston & Co., recounts a December eve near the bank with a traveling Anderson, a failed loan, and a coat mistaken for his. a deadly moment ends with a dramatic recovery, a fortuitous pardon, and an upcoming wedding to Carrie.
A New York Commercial cartoon-like remark discusses financial magnates in Texas who remain unchanged in dress and habit. It humorously notes a rural scene where a country bank offers check cashing during business hours while the President might be found next door in a bar room playing dominoes and a cashier in a red shirt and boots officiates a backyard dog fight.
In an inquiry gathering a determined woman raised her voice and declared What was I created for She repeated the phrase with growing emphasis until an elderly fellow in the congregation stood up and said I give it up The scene is described as striking beyond words set against the crowd and setting.
The piece recalls famous figures who faltered before audiences. Robert Hall failed on first attempt to speak, Pitt balked at public talk, Lord Camden coaxed him into a room with children. Webster and Cowper also faced stage fright, Cowper even contemplating suicide over public duties.
A young man on a Truckee California ranche was observed attempting to unyoke a pair of cattle at noon while preparing to feed them. The incident reveals a curious scene as the man struggles with the yoke on the pair of horned cattle. The report notes his unusual method and the surrounding activity on the ranch.
Pocket handkerchiefs shrink to tiny size while black satin and draperies recede. No overskirts appear on fashionable outfits as belts accompany pleated or Grecian corsages. Cutaway jackets appeal to young women and gauntlet gloves with silk embroidery rise in novelty. Crepe batiste emerges for summer dresses in delicate bright shades. Wide galloons and plush fabrics decorate ball gowns with silver gold threads and bead effects.
The Luneci warns that domestic cats can harm children by warmth and suffocation and can bite or scratch, risking hydrophobia. It notes cats are dangerous when angered and urges proper provision for their support to prevent overpopulation.
A Russian paper recounts a Siberian find where wolves feed on a frozen mammoth flesh exposed by a cliff. The writer argues this may be the oldest preserved meat, far older than any Egyptian mummy, and speculates future gourmands tasting mammoth filet from Siberia after millennia in ice.
A physician claims couples sleeping in the same bed disturb each other’s nervous systems and warns against habitual co-sleeping. The London Times misreported Lady Kennedy’s twins, later corrected to a railway opening telegram. A quip about Diogenes in New York mocks honesty and a wedding dilemma about a blind bride.
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