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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1884
Page
2
The Greek minister officially notified the government of the pork embargo removal. The result is a hoped for return of American hogs to Greece, signaling economic and agricultural ties warming after a period of restriction. The note underscores shifting trade relations and anticipates market access for U.S. pork products.
A compendium of curiosities from 19th century tabloids including a Terre Haute gag cigar incident ending in a fine, a long lunch bill for Chang the Chinese giant, fashion street parties in London staying to midnight, and notes on cardinals and vaccination linked jaundice in Bremen workers. Also covered are new one mile per ticket railway systems, a Chicago nose obsession tale, and speculative US population growth estimates around 56 million for next May.
A sixteenth century tale tells of Mr Allen a reputed sorcerer who left his watch on a windowsill overnight. A chambermaid hearing a ticking thing in a case thought it to be his devil or familiar spirit and threw it from the window into the water below to drown the devil.
A Palatka correspondent notes that despite many Florida topics in books and periodicals, visitors still find surprising truths about the state. The piece sketches warm noons, sparse blossoms, red sand, orange trees in sand, yellowing residents, mosquitos, flies, and odd local tales, with humorous glimpses of locals and landscapes.
Thoughtful men worry about youths avoiding mechanical trades and seeking clerical roles. Yet demand for skilled mechanics is high with strong pay. The piece cites Fall River Lowell Lawrence capitalists who started in mills and rose, and notes a Willimantic Mills manager invited to Pullman Car Company at $20,000 yearly, a former machinist who advanced due to skill.
Prizes to be won in all mechanical industries by young men of talent and pluck who are willing that sheer merits shall bring them success.
A humorous tale follows Alexander Nonesuch as he wanders a February evening, recalling a gondola confession to Clytie Stiggins. He bespeaks his future with a wealthy heiress, Beryl Clearsides, and jokes about marriage and frugality amid playful social satire.
An Indiana farmer rushes home after hearing a Chicago paper report a schooner with 36,000 bushels of corn sunk in Lake Michigan. He urges loading three wagons with corn and selling in Indianapolis before noon to capitalize on a predicted 30 cent rise per bushel. The anecdote reflects anxious market chatter from Wall Street News.
A humorous exchange between Mattie and her mother about giving whisky to a doll with a cold, revealing a child’s belief and a joke about parental habits. The item closes with a note about 4,000 personal crisis reports in Paris last year.
A mixed rundown of stagey decorative items and practical craft ideas. It covers slippers and bag designs in gray brown or stone with monograms, brush cases with applique and silk embroidery, and megilp usage to avoid oil rims when printing. It then sketches catball cones from paper fans, cornucopia mounting, ribbon bows, and a simple cheesecloth window curtain project with borders, crochet-like rings, and leaf motifs in gold and colors. The excerpt ends with a market quip about Acron price.
The narrator recalls a Northern Wisconsin mill where logs are transformed into lumber using iron dogs and heavy saws. A worker backed into a revolving saw and was killed. the mill paused as the head sawyer reset the tool. The piece ends with a caution to avoid leaning on a buzz saw.
The piece recalls Billy Patterson and the men who struck him featuring Fireman Larkin Snow and relates a parallel tale of another Snow not related to Larkin. It notes David Snow, president of the Bank of the Republic, was well informed on mercantile matters and visited the Produce Exchange daily to spot investments, including a meeting with flour dealer Willis House on Change.
A former Detroit Times employee recalls Lawrence Barrett's boyhood path from a June office applicant to a dedicated theater artist. He describes Barrett's late night Shakespearean rehearsals behind the scenes, his self made rise, and a reunion during the Civil War era when Barrett rose to acclaim as a leading tragedian. Alla Cantornia closes with pride in Barrett's unparalleled Shakespearean mastery.
In a local social tale Rouneeville, famed for his wit and style, pursues Ida Mumsey while Bounceville declares love and reveals poverty. Prodder scorns him as a hireable suitor, but Mumsey defends Bounceville noting he values character over money as Ida and Bounceville plan a future, with Mumsey offering a share in his business.
A quoted Scientific American snippet challenges the notion of a steam heating company. It argues steam must be heated before use, noting steam is hot by nature and questions the purpose of forming such a company. The dialogue playful yet pointed at industry logic and utility.
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