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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1888
Page
3
An Apache County report describes Moqui snake dance performances with multiple dancers carrying snakes in their mouths. The spectacle drew applause despite dangerous, offbeat acts as spectators recoiled at the sight of the writhing serpents and the crowd laughed at a boy's tense mishap.
Jewelers' Weekly warns that many thousands of dollars worth of gems may be lost in fires. Diamonds may suffer luster loss after repeated heating. sapphires and rubies can change color or crack with temp shifts. topaz is destroyed. pearls crumble.
Carter H. Harrison writes from Siam praising Bangkok as the Venice of the East. He notes broad streets, extensive canals, and floating houses used for homes and shops. Ships, paddle rows, steam barges, and a swift tide fill the waterways while pagodas and gilded temples loom above a lush riverine city scenery.
A Unitarians gathering heard a speaker recount a minister’s tale about exchange illustrating broad moral applications. The anecdote centered on how a preacher used commerce to explore generosity, reciprocity, and community responsibility in everyday life.
A Pittsburg Dispatch report recounts a New York magistrate who helped a pickpocket by praising a pocket locating scheme. The magistrate shook hands with the thief, gave him $10 and a Barnum's pass, and advised patenting the method for finding a lady’s dress pocket. Miss Tailormade left at the next stop, then rode on.
A Boston Transcript excerpt depicts a mock railway scene with a ticket agent, conductor, engineer, and railroad officials debating the next train for Blankville. They discuss advertised 2 30 pm start, possible delays due to lunch, engagements, and crew readiness. The train may depart this afternoon if all approve, else cancel, while a cautious train boy tempers expectations.
A neighborhood scare as Little Ned wanders away and eludes his family before being found by an older brother. The boy ends his bedtime prayer with a humorous line about not dying from the rumpus, echoing a Boston Globe phrase.
The text mixes playful dialogue about Madame Junot and Miss Van Emerson with notes on evolving technologies and history. It references Juno's imagined retort to Paris for Venus, the Lighthouse Board considering electric buoy lighting to replace costly air-lit beacons, and historical tidbits on a sundial in Rome, feathers in English beds, and the 1785 steam engine use in cotton manufacture by Boulton and Watts.
A New York Telegram piece argues pneumonia is driven by hidden kidney disease and urges using Warner’s safe cure to restore kidney vitality. It cites high death counts, warns of sudden onset, and claims many suffer unknowingly while doctors conceal the true cause.
A collection of quips and observations about sleep, nerves, and wisdom. It touches on sleeping prone for protection, a tribute to a fallen leader, nervous disorders and a tonic claim for Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, plus brief notes on waterproof footwear and bread alum tests.
An article extols traditional female roles and promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a guaranteed remedy for women’s ailments. It claims the medicine benefits health and beauty, offering a money back guarantee by manufacturers and druggists. It also mentions George Alfred Townsend enjoying wine with dinner.
An old advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets as cures for a range of ailments from headaches to liver and bowel issues. The copy likens consumption to a foe defeated by early treatment and emphasizes personal interests and thrift.
Important citizens of Arenac County are urged to note the Circuit Court Commissioner’s report from Stanpisy Michigan dated September 15 1887. The testimony references medical remedies and local endorsements for Hib bard's Rheumatic syrup and plasters claiming notable patient improvement and labor ability.
An 19th or early 20th century ad excerpt promotes Rough on Rats powder and WELLS INVISIBLE VELVET DREAM beauty powder. The pest powder advises sprinkling dry Rough on Rats to clear roaches and water bugs. The cosmetic offers whitening effects, a skin tone improving liquid, and claims of non irritation. Products priced at £1.00, available from Druggists and Nancy Goods Dealers or by express from E. Weyluxa, Jersey City, NJ.
Letter to the editor promotes a remedy for consumption with two free bottles offered upon request and requests readers to send their Express and P.O. address. The second portion urges men in unoccupied classes to write to B F Johnson & Co for a potentially lucrative money making opportunity in Richmond, Virginia.
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