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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1893
Page
2
The Register notes a crinoline trust already announced and predicts capitalists entering the field. Charles de Lesseps is said to have broken down from overburden of cases, while a persistent suitor often finds his chance on a streetcar. The piece contrasts sympathy for a man buying forgery gold bricks with copper cores.
Theodore Thomas listened via telephone as a pianist performed from New York. Thomas regarded the feat as fortunate noting such a distant musician is not easily secured.
The Philadelphia School of Pedagogy currently has eleven professors and one pupil. The pupil is a bright young man making rapid progress.
The railroad army of the United States totals 784000, with 530000000 passengers carried in 1892. Only one passenger in 1808700 was killed, reflecting the era's relative safety in rail travel.
In Wyomine peculiar residents pressure lawmakers to reconvene the Legislature. They push for action on local issues rather than voting rights or cattle disputes, signaling a unique political moment.
A proposal to disarm Chicago police officers is under consideration. The idea argues that an unarmed officer would be ineffective for maintaining peace yet could serve as a humane monument.
Mrs. Biarxe has been asked by Gov Cleaves of Maine to permit the body of her husband to be moved to Augusta for final burial. If disturbance is necessary it should only be for relocation to a national necropolis in Washington.
A party of New Yorkers will embark soon across the continent in a special train of palace cars, while other citizens of the republic refuse such luxury and continue to ride the brake-beam. The piece notes that men are born free and equal, but tastes differ.
An English Admiral reportedly ordered the sun not to set at the usual hour delaying sunset beyond the family almanac. Darkness arrived as expected. The remark notes the irony that if sunset must be delayed one could stop the earth, a witty admonition on astronomy and timing.
The turbaned Turks are accused of tampering with mail to and from the United States. Much of the affected mail was destined for missionaries who complain to local authorities without success. The piece argues that the time for U S intervention has arrived and taunts the pilfering masters of the harem to beware.
A speaker notes U S divorces run about 16 400 annually for twenty years yet constitute roughly 1 percent of marriages. He argues no human endeavor shows as small a failure rate as marriage, highlighting its fragility and societal impact.
A new Massachusetts state prison warden instantly confiscates dumb bells from inmate cells after a threat to strike a guard. He vows to provide work to curb demand for gym exercises and maintain safety.
A Chicago capitalist follows a spirit influenced fortune scheme run by a clairvoyant, then dies by his own hand as the clairvoyant loses support. A hard headed judge questions whether spiritual control can govern mundane estates and the whisky trust states it will accept investigation under conditions.
The committee shall not touch on tender topics and will refrain from informing anyone of any findings. It is not a reflection on a worthy trust to note the coincidence that a chicken thief would stand trial under similar terms.
Praners pay dearly for education as Kotohito Kan-in, a Japanese imperial family member, hires Mme Jane Hading in Paris for French lessons. The prince reportedly spent over $7,000 on silk stockings Valenciennes robes and pink chemises, revealing the cost of royal instruction and luxury.
The article praises Charles J. Murphy of the U S Department of Agriculture for spreading corn bread in Germany and now Denmark. It frames corn as a symbol of American spirit and a major enterprise to benefit American producers and European consumers, suggesting European stomachs may adopt corn dishes.
A sharp con by a well dressed man targets a Chicago newsboy who delivers a pote for 25 cents after securing faith with his money. The boy, possessing only 12, learns the note is false and the stranger vanishes with $2, a tale contrasted with the typical Chicago newsboy stereotype.
English newspapers discuss a plan for Britain to build warehouses of wheat or flour and stock a reserve. With domestic wheat output at about one third of consumption, experts debate two months to half a year of supply. Buying now could be cheap as U S stocks are high, but government action is unlikely this cereal year.
Parliament established a postal system for the American colonies in 1710, creating communication links across British territories and shaping early mail services for colonial governance and commerce.
Poem fragment depicts larks and swallows migrating from Algiers to the South sea breeze. Birds call spring, thrushes sing, and a slave woman imagines swallows will fly northward tomorrow, amid olive hills, radiant skies, and April promises.
A traveler recounts a harrowing intruder episode in India two years ago. After a slow, moonlit ascent with a native escort and a sleeping friend away on a sea voyage, the narrator encounters two leopards entering his bungalow. Tibboo abandons him as the leopards threaten, but the narrator retrieves a gun and shoots one, while Tibboo shoots the other with a single barrel. The leopards’ danger lingers as the narrator survives the ordeal and reflects on the escape.
A Paris woman runs a dog tailoring business with a reception room, water bowls, biscuit jars, and water color pattern books for costumes. Patterns cover materials from chamois to sealskin and are designed for poodles and terriers. The article notes the Grand Army of the Republic has 406,138 members.
A sweeping collage notes unions expanding globally from London to New Zealand and the United States. It cites thousands of workers and wages in trades from bakers and printers to gasfitters and masons, plus policy items, cooperative efforts, and public notices on working hours and labor legislation.
A garbled ad urges readers to form many words from the letters in World s Fair to win free trips and seeds prizes. It promises multiple cash rewards for 30 to 75 words and invites entries with stamps. The notice ends noting Countess Ruspoli relics tied to Napoleon.
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