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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1886
Page
3
A New York Sun article quotes a veteran postman offering practical advice for navigating icy sidewalks. He urges wide foot placement and landing on the ball of the foot, plus keeping the body limber and eyes on the path to avoid falls, with a playful note for ladies on muff handling.
Swiss and Swedish physicians recently studied eye color classed as blue or brown with gray shades. Findings include brown-eyed women more likely to marry, dissimilar-eye couples having more children, and blue-eyed offspring probabilities differing by parental eye color. In Switzerland results are clear, Sweden shows brown eyes rising in frequency and gender disparity.
Curran dismissed Byron’s farewell as whimpering and mocked a man wiping tears with the public. He lampoons Irish accents abroad and a stingy barrister who travels with a shirt and a guinea, noting the frugal stubbornness persists.
A man struck by lightning showed signs of life after restoration efforts. Asked about sensations during the strike, he exclaimed he had not realized he was hit. He speculated distraction by thoughts of attempting flirtatious behavior when his wife unexpectedly walked in.
An old advertorial piece argues tight hair and pins cause neuralgia in women. It then touts Athlophoros as a cure, citing testimonials from J.P. Mallette and James D. Gibbin, claiming rapid relief and urging readers to buy from Athlophoros Co at 112 Wall Street, New York.
The chronoscope of Captain Noble records dynamite transmitting an explosion through trains at 20 000 to 24 000 feet per second, so a one foot cartridge detonates in about 1/24 000 second. A mile of cartridges end to end could explode in 1/4 second, with midline firing yielding 1/8 second. Explosions offer engineering uses like blasting arches or walls, as detonation propagates instantly along the train. The high velocity explains the immense instantaneous pressure and violent effects even from small open-air detonations.
The excerpt catalogs quirky dialogue and stray notices: Maudie Flighty questions Mr Hodges about Century birth, Dr C Fawcett touts Red Star Cough Cure, a London Vegetarian dinner menu mocks abstinence, Dr Foote’s Health Monthly quips on reform, and James Harlan praises St Jacobs Oil as a cure for rheumatism. The piece blends social chatter with medical and dietary ads, reflecting period tone and issues.
The Grand Union Hotel near Grand Central Depot advertises 613 rooms fitted at one million dollars with daily rates from $1 and up, offering elevator access, a restaurant, and convenient horse car and elevated rail service. It appeals to families as a cost effective option among first class hotels in the city.
A period ad summary notes catarrh warnings and urges Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy, plus other tonics and patent medicines. It promotes cures for stomach, liver and kidney troubles, dates Florida excursions, and touts Dr Peter Schmidt's Golden Seal Bitters with broad claims of universal cures.ENDS
An advertising collage offers free samples of Warners White Wine of Tar n Syrup to ministers lawyers doctors and teachers via dealer orders with a map of the Holy Land free. It promotes Rough on Itch products and a Dr. Wm Hall Lungs Balsam endorsement, naming testimonials and relief claims for coughs colds and consumption.
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