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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1890
Page
3
A pastoral poem extols a country boy free to roam fields and woods. He dodges no urban controls while savoring nature, outdoor sports, and sturdy health, praising rustic virtue against city constraints and social pressures.
Nora Sterne travels to her cousin Tom Sterne's city for Shamrock Club entertainments. Mistaken by hotel guests as an actress, she is robbed of hairpins and shoes but aided by Harry Sennett and his sister. Misunderstanding resolved, Nora and Harry form a growing bond, leading to their future wedding and a lighthearted episode viewed by amused society.
A reflective essay contrasts true love with mere duty in marriage, arguing that genuine passion arises from inner feeling rather than comforts or social roles. It questions whether those who have never felt deep love can truly know it, and pivots to Italy and Lilya Watson’s New York Mercury piece on love and beauty, followed by notes on color norms in Elizabethan and Victorian literature.
A reprinted Allania Constitution critique asserts Southern negro stereotypes in minstrel shows are largely fanciful and linked to old circus caricatures like Bob Ridley. The piece questions the authenticity of performers claiming slavery era personas and mocks the notion of a banjo bearing white authored songs.
A New York Weekly fragment narrates a mother reproving her daughter for late night reading while a visitor, Mr Lilliwhite, is present. The scene hints at mistaken assumptions about eye strain and a clock striking ten. The passage contrasts mountain and seaside escapes with evenings spent among young couples.
The Cottonwood Register reports at a One Methodist gathering Rev. Shibrow urged sinners to come forward. A Western Antipodes maiden responded and Shibrow comforted her, prompting a stern male cousin to intervene and escort her home. The incident caused consternation and several attendees left in disgust.
An old newspaper advertisement touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a reliable cure for liver disorders and bilious symptoms. It claims the tonic directly affects the biliary gland, offering complete relief from jaundiced skin, coated tongue, indigestion, headache, nausea, and right-side pain through a steady course of the remedy.
Mrs Gotham recounts a startling caper as four girls aged eleven and younger forced a back door with a hatchet then pried open a trunk with a file and chisel to steal 250 dollars and a diamond ring in Chicago. The exchange highlights shock at the crime as the city is named.
A collage of short notes and anecdotes from a New York hotel scene and distant obituaries. A man claims expert lens tech from Syracuse figure William Maucoum, a Toledo doctor touts Hall’s Catarrh Cure, and a Brazilian burial custom features scarlet coffins horses and livery in vivid color.
An account from Bush Fighting recounts a New Zealand Maori chief sending gifts after his wounded son was treated by British surgeons. A cartload of potatoes arrived with thanks and a pledge to spare wounded enemy soldiers, preferring limb amputation as repayment in the future.
The ad claims Mother’s Friend shortens labor and reduces danger to both mother and baby when used before birth. It advertises writs to The Bradfield Regulator Co. in Atlanta and sale by druggists. The snippet also includes assorted notices and ads for Dobbins’ Electric Soap and various remedies.
An advertising notice touts Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy as a universal cure, offering $500 for an uncured case. It lists catarrh symptoms and asserts the remedy cures worst cases, with 50 cents and company address in Washington D C. Also promotes pension attorney services with no fee unless successful.
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