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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1877
Page
1
The Register announces publication every Friday by Wm Slater with annual or semiannual payment terms. Advertising rates are listed for full and fractional squares, local column notices, and column widths. All transient ads must be prepaid and job work paid on delivery.
Irwin Russell recounts John Smith a new attorney defending a poor client Joseph Scroggs amid a dramatic trial with defenses built on many hypotheses. The piece weaves in a separate tale of Lurlington advising ethics and a moral river rescue by William Acton who saves a child, leading to a decisive Acton title dispute resolved by Smith defending Acton to honor justice.
A Dutch farmer in the Pennsylvania oil regions leased land to an oil company last spring for one eighth of all oil mined. When the arrangement shifted to twelve to one, he discovered the split favored the oil men eleven barrels to one. He exclaimed in broken German glossing his mistake, noting this was the time he learned eight was more than two.
A bore for coal at Coe Iowa tapped a subterranean river or lake after seventy feet. A heavy rumble followed by a water rush filled a six inch tube and lifted a 700 pound drilling machine. Water shot twenty feet high, then formed jets, discharging about a barrel per minute. The water was pure and cold, and objects placed in the tube were hurled back.
The admonition urges truthfulness in recounting observed events, warning that embellishment corrupts facts over time. It stresses reporting exactly what happened, preserving accuracy to gain trust and avoid misrepresentation.
A new Baptist convert sought baptism but faced a clerical quirk. She asked a minister if he could perform the rite and join the church, and he replied he could but does not baptize in washing. The episode highlights local church customs and individual clergy practice.
A Russian Czarist journey to Jassy ends with Captain Pouzminski of the Tenth Lancers mortally wounding himself after kneeling to beg forgiveness. The man had a wartime record, desertion sentence, and a history of seeking reinstatement, culminating in the dramatic act as the train pulled away.
Grace Greenwood recalls a village tale of urgent mercy when a moribund husband neared death. A minister, a doctor, and a resolute wife confront suffering and a drastic act described as mercy. The narrative contrasts past practices with modern hesitation, portraying a drastic exit as a perceived kindness.
A cheerful outlook is urged as the best antidote to fretfulness. The piece warns fretting ruins life and suggests cultivating a positive view to let joy grow, citing an English doctor's caution that a dull mind cannot capture opportunity.
The Galaxy notes that society plays rely less on loud melodrama and more on subtle dialogue. Audiences have grown less sentimental since the era of Mrs. Siddons and Kean, while actors avoid overblown theatrics and allow quieter drama to carry scenes. The piece contrasts older stage passions with contemporary restraint.
The Archbishop of Canterbury denounces a six year old child instruction manual for confession issued by ritualists. He warns in the upper house about the text teaching that sins must be confessed to a priest for God’s forgiveness. The dispute follows recent rulings and broad press opposition.
The New Albany Ledger-Standard argues that contraction must end and specie payments should resume soon, opposing Wall Street theories. It favors hard money on a standard, seeks expansion of currency, and claims the resumption law benefits the rich less while the people gain prosperity.
A high ranking person is stopped by a rude toll keeper on a bridge. The toll keeper retorts that he too is a prince, sparking a humorous exchange about rank and authority.
A historical note describes the sultan feeding and clothing three hundred women and five thousand palace residents who are unused to economizing or considering others. The scene highlights lavish imperial care and the burden on palace resources.
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