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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1887
Page
2
The Register surveys longevity claims and curiosities from around the world. It notes African American wealth figures, aging milestones, notable scientists, long life estimates, and peculiar natural and man made marvels, including a seven foot clock in Erie County and a hay fork mishap injuring a man’s eye.
The article notes scorpions used in a nest where stings are cut before cooking. It also cites a Vermont Supreme Court decision condemning boycott tactics as a violent abuse of labor relations and a threat to justice. Additional items cover curiosities from Chile, Peruvian eyes preserved for adornment, and author Mrs. Southworth's prolific career.
The seven year old princess Charlotte is praised for clear judgment and language. She rebukes a flattering teacher and orders a discharge, insisting tutors correct errors, then plans a careful search for a better instructor during a pleasant vacation.
The article surveys dental care and cosmetic dentistry, noting progress from natural teeth to artificial sets and the social drive for beauty. It discusses cleaning, powders, brushes, and tools, then shifts to Volapuk a planned universal language gaining readers in Europe and America.
A fairy tale from Saturday Review tells of eighty one princes who betray a hare seeking aid. The hare is abused by sea crocodiles while crossing from Oki to the mainland, but Prince Eighty-one shows compassion and helps heal the hare. The tale ends with the hare aided by the rightful prize, proving cheating never prospers.
An Arkansas circuit rider tells of a sermon disruption in Gum Lick by a hard shell Baptist who bars Methodists from communion. The clash ends with fisticuffs over whisky and bread, prompting the rider to seek church freedom and a two pound hoe.
Rev Father Johann Martin Scheleyer of Constance Baden Germany created Volapuk as a universal language. An accomplished linguist and priest he has studied languages for forty six years and speaks twenty eight tongues including Chinese and three African languages. He invented Volapuk in 1878 announced it in 1879 and had perfected it by 1881 for publication.
The piece describes Rotten Row in Hyde Park as a horse riding hub with ladies and gentlemen from twelve to two. It notes Apsley House of the Duke of Wellington and the grand displays of carriages and aristocracy from five to seven during London's season in St Nicholas by Frank Rh. Stockton.
Special Officer Frank Harrigan recalls a dark night at Thirty seventh Street Philadelphia where a passing train killed a man whose heart clogged a switch causing the lever to fail. The story notes a death and a gruesome detail from the railroad scene. Also includes a stat about marriages and longevity from M Lagneau.
A Harper's Bazar excerpt details Fulton County New York as the origin of most American gloves. Gloversville and Johnstown host over 150 manufactories with about 20,000 residents, seven-eighths of whom are glovemakers. The industry uses skins from Mexico, Central and South America, Africa, and beyond, supporting an $8 million yearly business and paying skilled workers from $6 to $80 a month.
A traveler aboard a vessel off Arabia describes a daring game as young divers near shore toss coins to claim them, while captains and crew watch. Two sharks drift nearby but stir no fear, and the scene ends with a note on Woodhall Spa’s iodine colored waters revealing a brown tint.
A Detroit Free Press item recalls Mrs. McDuffy in Indianapolis whose remarks at a baseball game show misunderstanding of the sport. She mistakes players for horses, confuses strikes and fly balls, questions bases and scoring, and criticizes the crowd, prompting her husband to steer her to the carriage after a tense exchange.
A historic note on horn books as early primers, their rarity, and a British Museum exemplar. The item features a horn bound leaf with alphabet, vowels, and the Lord's Prayer, dating back to early education practice. A 1720 illustration shows a child with the horn book, and Christ Cross Row marks the worn Oxford catalogued specimen.
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