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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1892
Page
2
The Register urges Chicago readers to split the water before broiling it as a health tip. It lauds Prince Bismarck as the greatest living man of his country whose name will endure beyond his detractors.
The proposal suggests that balloon ascensions could redirect bold but reckless adventurers away from dangerous ventures. It envisions air voyages as a meaningful addition to modern civilization with a practical purpose and safety potential.
A rumor claims Italian brigandage shifted from New Orleans to Brazil with a mob in San Paulo tearing Brazilian flags and causing disturbances. The piece quips that Brazilians should appoint a Mayor Shakespeare among them.
A writer notes how rare it is to meet a man who says he is better off now than at any previous time. Most men claim they are poorer than before and fondly recall days when they had five dollar gold pieces instead of pennies.
A critical notice denounces a credit trust operating down east for lining up officers who are church members and jokes about advertising on the Bible’s first page next to reading matter. It urges wary patrons to avoid such a trust.
Henry H. Stanley, defeated in a parliamentary contest, may come to America to seek a U S congressional seat. He has a history of willing nationality changes or party shifts when profit appeared likely.
The British Company of Oriental Africa expedition from Zanzibar, led by Capt. Nelson, reportedly killed many natives. The piece questions why humane societies remain silent and calls the conduct shameful and morally troubling.
Observers say women’s apparel is improving rapidly with the departure of bird cage hoopskirts and the bustle. The corset debate is seen as a healthful sign of better times, with Dio Lewis and Jenness Miller poised for dramatic public praise or clash.
The report states six to eight poaching vessels and twenty five Victoria sealers seized, with the supply steamer Coquillion and the US cutter Corwin enforcing a strict modus vivendi in North Pacific waters. Corwin captures and seizes 6000 sealskins stolen against orders from Britain and the United States.
The Yale graduating class funded four years of education at public expense, but a riot erupted on Commencement night due to riotous alumni. The attack on Tutor Moore’s room shocked the college, with calls that those involved be lashed by public opinion.
The nation buzzed after a woman struck Mr. Gladstone in the eye with gingerbread. The twist reveals the assailant was a devoted admirer of the Grand Old Man, using the pastry gesture to show affection.
The passage describes a woman who treasurers gingerbread to present as a token of zeal, then grieves over its ruin. It likens her to Barbara Fretchie and other unconscious heroines, suggesting Liberals might adopt the gingerbread as a campaign emblem and the old lady could enter history for her act.
TRE Railway Age notes the immense workload on managers and crews during floods that year. It cites lives lost and a General Manager living six weeks in a car to oversee flood response. Despite critics, it credits tireless railway workers for limiting disasters and preserving public safety during the severe season.
A wealthy Austrian woman establishes an asylum for mothers in law, prompting debate on why such a group warrants secluded retreat. The piece questions gender roles, suggests funds may come from sons in law, and mocks the social impulse behind the eccentric institution.
The article describes the coming of age topknot ritual among Sia mese children. A round crown patch is left while remaining hair is shaved, the hair wound into a coil and secured with a jeweled pin, and a floral chaplet worn for festive ceremonies signaling emancipation for boys or marriageable age for girls. Dates vary by family and are chosen by a soothsayer, commonly nine eleven or thirteen, with even numbers avoided.
A brief quotation from the Atchison Globe notes that too many people appoint Father Confessors for their friends, reflecting a satirical view on social help or interference.
A compact history of Morse and the birth of telegraphy from his 1837 Congress appeal through the 1845 Baltimore Washington line. It notes funding hurdles, stock figures, early costs for messages, route challenges, and early public reception of telegrams.
In the Notel des Invalides the nobles trick a countryman by claiming a headless veteran is nearby. The countryman asks for the headless veteran, then quips that the lords themselves lack brains. The nobles’ joke ends up shaming them.
Jacques Inaudi a 24 year old French youth amazes Parisians with rapid calculations. He multiplies twenty four figure numbers and finds square and cube roots within seconds and can repeat every number on the board an hour later. His memory is pure numerical prowess.
The article recounts Sequoyah's creation of the Cherokee writing system, tracing his birth in the Cherokee nation, his sole use of Cherokee, and how he devised eighty five characters from animal cries and natural sounds leading to a printed Advocate in Cherokee.
The Kossuth party in Hungary’s Parliament remains a band of white haired elders who regularly refuse to attend when the king’s palace reception is announced. Their leader questions whether the black and yellow flag will fly over the palace, declaring their abstention if affirmed. Kossuth, now ninety, prides himself on self earned living and rejects pension offers from Italy.
The article surveys speculation on the first language spoken by Adam. It notes claims that Hebrew, Chaldee, and Arabic are dialects, Goropius and Kemp proposed varied languages for Paradise, and Persians held three tongues for Paradise Arabic Persian and Turkish as spoken by different figures.
An Alexandria sharpster ran a scam manufacturing Egyptian mummies using donkey skins and a scent to fake antiquity. Curious trade led to scrutiny and an investigation revealing secret cemetery connections. He is now a convict.
The remark notes that once an alleged idle lie is spoken it ceases to be idle and becomes part of the discourse, altering perception and attention surrounding the claim. It emphasizes the effect of articulation on the status of a claim.
Detroit merchant OG B Northrop known on Woodward avenue claims a dramatic recovery from creeping paralysis after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. The article recounts prior case of John Marshall in Hamilton and notes pills are sold for 50 cents a box, with Northrop praising their nerve and blood restoring effects.
Nathaniel Hawthorne a kindly consul at Liverpost tests a boy claiming to be American. The boy names Exeter New Hampshire and Skim-milk Folsom as the source of his memories. Hawthorne deems him honest and provides a passage home.
Belgium becomes the first nation to outlaw hypnotizing. The parliament in Brussels approves penalties including two weeks to six months imprisonment and fines up to 200 dollars for exhibition of a hypnotized person. Non physicians face fines for hypnotizing anyone under 21 or not fully competent. Those inducing contracts from a hypnotized person face imprisonment, with complicit benefactors also punished.
The sea horse is three to four inches long and regarded as more dignified than many fish. It can look two ways at once and has a horse shaped head. Its pale gray body shows tiny blue spots and silver spangles. dorsal fins are gold fringed, and the prehensile tail allows an erect stance when wrapped around a fixed object.
The passage notes animal behavior signaling approaching rain. Flies sting, ants hurry with burdens, donkeys bray, cows cluster, pigs handle straw, a sleepy dog and a washing cat all hint at wet weather. It presents a folk-weather belief tying animal actions to upcoming rain.
A new alloy close to gold uses one hundred parts copper and six parts antimony. It is melted and fluxed with carbonate lime to increase density, can be rolled forged and soldered like gold, and retains its gold color after ammonia and acid vapor exposure. Ingot price is about twenty five cents per pound.
The author argues that cyclone is overused to describe storms and that victims insist their experience matches the term. They resist being told the event was not a cyclone and prefer to keep the traditional label in discussion.
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