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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1886
Page
3
Mr Findlay discusses De Quinceys opium habit with anecdotes about the author foot turning black from the drug and his refusal to walk as a cure. describes De Quinceys peculiar dress, lean frame, and the late life clutter of books, notes, and loose coins in a chaotic lodgings.
A German professor unveils Volapuk as a universal language with simple grammar, regular word endings, and no irregulars. Paris opens a free school, and congresses are planned in 1887 at Nuremberg and 1889 for the Universal Exposition, drawing members from Europe and beyond.
In a disturbing monologue a man declares he hates kids and supports locking them away until adulthood. He recalls loving a widow with a child, kissing her in front of the boy who then screams a plea to protect his mother. The tale hints at arranged marriage as a reaction to scandal.
A San Francisco Chronicle anecdote recounts a sharp exchange where a child denies knowledge of a man, calling him the one who bit the mother. The mother smiles to placate the scene as the imp asserts familiarity, delivering a comic, small drama of social etiquette and memory.
The Hartford Post recalls a tale of P. T. Barnum pressuring Harrison Phoebus to cook pigs feet for breakfast. Phoebus, after boiling seven hours and serving hot, exclaimed it suited a king as pigs feet boiled ala Barnum became a worldwide breakfast staple for first class hotels.
A North Carolina governor jokes about Dr Warren accepting a Brigadier General rank amid fears of being shot if the Confederacy fails. A preacher’s dog Watch rises from his pew, leaping over rail and door as the minister calls the dog three times to watch.
A court chaplain recounts eccentric interruptions by the King’s brother the Duke of Cambridge during services. The Duke loudly expresses thoughts, jokes about tithes and theft, comments on rain prayers, and causes a curate to resign at Kew after constant interruptions.
The piece lauds the modern old maid as social, witty, and attractive with dimples and curves. She attends concerts and events, travels with a fashionable entourage, and balances bankable income with independence, appealing to men who value her conversation and finances.
A careful overview of lace velvet and satin cleaning techniques used by professional cleaners. Methods for lace involve a bottle and soap baths, drying on cushions, and gum arabic finishing. Velvet cleansing is a secret dry process using chalk and steam. Ink, champagne, and grease spots are tackled with naphtha, benzine, and oxalic acid. Mildew care also described.
The Chicago Current argues labor meetings should be held Saturday afternoons, not Sunday. It calls pastors and lawyers to attend labor gatherings to calm social tensions, proposing eight hours with Saturday leisure and Sunday union work abolished to prevent social upheaval.
A social gathering of celebrities featured a sharp advocate for Mahometanism over Christianity who dominated conversation. Charles Lamb rebuked him when the party broke up, noting the man had lost his turban. Rejected by the lady of his affections, he later reexamined his beliefs and, after twelve months, confessed faith satisfactory to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
A suburban child’s Sunday school impression prompts a humorous tale about saving pennies for God. The five year old believes pennies are sent to God, who then throws them back to test children’s scramble, reflecting playful religious misunderstanding.
A Boston Courier snippet recalls a pretty maiden who falls overboard and sinks twice while her lover begs for help. She responds with a pleasantry about asking her father, underscoring a melodramatic tone about duty and social expectations.
Importantly located near New York transit, the Grand Union Hotel offers 613 rooms costing about one million dollars to fit out. Daily rates start at $1, with elevator and restaurant service. Proximity to Grand Central Depot and elevated rail access appeals to families seeking economical, first class lodging versus other city hotels.
An alleged true Buffalo hotel poker tale unfolds as seven men play draw poker. A player with four kings and an ace loses after discards shuffle and the dodgy draw yields an ace to the two-card seeker, triggering accusations of fraud amid a high stakes bust. Other ad copy and brief notes on rheumatism tonic follow, including Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters and a health monthly quote. A final quip compares riding a horse to a hobby, noting one cannot dismount a hobby once mounted.
Advertisement for Rough on Piles from World's Dispensary Medical Association lists 663 Main Street Buffalo NY and promises immediate relief and complete cure for itching bleeding and protruding piles. Mentions stamp price and mailing option and urges asking druggists for the remedy.
Advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a superior blood purifier and strength restorer for consumption and weak lungs. Claims it treats general debility and cough, with a sales pitch to send 10 cents for a treatise and notes its availability worldwide. Also mentions a scientist recommending hot salt solution to preserve wood from spring-gun protection needs.
The item catalog highlights a medical sales pitch offering a cure for nervous debility and related ills, requesting 10 cents for a treatise from the World's Dispensary Medical Association. It also notes sharks near Australia, a New York bar reaction to the fact, Ayers Ague Cure for chills and fever, a Kansas editor's phonetic spelling, Hall's Hair Renewer claims, and a sailor accessing bread and milk abroad.
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