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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1884
Page
3
The Germantown Telegraph editor argues pork is wholesome and essential for the population, calling critics misguided. He contends moderate pork eating sustains active people, supports armed forces and commerce, and rebukes those who label pork unhealthy as ignorant and anti progress.
A traveler recalls Bermuda’s coral reefs extending ten to twenty miles offshore with islands and shoals that torment sailors. Rugged shores feature cliffs and terraces, caverns, and carved formations, while sea life appears in coral, sea moss, hermit crabs, and small fish in natural rock aquaria awaiting the tide.
A suburban shopkeeper enacts a cruel payroll rule, firing any worker who cannot sell to one third of customers. A clever salesman saves a sale by duplicating fabric salvaging a remnant, deceiving a customer who later accuses the first store of short measure. The tale ends unresolved with the worker unseen.
A fragment notes that he concluded she met with some satisfaction there while acknowledging it was a risky move for him. The line from the Boston Globe hints at a tense, possibly personal or political encounter with uncertain outcomes.
The account describes the tomb of a close companion of the Prophet in a sanctified tomb chamber. It details black and white marble walls, geometric inlays, rose and blue glass windows, a Venetian glass chandelier, and a bronze grate surrounding the catafalque with embroidered balls and banners from Hussein ben Ali’s successors. Algerian soldiers and visitors show reverence as Arabic manuscripts and relics are displayed.
A tale mirrors Solomon’s judgment as Visakha proposes sharing the child to reveal the true mother. The Tibetan Kanjur recounts two claimants to a single child. the louder cry and a display of compassion reveal the genuine parent, with the false claimant punished.
The New York Commercial Advertiser notes a surplus of able writers idle near journals and periodicals. It recalls Johnson and Thomson facing early hard times in London, and argues New York currently hosts unprecedented unemployed literary talent with no end in sight.
The Horner family of Mells near Frome Somerset claim ties to the Little Jack Horner legend. A 1540 will shows bequests to John Horner the younger, and during Glastonbury Abbey’s destruction the Horners profited by accessing monastic wealth. The line survives at Mells today.
A physician advised view that consumption begins as hereditary weakness and affects all ages. Emphasis on revival through rest, fresh air, outdoor exercise, nourishing easy to digest foods, fat intake, and digestive support drugs under physician guidance. Historic claim cites cures from improved health.
An elderly man recalls heroic deeds during a bank run when he was president of a town bank. He coordinated payroll and issued checks on the bank to buy time, then used funds from his shop to pay creditors. In three hours they raised enough money to cover all deposits and save the bank.
Popular Science notes a massive surplus of meat byproducts in the River Plate republics with 80 million sheep and 25 million cattle for 2.5 million people. Sheep are valued for wool, carcasses rot, and tallow becomes a staple export while mutton is often wasted or burned as fuel. In Australia and nearby colonies, millions of sheep and cattle are boiled down for tallow within five years.
The Sunday School Times argues against the idea religion has faded from public life. It cites English and American last year’s book trade statistics showing theology leads with 945 titles, educational and classical works second with 682, as evidence religion still drives publishing demand.
Mr George Home a major Columbia River Oregon fish canner recounted a seven year rheumatism spell with six months at Arkansas Hot Springs and Paso Robles Springs California each year without relief. After using St Jacobs Oil he reports quick elimination of joint stiffness and soreness.
The Pittsburgh Dispatch reports spool production at a massive factory turning out 100000 gross daily and using 2500 cords of birch wood yearly. Wood sticks four to five feet long are cut into blocks, drilled, seasoned, and dried in hot air. A boy runs the machine, sorting knotty pieces as spools self polish in drums. Some spools are dyed, others ready to use. Spool capacity is 100 200 or 500 yards, and silk and linen firms provide patterns for barrel head and bevel to match thread needs.
A short humor sketch about a Dakota town postmaster and a neighbor who learns his grocery bill is carried by a misdelivered letter. The piece then shifts to health advice praising moderation and digestion aids, endorsing Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for dyspepsia constipation and rheumatism, with moral musings on fortitude and prudent living.
An advertisement extols Kidney-Wort as a blessing for health and lifespan, claiming it acts as a mild efficient cathartic and liver kidney bowel remedy. It asserts benefits for general vitality and even poultry keeping, pledging profitable returns from fowl feed.
Progressive dairymen increasing wealth by improving butter making using Wells, Richardson & Co. Improved Butter Color. Real tests confirm it fulfills its promised benefits. A humorous paragraphist absurdly claims Boston crematory is a new way of baking beings.
You will be happy. Make your old things look new by using the Diamond Dyes at the druggists Wells Richardson Co. Burlington Vermont. Gratx merchants seldom indulge in short stories, they prefer cereals.
Detroit physician Dr. Gilmartin endorses Horford's Acid Phosphate as highly satisfactory for relief from prostration linked to alcoholism. The note appears among Trias Siftings discussing veterans and enduring pain. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is promoted as a simple, effective remedy by its inventor.
No medicine has ever worked like Scovill's Sarsaparilla Blood and Liver Syrup for purifying blood and curing scrofula white swellings rheumatism pimples eruptions venereal sores consumption goitre boils cancers and other diseases It also promises a beautiful complexion by cleansing the blood and delivering lasting skin beauty.
The Vourahc Bev Co of Marshall Michigan offers to send their Electro-Voltaic Belt and other electric appliances on a thirty day trial to men with nervous debility loss of vitality and related troubles. Promises complete restoration to health vigor and manhood with no risk as a thirty day trial is allowed. Write for illustrated pamphlet free.
The cures by Drs Starkey and Palin at 1109 Girard Street Philadelphia claim to treat Consumption Catarrh Neuralgia Bronchitis Rheumatism and all chronic diseases with Compound Oxygen. If your physician cannot cure contact for information about this treatment.
Travel ad notes first class accommodations at the Gault House Chicago corner Clinton and Madison streets for 3.00 or 2.50 per day. Centrally located one block from Union Depot with elevator and modern appointments. Proprietor H W Hoyt. Also includes health ads for Ely's Cream Balm and Athlophoros with price claims and distributor details.
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