12 Aug 1881
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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1881
Page
1
A dramatic tale from a poor family shows Nellie and her mother surviving by Nellie finding work with a powerful employer, a mysterious benefactor, and a revelation as Nellie discovers the late benefactor’s wife was her mother. The piece blends fiction with a moral about poverty and salvation.
In a Kentucky trial Tom Marshall mocks a judge by likening a ruling to Pontius Pilate. The judge fines him for contempt, then remits the fee after learning Marshall lost money at poker. The courtroom erupts in laughter as order is restored.
The piece questions how many will waste time waiting for trains when they could shorten their journey by walking part of the way along the tracks. It suggests frugally using time by taking the more direct path.
A robber demanded money at an open window in Franklin Indiana. The woman fired a pistol instantly and killed him. The incident ends with the robber’s death and a bold clash over truth and authority.
A heated exchange unfolds as a parent scolds an unruly son, insisting on discipline while the son asserts his wish to reform without punishment. The scene captures a clash of authority and youthful resolve within a domestic setting.
The Hawk Eye man bets with him that the period will last half as long. Commentary links yearly nuptials with alleged misfortune and inconvenient spring house-cleaning, noting a domestic baby arising amid the superstition.
An Ohio woman reportedly owed her hired man 326 dollars. She married him to settle the account, then obtained a divorce for 60 dollars, saving 260 dollars in the process.
A mother arranges her crying infant in ornate robes while the younger sibling quips that the scene looks like a fancy dress. The moment captures a playful family dynamic with sharp humor.
A brief quotation contrasts a man who rarely faults himself with the notion of an extraordinary individual who never needs to justify errors. The line reflects on humility and self-awareness in contrasting terms.
A mother asks what she will do when she is dead and the child replies with a fond, literal answer to “hat up all the sugar” in a brief exchange reflecting domestic humor and innocence.
A wry thought wonders if a gathering of politicians with clouds over them could end the rain. The note casts a playful political weather metaphor about collective action and climate.
A fragment notes that a woman may be the weaker vessel yet her shriek can be heard farther than a man’s, signaling a remark on vocal impact regardless of size.
A fragment notes a woman tempts a man to eat while he drinks, and a remark claims the mean temperature causes illness. The text reads as a moral vignette or aphoristic dialogue from a historic column.
City reporters of all levels constantly mingle with diverse people and events from funerals to inaugurations. The Philadelphia Times notes reporters face kaleidoscopic chances in their wide awake explorations of public life and notable activities.
A French scientist bottling electricity is noted but America leads with Jersey men who have bottled Jersey lightning for years, reflecting domestic innovation and regional pride in electrical feats.
A Boston drummer briefly leaves behind a memo book cards and a photograph of a sister in a New Jersey firm. He returns claiming the photo is of his dead sister. The firm man identifies it as his wife’s photo leading to a comic mistaken-identity moment amid hurried travel plans.
A playful exchange between a woman and a man centers on who fears a mouse more. The man insists a mouse is more dangerous, while the woman counters with a lighthearted reply about courage and imagination.
A dated chronicle recalls English astronomer Mr White predicting a October comet at 55 minutes past five in the morning and the earth’s destruction on a following Friday. Londoners stockpiled boats, clergy ferried to Lambeth, and chaos spread as banks and marriages reacted to apocalyptic fright.
The article mocks sympathy for bald headed men fearing flies, citing surgeons who say flies avoid bald heads due to scalp odor and that a single bald head endures more bites in a month than ten shaded heads all summer. It urges directing concern to Africans afflicted by year round pests.
A San Francisco mother insists her daughter bathe in a room with yard fowls. The child objects saying she does not want to bathe before the chickens. The mother answers to ignore the chickens. The girl remains firm she wants to bathe before the rooster instead.
Sey Lotta Darling, a clairvoyant in Lawrence Massachusetts, failed to foresee her husband approaching during a kiss from another man, a clash that might have been averted with better warning.
An odd claim highlights the scent economy as 800 roses produce a single tablespoon of perfume while ten contaworth of onions can animate a neighborhood, prompting discussion on fragrance value and local habits.
The 1879 London year saw 21 589 newly built houses and 401 new streets opened. Street accidents caused 124 deaths and 2 950 injuries. Police logged 3 309 missing adults and 9 539 lost children. 25 children and 141 adults did not reappear. Among adults 81 deaths were self inflicted. Conorkers dogs totaled 25 669 and cabmen convicted for fast driving numbered 313.
Bee Alexander, a justice of the peace in Alexandria Pennsylvania, earned the nickname the Marrying Squire after tying 1846 matrimonial knots. He is an elderly man who for fifty two years officiated at nearly all local weddings.
It is estimated that the amount insured against fire with leading offices in England forming the Tariff Association exceeds 10 million dollars. An outcry rises over their profits and the high rates they levy on insured risks.
A man who splits a gum drop to exact weight for selling candy to a young girl is accused of deceit. The remark describes him as cruel for offering cross eyed needles to a blind woman.
A classroom exchange has a child asking why Eve ate the apple and a teacher probing the motive. The child replies with a jokey incomplete phrase implying curiosity about the outcome.
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