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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1873
Page
1
Rates for local column advertisements list prices per square space and time options. It details quarter and WALY column pricing with durations from one month to twelve months and cents-per-line for notices.
The piece argues that thought and language are deeply connected through names. It surveys global vocabularies, noting Arabic, Icelandic, and Chinese naming systems, borrowed terms, and the growth of educated vocabularies from a few hundred to thousands of words, with figures for Shakespeare and Milton.
A Universalist parson travels west to a brethren convention carrying a vial of cayenne for fever prevention. A Hoosier consumes the red salt and nearly suffers fire as the parson exposes the risk. The storyteller asks if it is consistent with Versalist belief to carry hell fire in one’s breeches pocket.
The text lists the breaking strengths of irons, steels, wires, and metals, comparing pound ratings for various diameters. It notes iron’s high strength, wood’s load limits, and the relative strength decay with smaller diameters and prolonged loading, concluding with rope and hemp cord comparisons.
The Newark Advertiser recalls a wartime scene as Confederate General Gideon Pillow surrendered to General A. J. Smith in Montgomery. Pillow approached Smith, exchanged brief pleasantries, asked for breakfast, and offered parole. He joked about not whipping Yankees and planned to return to Tennessee to raise cotton, ending as a respected West Pennsylvanian citizen.
Dr Blower of Liverpool describes twenty years use of compressed sponge to treat ingrowing nails. A tiny sponge under the nail, dried tight with adhesive plaster, raises the nail edge to heal surrounding parts with no pain. Ex Senator Foote recalls Madison offering Major General commission to Clay and the potential impact on history. Advertise in Tie Register.
Correspondent from the Philadelphia Press tours Mr. Murray's Guilford home a six thousand dollar carriage house with a five thousand dollar harness room finished in dark woods. The interior displays Audubon birds, village blacksmith, and a stag head. News notes Murray's Adirondack ram and his rifle by Lewis. The story introduces Wolfhound dogs Nettie Jack Jet and Sport, detailing their breeds and traits.
A colonel seeks horseback exercise and pays three dollars for a day with a stable horse. He leaves bruised and claims the price, not the horse, is the issue, while a Irish worker jokes about future kickbacks. The piece ends with a corny ad about curing corns and boot fitting.
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