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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1888
Page
2
The Register notes Georgia fruit and vegetable growers struggle this year with a saturated market and slim profits. It links possible relief to access to western markets and warns of potential scaling back of operations. Also included are oblique notices on Daniel Ler of Plainfield death and various social and economic snippets from 1880s America.
A ranch near Buffalo Wyoming Territory saw a barbed wire fence melted along 400 yards by a mysterious force, bending staples and leaving strands intact. In Texas near White Rock Jim Blevins found a giant chicken snake with a horned cow horn and prairie rat inside, suggesting the snake swallowed the horn to chase the rat.
A coastal tale ties Blackbeard Island near St Simon's, Georgia to the pirate Blackbeard. It recounts legends of buried treasure, marks in trees on nearby Jeekyl, swindles involving a $4000 Spanish coin found by a black laborer, and the pirate's death when a ship captain shot him during an attack.
Aimed at ending the rabbit plague in Australasian colonies, scientists tested Pasteur’s fowl cholera microbe as a biological remedy. Initial island trials failed as inoculated rabbits remained lively after 48 hours of observation. Despite a £25,000 prize, no takers have joined the effort to outpace Pasteur’s approach.
Chief Clerk Youmans praised honesty of the government employer amid tempted large sums handled. A clerk noted a $1000 letter seeking placement in the conscience fund, while the fund total was estimated between $300,000 and $400,000 in a Lahore American report.
An 18th century style note surveys fleas with odd science fiction flair. It describes their tough plated bodies, multiple eyes, feeding behavior, jumping power, and even feats of fleas drawing carriages and omnibuses. The piece also notes breeding, cocoons, and battles among fleas, plus cultural glimpses on wormwood repellent and national fruit and vegetable consumption.
A physician cites Parisian and Londoner eating habits with surprising results. The Parisian reportedly consumes more apples and pears than the Londoner, while the Londoner edges ahead in potatoes. Overall, French fruit and veg intake appears higher despite English perceptions.
A guide from Winston's Garden outlines canaries as common house pets and details feeding. It covers seed types white canary seed, seed mixtures with lettuce and small seeds, egg food preparation with biscuit, green foods like lettuce and dandelion, soaking greens before feeding, and moultings food with color additives such as caramel and pepper for color.
The Detroit Free Press describes a circus dressing room divided by curtains into three areas for men women and animals. Performers from many nationalities prepare before shows, with trunks arranged in exact town order and mirrors stained from use as horses and clowns ready themselves.
A church antiquity in St Ives Hampshire shows a yearly ritual begun in 1678 by Dr Robert Wride. Six bibles and a dice drawn lot assign six Bibles to six boys and six girls watched by the Vicar, though the communion table has lately not been used for this purpose.
A German chart from 1870 by Dr Glenus shows a line dividing places to keep Sunday and Monday. The curve passes between the Philippines and the Carolines, north of New Guinea, leaving Aleutian Islands to the east and Chathun Isles to the west. West of the line is Monday, east is Sunday. A Brooklyn woman describes a canvas table cover woven from her St Bernard’s shaved hair in white and golden brown stripes.
The article explains naval academy admissions, noting the limited number of cadets per House member and district, the six year program, and the need for physical and academic readiness. It argues for reform to four years and suggests early nomination planning, with emphasis on democratic ideals and the impact on training quality.
A young girl seeks help from an intelligence agent on Sefferson avenue about a boarding arrangement. She describes a family with only two in the household, mentions a baby, a man who is her sister, two clerks, and a supposed nurse. The agent notes the Mrs did not tell the truth and warns against staying. A second girl recalls a similar mistreatment of a worker.
In Texas Siftings a debate notes Brown hearing Jones is financially complicated. Robinson agrees he is in a pickle, noting he was in a bigger pickle last summer. The dialogue recalls antics at Long Branch with references to bathing daily in the Atlantic Ocean.
A humorous exchange from a New Fork episode shows Miss Smith denying a quorum in a meeting of the Anti Kissing Society while a temperance exchange criticizes a corner loafer. The dialogue hints at social conduct and law enforcement presence in a small town setting.
A multiple item digest: Schmier at University of Gratz conceives sponge propagation from small cuttings with government protection for Dalmatian coast. Pencil sharpener need noted. A petroleum engine demonstration uses spray combustion with electric spark. New cellulose nitrate fiber resists many solvents and acids. Zephyr type pleasure-launch powers by volatile hydrocarbon, runs seven to eight miles per hour, holds passengers, self-contained fuel, minimal maintenance.
A historical note on seventeenth and eighteenth century executions describing the public process from cart to gallows, including the ritual of mourning, the display at Tyburn, and Misson’s observations on preparation, dress, and last speeches. It contrasts grim reality with festive crowd interest and details Claude Duval’s public wake.
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