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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1887
Page
2
The prosecuting attorney describes a fight where a marauder repeatedly attacked a bird nest. Birds attacked, dragged him to the edge, looped a cord around his neck, and forced him to fall. He thrived no more, hanging limp while the family resumed nest building and warning others.
Tim Oil City Derrick presents a sweeping exhibit on oil and gas in Pennsylvania and New York. It notes 53,000 wells drilled since petroleum discovery, 310 million barrels produced, 500 million dollars in well sales, and 300 million dollar producer profit with 6.23 billion gallons exported, plus 850 million invested in natural gas plants in Pennsylvania and a 3,000 square mile gas area in Indians. It projects 12,000 wells at 2,000 each costing 24.0 million with 3,000,000 cubic feet daily yields and possible 1.314 billion dollars annual receipts at ten cents per thousand. The piece also cites Russian prison data for 1885 and Saghalien hospital mortality as context.
A Parisian paraphrase argues life should be lived fully not solely to amass wealth for heirs. The author mocks the idea of storing riches for posterity and cautions against perpetual hurry and worry in pursuit of fortune. He urges enjoying the present while providing for family, not obsessing over vast fortunes.
CusanicTER is hailed as one of the greatest motive powers in the world, praised for its enduring reliability and strength across diverse engines and applications.
A New York letter describes J. S. Oakford of Philadelphia paralyzed and dying in Roosevelt Hospital. He recalls dining with ex President Pierce in England and recounts a humorous London episode with Gen Campbell and the Countess of Erroll. The piece cites London Mining Journal on ancient ruins and mining history.
Historic reports describe St Domingo mines in Spain where Romans dug long galleries and used water lifting wheels. Oak and pine components survive about 1500 years, preserved by mineral salts. The article notes tread-mill style operation, multiple stages, and methods like creosote and sublimates to prevent decay.
A metropolitan hospital debate over a bizarre illness ends with the House Surgeon declaring the diagnosis in the stomach as the patient groans and winks. Doctors of all kinds argue about anatomy and disease while the patient finally recoils in disbelief at the cockeyed verdict.
A quoted passage from Nineteenth Century argues that women lack firm will compared to men, citing emotional drives over intellect, wandering attention, and indecision. It claims women rarely concentrate studies, exhibit la donna mobile-like fickleness, and fear making decisive life choices, leading to timidity and self-doubt.
A constable brought a man before a justice in a Dakota no license county for selling liquor. The judge joked about the liquor being consumed before the arrest and released the prisoner, urging arrests before sales end. The report also notes a French instrument tested on a steamship voyage and a remark on a premature wrinkle in women’s faces before marriage.
Java is a tropical island south of Borneo and part of the Malayan archipelago. It covers about 50 260 square miles with 38 active volcanoes and a climate conducive to growing coffee sugar rice and other crops. The population exceeds 17 500 000 with Europeans Chinese Arabs and natives. The Javanese practice agriculture and crafts and the Dutch govern through a Governor General with local regents and village units.
Vivid anecdotes from a Virginia family showing a drunkard’s stubborn nature and a rock quarry foreman Ned with humorous dialect. A father’s attempt to curb drinking fails, including a tale of a drunkard allegedly consumed by spontaneous combustion and a misheard hunting tale with Uncle Ned.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch reprint recounts a Hungarian barn nest conflict where rival male storks fought over a mate. The intruder was killed by a farmer’s shot, the nest eggs were destroyed by the birds, and soon after fire ruined much of the barn and farm, ending in the birds’ dramatic departure.
Prof Flower argues in Nature that ratitia birds lack flight quills and may descend directly from reptilian hands. Ostrich and emu show degeneration, Dinornis lacks wing traces. Archeopteryx supports hand to wing evolution. The decisive paleontological record remains unavailable.
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