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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1891
Page
2
A collage of late 19th century puns and quips on social norms crime and politics. It references clergymen fights in church a high horse Missouri horse size a district messenger boy elicit laughter about doctors curing consumption and a Niagara photographer. It notes lottery tickets death letters and dental gold claims along with editor humor about editing papers and Eskimos.
The article parades varied notes from urban life including Billy Florence’s punchy gospel of dress reform with country air and Bermuda onions as a cure, a Welsh murder case with British courtroom restraint, Judge Jubere McAdams on nuisances, a blow to Minnesota pugilism by Governor McEwan, and a warning against counterfeit druggists selling imitation proprietary articles.
A columnist reflects on the decline of popular singers who lose voice or beauty and face public disgrace. Managers describe the brutal demotion to museums and smaller venues, while the singers endure slow, painful fall from fame and ongoing despair.
A two month married couple in Chicago near a window frame up a dramatic domestic scene. The wife calls Jack to come quickly as danger looms and he races up two flights to her aid with a club in hand. The piece preserves Brooklyn Life’s light tone and domestic misadventure.
The article traces milling from hand driven two-stone mills used by workers including prisoners, to Roman and Cappadocian innovations with animal and water power. It notes early slave labor in Rome mills, trap doors for punishment, and mobility of Cappadocian water mills. It ends with a digressive dietary aside condemning milk heavy meals and lamenting worn women.
Shirley Dare argues against refined foods in discussing oatmeal and white bread. She condemns fine oats for the nervous, student and housekeeper alike, praising dry oatcake and clean cracked wheat for strength, while warning that modern refined flours erode nourishment and complexion.
Article discusses gall stones from gall bladder to bile duct, their sizes, and how large stones block ducts. It notes unclear causes, higher risk after age 85 with women more affected, and that hepatic colic is rarely fatal. A New York correspondent touts olive oil as a cure, claiming relief within ten hours and passage of stones, while medical authorities doubt efficacy.
A Utah or Oregon rancher recalls his preacher father and elder mother, and Bates the big son who refused to bury his mother like cattle. He wrote of reading Scripture and singing hymn before the dust to dust, choosing honor over sport to please his mother.
In Saratoga New York Mrs Mary Francis now about seventy, once had jet black eyes and hair, which turned white by age fifty. Over years the hair slowly darkened back to its original color without artificial aid, a natural freak of nature. She remains in good health and wealthy. To keep a resolution base it on solid grounds and remember the preamble.
The letters show Daniel and Ezekiel Webster wrestling with poverty during their college days. Their home farm was mortgaged to cover Daniel's costs, Ezekiel faced lean pay and scarce funds, and both men bartered for small sums while surviving cold winters and late loans, hoping for eventual relief.
A New York reporter interviews an old Russian rigging expert about steeple climbing. A young man recalls his landbound initiation on Broadway, where he climbed a church steeple to test a cross. He earned five dollars for his verdict that the cross was wood rotten.
A historical survey debunks the notion that German and Russian armies recently adopted dogs for warfare, tracing their use back to ancient Greece, Rome, and beyond. It cites guard dogs at a Corinthian outpost, Rome’s geese, and slave-hunts as examples, and notes that canines were valued for detecting enemies, guarding temples, and aiding soldiers through centuries.
A Broad Street woman argues for a stylish coachman with a beaver suit and silk hat while Charles scoffs at fashion. The exchange mentions Uncle Sam, the prince of Wales, and mortgage pins as symbols of show, ending with the wife calling him a brute. Columbus Post notes silence is golden, especially with ill fitting false teeth.
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