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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1890
Page
11
A New York Sun excerpt laments a ceaseless, silent march of people seeking rest and happiness. It contrasts weary, pale faces with moments of glow, noting a mystic leadership guiding a crowd toward an elusive future beyond the grave.
Station Agent Manning uncovers a bold daylight robbery at Merton Nebraska's depot. In a staged trap with Detective Gay, he reveals George Monroe and James Jennings plotting to steal $25,000, blow the safe, and frame others. Monroe confesses, both are arrested and convicted.
Manning, once under a shadow due to past actions, receives a reward from the company. He sought Gay to share the reward, but an officer refused, saying he did not deserve it. Manning now holds a position of great trust with the same company.
An old 1774 Cromwellian excerpt recounts Captain St Leo of a war ship in Boston harbor who defied the Sabbath, was fined, and sat in the stocks after refusal to pay. After public counsel he reforms, hosts a dinner aboard, and pirates seize guests amid a supposed Moses law enforcement during a Nantasket voyage. The piece widens to a tale of Mexican cowboys Carrasco and Bosco in a bloodless duel ends with Bosco dead, then a childstale vignette of a family missing a party, and concludes with brief notes on a militia boy and a clergyman audience member.
A recommendation urges public approval of the California Equid fruit remedy Syrup of Figs. It is praised for pleasing taste and sight and said to gently stimulate kidneys liver and bowels to cleanse the system and promote health and comfort.
The New York Ledger argues physical might does not guarantee courage or resolve. It notes stout, bearded men and deep voices can mislead, while small, unassuming individuals can outmatch larger, intimidating figures.
A collage of sensational health claims and product pitches. Hoa tetter's Stomach Bitters is extolled as a universal antidote to malarial and digestive woes. Other items tout Kemp's Balsam, Dobbin's Soap, and a Chicago Harvest Excursion, plus odd anecdotes and a New Haven incident.
The advertisement touts Dr. Pierce and his Favorite Prescription as a guaranteed remedy for delicate women. It claims women are quick to understand its benefits and should not suffer in silence, urging readers to spread the word and seek the product with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
Promotion for Dr. Pierce's Pellets asserts the seat of sick headache lies in the stomach and pledges regulation of the stomach as the cure. The ad calls the pellets the Little Regulators and markets them as a remedy.
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