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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1876
Page
1
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A poetic paraphrase of the ship burning motif from a New York World piece. The speaker vows to abandon home and fortune to pursue a hoped for union, choosing onward march into peril or victory rather than retreat. The excerpt frames a bold, defiant journey with trials and sacrifice.
A fragmentary verse scene describes a fox glove in a gray dell a belated elf lamenting the June’s end and Tam’s fate while a New York merchant is noted for an odd measuring joke about inches and cloth during a cold snap.
A Victorian sketch contrasts printers with lawyers doctors and tradespeople, praising their skill and patience amid frequent criticism. It then outlines four classes of printing service from flawless to chronic nonpayment, and ends with tales of extraordinary hands in cards such as the Yarborough hand and other probablistic curiosities.
A Prairie Farmer note suggests a barn slate listing rainy day tasks to keep hired men busy. Items include cleaning cellars, oiling and mending harness, greasing wagons, repairing stalls, filing saws, grinding tools, assorting fruit, making cider, kindling wood, and painting implements. A practical plan for productivity on bad weather days.
A séance in Cheyenne featured a materialized Indian face and a dramatic hall disturbance. Spotted Tail, the Ogallah Sioux chief, reportedly rushed the crowd seeking to scalp an old enemy, but the cabinet revealed no Indian. Mrs Baldwin sat terrified and bound as the spectacle faded.
The Theatre Royal in Dublin presented Sophocles tragedy Antigone with Mendelssohn music. Gallery deities demanded to see the author but learned Sophocles had long been dead. A spectator then suggested displaying his mummy.
A brief item notes a Brooklyn woman enraged by a dispute leading her to discard and wreck her attire in a public scene. Details remain fragmentary, but the incident centers on an intense outburst during a confrontation.
A widowed widow at Warm Springs courted Captain W believed to be widowed and asked to see pictures of his daughters. The captain coolly replied that his ideal wife must be ninety-five and worth $200,000, prompting her chilly exit amid the evening breeze.
The article explains the origin of Up Salt River from Davy Crockett failing to meet a Whig opponent on the stump. He was sent ashore by a treacherous guide and could not reach the discussion, leading to a defeated party. Crockett later won election two years later by a wide margin.
Victoria report recounts William Abbott’s rise from 1861 Williams Creek strikes to riches and notoriety. He spent lavishly, shattering a saloon mirror with twenty dollar coins and later hurling coins in Government Street. Abbott’s gambling and generosity faded to poverty before his death.
The Princess of Wales impresses with horsewoman skills as she urges high-mottled ponies to speed during a Sandringham drive with an old friend. The groom, alarmed, calls to pull up while the carriage tears along before easing to a trot amid the Princess’s playful jests.
A red faced youth asks about an opening for an intellectual writer. The editor replies with dignity that a considerate carpenter left an opening by foregosing his visit, adding the instruction to turn the knob to the right.
The piece argues radicals tried to frighten investors into opposing the Democratic ticket of Tilden and Hendricks by predicting a panic and bond depreciation. It cites city by city figures showing majorities for Tilden and Hendricks in financial centers and accuses rivals of fraud and coercion supported by federal bayonets.
The piece laments the mass view for fair play in Louisiana and criticizes party leaders for silence amid crisis. It notes the President's magnanimity, contrasts it with a waning party power, and invokes an Assyrian beast metaphor to condemn the lack of moral action from Republicans.
A Hastings woman near the House of Correction arrests her husband at the post office for delaying homeward with late returns. He wants to hear the Louisiana result first, she demands immediate decision, and with the crowd behind her they march him home to face the vote outcome.
A Wisconsin county teacher promised to kiss the first pupil to arrive each day to curb tardiness. For days nineteen year old boys camped on the fence to be first, but the gag wore thin and the plan was abandoned. The tale closes with a proverb about good deeds and hanging boughs bearing the heaviest fruit.
The tale recounts Whitemarsh battling a neighbor’s oversized hog that invaded his garden. After a chaotic chase through bushes and tomato piles the hog escapes, leaving Whitemarsh vowing to rule a small state if such a feat occurs again. The scene drew laughter from onlookers and kids on the fence.
An American Manufacturer exhortation urging young mechanics and apprentices to read deeply. Books nourish the mind like food supports the body, broadening skill and character, offering wisdom from past ages, and sustaining spirits when fortune fades. Read slowly, read carefully, read with reflection.
A Philadelphia authority reports a discovery of oyster adulteration where oysters are taken from sea water into denser salt water then returned. The fishery experiment shows the oyster expands rapidly, absorbing water in proportion to the density difference between the two immersion fluids, indicating a method to distort weight.
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