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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1880
Page
1
The Register outlines payment terms for subscriptions and advertisements. Rates include quarter, half, and full column ads with monthly, semiannual, and annual options, and strict payment in advance for transients and job work upon delivery.
A formal lament about distant friends and lost youth. The speaker reflects on broken paths and a gulf between years. It speaks of pride, regret, and the futility of rekindling past connections. The speaker wishes the friend well while confessing personal despair and unfulfilled longing.
A brief nostalgia piece notes that Daniel Boatright recalls voting from 1824 onward, listing presidential choices by year and candidate through 1880, hoping for one more Democratic president. The Harrisburg Democrat presents this pension of memory alongside a classroom arithmetic joke about silver dollars and trade dollars with a dismissive teacher remark.
A dining room exchange has Miss Mary Anderson declaring she is the leading actress of the age after the waiter asks about soup. The remark is framed as a witty moment, contrasting a rooster’s bragging with human vanity in a domestic setting.
Workmen digging for coal near Ponca Nebraska unearthed a rock at a depth of 650 feet where a man named Oleam was killed in the accident. The site was reported to authorities for investigation and safety review.
A humorous sister narrates a tale about loving music, a neighbor’s planner for his daughter Sarah Maria, and a professor who flirts at the piano. jealousy, family quarrels, and a fall lead to injuries and a dramatic reveal of a marriage notice.
The Register of Governor Bradford notes the first New England duel occurred in 1630 with Edward Doty and Edward Leister wounded in head and thigh. They were tied head and feet together for twenty four hours without food before release by the Governor after an hour’s painful condition and a promise of good behavior.
Elisha Anthony of South Somerset Mass while digging a baro cellar on his farm unearthed a skeleton of a brave from King Philip era. Nearby lay his pipe and burial utensils that Zodiacs used to bury with their dead.
An Indian in northern Iowa approached an agent to buy whisky for his younger brother who had been bitten by a rattlesnake. The agent asks four quarts and the Indian confirms four quarts, insisting the snake is very large.
A Boston Globe quip explains that drinking whisky causes a man to walk crooked, because the liquor stays in the stomach, making the body tilt as intoxication sets in, a humorous observation on drinking habits.
A Detroit man known for shouting hey to all inquiries frustrates a stranger who repeats requests for four pounds of sugar a sausage stuffer pickles liver pills and eight cent calico. The dealer endures until the man finally grows louder and the situation escalates.
A six year old girl with a basket chats with an old man on Howard Street asking about a fat halloch. He offers candy, she stays brief and polite, revealing she is Bilson the actor's daughter. Neighbors remark on her unusual speech patterns and upbringing.
A cheerful young man handing out taffy via telephone was angered by a central office voice urging hurry due to a business van waiting for the wire. The odd scene blends small-town whimsy with a hint of urgency in local communications.
The New York Sun rebuts a Tribune push for Senators at Large, arguing the plan clashes with the Constitution. It warns that altering the Senate framework would require a constitutional amendment and ratification by three fourths of states, preserving equal state suffrage and the Senate balance.
The piece warns readers to distrust schemes offering large returns for small investments and promises of cures or valuable knowledge for a tiny stamp. It urges careful fact checking before investing and warns against swindling schemes targeting the rich, stressing caution to protect money and expose fraud.
The Washington Capital recalls General Grant presiding over a meeting with Jay Gould as main speaker on railroad ties to Mexico and links to the Black Friday scandal. It notes Fisk Corbin and Gould’s roles, the Treasury lockup, and Porter’s quiet hideout, contrasting with Grant and Gould’s lasting reputations.
A seedy customer in a saloon yesterday asked if the establishment has a motto. The reply, I guess so, but I have no need of one. All the public understand that if they do not pay for what they drink, I break their head with a grab, and that answers just as well.
At a boarding house dinner a new guest arrives, a venerable man with silvery hair who radiates a holy life. When asked to bless the meal, he shouts back that you must speak louder because he is deaf, prompting quiet humor in the dining room.
A Buffalo Express column suggests shooting eyes improves bearing and notes some men wink during political talks. A London Standard letter argues care can be trained to retrieve game, comparing it to dogs. The fragment hints at gun handling and anticipation but is unclear.
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