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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1885
Page
2
The Register notes Prov. Marta MircHerzt of Vassar reached sixty seven, with undergraduates presenting a sixty seven layer jelly cake raised to her room by a derrick. The column also recounts diverse anecdotes from Miss MircHerzt’s circle, including humor and social scenes.
A writer describes an old method to estimate tree height using a 3 foot stick and a 2 foot shadow. By proportion, if a tree’s shadow is 20 feet, the height scales as 3 feet to 2 feet shadow, yielding the height of the tree from the simple ratio.
The excerpt explains a geometric method where a tree height and its shadow relate proportionally to the sun’s angle, using a 2 to 3 ratio to infer thirty feet from a twenty foot shadow. It notes this works for any sunlit tree unless shadow is blocked.
In a Chicago News piece a family recalls simple days and frugal savings despite hard times. A rich banker builds nearby, sparking envy and social friction as a cottage upgrades loom. The narrator encourages keeping good nature and contentment over jealousy.
A dialogue from Chambers Journal centers on a grave secret between a young man and a maid. He asks what she would do if placed in his awkward situation and hints she might reveal his burden. The maid defers, only replying that she would tell if the speaker were in her place, ending with a silent, poignant moment.
In August sun a young sewing girl Jennie Arlington mails a love note to Edward Barnes hidden in a garment. The note is sewn inside by an unaware worker and travels to a country store, causing a double heartbreak before a later coats-and-mystery reveal reunites Jennie with Edward and resolves Mrs Spriggins jealous intrigue.
A South Second Street mother visits a friend with her boy Jimmy. During dinner he refills his plate thrice and she scolds him saying Mrs M will think him a pig. He replies that his family never eats like this at home, explaining the reason.
An extended discourse on alimentary groups and digestion urges a mixed diet rich in albumen and heat producing substances. It explains proportions of nitrogenous foods, fats, starches, and water, and stresses proper cooking methods to preserve nutritive value.
The passage argues that judging savage happiness against civilization is impossible because savages cannot be interviewed or understood. It notes that while civilization shows many ills, the barbarian's inner life and preferences are unknowable due to language and experiential barriers, leaving the question of relative bliss unanswerable.
Professor Swing concedes difficulty in fully proving all canine facts. He notes limits in evidence and the challenges of securing complete information about the dog’s behavior and loyalties.
In autumn whaling ships anchor at two points then brace for ice. They build a wooden house over the hull, add an ice window, and cover it with a snow hut to stay warm. Eskimo assist, sharing meals of sea bread and tea as crews endure harsh cold.
A Luston Globe reflection argues the journalism profession deeply shapes national progress and endorses formal training. It suggests colleges fail to ready youths for paper life and mock curriculum, proposing two years of study focused on contemplation before practice to curb temptations in editorial work.
The Nortwhich Bulletin laments the forgotten resting place of Israel Putnam in a Brooklyn cemetery. It notes a flat chipped marble slab among stones and urges a lasting monument to his French and colonial feats, leadership at Hunster Hill, and roles at West Point and in the Highlands.
Under starlight George and Jennie discuss marriage and the pet name Birdie. George fears the name may be an insult after marriage due to a bird’s beak and pecking, while Jennie muses on the sound and its affection. The Rambler.
Report of an outdoor Carnival of Literature in a Southern state where attendees dressed as different literary standards. A tramp in the crowd, costumed as "A summer Idle," resisted removal and was permitted to stay, eating melon and corn juice.
Miss Flite returns from the country and muses on race. She imagines a Black person spending a summer at the beach and returning to town unseen, illustrating the era’s social invisibility and prejudice in Boston as reflected by the Boston Transcript.
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