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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1889
Page
2
A mix of notes: Gulf fish disease concerns a Texan claim. a Boise City dig uncovers a 320 foot depth relic. Italy fortifies a fortress. Panama canal funding worries rise. Southern Pacific fences Oregon tracks at 168000 cost for 700 miles. Monarchs, autographs, and social columns provide a mosaic of early 20th century curiosities.
An amusing anecdote recalls the German Crown Prince who balks at salutes and orders the governess to stop rides. The piece also recounts ex-President Hayes recalling Dom Pedro I of Brazil treasuring the American Declaration of Independence and praising its prophecy and pathos.
A Cincinnati Commercial Gazette excerpt surveys ancient views on marriage from Sparta to Rome, Homer and Aristotle. It notes wives exchanges among Spartans, dowries and cattle payments, and legal and religious shifts from antiquity to Christian era, ending with Christ elevating the institution.
A St Louis Globe Democrat reader describes how Chinamen avoid mud on crosswalks by a unique walking style, placing weight on the heel and keeping the toe and top dry, contrasted with Americans who slip and leave mud on their shoes. The note ends with a commercial traveler remark about courtesy and its cost.
A speaker laments a beloved woman who walks with another, mocking his trust and warning of danger in love. He recalls a white rose symbol and reflects on the perils of promising hearts. The passage, from Texas Siftings, merges narration with cautionary verse about romance and betrayal.
An unnamed teacher recounts teaching forty nine pupils in Pumpkin Hollow with Ellen Durant and William Mulligan among them. A kitten rescue, a doll versus machine drama, a well accident, and a tense clash with Mrs Mulligan lead to discipline and mischief. The story ends with William Mulligan leaving the school forever after a pistol-like moment and a stern warning.
A Kirriemuir farmer's wife supplied skimpy meals for workers. A plowboy pretended to go blind at breakfast and cried out he could not see. The master offered cheese, and the boy claimed his sight improved, joking he could see the bread through the cheese.
Capt Nott of the Fifth Iowa Cavalry recounts a perilous midnight retreat with a thousand Confederate pursuers. His horse Tennessee bolts through woods and hills, throws him during a ditch crash, yet he clings to his sabre, tossing it into a stream to keep it from behind enemy lines, later reclaiming it after returning to Union lines. The tale blends daring flight, close calls, and reverence for the cherished saber.
A cautious investor questions natural gas access in a jokey Chicago Tribune exchange. An officer describes boring a ground pocket, pipes to homes, and owning land for a mile. He claims strong title after legal examination and notes six lawyers in the company who also own stock.
State Attorney Mitch ell recalled traveling from New York to a summer resort when legible red tape forced a seat change. Mrs. Mitchell felt unwell prompting the brakeman to bend rules, but the conductor required a superintendent’s order. Telegraphed approval came, and the seat was turned.
In the Detrait Free Press a short dialogue shows Erle Birde scolding for irregular rising and Slowboy replying he has an alarm clock but cannot hear it. Birde notes his wife does wake on time. The exchange highlights domestic routines and a joke about punctuality.
Andrew Lang surveys the Merry Wives and Shakespearean quotables. The piece notes how often lines from Shakespeare become household phrases and how cultural echoes shift across time. It cites Host and Falstaff pent up wit, and parallels with Chaucer Theocritus and Swift.
Chicago newspaper man Paul Hall visits Louisville and drinks with a stranger in the Courier-Journal building. The editor of the Christian Sentinel, posing as a nonpolitical religious correspondent, joins in, then reveals his different paper and identity while sharing another drink.
Jones returns late and discovers his wife chatting with a model she bought to fit dresses. The scene unfolds with awkward humor as Mrs. Jones explains the model is the cause of the late hour. The model, a silent, compliant figure, becomes the unexpected focal point of the night.
Gen Singleton of Quincy recalls an early Springfield tale about Abraham Lincoln courting Miss Todd. At a small party Lincoln asked to dance the worst way, and Miss Todd replied that he indeed danced with her the worst, a playful reminiscence from Lincoln’s youth printed by the Washington Post.
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