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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1881
Page
3
A dense collage of quotes from Shakespeare George Eliot Johnson and others explores minds hearts and moral stamina. It threads reflections on distrust prosperity manners and the burden of ideas framed by literary references and a tale of Leon from a Lycée.
C M Birdwood portrays Dakhan village life in Western India showing potters at work beside low streets blue and scarlet looms, brass smiths, jewelers, and water-jar processions. Day proceeds from dawn ablutions to night songs from Ramayana and Mahabharata reflecting a frugal and culturally rich community.
A nineteenth century anecdote claims Gambetta poked out an eye as a child after his father would not permit him to do as he pleased. The elder Gambetta reportedly remained inflexible after this act while the boy studied at the Lycee of Cahors.
A humorous diary excerpt tracks the chaotic first month of a newborn. It wittily chronicles fatherly foibles, late-night errands, and the evolving mental growth of the child, juxtaposed with the humdrum of urban life. The narrator concludes with a wry note on the child’s rapid development.
A farmer adopts a lamb found as belonging to no mother and gives it to Iris son, a fifteen year old boy who raises it. The boy cares for the lamb all summer, and the farmer later sells its dam and pockets the proceeds, treating it as part of the family fund. The piece condemns the act as robbery and argues boys gain motivation and ownership through direct control of property.
The text contrasts wit and wisdom with social truths about gender and emotion. It notes a Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision limiting expectations of a country surgeon's skill versus city leaders, highlighting a tension between practical medicine and judicial standards.
San Leanoro California January 6 1877 Dr J A R MD reports four years use of your Pleasant Purgative Pellets in chronic stomach liver and bowel derangements and declares nothing equals them in his practice. Buffalo New York recipient signature omitted.
A wood engraver explains why he rarely employs women, arguing that men feel they must master their trade to secure their future, while women fear marriage will end their careers, leading to less ambition and poorer work.
A historical note asserts that if all women could vote they would deem Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription an unfailing remedy for female diseases. The remark implies strong endorsement by druggists across the land.
A barber and brewer discuss a buried man on Market Street who was not actually dead. Athens faces typhoidal fevers due to poor sanitation, with filth and bad drainage described by a Times correspondent. Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound is promoted for women’s illnesses, while a health journal jokes about hiccups being stopped by holding the head under water.
A Philadelphia Press column extols Hop Bittern as a glorious and invaluable remedy that has raised strong men women and children from beds of sickness and near death. It urges readers to see another column for more.
A tale recounts Baron James Rothschild agreeing to pose as a beggar for Eugene Delacroix. An onlooker, fooled by the disguise, slipped a coin to the model. Rothschild later learned the man’s need and aided him generously. A New Richmond Ohio preparer, E J Denham, endorses Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup as a top necessity for his family.
A collage of health ads and anecdotes touts Hop Bitters for vitality and Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female ailments. Claims include kidney cure stories, hair and skin beautification, and cautions about mold from damp towels, with scattered notes on patience, learning, and national debt trivia.
William C Digges of Gowling Green Virginia writes April 4 1881 that Allen's Lung Balsam cured his mother after pneumonia developed into consumption. He details expels irritation free expectoration and lung healing, notes rapid improvement then full cure in twelve months and that many others were cured by his recommendation.
Marshall Mich firm promotes thirty day trial of Electro Voltaic Belts and electric appliances for nervous debility and vigor restoration with no risk. Also advertises Dr Winchells Teething Syrup for summer ailments and other patent remedies sold by druggists.
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