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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1892
Page
2
The Register notes the season for buckwheat cakes and praises four bulls of Saltillo Mexico who charged 3000 tormentors, an honor to the taurine race.
The exposition organizers announce arrangements to seat up to 45000 people at once, excluding officials and support staff. The scope implies a major event with extensive dining and service provisions for large crowds.
A wisp duck can fly at ninety miles an hour yet a man missing one with both barrels swears the bird was delivering a nine hundred mile an hour burst of speed, a tale that highlights how perception inflates even simple facts.
The piece argues Europe is guarded by powerful forts, ships, mass armies, and substantial fixed ammunition, while the United States keeps its youth in farms and factories, ready for national service if needed.
The Chinese registration law requiring Mongolian laborers to submit photographs for identification is reported as a failure. The provision about photographs is blamed, with the assertion that all Chinamen look alike, undermining the measure.
Dr Pangacusr of New York declines numerous lecturing offers on the city slums. He suggests moral reformers in other cities should reveal their own surroundings, arguing they would have no need for illustrations from New York.
Report from Philadelphia says Lieut Peary plans another Arctic voyage while a rift with Prof Heilprin spurs a rival expedition. If the two clash again amid bergs and floes the personal temperature may rise as the race to the Arctic heats up.
A report notes thousands of goats and kids are slaughtered for skins with no observed tuberculosis in their bodies. It suggests goat milk may be safer for use since cows are widely affected by tuberculosis.
Cremationists and opponents argue that interment drains a thousand acres of land annually in the United States and funerals consume more wealth than the mines yield. They warn that over time wealth bodies and land could all vanish into cemeteries.
The passage argues that happiness equals self satisfaction. It describes the tramp as one of the happiest of mortals with no concern for the Morrow. He is independent in thought and action, relies on civilization for food yet rejects its restraints and demands.
Canada faces a heated argument over annexation to the United States with strong nationalist sentiment. The piece notes anti American feelings, denounces perceived U S greed and sharpens the tone about economic ties and political independence. The rhetoric uses metaphorical praise for Canada’s sovereignty amid transborder tensions.
The Boston Globe comments on marketing household duties as a science called ekology from a Greek root. The note mocks the idea and predicts social upheaval, claiming widespread female interest in ekology could cut divorce court caseloads within ten years.
A report questions whether due process and proper justice were achieved in the murder case of a 15-year-old boy executed in Macon Georgia. The article discusses legal and moral concerns surrounding juvenile capital punishment and appeals.
The passage questions the killing of a convict, noting modern penology favors humane ideas. It cites the culprit’s ingenuous question, Will it hurt to be hung, suggesting the law was too stringent and leniency was warranted given the offender’s understanding of the situation.
The article notes Dr. Tanner's forty day fast being repeatable and Arthur Willimeau planning a fifty day fast at Cleveland. It questions the value of such fasting under current conditions and suggests financial concerns drive the pursuit more than public benefit.
The report describes a novel robbery tactic in Chicago where criminals corner unsuspecting patrons at a crowded resort with revolvers and rob individuals or the cash drawer. The method, likened to train robberies, banks on light police presence and crowds hindering quick escapes in the city.
A London dispatch warns Americans to act on a report that deaths from canned fruit in Britain may curb large trade. Experts cite possible poisoning from solder acid use or fruit exposure after opening the can, with exposure deemed the most likely cause.
The whaleback passenger craft by Christopher Columbus maker faces first extensive test between Chicago and the World's Fair grounds. If successful, it could trigger a revolution in ocean craft within years.
The final test over Texas lasted from sunset to sunrise with explosions heard thirty miles away. Clouds gathered but brought no rain, a moisture trace noted locally. General Dyrenforth and backers defended the effort, while others deemed it failed to support the theory. Some seek a South Dakota test next year if another appropriation is granted, which seems unlikely.
The article emphasizes rapid early growth for young stock such as colts calves or pigs. It argues that the fastest gains occur when animals are very young and that growth should be promoted through fall and winter to minimize costs and maximize size.
Bill MacGovern, described as a genius in a quiet way, makes a primitive guitar and plays folk tunes like Annie Traure and Belle Mahone. He dreams of fame, cares for Alice Holeman, marries Mantha Bragg, and sings to his babies under a pale star, with a senescent gaze toward distant glory.
Two lovers confront a ruined life in a cottage poverty and a drifting husband. Phillip Hallworth steals hope through crime and murder, while Maggie clings to faith in him. When a stranger dies and a lord’s fortune vanishes, Phillip’s plan spirals toward a fatal choice as James Ashwood, the gamekeeper, is accused. Maggie urges redemption as the confession looms and the final choice nears.
In a dramatic Utica Globe recount, Hallworth confesses to a crime to spare the innocent. He reveals the money was his and begs Ashwood to shield Maggie and the child. A final convulsion ends Hallworth, and Maggie collapses in shock, saved by Ashwood’s protective embrace.
The piece extols reading aloud in families as a valued social practice that builds bond and memory. It notes modern homes lack this hearthside warmth yet urges revived gatherings for shared literature, conversation, and mutual enrichment, proposing small groups meet regularly for readings and discussion.
One hundred dollar reward offered for a catarrh cure failing within Hall's Catarrh Cure. J Cheney Co of Toledo endorses F Cheney, with Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin Wholesale Druggists backing the claim. Cure is taken internally and targets blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free. price 75 cents per bottle. sold by all druggists.
An array of short items note remedies for coughs and indigestion, a meteorite rock claim, Garfield Tea as universal stomach aid, and a German Emperor’s rhinoceros walking stick, all presented in a breezy 19th century newspaper style.
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