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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1886
Page
3
A six inch marmoset roams a sunny garden in summer, feasting on fresh insects and peas, greeting passersby with a cheerful chip. The creature thrives outdoors, prefers natural foods, and shows curiosity at red parasols, white horses, and playful children, reflecting Brazil’s woods in spirit.
The article notes animals cure themselves or recover with minimal human intervention. Dogs seek herbs, fluids, or sun, while fevered animals rest, drink, or seek darkness. Ants and chimpanzees use leaves, grass, and secretions to treat wounds, and a terrier heals an eye by rest and paw licking.
A Han over Courier correspondent recounts a visit to a German-named brewery in Spain with guide Laboisse. Andalusian peasants and a pa tron saint festival observe a curious beer called cerveza as they sample two corked bottles. Laboisse stirs a pale lemonade colored drink and notes the custom of the country. In tea making, steeping times reflect extraction limits and flavor loss. Hard waters better preserve tea flavor than soft waters.
The New Orleans Times-Democrat notes that immigration is a key gauge of industry. It cites a 12 month total of 328 917 arrivals, compares with 395 346 in 1885 and higher peaks earlier, and argues that reduced influx aids assimilation and strengthens American institutions amid economic swings.
The essay traces the handkerchief from medieval Italy under Frederick II to European fashion. It notes Sicilian stewards providing linen square handkerchiefs to girls, noble ladies gifting handkerchiefs to knights, and perfumes as a fashion aid. Empress Josephine popularized the item despite dental flaws, elevating its social status as a ladies toilette accessory.
Architect Edmond Legendre of 419 Sutter Street San Francisco cites a long struggle with a severe cough and relief from doctors failing until Red Star Cough Cure cured him with one bottle. The piece contrasts famous figures overcoming hardship with a social reminder to avoid snubbing the less fortunate.
A 75 year old recounts meals and consumption over seven decades. He estimates 82 125 meals eight cents each totaling 6570 dollars. The piece cites a Pittsburgh Times note via E P Wetts of Thetis P O Stevens Co Washington Territory. Also mentions St Jacobs Oil curing rheumatism and a remark about a tearful young lady wearing hoops after an accident.
When passing through or leaving New York City guests should save baggage expressage and $3 carriage hire and stop at the Grand Union Hotel opposite Grand Central Depot. It boasts 613 rooms fitted up at a cost of one million dollars with rates from $1 daily. The European play Elevator and a restaurant serve travelers. Horse cars stages and elevated railroad connect all depots. Families can live better for less money at this first class hotel.
Long Island farmers, especially in Queens and Suffolk, raise cucumbers for pickling and supply factories in Greenlawn Jerusalem Farmingdale and other towns. Cauliflower and flat cabbage are also processed. ten to fifteen million pickles are produced annually as consumption climbs. This year farmers plant more cucumbers than ever.
A Holiday Annual for 1887 by A Man is in press and ready about the 2th mat for delivery by the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway. It is dedicated to boys and girls, richly illustrated, with diagrams and full page engravings, priced by sending 10 cents in stamps to E A Hotproox, Gen Ticket and Pass Agent, C R and P Ry, Chicago IL.
A collage of health claims and remedies appears with testimonials. Mrs. Grant Stephens of Morris North discusses a lung recovery using a pose called Gods Broom. Advertisements promote Hostetters Stomach Bitters and various tonics for digestion, liver health, and aging. Also listed are cough cures, hair restorers, and rough on products for pests and corns.
An amalgam of dubious medical ads and profit schemes targets readers with Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription claims, bronchial tonics, hay fever relief, and a Hallett & Co work-at-home pitch promising rapid earnings. It blends health cures with money-making schemes and urged action by sending stamps or addresses.
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