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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1893
Page
2
The Register notes Jay Gould drew high pay despite unpopularity, claims 70 million Europeans wear wooden shoes, and laments tyranny. It cites a Minnesota discovery of a bromide well whose owner hopes the fluid will become a drug on the market amid chilly estimates and microbe-free promises.
The report notes Denmark yields the finest butter, priced low for quality, and has nearly closed the English market for Irish butter, signaling a shift in dairy trade dynamics and competition.
The latest report states Sullivan suffers fatty degeneration of the heart, with no issues reported regarding his gall.
A European Count was killed by an American traveler abroad in a case drawing sharp commentary on the perceived waste of valuable material in a modern, practical era. The incident raises questions about import and resale value in a brisk market world.
OrnFeon claims 100000 acres of growing orchards and thirty six nurseries producing 9000000 young trees. Officials state the region is destined to become a great fruit growing state.
A Texas woman sitting up with a corpse tried to fill a burning lamp with kerosene. The incident continued as she, with three others, nearly burned to death before neighbors intervened to save the corpse and themselves.
Washington society notes Prince Isenberg, newly arrived in the capital in social circles, was received very coldly. The remark about the weather underscores the chilly reception and public speculation around the prince’s status in high society.
The Khan of Khiya travels in Europe carrying a personal priest, doctor, and cook. He shows limited trust in European methods of caring for foreign guests.
A speculative note imagines Jay Gould living to Vanderbilt’s age, calculating he would own 600 million dollars, hold a first mortgage on the Earth, and serve as the first president of the Milky Way Rapid Transit Company.
Spokane reports a 16 year old boy described as an irrepressible thief only by his father's wealth. Doctors shake their heads and diagnose kleptomania, noting it as a persistent mental condition rather than theft.
A case from Lyon Mountain Vermont shows a successful artificial blood transfusion saving Mrs Louisa Christian who was near death when the procedure began. The report notes the dramatic turnaround and marks a milestone in transfusion medicine.
A ribald crowd in Paris recently gathered to witness a man's head being cut off. The jibe suggests the guillotine should be kept busier like a centipede to meet Parisian expectations.
A newspaper note observes hundreds of girls named Columbia this year, marking their age as they grow. It suggests some may not relish bearing the name in later years as they age beyond youth.
In St Albans Vermont a farmer tried to fight a house fire by emptying four barrels of cider. The effort failed and the final barrel held whisky, leading friends to seek to keep him out of an asylum.
At a charity bazaar in Venice, a wealthy Englishman paid $5,000 for a kiss from the Marchioness Pallavaccini. The sum was raised to aid the suffering, while the kiss offered little real pleasure to attendees.
A commentator argues ice, like coal, will be controlled by a trust next summer. Since ice is essential, dealers could profit by organization and public oppression during hot days, revealing the danger of trusts in necessities over luxuries.
The report notes Lorp Roberts, the British Commander-in-Chief in India, is better after a health setback and remains regarded as fit to command. No date or further details are provided.
Soldiers call him Bobs, God bless him, rather than by his title, a sign of the leader’s favored kindness. He is described as a true friend to the fighting private and known for his generosity and support.
The yacht Alva, owned by William K. Van derbilt, sank after a fog incident at anchor. Vessel men claim damages for losses incurred when the whistle was not blown as the boat lay idle, as the owner wished to sleep aboard.
A sharply humorous note laments that Turkey has a single eminent poetess living in luxury by the Bosphorus, while suggesting an American counterpart would scarcely compare. The tone mocks Western claims to poetic parity and hints at biased judgment.
Schweinfurth rejects a woman's accusation of insanity as unfounded and insists his mind is clear and sound. He argues his followers are the ones who appear irrational, preferring a knave’s reputation to that of a fool. His stance portrays him as pragmatic while shielding his group from public derision.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, ruling on the 1794 Sunday paper law, quips that its danger comes more from its allies than foes, implying friends may abuse it and undermine the statute by overuse.
A blunt warning about daily people swindled by impostors offering jobs and demanding deposits. The writing suggests the victim, once fooled, may ruin his life by illadvised actions and bad choices, ending in a doomed fate.
A New Jersey woman eloped with a neighbor and, when reproached for irregularities, cited her husband’s irreligion and swearing as her conscience’s defense. If this plea sways the court, it may set a lasting example in a lagging elopement scene.
A train arriving at Pennsylvania station uncovered three corpses stacked on the locomotive pilot, with a fourth left roadside due to insufficient space. The engineer expressed shock and concern, described as humane though unclear why he was away from a familiar setting. dispatches have not yet explained.
The text argues that many newspapers believe it is futile to fight the Coal Trust despite its vast resources. It urges the people to voice demands for strong laws or to create them swiftly, insisting that every trust organized to benefit the few at the expense of the many must be crushed.
The writer argues Ohio must ban pound fishing and gill nets to save Lake Erie's famed fish stocks. They criticize market fishermen as greedy and urge a five year sweeping law to let fish rebound, noting Oregon faces similar harm on the Columbia and Willamette rivers despite hatchery stocking.
An English lady recounts a voyage incident where an officer knocked down a mutinous crewman. She hid in her cabin until land. On reaching the deck she saw the corporal at the wheel and asked about his head. He replied West-by-west, madam. So many people are not worth the price they ask for themselves.
An 19th century verse fragment from Harper's Weekly reflects on a life filled with joy rather than dissatisfaction. The speaker recalls early days with a confidante mother and a chummy father, whose smiles and gentle care provided solace and sunshine against lingering memory and aging time.
Jack, a California visitor, traps love at a Plattsburgh parlor after finding a letter meant for Amy Verena Elliot. A planned gift ring, linked to a mirror sign, sparks a proposed marriage as Verena and Jack collide in a sunset-lit room. Johnny’s distant letters loom over two hopeful hearts.
A continuation of a dreamlike moment where eyes reveal emotion as hands clasp. The speaker, addressing Jack, insists the vision may be more than a dream, hinting at prophecy or deeper meaning. The scene blends romance with mystic uncertainty in a lyrical magazine fragment.
Licorice is chiefly grown on the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates in vast flat plains. The plant is a small three foot shrub thriving with ample water and uncultivated land. Harvesting occurs mainly in winter, roots are dried and cut into pieces, shipped via Kussorah to London and then America for tobacco production.
The proper fumigation method involves closing doors and windows, sealing cracks, and placing sulphur in several pans on bricks or in water or sand. Two pounds per room from ten to twelve feet square, with quick lighting from the far side, and six hours minimum before entering. Post fumigation, cleanse by whitewashing walls, and scrub floor, woodwork, and furniture with carbolic acid solution.
The passage notes diverse death practices: Mohammedans bury without coffins, Romans and Greeks cremated or buried, Indian widows cremated on their husbands’ pyres, Greenland children buried with a live dog for guidance, Australians tying and nail removal to prevent a corpse from rising as a vampire, and Russians placing a character certificate in the dead’s hands for St Peter at heaven’s gate.
Prof Le Conte explains Niagara Falls erosion as undermining of the shale beneath the Niagara limestone. The falls recede three to four feet annually, with possible outcomes including rapids if limestone grows to the fall base, or a return to Lake Erie over about twenty thousand years at the current rate.
Florence Mason, a seventeen year old from this city, unexpectedly becomes heir to an estate valued at about 90 000 to 100 000 dollars in Greece. The Greek consul explains Greek inheritance laws differ and Miss Mason is entitled to the entire estate after locating her.
An early debate questions the true costs of elections. It cites printing, polling, hall rents, delegate travel, and party uniforms as obvious expenses, and condemns secret vote buying. The piece argues the moral price, including voter manipulation, harms public conscience.
Frederick Meyer sues Tacoma Light & Water Co for 25000 damages arguing that diverting 3,000,000 gallons from Spanaway Lake and Clover Creek lowered Lake Steilacoom, destroying a flour mill built in 1853 by Byrd. Testimony chronicles the mill's age, a historic flume, and debates whether modern development or water tapping ended the mill’s viability.
In Lisbon male field crickets are sold in miniature cages by bird lanciers at a penny each. They’re kept in stock by hundreds in open tea chests lined with tin and fed on lettuces. Locals keep a chirping grille as a pet, with everything fine until ownership.
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