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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1887
Page
2
A Boston man analyzes railway passenger behavior and finds that morning riders in smoking cars show higher rates of unshaven faces and unblacked boots than those in non smoking cars. He uses these findings to comment on daily rail travel effects.
The Boston Record recounts Mark Twain traveling with two clerical friends on the New York and New Haven line. A drunken deacon keeps intruding into their circle, Twain quips about damning doctrine, and the head keeps reappearing despite the uproar. The tale ends with the deacon lamenting for his soul.
A Harris County Georgia citizen found a roll of money about 1500 dollars. After public notices failed to locate the owner, he placed the money to county credit. Years later an unrelated Tennessee hog trader recalled losing a sum, leading to identification and recovery of the treasure. News then shifts to 1886 price trends and Harvard Annex women’s college data.
A vivid Texas Siftings sourced vignette shows Jim Webster and Austin Thornton explaining socialism using a saloon scene. The dialogue centers on who pays for drinks when one party is a socialist, with a punchline about the barkeeper bearing the cost. It ends with a moral line about truth and society.
The piece surveys editorial standards and lists historical and newer expurgation terms used by major papers. It notes that most words are avoided only when misused and urges precise phrasing like inaugurate instead of begin. It also covers riding technique and saddle grip in equitation.
The guide argues horses are nervous rather than cowardly and can be made safe through calm voice cues rather than harsh beatings. Training should use tones and signs, with the horse responding to names, rewards, gentle stroking, and selective rein handling while avoiding force.
In an interview with the Pall Mall Gazette the pearl fisher describes oyster defenses, pearl formation, and the processing chain from harvest to auction in London. He notes the season runs March to mid December, the cargo moves via mail steamer and registered letters, and outlines fleet operations and supply logistics. He ranks pearls among aristocratic jewels and cites historical price shifts from 1870 to five pounds per carat due to supply.
The narrator describes Norwegian inn rooms with four foot long narrow beds built into room sides. Pillows are flat and the wedge bolsters push sleepers toward the footboard, making rest difficult. A six foot English traveler finds beds too short and moves on, illustrating pervasive bed size limits.
The Philadelphia Times questions the accuracy of circulation reports, noting swelling numbers may rely on purchases, free samples, or political boosts rather than bona fide readers. The text also recounts a foppish nobleman quipping at Descartes about philosophers enjoying fine meals.
The American Humane Association calls public attention to widespread cruelty and neglect across the country. It lists freezing, starving animals on the plains, burned bodies from branding, overloaded and starved stock on trains, overdriven horses, water-starved dogs and cats, mistreated cows in cities, calves transported in distress, pigeons wounded at tours, and animals abused in sport and hunting. It condemns child, wife, and worker mistreatment and notes neglected waifs, unemployed former prisoners, and starving families among broader social cruelties.
A French inventor M Edouard Philippe introduces a safe stage explosive that leaves no trace yet matches gunpowder in detonation. Tested against muskets and pistols, it aims to prevent accidents and could cut military firing costs from 3,000,000 to 300,000 francs yearly. London Telegraph remarks on self restraint and Longfellow quotes finish the note.
In a set of scattered discoveries a Russian hospital study finds smokers digest meals seven hours as others. French horticulturist Nobbe notes grapes germinate faster from fresh seeds. Fayat links coal dust ignition to oxygen absorption with varying heat. Allen discusses shark and fish oils and cholesterine. A German meteorologist observes towns warmer than surrounding countryside, with smaller fluctuations. Henry E. Alcorp explains dew formation and soil moisture’s role, while a hypothetical atmosphere would leave Earth in darkness. Deep ocean light ceases beyond 700 feet. Solvire in France yields horse bone deposits with possible 40,000 skeletons and a wall of equine remains. Cartailhac estimates the era’s hunters used horses as primary game.
A compact biographical sketch of Francis Bacon born 1561, highlighting his lineage, early education at Cambridge, legal training at Gray's Inn, and Paris exposure. It notes his ascent in Parliament, his eloquence and persuasive power, and Jonson’s praise, ending with a reflection on politeness as civilization’s shadow.
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