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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1885
Page
2
The Boston High School girls sent poet James Whittier a bouquet of seventy seven roses for his birthday. He replied with a verse praising their kindness. A long column notes several short items including a 107 year old German immigrant in Cincinnati, a naval gun anecdote, Kentucky lynch criticisms, and a New Jersey breach of promise tale.
A New York letter discusses Patti's wealth and lavish spending including a Wales castle with forty-five rooms and a private chef. It notes Patti earns vast sums, has $200,000 in untouchable principal, and contrasts her style with Christine Nilsson who saves more.
Edla White, an 83 year old West Feliciana resident, wears a 43 year old pants patchwork made from about 200 pieces. He attributes his wealth to the garment and rebuffed offers, including a Philadelphia curator seeking the pants for a museum. Willie Irvine secured the artifact for exhibition amid Northern visitors curious about the antebellum patchwork.
The piece traces a joke that New Jersey is a foreign country linked to post Napoleon history. It notes Joseph Bonaparte and Prince Murat settling in New Jersey, buying land in Bordentown, and living royally, provoking envy and mockery from Philadelphians. It also mentions a Philadelphia preacher in Phillipsport, Pennsylvania, traveling a 45 mile Sunday circuit with four services and a $200 annual salary.
A well known athlete argues exercise improves health and character while admitting seasoned amateurs may enjoy some vices. He highlights laziness and bashfulness as barriers, cites Ned Hanlan and Sullivan, and notes professionals excel through self reliance and discipline. Gym work alone is insufficient without competition and early growth.
The piece cites Lord Brougham and Lord Malmesbury memories criticizing court decorum. It notes a Buckingham Palace concert invite to the diplomatic corps and Foreign Secretary Lord Russell’s ill attire at a court event. Ambassadors from France, Mali, and Austria are said to have erred in manners, with Mr. Chamberlain’s public clash noted as vulgar. The article suggests aristocratic behavior impacts diplomatic perception.
In a crowded school room the audience watches Jamie’s poised declamation as Tommys forgets lines from Marullus. The boy stumbles, panics, then rushes off stage while the room reflects embarrassment and sympathy from parents and guests. New York Life.
The narrative recalls Sir Charles James Napier visiting Park's Studio for a bust. Napier, famed as a great soldier, sits for modeling while Park warns on distractions. A fleeting question about retreat at a battle provokes a sharp, rapid reply from Napier, then a genial aside as the sculptor praises the resulting expression.
A trench druggist proposes cylindrical white bottles for internal medicines and square colored bottles for external use to curb night accidents caused by unread labels. Also notes Sitting Bull has earned $30,000 since opening his show.
In Worth's workroom Parisian fashions dazzle for a bankers daughter wedding trousseau. Gold yellow and white tulle gowns contrast with pomegranate blossoms and daisies while a garnet velvet mother dress graces the scene. Worth himself drapes a white faille front with gold wheat and dragonflies as his staff questions trims. The photos on the walls show Louvre portraits guiding his new designs and his loyal dog observes.
The article recounts Gen Spinner's wartime improvisation turning postage stamps into a small-change substitute, distributed to clerks and traders. It also details Cyprus leprosy, the stigma, isolation at the Leper Farm, and notes the matriarchal oldest patient, with medical views on origin and contagion.
The article traces old spa practices at Karlsbad, detailing a regimen of purgatives then seven days of mineral water consumption followed by baths. It notes how early doctors debated intake, with Hoffmann advising up to forty glasses in extreme cases, and Becher championing spring use against the traditional method. It also mentions animal use of waters, including the Muhi brunn baths for horses and cattle and westward adoption by North American ranchers.
A French terrier frees a spaniel by gnawing through a card at a restaurant, prompting thoughts on collective intelligence. The tale notes repeated tying and liberation amid amusement, questioning how long animals would remain restrained if such ideas spread. The fragment mentions Queen Ierorra with a 1000-person household at a cost of $2,000,000.
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