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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1877
Page
1
The REGisteR publishes at 150 dollars yearly in advance or 2 dollars if payment is delayed six months. No paper stops until ar rearages paid. Discontinuance notice at expiry counts as a new engagement. Advertising rates listed for square, half column, and full column ads with advance payment required for transient work.
A soft night scene unfolds as a lover taps the window and asks for a kiss. The narrator hides, blushes, then is discovered and kissed, with the moon, garden, and window framing a playful yet coy moment. The speaker ends blushing at the number of kisses received.
A lyrical fragment voices seasonal cups of hope memory and love. The speaker alternates between spring springtime bloom and autumn winds as she craves a cold cup of memory and love, with imagery of blush and rippling smiles and a solitary dove observing the gray evening.
A reflective verse describing looking at a photograph and memories of past love. The speaker recalls days of gladness and nights of blissful bondage, dreaming of hope and the lost romance. The shadow and pictured eyes evoke longing, nostalgia, and sorrow for love once shared long ago.
He pleads he did not intend harm and tears upbraid his forgetfulness as she responds forgiveness is sought for his momentary lapse. The exchange centers on memory, fault, and reconciliation between two lovers.
A young woman sends a poem titled I cannot make him smile to a British newspaper. The editor dismisses it with sharp opinion while noting a serenade from Thomas Scott appeared in print the next morning. The piece reflects on memory, sorrow, and the lingering ache of those who die.
Lydia Dearborn lives in a quiet room when her brother James Barrows arrives after five years at sea. She fears Ambrose, her husband, is sinking into gambling, and James vows to help. Ambrose loses four thousand, then a mysterious stranger offers to restore the sum if he vows never to gamble again. The stranger turns out to be Captain James Barrows, Lydia’s brother, who confiscates the winnings and reunites the siblings.
Mary Clemmer recalls Mrs Belknap once famed for beauty and fashion. The Countess of Scrip, newly married to a Treasury figure, aroused society debate. Mrs Fish showed kindness, while Belknap faded from public attention at Arlington society circles.
A relative recalls Florence at the Winter Garden in New York meeting a hungry actress. After dining he lacks funds, a rude restaurant keeper balks, then a stout old man pays the bill with a counterfeit note, sparing the actor. The tale ends with a disguised sting and a punchline about the fake bill.
A woman on Napoleon street, seen clearing snow before a gate, refuses a boy’s demand to pay ten cents. He offers five cents and flattery, then taunts her as “a perfect lady,” but she gives him the shovel and walks away, while he muses that flatterers fool homely women.
A rough stranger enters a Griswold Street barber shop and pays for a shave in advance. After the shave, he swallows bay rum, asks to mix in turpentine or varnish, and jokes that hard times make him wasteful. The anecdote appears in the Detroit Free Press.
Washington dispatch reports Evarts calling O Conor’s Monday speech a vain attempt to praise the commission. An aside quoted says no man can elevate their esteem in a week. The remark comes after O Conor urged commission members to uphold their duties.
The New York World reports Signor Blitz died yesterday in Philadelphia. His age is unclear, telegraphy suggesting 67, though he likely neared eighty. He dazzled Americans for generations as a master conjuror and ventriloquist, famed for ribbons, hats, canaries, rabbits, and butterflies. He was reputedly born Bits and was father to American soprano Jenny Van Zandt.
A moral exhortation on avoiding slander against women. It warns against using a woman's name improperly and urges shunning those who spread reckless rumors. Cites ruined reputations, the damage to mothers sisters and wives, and appeals to honor and humanity.
Terre Haute Express notes mixed outcomes from the exposure of the Vangville whisky ring. Joseph Luong of Indianapolis acted as treasurer and secured convictions, J. W. Bingham was convicted but not sentenced, and officials facing charges were pardoned. General Veatch remains in charge with expanded district scope, while Joe Long, who helped dismantle the ring, was removed from revenue service for being too meddlesome.
The crowd gathers to hear Beecher at night while Doctor Storrs preaches. Beecher enters buoyant and ready for action as Storrs robes and conducts with solemn reverence. The two men, once inseparable like Saul and Jonathan, now avoid speaking if they cross paths on the foot bridge.
In the Courier report, Mr. Wolf proposes an amendment barring General Assembly members from receiving more than $1.50 per day after seven weeks of session, while Mr. Edmonaton offers an amendment to cap total weekly costs at $150 per week.
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