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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1872
Page
1
The Recifre announces payment terms delaying up to six months and a year schedule for arrears. It lists pricing for one square, quarter, half, and whole column ads, with different term lengths and discounts. All transient notices require advance payment and job-work is paid on delivery.
The Evansville Courier pledges to be a leading Democratic family newspaper for Indiana politics in 1872. It emphasizes reason over passion, favors Democratic principles, and plans extensive subscriber boosts, club rates, and rapid market news while condemning political rings. It targets readers in Indiana and nearby Kentucky and Illinois.
A humorous reminiscence quotes Deacon Boda and Deacon Dodd speaking of Betsey Ann, a dead wife praised and scolded in turn. It notes Dodd waited a year before remarrying, choosing a strong wife who taunts him publicly, while the community recalls the saintly footstool remark about the Deacon.
A Washington newspaper reports on washerwomen who overcharge customers and offer to take garments for their fee if the bill displeases the client. They also claim to extend six to ten days for washing while hiring out garments to others for short wear. A savvy washerwoman can earn five to six dollars weekly through this system.
In Friedennsville Tehigh county Pa a 3000 horsepower stationary engine began operating. It weighs 650 tons and can pump 15000 to 17000 inches of water per minute from a depth of 300 feet. Major components include 24 ton beam sections, 104 inch cylinder, 10 foot stroke, two 16 ton shafts, 1 ton crank pins, and heavy connecting rods and cross heads.
In a stormy night episode, Bertha Rowe uncovers Colonel Sotheby as the robber who stole an ebony desk with five thousand dollars. She plans vigilante justice with help from Natty, but the true culprit, Owen Poinsett, is cleared when Sotheby is captured and confesses. Bertha and Owen marry after the crisis.
A London metallurgist publishes a pamphlet on a smooth glossy Ltussia sheet iron differing from common metal. The technique, long kept secret by Russian makers, is summarized from multiple correspondents and described as feasible for practical use.A key detail notes that after rolling the sheets are packed with charcoal dust and steamed, with outer sheets discarded as waste.
The article recounts how lithography originated with German inventor Sennefelder. Facing poverty, he scratched letters on a stone to track washing tasks and realized the stone could transfer impressions. After years of study he perfected the method, producing a near flawless lithographic work at age 75.
A Vienna correspondent divides brides into two types the serious and the sailing. She notes a traveling married woman can be spotted instantly by gait and air, not luggage or husband. The piece blends social satire with observations on leap year and stray anecdotes from other regions.
France faces 635 million dollars in German claims still to be paid with 600 million due in 1874 plus 5 percent interest. The occupied zone costs, and a Bank of France advance of 80 million leads to eight yearly installments. France’s 1870 71 war cost totals 1.72 billion with 1.0775 billion already provided and 632.5 million more sought. Germans have received 361.52 million of prior payments, mostly not in coin. The Morgan loan and other funds financed the rest.
A Colorado stock dealer compares Texas steers to wild beasts, noting their dangerous nature and unruly behavior. He warns they can impale handlers with horns and, if sick, refuse sustenance, making care hazardous for herders and bystanders alike.
A satirical look at aristocratic vanity as armorial displays flood society. The piece mocks obsessed nobles chasing coats of arms, bemoaning snobbery while citing anecdotes about teachers, princes, and a reckless craving for status through heraldry. Includes pithy quips on authority and learning from varied sources.
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